2001 album by American rapper Ludacris

Word of Mouf

Studio album by

Ludacris

Released| November 27, 2001
Recorded| 2000-01
Genre|

* Hip hop
* southern hip hop
* dirty rap

Length| 78:54
Label|

* Disturbing tha Peace
* Def Jam South

Producer|

* Ludacris
* Swizz Beatz
* Paul King
* Bangladesh
* Timbaland
* Organized Noize
* KLC
* Jook
* Jazze Pha

Ludacris chronology
| Back for the First Time
(2000)  | Word of Mouf
(2001)  | Chicken-n-Beer
(2003)

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Singles from  Word of Mouf

1. "Area Codes"
Released: July 3, 2001
2. "Rollout (My Business)"
Released: October 16, 2001
3. "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)"
Released: January 8, 2002
4. "Move Bitch"
Released: May 21, 2002

Word of Mouf is the second studio album by American rapper Ludacris; it was released on November 27, 2001, by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South.[1] It contains the singles, "Rollout (My Business)", "Area Codes", "Move Bitch", and "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)".

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 67/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Robert Christgau| B−[4]
Entertainment Weekly| (B)[5]
Los Angeles Times| [6]
HipHopDX| [7]
RapReviews| (8/10)[8]
Rolling Stone| [9][10]
USA Today| [11]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called Word of Mouf a "superstar affair that aims for mass appeal with a broad array of different styles" and enjoyed "witty puns and sly innuendoes" displayed in songs such as "Area Codes".[3] However, he felt that "amid all of these various team-ups you do lose a little bit of the sincere, personal edge that had characterized much of Ludacris' debut."[3] Soren Baker of the Chicago Tribune also praised the album's comedic nature, commenting that "Whether he's delivering a punchy one-liner, exaggerating his rhyme flow to a silly extreme or cleverly deploying pop culture references, Ludacris keeps the mood light and festive. Even his skits are funny enough that they could serve as the foundation for a top-tier comedy album."[12]

## Commercial performance[edit]

The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 281,000 copies in the United States,[13] The album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 31, 2002. As of July 2014, the album has sold over 3,674,000 copies in the United States to date.[14] This is Ludacris' best selling album. It was nominated at the 45th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album, but lost to The Eminem Show.

## Track listing[edit]

* All tracks are co-written by Christopher Bridges

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Coming 2 America"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford

| Shondrae Crawford| 4:21
2.| "Rollout (My Business)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Timothy Mosley
* Papa Serigne Seck

| Timbaland| 4:56
3.| "Go 2 Sleep (featuring Three 6 Mafia, I-20 & Fate Wilson)"|

* Paul Beauregard
* Christopher Bridges
* Darnell Carlton
* Shondrae Crawford
* Jordan Houston
* Bobby Sandimarine
* Fate Wilson

| Shondrae Crawford| 5:10
4.| "Cry Babies (Oh No)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Kasseem Dean

| Swizz Beatz| 5:56
5.| "She Said"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Rico Wade
* Fate Wilson

| Organized Noize| 4:33
6.| "Howhere (Skit, not included in the censored version)"| Christopher Bridges| Christopher Bridges| 1:11
7.| "Area Codes (featuring Nate Dogg)"|

* Phalon Alexander
* Christopher Bridges
* Nathaniel Hale
* Billy Nichols

| Jazze Pha| 5:03
8.| "Growing Pains (featuring Keon Bryce and Fate Wilson)"|

* William Bell
* Christopher Bridges
* Keon Bryce
* Booker Jones
* Fate Wilson

| P. King "The Specialist"| 4:49
9.| "Greatest Hits (Skit, not included in the censored version)"|  | Mike Johnson| 1:16
10.| "Move Bitch (featuring Mystikal & I-20)"|

* Craig Lawson
* Sandimarine
* Jonathan Smith
* Michael Tyler

| KLC| 4:30
11.| "Stop Lying (Skit, not included in the censored version)"| Christopher Bridges| Christopher Bridges| 1:36
12.| "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!) (featuring Sleepy Brown)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Patrick Brown
* Raymond Murray
* Rico Wade

| Organized Noize| 3:50
13.| "Keep It on the Hush (featuring Jazze Pha)"|

* Phalon Alexander
* Christopher Bridges

| Jazze Pha| 4:46
14.| "Word of Mouf (Freestyle) (featuring 4-Ize)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* 4-Ize

| Christopher Bridges| 2:11
15.| "Get the Fuck Back (featuring Fate Wilson, Shawnna & I-20)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Shondrae Crawford
* Shawnna
* I-20
* Fate Wilson

| Shondrae Crawford| 5:21
16.| "Freaky Thangs (featuring Twista & Jagged Edge)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Brandon Casey
* Brian Casey
* Shondrae Crawford
* 4-Ize
* Carl Mitchell
* Kyle Norman
* Richard Wings

| Shondrae Crawford| 5:32
17.| "Cold Outside (featuring Chimere)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Torrey Cook

| Jooka| 6:03
18.| "Block Lockdown (featuring I-20)
(includes hidden track Welcome to Atlanta (Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris)"|

* Christopher Bridges
* Shondrae Crawford

|  | 7:48

## Samples and interpolations[edit]

"Coming 2 America"

