Death Before Dishonor (album)

Death Before Dishonor
Studio album by 2 Pistols
Released	June 17, 2008
Recorded	2007-2008
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Universal Republic
Producer	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E, Coni' Cone, Bolo "Da" Producer, D.A. on the Track Man, Yung Chill
2 Pistols chronology
Death Before Dishonor (2008) Arrogant (TBA) Singles from Death Before Dishonor "She Got It" Released: February 19, 2008 "You Know Me" Released: May 27, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
DJ Booth	[2]

Death Before Dishonor is the debut album by rapper 2 Pistols, released on June 17, 2008. Guests include T-Pain, Tay Dizm, Ray J, Slick Pulla, Blood Raw, Trey Songz, BMU & Tyra B. A version of "Candy Coated Diamonds" featuring Fergie (instead of Tyra B) leaked on various The Black Eyed Peas fansites.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer	Featured guest(s)	Time
1	"Intro"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League		0:59
2	"Death Before Dishonor"	Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E		2:09
3	"She Got It"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	T-Pain & Tay Dizm	4:34
4	"Been Throwin' Money"	Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E		3:49
5	"Gettin Money Mane"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League		4:29
6	"Let's Ride"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League		3:38
7	"Flex 2008"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League		3:50
8	"Eyes Closed"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League		3:49
9	"Phone (Skit)"			0:21
10	"You Know Me"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	Ray J	3:36
11	"We Run It"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	Slick Pulla & Blood Raw	4:00
12	"That's My Word (Intro)"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League		0:31
13	"That's My Word"	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	Trey Songz	3:27
14	"Robbery"	Coni' Cone		3:15
15	"Lookin Down on 'Em"	Bolo "Da" Producer	BMU	4:37
16	"Candy Coated Diamonds"	D.A. on the Track Man	Tyra B	3:42
17	"From the Bottom"	Yung Chill		4:13

Personnel

• Vincent Absher – Engineer
• Leslie Brathwaite – Mixing
• Dane'sha Bullard – Vocals (bckgr)
• Bolo "Da" Producer- Producer
• Coni Cone – Producer
• Ja$mine Conner – Vocals (bckgr)
• Ashanti Floyd – Violin
• Andre Grell – Marketing Coordinator
• Corey Harrison – Vocals (bckgr)
• Honorable C.N.O.T.E. – Producer
• Justice League – Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
• Imran Majid – A&R
• Jonathan Mannion – Photography
• Nicole Morgan – Creative Coordinator
• Gillian Russell – A&R
• Glenn Schick – Mastering
• Justin Trawick – Assistant
• 2 Pistols – Executive
• Finis "KY" White – Engineer
• Young Chu – Vocals (bckgr)
• Yung Chill – Producer

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position[3]
U.S. Billboard 200	32
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	10
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	6

Samples

"Flex 2008" is an interpolation of Mad Cobra's "Flex" and contains a direct vocal sample in the chorus. Rihanna also recently sampled the instrumental from "Flex" with the track "Say It" from her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ DJ Booth review
3. ^ allmusic ((( Death Before Dishonor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))