The Gift (Bizzy Bone album)

The Gift
Studio album by
Bizzy Bone
ReleasedMarch 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
Recorded2000–01
Genre
Length59:01
LabelAMC American Music
Producer
  • Darren Vegas
  • Hoton
  • Jimmy "JT" Thomas
  • Tony C
Bizzy Bone chronology
Heaven'z Movie
(1998) 		The Gift
(2001) 		Alpha and Omega
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3/5[2]
MVRemix Urban7/10[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The Gift is the second solo studio album by American rapper Bizzy Bone. It was released on March 20, 2001 via AMC American Music. Production was handled by Darren Vegas, Hoton, Jimmy "JT" Thomas and Tony C. The album peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number two on Independent Albums, with 36,394 copies sold in the United States in the first week.[5]

The song "Fried Day" initially appeared on the soundtrack of Steve Carr's 2000 film Next Friday, while "Jesus" was featured in Larry Clark's 2001 film Bully.

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "The Gift - Bizzy Bone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bizzy Bone - The Gift". HipHopDX. May 17, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "MVRemix Urban Album Reviews: Bizzy Bone - The Gift | Online Hip Hop, Rap and Soul Magazine | US and Canadian Mainstream and Underground - exclusive interviews, articles". www.mvremix.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Boucher, Geoff (March 29, 2001). "Shaggy Holds Off 112's Latest to Top the Charts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2021.