D12 World

D12 World is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group D12. It was released on April 27, 2004. The album sold 544,000 copies in its first week on the U.S. Billboard 200.^[1] The album is also the last D12 release to feature Proof before his death in 2006, and the second D12 album to feature Bugz on a track.^[2]

D12 World
Studio album by D12
Released	April 27, 2004
Recorded	2002–2004
Studio	54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan) Teklab (Cincinnati) DNAB (Detroit) Can-Am (Tarzana, California)
Genre	Hardcore hip hop horrorcore
Length	77:49
Label	Shady Interscope
Producer	Dr. Dre Eminem Essman Hi-Tek Kanye West Luis Resto Mike Elizondo Mr. Porter Night & Day Red Spyda Trackboyz Witt & Pep
D12 chronology
Devil's Night (2001) D12 World (2004)
Singles from D12 World
"My Band" Released: March 2004 "How Come" Released: June 8, 2004

Track listing

D12 World track listing
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Git Up"	Eminem Luis Resto[a]	4:03
2.	"Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice)	Eminem Resto[a]	5:54
3.	"Just Like U"	Hi-Tek Eminem[a] Resto[a] (rapper)Lance Nicholas	3:31
4.	"I'll Be Damned"	Mr. Porter Eminem[a] Resto[a]	4:21
5.	"Dude" (skit)	Eminem	1:14
6.	"My Band"	Eminem Resto[a]	4:58
7.	"U R the One"	Mr. Porter	4:19
8.	"6 in the Morning (Come on In)"	Eminem Resto[a]	4:38
9.	"How Come"	Witt & Pep	4:09
10.	"Leave Dat Boy Alone"	Red Spyda Eminem[a] Resto[a]	5:23
11.	"Get My Gun"	Eminem Resto[a]	4:34
12.	"Bizarre" (skit)	Eminem	1:21
13.	"Bitch" (featuring Dina Rae)	Eminem Resto[a]	4:56
14.	"Steve's Coffee House" (skit)	Eminem	0:51
15.	"D-12 World"	Kanye West	3:10
16.	"40 Oz."	Trackboyz	4:02
17.	"Commercial Break" (featuring Young Zee)	Mr. Porter	1:12
18.	"American Psycho II" (featuring B-Real)	Dr. Dre Mike Elizondo	3:44
19.	"Bugz '97" (skit; performed by Bugz)	Eminem	1:05
20.	"Good Die Young"	Mr. Porter Essman[b]	5:56
21.	"Keep Talkin'" (bonus track)	Night & Day Eminem[a] Resto[a]	4:28
Total length:			77:49

Special edition bonus disc[3]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Barbershop"	Mr. Porter	4:23
2.	"Slow Your Roll"	Eminem	4:25
Total length:			86:37

Deluxe edition bonus DVD[4]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Making of the Album/Behind the Scenes" (featurette)		29:14
2.	"My Band" (uncensored music video)	Eminem Luis Resto[a]	5:44
3.	"40 Oz." (uncensored music video)	Trackboyz	4:02
Total length:			116:49

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer.
• "Bugz" is taken from the song "Desperados", performed by DJ Butter, Eminem, Proof, Bugz & the Almighty Dreadnaughtz.
• "Just Like U" does not appear on the clean version of the album.
• "Leave Dat Boy Alone" features additional vocals by 50 Cent.
• "Get My Gun" is an unlockable song in the 2006 open-world game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
• "Barbershop" can be found on the Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack.
• The clean version of the album allows "ass" to be uncensored but few uses of the word "hell", some references to alcohol use, most references to drugs, sexual content, and violence are edited out, although all sound effects remain intact.
• "6 in the Morning (Come on In)" was leaked in the bootleg mixtape Straight From The Lab

Sample credits

• "Git Up" contains a sample from "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis
• "Just Like U" contains a sample from "Sir Galahad" by Rick Wakeman.
• "U R the One" contains a sample from "Girl Callin'" by Chocolate Milk
• "Good Die Young" contains a sample from "Screen Kiss" by Thomas Dolby
• "Keep Talkin'" contains samples from "Tortuga" by Starwood and "Halftime" by Nas

Personnel

• B-Real – guest appearance
• Steve Baughman – mixing
• Rondell Beene – skit
• Bizarre – skit
• Joe Borges – assistant
• Bugz – skit
• Tony Campana – engineer
• Richard Castro – skit
• Larry Chatman – project coordinator
• Mike "Chav" Chavarria – engineer
• D12 – group
• Dr. Dre – producer, mixing
• Mike Elizondo – keyboards
• Eminem – producer, executive producer, mixing, skit
• Essman – producer
• 50 Cent – skit
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardener – mastering
• Richard Hunt – engineer
• Steven King – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing, skit
• Kuniva – skit
• Night and Day – producer
• Red Spyda – keyboards, producer
• Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
• Michael Strange – engineer
• Obie Trice – guest appearance
• Sacha Waldman – photography
• Young Zee – skit
• Kanye West – producer
• Paul Williams – songwriter
• J.R. Rotem – keyboards, songwriter

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for D12 World Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 1 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[6] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 38 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 1 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 9 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 20 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 2 Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 16 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 1 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[27] 1 US Billboard 200[28] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for D12 World Chart (2004) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 61 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] 59 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 34 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 64 UK Albums (OCC)[35] 62 US Billboard 200[36] 30 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[37] 17 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[38] 18

Certifications

Certifications for D12 World

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39]	Platinum	70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[40]	Platinum	20,000
Germany (BVMI)[41]	Gold	150,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[42]	Platinum	250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[44]	Platinum	323,649[45]
United States (RIAA)[46]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone