Statlanta


Statlanta is the debut studio album by Atlanta rapper Stat Quo. First recorded and set to be released in 2003, under Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records with mentors Eminem and Dr. Dre as executive producers, it was reworked in 7 years not featuring any of the original material recordings, it was released on July 13, 2010 under Sha Money XL's Dream Big Ventures label after many push-backs.
Statlanta debuted at #85 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Production and guests

Statlanta features production from Sha Money XL, Needlz, S1, Boi-1da, Stat Quo himself, among others. Featured guests include Marsha Ambrosius, Antonio McLendon, Brevi, Esthero, Raheem DeVaughn, Devin the Dude, and Talib Kweli. Former mentor Dr. Dre was involved since the recording process, and served as production consultant-supervisor, he helped Stat Quo along with Aftermath producer Mike Chav to materialize the album.
Two leftover tracks featuring Eminem, titled "Atlanta On Fire" and "Classic Shit" have been leaked to the internet.

Singles

The first single from the album was "Ghetto USA" featuring Antonio McLendon, who is also Stat Quo's songwriting labelmate on Aftermath Entertainment, which was released on December 8, 2009 via Amazon.com. A Video was released for the single on November 13, 2010.
The second and final single from the album was "Success", which was released on May 18, 2010 via Amazon.com. A video was released for the single on March 2, 2010.

Track listing

Scrapped version tracklisting

This tracklist was rumored by fans on the scrapped version of Statlanta leaked between 2005-2007 before Stat Quo's departure from Shady Records. It can also be found as a fanmade playlist on YouTube.
  1. Classic Shit
  2. Atlanta On Fire
  3. Like Dat
  4. By My Side
  5. Get Low
  6. Here We Go
  7. Tryin' Ta Win
  8. G.R.I.T.S.
  9. Pussy
  10. Stay 'Bout It
  11. Get That Money
  12. Billion Bucks
  13. Opportunity
  14. The Way It Be
  15. Problems

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