Thugged Out: The Albulation

Thugged Out: The Albulation
Studio album by
Yukmouth
ReleasedNovember 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)[1]
Recorded1997–98
Studio
Genre
Length2:22:51
Label
Producer
Yukmouth chronology
Thugged Out: The Albulation
(1998) 		Thug Lord: The New Testament
(2001)
Singles from Thugged Out: The Albulation
  1. "Still Ballin'"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
RapReviews6/10[3]
The Source[4]

Thugged Out: The Albulation is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Yukmouth. It was released as double album on November 3, 1998,[5] via Rap-A-Lot Records. The recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studio in Burbank) and at the Hippie House in Houston. The production was handled by Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, Don Juan, Tone Capone and Keith "88-Keys" Kinlow, with J. Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from his Regime groupmates Phats Bossilini, Tech N9ne, Madd Maxx and Poppa LQ, a former Luniz partner Numskull, West Coast hip hop acts MC Ren, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, several labelmates from Rap-A-Lot roster, such as the 5th Ward Boyz, DMG, Do or Die, Scarface and Willie D, as well as Fa Sho, Big Lurch, Tela and Val Young among others. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and at number 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.

Along with a 2Pac-dedicated promotional single, a music video was released for the song "Still Ballin'". The video, featuring cameo appearances by the Outlawz, Tech N9ne and Shock G, was produced by Fifth Gear Ent. and directed by Eeinna Brighton-Akers, the first female director out of Hype Williams' Big Dog Films. The track "It's In My Blood Part II" is a sequel song to "In My Blood" performed by DMG, Yukmouth and Big Mike off of Scarface's My Homies, which was released seven months before this album.

  1. ^ "Yukmouth | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Blanford, Roxanne. "Thugged Out: The Albulation - Yukmouth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 20, 1999). "Yukmouth :: Thugged Out: The Albulation". RapReviews. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Robinson, Eric (December 1998). "Record Report: Yukmouth – Thugged Out "The Albulation"". The Source. No. 111. New York. pp. 210, 212.
  5. ^ "Yukmouth | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.