Donnie G: Don Gorilla

Studio album by

Sheek Louch

Released

December 14, 2010

Recorded

2009–10

Genre

Hip hop

Length

45:50

Label

Def Jam

Producer

Bangladesh
Big H
DJ Webstar
Don Cannon
J. Cardim
Nemis
Phonix Beats
Pree-Recorded
Red Spyda
Statik Selektah
Team Ready
The Futuristiks
Y-Not
Kool Aid

Sheek Louch chronology

Life on D-Block
(2009)

Donnie G: Don Gorilla
(2010)

Wu Block
(2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	2.5/5^[2]
Pitchfork	5.3/10^[3]

Donnie G: Don Gorilla is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Sheek Louch. It was released on December 14, 2010, via Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Red Spyda, Y-Not, Bangladesh, Big H, Darius "Phonix" Barnes, DJ Webstar, Don Cannon, J. Cardim, Mike & Keys, Nemis, Pree-Recorded, Statik Selektah, Team Ready and Kool Aid. It features guest appearances from Bun B, Casely, DJ Webstar, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Jeremih, Kevin Cossom, Kobe, Styles P and The Bully.^[4]

The album made it to number 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States.

A music video was directed for the song "Party After 2".^[5]

YouTube Encyclopedic

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rhyme Animal" (Intro)	Sean Jacobs Hassan Greely Carlton Ridenhour James Boxley Eric Sadler Hank Shocklee	Big H	1:28
2.	"Get It Poppin'"	Jacobs John Wesley-Groover Michael Cox Yaasiel Davis	The Futuristiks Team Ready	3:04
3.	"Club Jam Packed" (featuring DJ Webstar)	Jacobs Desmond Ryan Henry Kaprali	DJ Webstar	3:34
4.	"Out of the Ghetto" (featuring Kobe Honeycutt)	Jacobs Brian Honeycutt Donald Cannon Khalil Abdul-Rahman	Don Cannon	3:26
5.	"Make Some Noise" (featuring Fabolous)	Jacobs John Jackson Andy Thelusma	Red Spyda Pree-Recorded	4:05
6.	"Blood & Tears" (featuring Casely)	Jacobs Jean-Carlos Casely Devin Parker Alonzo Jackson	Nemis	3:48
7.	"Nite Falls"	Jacobs Patrick Baril Anthony Carey	Statik Selektah	2:57
8.	"Party After 2" (featuring Jeremih)	Jacobs Jeremy Felton Darius Barnes	Phonix Beats	4:09
9.	"Ol' Skool" (featuring Bun B)	Jacobs Bernard Freeman Jonas Cardim Senecca Fortune Jason Vanterpool	J. Cardim	3:42
10.	"Picture Phone Foreplay" (featuring Kevin Cossom)	Jacobs Kevin Cossom Shondrae Crawford	Bangladesh	3:38
11.	"Dinner Guest" (featuring Jadakiss, The Bully and Styles P)	Jacobs Jason Phillips Donnelle Little David Styles Thelusma Michael Rose	Red Spyda	4:51
12.	"Ready 4 War"	Jacobs Keith Fogah	Y-Not	3:22

*Donnie G: Don Gorilla* — iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Clip Up (Reloaded)" (featuring Styles P)	Jacobs Styles Fogah	Y-Not Kool Aid	3:46
14.	"Cocaine Trafficking" (featuring Jadakiss)	Jacobs Phillips James D'Agostino	DJ Green Lantern	3:47

Sample credits

"Rhyme Animal (Intro)" contains a sample of "Don't Believe the Hype", written by Carlton Ridenhour, James Boxley, Eric Sadler, and Hank Shocklee; and performed by Public Enemy.
"Nite Falls" contains samples of "Armageddon", written by Anthony Carey, and performed by Planet P Project.
"Dinner Guest" contains interpolations of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", written by Michael Rose.

Personnel

Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – vocals, executive producer
Troy Desmond "DJ Webstar" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 3)
Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt – vocals (track 4)
John "Fabolous" Jackson – vocals (track 5)
Jean-Carlos Casely – vocals (track 6)
Jeremy "Jeremih" Felton – vocals (track 8)
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 9)
Kevin Cossom – vocals (track 10)
David "Styles P" Styles – vocals (tracks: 11, 13)
Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – vocals (tracks: 11, 14)
Donnelle "Bully" Little – vocals (track 11)
Hassan "Big H" Greely – producer (track 1)
Michael Ray "Money Mike" Cox, Jr. – producer (track 2)
John "J-Keys" Groover – producer (track 2)
Yaasiel Davis – producer (track 2)
Don Cannon – producer (track 4)
Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma – producer (tracks: 5, 11)
Pree-Recorded – producer (track 5)
Nemis – producer (track 6)
Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (track 7)
Darius "Phonix Beats" Barnes – producer (track 8)
Jonas Cardim – producer (track 9)
Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford – producer (track 10)
Keith "Y-Not" Fogah – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
Kool Aid – producer (track 13)
James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 14)
Jesus "Poobs" Fernandez – recording
Dragan Čačinović – mixing
Tony Dawsey – mastering
Antonio "L.A." Reid – executive producer
Mike Caruso – executive producer
Dawud West – art direction, design
Pablo Cubarie – artwork
Armen Djerrahian – photography
Javon Greene – A&R
Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
Lenny Santiago – A&R
Lamonte Quarles – management
James Looby – management

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	43
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[7]	17

References

^ Jeffries, David. "Donnie G: Don Gorilla - Sheek Louch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ Ryon, Sean (December 22, 2010). "Sheek Louch - Donnie G: Don Gorilla". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ Cohen, Ian (January 4, 2011). "Sheek Louch: Donnie G: Don Gorilla". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ Paine, Jake (November 15, 2010). "Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed To Sheek Louch's "Donnie G", L.O.X. Featured". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ "Sheek Louch - Party After 2 ft. Jeremih". YouTube. December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

External links

Donnie G: Don Gorilla at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Sheek Louch
Studio albums	Walk witt Me After Taxes Silverback Gorilla Life on D-Block Donnie G: Don Gorilla Silverback Gorilla 2
Collaboration albums	Wu Block
Singles	"Good Love"
Related articles	Discography The Lox D-Block Records Ruff Ryders Entertainment

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