World Party (album)

World Party
Studio album by
Goodie Mob
ReleasedDecember 21, 1999 (1999-12-21)
Recorded1998–1999
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length54:57
Label
Producer
Goodie Mob chronology
Still Standing
(1998) 		World Party
(1999) 		One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
(2004)
Singles from World Party
  1. "Get Rich to This"
    Released: December 21, 1999
  2. "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews8/10[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin8/10[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Tom HullA−[7]

World Party is the third studio album by the American hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. It was released on December 21, 1999 via LaFace/Arista Records. Recording sessions took place at the Dungeon in SWATS, at Studio 56 in Los Angeles, at Lion's Den Studio and Unique Recording Studios in New York City, at Stankonia Recording, DARP Studios, Silent Sound Studios, Songbird Studios, PatchWerk Recording Studios and Doppler Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Organized Noize, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, CeeLo Green, Coptic, Cyptron, Dallas Austin, Derrick Trotman, Easy Mo Bee, Kanye West, Mr. DJ, Rondal Rucker and T-Mo. It features guest appearances from Backbone, Sleepy Brown, Big Boi, Joi and TLC. The album peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. On January 24, 2000, it received Gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies.

The album spawned two singles: "Get Rich to This", which peaked at No. 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 59 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)".

The album was the group's last album with the original four members until Age Against the Machine in 2013.  

Former National Football League cornerback Asante Samuel has a tattoo on his left arm that says "Get Rich To This", because he liked that song in college.[8]

  1. ^ Bush, John. "Goodie Mob - World Party Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 28, 2000). "Goodie Mob :: World Party – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 7, 2000). "Consumer Guide: Cleanup Time". Village Voice. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Stovall, Natasha (December 9, 1999). "Goodie Mob: World Party : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved July 25, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Simon (January 2000). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 1. SPIN Media LLC. p. 121. ISSN 0886-3032.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Goodie Mob". tomhull.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Guregian, Karen (October 11, 2007). "Tattoo's message lost in translation". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2007.