Child of the Ghetto

Child of the Ghetto
Studio album by G. Dep
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:11:42
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	Chucky Thompson Coptic Delray DJ Fafu DJ Storm EZ Elpee Joe Hooker Kenny Black Knobody Mario Winans Mike "Punch" Harper P. Diddy Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Sean C Spunk Bigga Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham
G. Dep chronology
Child of the Ghetto (2001) Bad Boy (2007)
Singles from Child of the Ghetto
"Let's Get It" Released: April 3, 2001[1] "Special Delivery" Released: 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[3]
RapReviews	8/10[4]
Vibe	[5]

Child of the Ghetto is the debut studio album by American rapper G. Dep. It was released on November 20, 2001, through Bad Boy Entertainment/Arista Records.

Production was handled by Yogi Bear, Mario Winans, Sean C, Chucky Thompson, Coptic, Delray, DJ Fafu, DJ Storm, EZ Elpee, Kenny Black, Knobody, Mike "Punch" Harper, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Spunk Bigga, P. Diddy and Joe Hooker, with the latter two also serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Joe Hooker, P. Diddy, Carl Thomas, Kool G Rap, Lady May, Loon, Mark Curry, Rakim and Shyne.

The album peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200, number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Let's Get It" and "Special Delivery". Its lead single, "Let's Get It", peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100, #74 on Radio Songs, #18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #5 on the Hot Rap Songs. "Special Delivery" made it to #59 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #3 on the Hot Rap Songs, and was later included in 2002 We Invented the Remix version featuring Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray and Craig Mack.

The sales of the album caused G. Dep to subsequently be dropped from Bad Boy Entertainment.