Global InformationChild of the Ghetto information
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| Studio album by G. Dep | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
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| Length | 1:11:42 | |||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| HipHopDX | 3.5/5[3] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[4] |
| Vibe |   [5] |
Child of the Ghetto is the debut studio album by American rapper G. Dep. It was released on November 20, 2001, through Bad Boy Entertainment/Arista Records.
Production was handled by Yogi Bear, Mario Winans, Sean C, Chucky Thompson, Coptic, Delray, DJ Fafu, DJ Storm, EZ Elpee, Kenny Black, Knobody, Mike "Punch" Harper, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Spunk Bigga, P. Diddy and Joe Hooker, with the latter two also serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Black Rob, Joe Hooker, P. Diddy, Carl Thomas, Kool G Rap, Lady May, Loon, Mark Curry, Rakim and Shyne.
The album peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200, number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two singles: "Let's Get It" and "Special Delivery". Its lead single, "Let's Get It", peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100, #74 on Radio Songs, #18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #5 on the Hot Rap Songs. "Special Delivery" made it to #59 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #3 on the Hot Rap Songs, and was later included in 2002 We Invented the Remix version featuring Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray and Craig Mack.
The sales of the album caused G. Dep to subsequently be dropped from Bad Boy Entertainment.
- ^ "Addvance Notice" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1395. March 30, 2001. p. 56. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "G. Dep - Child of the Ghetto Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "G-Dep - Child Of The Ghetto". HipHopDX. January 14, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 15, 2002). "RapReviews.com Feature for January 15, 2002 - G. Dep's "Child of the Ghetto"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (January 2002). "Revolutions: G. Dep - Child Of The Ghetto - Bad Boy". VIBE. p. 122.