Vol. IV (Cartel de Santa album) explained

Vol. IV is the fourth studio album from Mexican hip hop group Cartel de Santa. It was released on February 20, 2008, by Sony BMG and Babilonia Music. The album has featured guests such as Mery Dee and El Rapero Fracasado.

Background

The album, in Babo's words, was supposed to record in jail but Mexican laws forbade it. Babo and his own record label Babilonia Music recorded the album for free for Sony Music, a lot of fans supports to pay the bail.^[1]

Track listing

1. Babo Regresa - contains a sample from "Nada De Tu Amor" by Los Solitarios
2. Cuando Babo Zumba
3. El Cabrón - contains a sample from "Summer Breeze" by The Main Ingredient^[2]
4. Filosofía Rítmica
5. Brillo Humillo
6. Puro Cartel Pa' Arriba (ft. Mery Dee)
7. De México El Auténtico
8. Hay Mamita
9. Vato Sencillo
10. Esa Nena Mueve El Culo
11. Por Atrás
12. Siente Los Graves (ft. El Rapero Fracasado)
13. Cosas De La Vida

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Vol. IV.^[3]

Cartel de Santa

• Babo
• Rowan Rabia
• Dharius

Recording

• Mauricio Garza – beats, production, mixing
• Zayid Garza – mixing assistant
• Ross González – executive producer
• Chris Gehringer – mastering

Artwork

• Jacobo Parra – art director, photography
• Adrián Candia – assistant art director, photography
• RSLND Olivares – wardrobe coordinator

Other

• Gilda Oropeza – A&R coordinator
• Guillermo Gutiérrez – A&R director

Charts

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Peak position
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[4]	22

Notes and References

1. News: El líder del Cartel de Santa Babo mata a su compañero por error. El Siglo De Torreón. April 1, 2007. January 2, 2019.
2. Web site: Vol. IV samples. Who Sampled. Who Sampled. January 2, 2019.
3. Vol. IV . LP liner notes . . . 2008 . 886974172727.
4. Web site: Mexicancharts.com – Cartel de Santa – Cartel de Santa vol. IV. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030143401/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cartel+de+Santa&titel=Cartel+de+Santa+vol%2E+IV&cat=a. 30 October 2013. 16 September 2024. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.