Checkmate (B.G. album)

Checkmate

Studio album by

B.G.

Released

November 21, 2000

Recorded

1999–2000

Genre

Label

Producer

B.G. chronology

Chopper City in the Ghetto
(1999)

Checkmate
(2000)

Livin' Legend
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]
Vibe	^[3]

Checkmate is the fifth studio album by American rapper B.G. released on Cash Money Records. It was his last release with the label. All production was done by producer Mannie Fresh. It features guest appearances from the Hot Boys and the Big Tymers. The album debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week of release^[4] and was certified Gold by the RIAA a month later with over 500,000 copies sold.

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Track listing

All songs produced by Mannie Fresh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (Featuring Big Tymers)	2:20
2.	"To My People"	4:29
3.	"Gun Slinger"	4:25
4.	"U Know How We Do" (featuring Lil Wayne)	4:32
5.	"What's That Smell" (featuring Turk)	3:50
6.	"This N____ Die"	4:31
7.	"Change the World" (featuring (Lil Wayne, Big Tymers, Juvenile & Unplugged)	4:38
8.	"Tyma Talkin' (#1 - Double Up's)" (skit)	0:31
9.	"Hennessy & XTC" (featuring Big Tymers)	4:41
10.	"Tyma Talkin' (#2 - Rubber)" (skit)	0:51
11.	"Press One"	4:12
12.	"Jungle" (featuring Juvenile)	4:37
13.	"I Know" (featuring Lil Wayne)	3:53
14.	"Bounce With Me"	4:54
15.	"Get In Line" (featuring Juvenile)	3:58
16.	"Run With My Chopper"	4:02
17.	"Tyma Talkin' (#3 - Ringworm)" (skit)	0:55
18.	"Problems"	4:59
19.	"Ah Ha..."	3:52
20.	"He Used 2 Be a Man"	4:54

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Rolling Stone review
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ "Prince Nets First No. 1 Album Debut With '3121'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
^ "American album certifications – B.G. – Checkmate". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e B.G.
Discography
Studio albums	It's All on U, Vol. 1 It's All on U, Vol. 2 Chopper City in the Ghetto Checkmate Livin' Legend Life After Cash Money The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (I Am What I Am) Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood
Collaboration albums	True Story We Got This Life in the Concrete Jungle
Singles	"Bling Bling" "Bubblegum"
Featured singles	"Tha Block Is Hot" "Top Back"
Related	Hot Boys Chopper City Records Cashville Records Cash Money Records Grand Hustle Records

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