Young Roscoe Philaphornia

Young Roscoe Philaphornia
Young Roscoe Philaphornia
Studio album by Roscoe
Released	June 10, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:40
Label	Priority
Producer	Andrew Shack (exec.); Kurupt (exec.); Caspa; Def Jef; DJ Quik; Fingazz; Gerald "Soul G" Stevens; J. Wells; L.T. Hutton; Organized Noize; Soopafly; The Co-Stars;
Roscoe chronology
Singles from Roscoe
	"Head To Toe"; Released: 2002; "Smooth Sailin'"; Released: August 5, 2003;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[2]

Young Roscoe Philaphornia is the debut studio album by American rapper Roscoe. It was released on June 10, 2003 via Priority Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize, J. Wells, the Co-Stars, Caspa, Def Jef, DJ Quik, Fingazz, L.T. Hutton, Soopafly and Soul G, with Andrew Shack and Kurupt serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Kokane, LaToiya Williams, Sleepy Brown and Youth Authority. The album peaked at number 148 on the Billboard 200 and number 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its singles, "Head to Toe" and "Smooth Sailin'", made it to Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at #95 and #73, respectively.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"5 Seconds"	David K. Williams John Stary	Fingazz	3:25
2.	"Head to Toe" (featuring Sleepy Brown)	Williams Patrick Brown Ray Murray Rico Wade Thomas Calloway	Ray Murray Rico Wade	4:14
3.	"It's That Time Again" (featuring LaToiya Williams)	Williams Priest Joseph Brooks	Soopafly	4:33
4.	"Get Ready" (featuring Kokane)	Williams Jerry Long Ted Hogan	Caspa	4:26
5.	"Smooth Sailin'"	Williams Jeffrey Fortson Gerald Stevens Maurice White	Def Jef Soul G	3:57
6.	"Trouble"	Williams Jon Henderson	J. Wells	3:44
7.	"Shakedown"	Williams Lenton Terrell Hutton	L.T. Hutton	4:06
8.	"Get Flipped"	Williams David Marvin Blake	DJ Quik	3:13
9.	"Last Night"	Williams Neely Dinkins Jr. Vito Colapietro	The Co-Stars	3:46
10.	"Young Roscoe"	Williams Dinkins Jr. Colapietro	The Co-Stars	3:41
11.	"What I Look Like"	Williams Brown Murray Wade	Organized Noize	3:24
12.	"Get Low" (featuring Y.A.)	Williams B. Pettaway E. McKinney S. Huggins Henderson	J. Wells	5:21
13.	"I Call Shots, Part II"	Williams Brown Murray Wade Calloway	Organized Noize	3:43
Total length:				51:40

Sample credits

Track 5 contains samples of "Brazilian Rhyme", written by Maurice White and performed by Earth, Wind & Fire

Personnel[edit]

David "Roscoe" Williams – main artist
Patrick "Sleepy" Brown – featured artist (track 2), producer (tracks: 11, 13)
LaToiya Williams – featured artist (track 3)
Jerry "Kokane" Long, Jr. – featured artist (track 4)
B. "Young Bizzle" Pettaway – featured artist (track 12)
E. "Tri Star" McKinney – featured artist (track 12)
S. "YG" Huggins – featured artist (track 12)
Jasmine McGruder – additional vocals (track 6)
LaChrisha McClendon-McLemore – additional vocals (track 9)
Richard Stites – drums & keyboards (track 11)
John "Fingazz" Stary – producer (track 1)
Ray Murray – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 13)
Rico Wade – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 13)
Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – producer (track 3)
Ted "Caspa" Hogan – producer (track 4)
Jeffrey "Def Jef" Forston – producer (track 5)
Gerald "Soul G." Stevens – producer (track 5)
Jon "J. Wells" Henderson – producer (tracks: 6, 12)
Lenton Terrell Hutton – producer (track 7)
David "DJ Quik" Blake – engineering & producer (track 8)
Neely Dinkins Jr. – producer (tracks: 9, 10)
Vito Colapietro – producer (tracks: 9, 10)
Andrew M. Shack – executive producer
Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – executive producer
Carlos Warlick – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 13)
Dave Aaron – mixing (track 3)
Nick Ferrero – mixing (track 5)
Jeremy McKenzie – mixing (track 6)
Brian Springer – mixing (track 7)
Brian Sumner – assistant mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Juan Ramirez – assistant mixing (tracks: 2, 13)
Andrew Chavel – assistant mixing (track 3)
Chris Frame – assistant mixing (track 6)
Peter DiRado – assistant mixing (track 8)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
Mike Baiardi – digital editing, Pro Tools
Will Ragland – digital illustration, design
Craig Marshall – A&R

Charts[edit]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	148
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	22
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	3

References[edit]

^ Woodside, Martin. "Young Roscoe Philaphornia - Roscoe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 2, 2003). "Roscoe :: Young Roscoe Philaphornia – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Roscoe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "Roscoe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "Roscoe Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

External links[edit]

Young Roscoe Philaphornia at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Woodside, Martin. "Young Roscoe Philaphornia - Roscoe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 2, 2003). "Roscoe :: Young Roscoe Philaphornia – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Roscoe-3] "Roscoe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Roscoe-4] "Roscoe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Roscoe-5] "Roscoe Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

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