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Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.

Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. is the second compilation album by The Inc. It was released on July 2, 2002 through The Island Def Jam Music Group and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. Production was primarily handled by Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album), as well as Chink Santana, 7 Aurelius, DL and Buck 3000. It featured contributions from Murder Inc. roster, such as Caddillac Tah, Black Child, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita, and guest appearances from Jennifer Lopez, Eastwood and Crooked I.

Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
Compilation album by
The Inc.
ReleasedJuly 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)
Genre
Length1:10:35
Label
Producer
The Inc. chronology
Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers
(2000) 		Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
(2002) 		Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes
(2002)
Singles from Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
  1. "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
    Released: December 7, 2001
  2. "Down 4 U"
    Released: May 2, 2002
  3. "Ride Wit Us"
    Released: December 17, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX2.5/5[2]
RapReviews6/10[3]

The album spawned two singles: "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" and "Down 4 U", both made it to the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number one and six, respectively. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 193,000 copies sold in the first week,[4] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 14, 2002 with sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[5]

The songs Hold On and Gangstafied were included in the 2002 action film Half Past Dead, which starred Ja Rule.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Irv Gotti, Chink Santana and Caddillac Tah)
4:38
2."Gangstafied" (featuring Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Ronnie Bumps and Chink Santana)
  • Chink Santana
  • Irv Gotti
4:40
3."Down 4 U" (featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Vita and Charli Baltimore)
5:18
4."No One Does It Better" (featuring Charli Baltimore and Ashanti)
  • Jarmon
  • Douglas
  • Vest
  • Lorenzo
  • 7 Aurelius
  • Irv Gotti
3:50
5."It's Murda" (featuring Chink Santana, D.O. and Caddillac Tah)
  • Parker
  • Gerard Fields
  • T. Crocker
  • Lorenzo
  • James Olowokere
  • Chink Santana
  • Irv Gotti
  • Milwaukee Buck (co.)
5:45
6."The Pledge" (featuring Ashanti and Caddillac Tah)
  • Douglas
  • T. Crocker
  • Vest
  • Lorenzo
  • 7 Aurelius
  • Irv Gotti
5:06
7."Ride Wit Us" (featuring Jody Mack, Black Child, O-1, Merc, Ronnie Bumps, D.O. and Caddillac Tah)
  • Christopher Bristole
  • Ramel Gill
  • Otha Miller
  • Jeffrey Crocker
  • Lane
  • Fields
  • T. Crocker
  • Parker
  • Lorenzo
  • Chink Santana
  • Irv Gotti
4:53
8."O.G." (featuring Black Child)
  • Milwaukee Buck
  • Irv Gotti
  • Chink Santana (co.)
2:49
9."The Rain" (featuring Jody Mack, O-1 and Ja Rule)
  • Bristole
  • Miller
  • Atkins
  • Vest
  • Lorenzo
  • 7 Aurelius
  • Irv Gotti
5:11
10."Here We Come" (featuring Vita, Irv Gotti and Ronnie Bumps)
  • Lorenzo
  • T. Crocker
  • Larry Ogletree
  • DL
  • Irv Gotti
3:53
11."We Still Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring Ronnie Bumps, D.O., Merc, Jody Mack, Rah, O-1, Charli Baltimore, Caddillac Tah and Black Child)
  • Lane
  • Fields
  • J. Crocker
  • Bristole
  • Rahmane Donovan
  • Miller
  • Jarmon
  • T. Crocker
  • Gill
  • Parker
  • Lorenzo
  • Dave Parks
  • Chink Santana
  • Irv Gotti
4:06
12."1 Hearse, 2 Suburbans" (featuring Black Child, Ronnie Bumps and Merc)
  • Gill
  • Lane
  • J. Crocker
  • Ogletree
  • Lorenzo
  • DL
  • Irv Gotti
4:35
13."Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (featuring Ja Rule, J-Lo and Caddillac Tah)
  • 7 Aurelius
  • Irv Gotti
3:53
14."Tha Nexx Niggaz" (featuring Chink Santana, Eastwood, Crooked I, Ronnie Bumps, Dave Bing, Black Child and Caddillac Tah)
  • Chink Santana
  • Irv Gotti
4:40
15."DC Joe Skit"  2:26
16."Hold On" (featuring Chink Santana)
  • Parker
  • Lorenzo
  • Chink Santana
  • Irv Gotti
4:52
Total length:1:10:35

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. - Irv Gotti | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Irv Gotti Presents - We Still Don't Give A Fuck". HipHopDX. July 30, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 2, 2002). "Various Artists :: Irv Gotti presents The Inc – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nelly's 'Nellyville' Nails No. 1 Again". Billboard. July 11, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Various – Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 20, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 29. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 20, 2002. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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