Life in the Concrete Jungle explained

Life in the Concrete Jungle is the second and final collaborative studio album by American rapper B.G. and Southern hip hop group the Chopper City Boyz. Originally scheduled for an August 26 release,^[1] it was pushed back and released on September 16, 2008 through Chopper City Records with distribution via Asylum Records.^[2]

Production was handled by Bass Heavy, S-8ighty, X-Fyle, Adrian Watts, Coree Benton, Cozmo, Dani Kartel, HeartBeatz, Joe Blow CEO, Mark Levy, Shape Shifter and Shawneci, with B.G. and Carol A. Dorsey serving as executive producers.

It features guest appearances from Lady Dolla, 6 Shot, Alfa Mega, Blood Raw, C-Murder, Hurricane Chris, Lac, Rocko, Skip, and Don "The Show" Flamingo. Members VL Mike, who passed away in April 2008, and B.G.'s brother Hakizzle did not appear on the album.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 117 on the Billboard 200, number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 8 on the Top Rap Albums charts.

The first single off the album is "Bubblegum",^[3] which was produced by Joe Blow CEO.

Personnel

• Christopher "B.G." Dorsey – vocals (tracks: 1-4, 7, 8, 11-14, 16), executive producer
• Vandell "Gar" Smith – vocals (tracks: 2-6, 8, 9, 11-17)
• Travis "Sniper" Edwards – vocals (tracks: 2-12, 14-16)
• Cedric "Alfamega" Zellars – vocals (track 3)
• Dawn "Lady Dolla" Harrington – vocals (tracks: 4, 5)
• Donald "Don 'The Show' Flamingo" Allen – vocals (track 5)
• Christopher "Hurricane Chris" Dooley – vocals (track 6)
• Kedrick "Lac" Moore – vocals (track 7)
• Bruce "Blood Raw" Falson – vocals (track 9)
• Rodney Ramone "Rocko" Hill Jr. – vocals (track 15)
• Jermaine "6 Shot" Tucker – vocals (track 15)
• Corey "C-Murder" Miller – vocals (track 17)
• Clifford "Skip" Nicholas – vocals (track 17)
• Roderick "Bass Heavy" Tillman – producer (tracks: 1, 8, 11, 13), mastering
• Daniel "Dani Kartel" Castillo – producer (track 2)
• Dave "S-8ighty" Welcome – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
• Joseph "Joe Blow CEO" Collins – producer (track 4)
• Coree Benton – producer (track 5)
• Adrian Watts – producer (track 6)
• Shawn "Shawneci" Raskin – producer (track 7)
• Cozmo Hickox – producer (track 9)
• Howard "X-Fyle" Metoyer – producer (tracks: 12, 14)
• Otis "HeartBeatz" Hinton – producer (track 15)
• Shape Shifter – producer (track 16)
• Mark Levy – producer (track 17)
• Carol A. Dorsey – executive producer

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	117
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	12
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[6]	8

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 3, 2008 . My Niggaz The Chopper City Boyz Prepping: Life in the Concrete Jungle! . October 26, 2024 . My Grind is Live . en.
2. Web site: Hines . Haaron . September 15, 2008 . B.G. & Chopper City Boyz: Concrete Rock . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918225632/http://allhiphop.com/stories/features/archive/2008/09/15/20499164.aspx . September 18, 2008 . October 26, 2024 . . en-US.
3. Web site: July 28, 2008 . Chopper City Boyz - Interview . October 26, 2024 . Hip Online - music biographies, reviews & interviews . en-US.
4. October 4, 2008 . The Billboard 200 . October 26, 2024 . . . en . 120 . 40 . 0006-2510.
5. October 4, 2008 . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . October 26, 2024 . . . en . 120 . 40 . 0006-2510.
6. October 4, 2008 . Top Rap Albums . October 26, 2024 . . . en . 0006-2510.