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Chicken-n-Beer 
Studio album by Ludacris Released October 7, 2003 Recorded 2002-2003 Genre Hip hop Length 60:22 Label DTP, Def Jam Producer Christopher Bridges (exec.), Chaka Zulu (exec.), Kanye West, The Neptunes, Ruh Anubis Yazid, DJ Nasty & LVM, Icedrake, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Zukhan Bey, Erick Sermon, Black Key, Terrence "T-Storm" Battle, Jook Ludacris chronology Word of Mouf
(2001)Chicken-n-Beer
(2003)The Red Light District
(2004)Singles from Chicken-n-Beer - "P-Poppin"
Released: 2003 - "Stand Up"
Released: August 19, 2003 - "Splash Waterfalls"
Released: February 17, 2004 - "Diamond in the Back"
Released: May 11, 2004
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]The A.V. Club (favorable)[2] Blender 
[3]Chicago Sun-Times [4]Robert Christgau (B+)[5] Entertainment Weekly (B-)[6] Los Angeles Times [7]Rolling Stone [8]USA Today [9]The Washington Post (favorable)[10] Chicken-n-Beer is the third studio album by rapper Ludacris.[11] It peaked at number one in the United States with 429,000 copies sold in the first week. Def Jam released the album early when the album's tracks leaked on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The album features the single "Stand Up" (produced by Kanye West), as well as the singles "Pussy-Poppin'", "Splash Waterfalls" and "Diamond in the Back". The album has sold over 2.7 million copies to date.
Track listing
# Title Producer(s) Samples Time 1 "Southern Fried Intro" DJ Nasty & L.V.M. - "Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes
- "Stand Up" by Charli Baltimore
3:55 2 "Blow It Out" Ron Browz 4:05 3 "Stand Up" (featuring Shawnna) Kanye West, Ludacris (co) 3:33 4 "Rob Quarters" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 1:04 5 "Splash Waterfalls" Icedrake - "Be Ever Wonderful" by Ted Taylor
4:50 6 "Hard Times" (featuring 8Ball & MJG & Carl Thomas) DJ Nasty & L.V.M. - "My Little Girl" by Bobbi Humphrey
5:15 7 "Diamond in the Back" DJ Paul & Juicy J - "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William Devaughn
4:12 8 "Screwed Up" (featuring Lil' Flip) Ruh Anubis Yazid 4:52 9 "T Baggin'" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 0:53 10 "Pussy-Poppin" (featuring Shawnna & Lil' Fate) Zukhan Bey, The Neptunes (co) 4:50 11 "Hip Hop Quotables" Erick Sermon 3:09 12 "Black Man's Struggle" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 0:35 13 "Hoes in My Room" (featuring Snoop Dogg) Ruh Anubis Yazid 4:40 14 "Teamwork" Black Key 3:46 15 "Interactive" (Skit) Terrence "T-Storm" Battle 1:03 16 "We Got" (featuring Chingy, I-20 & Tity Boi) DJ Paul & Juicy J 4:21 17 "Eyebrows Down" (featuring Tity Boi & Dolla Boy) Jook 5:20 18* "Act a Fool" Keith Mack 4:30 19* "Southern Hospitality" (Remix) (featuring Ms. Dynamite & Maxwell D) (Bonus) Ron Browz 4:03 20* "Blow It Out" (Remix) (featuring 50 Cent) (Bonus) Ron Browz 4:03 Chart positions
Chart Peak
positionU.S. Billboard 200 1 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1 Canadian Albums Chart 5 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (2011-08-01). "The A.V. Club review". Avclub.com. http://www.avclub.com/articles/ludacris-chickennbeer,11735/. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Vrabel, Jeff. "Review: Chicken-n-Beer". Chicago Sun-Times: 9. October 12, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
- ^ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=ludacris. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Reviewed by Neil Drumming (2003-10-24). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,519560,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Los Angeles Times review". Articles.latimes.com. 1986-12-28. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/oct/12/entertainment/ca-rack12. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/294229/ludacris?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "USA Today review". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2003-10-07. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/420056051.html?dids=420056051:420056051&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+07%2C+2003&author=Steve+Jones%3B+Elysa+Gardner%3B+Brian+Mansfield&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Shelby+Lynne+reaffirms+her+'Identity'&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ 10:05:46) (2003-11-05). "The Washington Post review". Politicalpalace.yuku.com. http://politicalpalace.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/9490. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Chicken N Beer: Ludacris: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-N-Beer-Ludacris/dp/B0000AQS1A/. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
Preceded by
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKastBillboard 200 number-one album
October 19, 2003 - October 25, 2003Succeeded by
Measure of a Man by Clay AikenLudacris Discography · Awards · Filmography Studio albums Back for the First Time · Word of Mouf · Chicken-n-Beer · The Red Light District · Release Therapy · Theater of the Mind · Battle of the SexesCollaboration albums Independent albums Mixtapes Video games Def Jam: Vendetta · The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay · Def Jam: Fight for NY · NBA Ballers Phenom · Def Jam: IconCategories:- 2000s hip hop album stubs
- Ludacris albums
- 2003 albums
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- Albums produced by Kanye West
- Albums produced by Erick Sermon
- Albums produced by Ron Browz
- English-language albums
- "P-Poppin"
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