25 to Life | ||||||||||
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Studio album by P$C | ||||||||||
Released | September 20, 2005 | |||||||||
Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||||||||
Genre | Southern hip hop, gangsta rap, trap | |||||||||
Label | Grand Hustle, Atlantic | |||||||||
Producer | Clifford Harris (executive), Jason Geter (executive), Keith Mack, Tony Galvin, DJ Montay, Lil Jon, Jasper Cameron, Sapp, Crown Kingz, Khao | |||||||||
P$C chronology | ||||||||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Prefix Magazine | Mixed |
RapReviews | (5/10) |
25 to Life is the debut studio album by American Southern hip hop group P$C, released on September 20, 2005 under Atlantic and Grand Hustle Records. The album title "25 to Life" refers to the group members' ages at the time. Although the critical reviews are lukewarm, it peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart on October 8, 2005.
The album features guest appearances from Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Cee-Lo, Lil Scrappy and Lloyd. Its production was handled by Keith Mack, Tony Galvin, DJ Montay, Lil Jon, Jasper Cameron, Sapp, