Slum Village (album)

Slum Village is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Slum Village. It was released on October 25, 2005, via Barak Records. The recording sessions took place at R.J. Rice Studios in Southfield, Michigan. The album was produced by B.R. Gunna, MoSS, and T3. It features guest appearances from Black Milk, Dwele, J Isaac, Melanie Rutherford, Phat Kat, and Que D.

Slum Village
Studio album by Slum Village
Released	October 25, 2005
Recorded	RJ Rice (Southfield, MI)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:46
Label	Barak
Producer	B.R. Gunna MoSS T3
Slum Village chronology
Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) (2004) Slum Village (2005) Villa Manifesto EP (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	3/5[2]
Now	[3]
RapReviews	6.5/10[4]

The release includes a bonus DVD which includes footage on the making of the album as well as an interview with T3 and Elzhi on the group's history. The DVD also features Slum Village's first two music videos "Climax (Girl Shit)" and "Raise It Up" from the album Fantastic, Vol. 2.

The first single from the album was "EZ Up". The song was notable for appearing in a commercial to promote the 2006 Chevrolet HHR and 2006 Chevrolet Impala, albeit with different lyrics.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Giant"	R.L. Altman III Jason Powers Ralph James Rice Jr. Carl Andrew Broaden	3:17
2.	"Set It"	Altman III Powers Curtis Eugene Cross	2:49
3.	"Can I Be Me"	Altman III Powers Rice Jr. Cross	3:34
4.	"Call Me" (featuring Dwele)	Altman III Powers Andwele Gardner Rice Jr. Cross Ernest Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Ronald Isley Rudolph Bernard Isley Christopher H. Jasper	3:51
5.	"05"	Altman III Powers Rice Jr.	6:22
6.	"1, 2"	Altman III Powers Jason Connoy Broaden Rice Jr.	3:57
7.	"Multiply" (featuring Melanie Rutherford)	Altman III Powers Melanie Rutherford Rice Jr. Raymone Boggues Ian McDonald Peter Sinfield Greg Lake Michael Giles Robert Fripp	3:29
8.	"1-800-S-L-U-M"	Altman III Powers Rice Jr.	1:55
9.	"Hear This" (featuring Black Milk and Phat Kat)	Altman III Powers Cross Ron Watts	3:29
10.	"Def Do Us"	Altman III Powers Rice Jr.	3:46
11.	"Hell Naw!" (featuring Black Milk and Que D.)	Altman III Powers Cross Ernest Toney	3:14
12.	"Ez Up" (featuring J. Isaac)	Altman III Powers Rice Jr. Cross Gardner	3:32
13.	"Fantastic"	Altman III Powers Rice Jr. Broaden Titus Printice Glover James Dewitt Yancey	4:31
Total length:			47:46

Sample credits

• Track 4 contains a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark" as performed by the Isley Brothers.
• Track 7 contains a sample of "I Talk to the Wind" as performed by King Crimson.

Personnel

• R.L. "T3" Altman III – vocals, producer
• Jason "eLZhi" Powers – vocals
• Samiyyah Dixon – background vocals (track 1)
• Andwele "Dwele" Gardner – vocals (track 4)
• Melanie Rutherford – background vocals (track 7)
• Curtis "Black Milk" Cross – vocals (tracks: 9, 11), producer
• Ron "Phat Kat" Watts – vocals (track 9)
• Ernest "Que D." Toney – vocals (track 11)
• J. Isaac Moore – vocals (track 12)
• Carl Broaden – keyboards, co-producer
• Alvin Moore – keyboards
• Tony Womack – horns
• DJ Dez – drums, turntables
• Ralph J. "Young RJ" Rice Jr. – producer, recording, mixing, executive producer
• Jason "MoSS" Connoy – producer
• Sterling Sound – mastering
• Jesper Skou Boelling – photography
• Motorcity – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	80
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	33