* "Requiem", 3rd movement (Dies irae) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Conductor and orchestra unknown)
* Symphony No. 9, "From the New World", 4th movement (Allegro con fuoco) by Antonín Dvořák (Conductor and orchestra unknown)

"Rollout (My Business)"

* "Yay Boy" by Africando

"Area Codes"

* "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" by B.T. Express

"Growing Pains"

* "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" by William Bell

"Welcome to Atlanta"

* "Five Minutes of Funk" by Whodini
* "Do it baby" by The Miracles

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Word of Mouf | Chart (2001–02)  | Peak
position

|

Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] | 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 98
UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 57
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18] | 12
US Billboard 200[19] | 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] | 1

### Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for Word of Mouf | Chart (2002)  | Position

|

Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21] | 108
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[22] | 20
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[23] | 9
US Billboard 200[24] | 10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[25] | 2

## Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Word of Mouf Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Canada (Music Canada)[26] | Platinum  | 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] | Gold  | 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[28] | 4× Platinum  | 3,674,000[14]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Amazon.com: Ludacris: Word Of Mouf: Music". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
2. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Word of Mouf by Ludacris". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
3. ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. "Word of Mouf - Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
5. ^ "Word of Mouf". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
6. ^ "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
7. ^ HipHopDX (5 December 2001). "Ludacris - Word Of Mouf". HipHopDX. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
8. ^ "RapReviews.com Feature for November 27, 2001 - Ludacris' "Word of Mouf"". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-19.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. ^ "Ludacris - Word of Mouf CD". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
11. ^ "Google News". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
12. ^ Soren, Baker (February 3, 2002). "Ludacris "Word of Mouf" (Def Jam South) - Review". The Chicago Tribune. Tony W. Hunter. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
13. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (December 5, 2001). "Creed Won't 'Sacrifice' Pole Position On Billboard Chart". MTV.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
14. ^ a b Grein, Paul (June 24, 2014). "USA: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000". Yahoo! Music.
15. ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. December 20, 2001. Archived from the original on December 23, 2001. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
16. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
17. ^ "Ludacris | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
18. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
19. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
20. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
21. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
22. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
23. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
24. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
25. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
26. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ludacris – Word of Mouf". Music Canada.
27. ^ "British album certifications – Ludacris – Word of Mouf". British Phonographic Industry.
28. ^ "American album certifications – Ludacris – Word of Mouf". Recording Industry Association of America.

* v
* t
* e

Ludacris

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Incognegro
* Back for the First Time
* Word of Mouf
* Chicken-n-Beer
* The Red Light District
* Release Therapy
* Theater of the Mind
* Battle of the Sexes
* Ludaversal

Compilations|

* Golden Grain
* Disturbing tha Peace

EPs|

* Burning Bridges

Mixtapes|

* DJ Drama Presents: The Preview

Singles|

* "What's Your Fantasy"
* "Southern Hospitality"
* "Area Codes"
* "Rollout (My Business)"
* "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)"
* "Move Bitch"
* "Fatty Girl"
* "Act a Fool"
* "P-Poppin"
* "Stand Up"
* "Splash Waterfalls"
* "Diamond in the Back"
* "Blow It Out"
* "Get Back"
* "Number One Spot"
* "The Potion"
* "Pimpin' All Over the World"
* "Georgia"
* "Money Maker"
* "Grew Up a Screw Up"
* "Runaway Love"
* "Slap"
* "Down in tha Dirty"
* "What Them Girls Like"
* "One More Drink"
* "Nasty Girl"
* "How Low"
* "My Chick Bad"
* "Sex Room"
* "Representin"
* "Rest of My Life"
* "Party Girls"
* "Good Lovin"
* "Vitamin D"

Featured singles|

* "One Minute Man"
* "Bia' Bia'"
* "Welcome to Atlanta"
* "B R Right"
* "Why Don't We Fall in Love"
* "Gossip Folks"
* "Holidae In"
* "Hot & Wet"
* "Yeah!"
* "Lovers and Friends"
* "Shake Dat Shit"
* "Oh"
* "Sugar (Gimme Some)"
* "Unpredictable"
* "Need a Boss"
* "Glamorous"
* "Get Buck in Here"
* "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
* "Rock Star"
* "How We Do It (Around My Way)"
* "Chopped 'n' Skrewed"
* "How Do You Sleep?"
* "Addicted to Money"
* "Bulletproof"
* "Regret"
* "Baby"
* "Break Your Heart"
* "All I Do Is Win"
* "Ride"
* "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" (Remix)
* "Porn Star Dancing"
* "I Like"
* "Saturday Night"
* "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
* "Welcome to My Hood" (Remix)
* "Country Shit" (Remix)
* "Little Bad Girl"
* "Wet the Bed"
* "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"
* "We in This Bitch"
* "All Around the World"
* "The Champion"
* "SexBeat"
* "Peaches" (Remix)

Other songs|

* "War with God"
* "Wish You Would"
* "Undisputed"
* "Still Standing"
* "Dirt Road Anthem"
* "Shake Señora" (Remix)

Related articles|

* Disturbing tha Peace
* WeMix

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