Give It 2 'Em Raw

Give It 2 'Em Raw
Give It 2 'Em Raw
Studio album by Soulja Slim
Released	May 19, 1998
Recorded	March–May 1998
Genre	Gangsta rap; hardcore hip-hop; Southern hip-hop;
Length	73:49
Label	No Limit; Priority;
Producer	Master P (exec.) ; KLC; Craig B.; O'Dell; Carlos Stephens; Mo B. Dick; DJ Daryl;
Soulja Slim chronology
Singles from Give It 2 'Em Raw
	"From What I Was Told"; Released: 1998; "Street Life"; Released: 1998;

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

Give It 2 'Em Raw is the debut studio album by American rapper Soulja Slim, released on May 19, 1998, on No Limit Records and Priority. The album was a success, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.^[3] It also debuted at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies in the United States.^[5] Tapp was serving time in prison as a result of a violation of his probation shortly after the release of this album.^[6]

Track listing

Give It 2 'Em Raw
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"From What I Was Told"	James Tapp	Carlos Stephens	3:26
2.	"Street Life" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Master P & O'Dell)	James Tapp Vyshonne Miller Percy Miller	DJ Daryl	4:26
3.	"Wright Me" (featuring O'Dell)	James Tapp	Carlos Stephens	4:18
4.	"At The Same Time" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	James Tapp Cordozar Broadus	KLC	3:13
5.	"Only Real Niggas"	James Tapp	KLC	3:52
6.	"Pray For Your Baby" (featuring Master P & Tre-Nitty)	James Tapp Percy Miller Trenitty	Craig B.	2:45
7.	"Head Buster" (featuring Big Ed & Mr. Serv-On)	James Tapp Edward Knight Corey Smith	Carlos Stephens	3:36
8.	"Me & My Cousin" (featuring Full Blooded)	James Tapp Full Blooded	Carlos Stephens	3:11
9.	"You Got It" (featuring Mia X)	James Tapp Mia Young	KLC	4:57
10.	"You Ain't Never Seen" (featuring Master P)	James Tapp Percy Miller	Craig B.	3:47
11.	"Anything" (featuring Mia X)	James Tapp Mia Young	Craig B.	2:35
12.	"Imagine" (featuring C-Murder & Mac)	James Tapp Corey Miller McKinley Phipps Jr	Craig B.	3:48
13.	"Takin' Hits"	James Tapp	O'Dell	3:29
14.	"Wootay"	James Tapp	KLC	3:31
15.	"Get High With Me" (featuring Tre-Nitty & Mystikal)	James Tapp Trenitty Michael Tyler	Carlos Stephens	4:04
16.	"Law Brekaz"	James Tapp	Mo B. Dick	4:00
17.	"What's Up, What's Happening"	James Tapp	KLC	2:39
18.	"Hustlin' Is A Habit" (featuring Steady Mobb'n)	James Tapp Crooked Eye Billy Bathgate	O'Dell	3:29
19.	"Getting Real" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Fiend & Full Blooded)	James Tapp Ricky Jones Full Blooded Vyshonne Miller	KLC	3:52
20.	"N.L. Party" (featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Full Blooded, Tre-Nitty, Gambino Family, Big Ed, Prime Suspects, Mac, Kane & Abel, Magic & Snoop Dogg)	James Tapp Percy Miller Vyshonne Miller Full Blooded Trenitty Gotti P'heno Edward Knight Glock New-9 Uzi McKinley Phipps Daniel Garcia David Garcia Awood Johnson Jr. Cordozar Broadus	Mo B. Dick	4:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	99

References

^ "Give It 2 'Em Raw Review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ Touré (June 25, 1998). "Master P's Theater". Rolling Stone. No. 789. pp. 91–92. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Soulja Slim - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Rapper DMX and City of Angels Top the Albums Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015.
^ "Rapper Soulja Slim kept it real, to his death".
^ "Soulja Slim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ "Soulja Slim Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

[AM-1] "Give It 2 'Em Raw Review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[2] Touré (June 25, 1998). "Master P's Theater". Rolling Stone. No. 789. pp. 91–92. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[3] "Soulja Slim - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[4] "Soulja Slim - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[5] "Rapper DMX and City of Angels Top the Albums Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015.

[6] "Rapper Soulja Slim kept it real, to his death".

[ac_Billboard200_Soulja_Slim-7] "Soulja Slim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Soulja_Slim-8] "Soulja Slim Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

[9] "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

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