Ghetto Fabulous (album) explained

Ghetto Fabulous (album) should not be confused with Ghetto Fabolous.

Ghetto Fabulous is the third studio album by American rapper Mystikal. It was released on December 15, 1998, by No Limit Records. It was produced by Beats by the Pound. Like his previous album, this also proved to be a success peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 386,000 copies in its first week.^[1] A single, "That's the Nigga", reached #25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. This was Mystikal's final album with No Limit Records. The album was also certified platinum by the RIAA on January 27, 1999. On January 29, 2000, Ghetto Fabulous had sold 2,901,131 records in the U.S.

Track listing

Sample credits^[2]

• "That's the Nigga" contains samples from "The Bridge", written by Shawn Moltke and Marlon Williams, as performed by MC Shan, and "How Ya Livin'" as performed by Low Profile.
• "Stack Yo Chips" contains a portion of the composition "Jail House Rap", written by Sal Abbatiello, Mark Morales, David Reeves, Darren Robinson, Larry Smith, Kurtis Walker, and Damon Wimbley, as performed by The Fat Boys.

Personnel

• Beats by the Pound – engineer, mixing
• Tony Dawsey – mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200[3]	69
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	11

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. https://archive.today/20120712120937/http://homepage3.nifty.com/fwka2062/usaalbum_firstweektop20.htm
2. Ghetto Fabulous . 1998 . booklet . No Limit, Jive.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. June 24, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124045933/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/the-billboard-200. live.
4. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. August 25, 2020.