Jibbs feat. Jibbs is the only studio album by St. Louis, Missouri rapper Jibbs. It was released on October 24, 2006. The album is produced by Da Beatstaz, David Banner, Polow da Don, and Maestro, and includes performances by Chamillionaire, Melody Thornton of Pussycat Dolls and Fabo of D4L. The first single was "Chain Hang Low", the second was "King Kong", the third was "Go Too Far", and the fourth and final single was "Smile".
The record was met with mixed reception from music critics. Jibbs featuring Jibbs debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200, with about 50,000 copies sold in its first week. It also debuted at numbers four and eight on both the Rap Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively. The album went on to sell over 125,000 copies in the United States.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor David Jeffries noticed the similarities to fellow St. Louis rappers Nelly and Chingy but found the album to be styled like "an LL Cool J release for the '80s." He concluded with: "Good flow, good beats, and overall, a good time." Entertainment Weeklys Michael Endelman commended Jibbs for displaying potential as a rapper but felt that he spends "most of the disc trying out too many different styles — from slow-rolling Houston grooves to Nelly-style pop-rap — instead of defining a sound of his own." Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews found his performance to be average with rhymes that were "acceptable albeit entirely generic and run of the mill." He also said that the production from Da Beatstaz helped save the album and that it should be retitled "Da Beatstaz Feat. Jibbs." He concluded that: "Jibbs Feat. Jibbs is not an altogether bad album, but really does nothing to put Jibbs on the map. You could easily substitute any one of a dozen rappers in or outside St. Louis over these tracks and get the same result - anybody from Ali to Cool Breeze to Bubba Sparxxx."
Track listing
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Charts Chart (2006)Peakposition
Personnel #TitleNotes1"Yeah Boii"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Lavell Crump, Jimmy WebbIntro vocals: David BannerRecording: Sean Tallman (The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA)Mixing: Leslie Braithwaite (Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineer: Kori AndersProject coordinator: Liz GarnerSample: "Orange Air" by The 5th Dimension2"Smile"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Lafabian Williams, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonRecording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO)Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton3"Chain Hang Low"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson, Antwain Elliott, Lamont McLendonRecording: Chris Robinson (Phat Buddah Studios, St. Louis, MO)Mixing: Phil Tan (Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton4"Big Big Kid"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonRecording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO)Mixing: Phil Tan (Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton5"Let's Be Real"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Jamal Jones, Elvis WilliamsAdditional vocals: Jay ValentineGuitar: Mike HartnettKeyboards: Elvis WilliamsRecording: Ethan Willoughby (The Lair, Los Angeles, CA), Tony Terrebone (Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA), Jason Schweitzer (Zac, Los Angeles, CA)Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton6"King Kong"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice Wilson, Orlando Watson, Bradford RayRecording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Closet, Los Angeles, CA)Chamillionaire vocals: Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CAMixing: Leslie Braithwaite (Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineer: Kori Anders7"Hood"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonRecording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St Louis, MO)Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton8"Go Gurl"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonRecording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO)Mixing: Kevin "KD" Davis (The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA)Additional engineering: Sean Tallman9"Go Too Far"Songwriters: Terry Lewis, James Harris III, Janet Jackson, Melanie Andrews, Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonRecording: Howard "Ross" Vanderslice (Phat Buddah Studios, St. Louis, MO)Melody's vocals: Sean Tallman (The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA)Assistant: Miguel VasquezMixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA)Sample: "Let's Wait Awhile" by Janet Jackson10"I'm A Rhino"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonRecording: DJ Beats and Reace Beats (The Basement, St. Louis, MO)Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton11"Bring It Back"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Jamal JonesGuitar: Mike HartnettKeyboards: Elvis WilliamsRecording: Ethan Willoughby (The Lair, Los Angeles, CA), Tony Terrebone (Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA), Jason Schweitzer (Zac, Los Angeles, CA)Mixing: Phil Tan (Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA)Assistant mix engineers: Josh Houghkirk, Aaron Holton12"Firr Az That Thang"Songwriters: Jovan Campbell, Lukasz Gottwald, Derryl Howard, Maurice WilsonMixing: Serban GheneaEngineering: Aniela GottwaldBackground vocals: Helen WhiteAll instruments and Programming: Dr. LukeMixing: MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VAAdditional Pro Tools engineer: John HanesAssistant: Tim Roberts
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