Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jayo Felony album)

Whatcha Gonna Do?
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Studio
Genre
Length1:05:47
LabelDef Jam
Producer
Jayo Felony chronology
Take a Ride
(1994)
Whatcha Gonna Do?
(1998)
Underground
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rap Pages[2]
The Source[3]

Whatcha Gonna Do? is the second studio album by San Diego–based American rapper Jayo Felony. It was released on August 25, 1998, via Def Jam Records. The eighteen-track record features guest appearances from DMX, E-40, Kokane, 8Ball & MJG, Method Man & Redman, and Westside Connection.

The album was a critical and commercial success, making it to number 46 on the Billboard 200[4] and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[5] Its self-titled DJ Silk-produced hit single "What'cha Gonna Do?" with Method Man and DMX was included in Hav Plenty soundtrack and peaked at number 45 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.[6] An E-A-Ski-produced single "Nitty Gritty" peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[7]

  1. ^ "Whatcha Gonna Do? - Jayo Felony | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1998-08-25. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. ^ Gordon, Allen S. (October 1998). "RPM: Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do?". Rap Pages. Los Angeles: Larry Flynt Publications. pp. 121–122.
  3. ^ Burke, Miguel (October 1998). "Record Report: Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do?". The Source. No. 109. New York. p. 220.
  4. ^ "Jayo Felony Whatcha Gonna Do Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  5. ^ "Jayo Felony Whatcha Gonna Do Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  6. ^ "Jayo Felony Whatcha Gonna Do Chart History". R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  7. ^ "Chart Search | Billboard". Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved 2017-10-23.