Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jayo Felony album)

Whatcha Gonna Do? is the second studio album by San Diego–based American rapper Jayo Felony. It was released on August 25, 1998, via Def Jam Records. The eighteen-track record features guest appearances from DMX, E-40, Kokane, 8Ball & MJG, Method Man & Redman, and Westside Connection.

Whatcha Gonna Do?
Studio album by Jayo Felony
Released	August 25, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Studio	Blackhole Studios, (Hawthorne, CA) Encore Studios, (Burbank, CA) Suave House Studios, (Houston, TX)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	1:05:47
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Tina Davis (exec.) Jayo Felony (also exec.) DJ Silk CMT E-A-Ski Anthony "T-Funk" Pearyer T-Mix
Jayo Felony chronology
Take a Ride (1994) Whatcha Gonna Do? (1998) Underground (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rap Pages	[2]
The Source	[3]

The album was a critical and commercial success, making it to number 46 on the Billboard 200^[4] and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[5] Its self-titled DJ Silk-produced hit single "What'cha Gonna Do?" with Method Man and DMX was included in Hav Plenty soundtrack and peaked at number 45 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.^[6] An E-A-Ski-produced single "Nitty Gritty" peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (Skit)	R. Brown J. Savage	DJ Silk	2:19
2.	"Nobody on Dry Land"	J. Savage A. Pearyer	Tony "T-Funk" Pearyer	3:06
3.	"How Angry" (featuring 8Ball & MJG)	P. Smith J. Savage	T-Mix	3:40
4.	"Whatcha Gonna Do?" (featuring Method Man & DMX)	R. Brown J. Savage E. Simmons C. Smith	DJ Silk	4:34
5.	"Easy to Get In"	J. Savage R. Brown M. Morales D. Robinson L. Michael Smith K. Walker	Jayo Felony DJ Silk Blu (co.)	3:39
6.	"Whatcha Gonna Do (Remix)" (featuring Mack 10, Redman & WC)	R. Brown R. Noble D. Rolison J. Savage	DJ Silk	4:30
7.	"Nitty Gritty"	S. Adams J. Savage	CMT E-A-Ski	4:10
8.	"I'm Deadly"	S. Adams J. Savage	E-A-Ski CMT	4:21
9.	"On the Way to 47 Block" (Skit)	R. Brown J. Savage	DJ Silk	1:06
10.	"Gettin' Loop Loop" (Skit)	R. Brown J. Savage	DJ Silk	1:05
11.	"Lovely"	A. Pearyer J. Savage	Tony "T-Funk" Pearyer	4:35
12.	"Bumpin' Bullet Loco"	J. Savage	Jayo Felony	4:19
13.	"Love Don't Love" (featuring Kokane)	R. Brown J. Savage	DJ Silk	4:33
14.	"Finna Shit on 'Em" (featuring Mack 10)	S. Adams D. Rolison J. Savage	CMT E-A-Ski	3:59
15.	"Hustle Into My Genes"	S. Adams J. Savage	E-A-Ski CMT	4:39
16.	"End of the World"	J. Savage	Jayo Felony	4:18
17.	"J.A.Y.O. (Justice Against Y'all Oppressors)" (featuring Ice Cube & E-40)	O. Jackson A. Pearyer E. Stevens J. Savage	Tony "T-Funk" Pearyer	4:38
18.	"Outro" (Skit)	R. Brown J. Savage	DJ Silk	2:16
Total length:				1:05:47

Notes

• Track 3 contains samples from "Unhooked Generation" by Freda Payne (1970)
• Track 4 contains samples from "Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II)" (1983) and "More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980) by Zapp
• Track 5 contains samples from "Jail House Rap" by The Fat Boys (1984)
• Track 7 contains samples from "Five Minutes of Funk" by Whodini (1984)
• Track 11 contains samples from "Mystery" by Anita Baker (1986)
• Track 15 contains samples from "Just Don't Bite It" by N.W.A (1990)

Personnel

• Anthony "T-Funk" Pearyer – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 17)
• Chris Gehrigner – mastering
• Clifford Smith – guest artist (track 4)
• Dedrick D'Mon Rolison – guest artist (tracks: 6, 14)
• Earl Simmons – guest artist (track 4)
• Earl Stevens – guest artist (track 17)
• Greg Royal – mixing
• James Savage – main artist, executive producer, producer (tracks: 5, 12, 16)
• Jerry B. Long Jr. – guest artist (track 13)
• Kenny McCloud – engineer
• Mark Ogleton – producer (tracks: 7–8, 14–15)
• Marlon Jermaine Goodwin – guest artist (track 3)
• O'Shea Jackson – guest artist (track 17)
• Premro Smith – guest artist (track 3)
• Reggie Noble – guest artist (track 6)
• Russell Brown – producer (tracks: 1, 4–6, 9–10, 13, 18)
• Shon Adams – producer (tracks: 7–8, 14–15)
• Tina Davis – executive producer
• Triston Jones – producer (track 3)
• William Loshawn Calhoun, Jr. – guest artist (track 6)

Charts

Album

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Billboard 200	46[4]
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	8[5]

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
1998	"Whatcha Gonna Do?" (feat. DMX and Method Man)	#45[6]	-
	"Nitty Gritty"	-	#1[7]