Chicken-n-Beer

Chicken-n-Beer
Studio album by Ludacris
Publication (s)	October 6, 2003
Label (s)	Disturbing tha Peace , Def Jam Recordings
Format (s)	CD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Down South , hip-hop , rap
Title (number)	17/19
running time	60:21 / 69:05
production	Ludacris ( Executive Producer ) Chaka Zulu (Executive Producer) DJ Paul Juicy J. Kanye West Erick Sermon among others
chronology Word of Mouf (2001) Chicken-n-Beer The Red Light District (2004)
Single releases May 20, 2003 Act a fool June 11, 2003 P-poppin ' August 19, 2003 Stand up December 8, 2003 Splash waterfalls May 11, 2004 Diamond in the back

Chicken-n-Beer (English for: " Chicken and Beer ") is the fourth solo album by the US rapper Ludacris . It was released on October 6, 2003 on the Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings labels .

production

Ludacris himself and Chaka Zulu served as executive producers on the album . DJ Paul produced two songs on the album in collaboration with Juicy J , as did the producer duo DJ Nasty & LVM and the music producer Mo B. Dick. Other beats come from Kanye West , Erick Sermon , Ron Browz, Icedrake, Zukhan Bey, Black Key and Jook. The four skits were produced by T-Storm. In addition, the instrumentals of the bonus songs by Keith Mack and The Neptunes were contributed.

Cover design

The album cover shows Ludacris sitting at a table in a bar and biting a woman's leg. There are chicken wings and beer bottles on the table . In the picture on the left you can see a logo consisting of a white chicken with breasts and the words Chicken * n * Beer . Alcohol bottles at the bar and the glowing yellow lettering Beer can be seen in the background .

Guest Posts

In addition to Ludacris, other artists are represented on seven or eight songs on the album. The rapper Shawnna is involved in the songs Stand Up and P-Poppin ' , the latter also featuring the rapper Lil' Fate. The track We Got is a collaboration with rappers Chingy , I-20 and Tity Boi , and the rap duo Playaz Circle has a guest appearance on Eyebrows Down . Ludacris also works with rapper Snoop Dogg on Hoes in My Room , while he is supported by rapper Lil 'Flip on Screwed Up . In addition, have the rap duo 8Ball & MJG and the singer Carl Thomas a commentary on the song Hard Times , and the bonus track Southern Hospitality (Remix) are Ms. Dynamite involved and Maxwell D.

Track list

#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
1	Southern Fried intro		DJ Nasty & LVM	3:55
2	Blow it out		Ron Browz	4:05
3	Stand up	Shawnna	Kanye West , Ludacris (Co)	3:33
4th	Rob Quarters Skit		T-Storm	1:04
5	Splash waterfalls		Icedrake	4:50
6th	Hard Times	8Ball & MJG , Carl Thomas	DJ Nasty & LVM	5:15
7th	Diamond in the back		DJ Paul , Juicy J.	4:12
8th	Screwed up	Lil 'flip	Mo B. Dick	4:52
9	T baggin 'skit		T-Storm	0:53
10	P-poppin '	Shawnna, Lil 'Fate	Zukhan Bey	4:49
11	Hip Hop Quotables		Erick Sermon	3:09
12	Black Man's Struggle Skit		T-Storm	0:35
13	Hoes in My Room	Snoop Dogg	Mo B. Dick	4:40
14th	Teamwork		Black Key	3:45
15th	Interactive Skit		T-Storm	1:03
16	We got	Chingy , I-20, Tity Boi	DJ Paul, Juicy J.	4:21
17th	Eyebrows Down	Playaz Circle	Jook	5:20

UK version bonus songs:

#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
18th	Act a fool		Keith Mack	4:30
19th	Southern Hospitality (Remix)	Ms. Dynamite , Maxwell D	The Neptunes	4:14

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Chicken-n-Beer   DE 87 10/20/2003 (1 week)   UK 44 10/18/2003 (7 weeks)   US 1 10/25/2003 (45 weeks)

Singles

Act a fool   US 32 06/07/2003 (11 weeks) Stand up   DE 56 02/16/2004 (5 weeks)   AT 63 02/15/2004 (3 weeks)   CH 22nd 02/15/2004 (9 weeks)   UK 14th 11/22/2003 (11 weeks)   US 1 09/06/2003 (28 weeks) Splash waterfalls   US 6th 03/01/2004 (21 weeks) Diamond in the back   US 94 07/17/2004 (3 weeks)

Chicken-n-Beer entered the German album charts at number 87 on October 20, 2003 and left the Top 100 the following week. In the United States, the album topped the charts and stayed in the top 200 for a total of 45 weeks, while in the United Kingdom it was 44th and stayed in the charts for seven weeks.

The singles were the songs Act a Fool (US # 32, 11 weeks), P-Poppin ' , Stand Up ( US # 1 , 28 weeks), Splash Waterfalls (US # 6, 21 weeks) and Diamond in the Back (US # 94, 3 weeks) uncoupled.

Sales figures and awards

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	75%
More reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

Chicken-n-Beer was awarded 2-time platinum in the United States for over 2.6 million units sold in 2004 . In the UK, the album received a gold record for more than 100,000 sales in 2013 . In addition, the number-one hit Stand Up in the USA was awarded gold for over 500,000 copies sold.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	2,200,000

Main article: Ludacris / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ Chart tracking Chicken-n-Beer on officialcharts.de
4. ↑ Rating: metacritic.com
5. ↑ Rating: laut.de
6. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone ( Memento from September 29, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
8. ↑ Review: RapReviews.com
9. ↑ U.S. sales Chicken-n-Beer
10. ↑ US: 2x platinum
11. ↑ UK: Gold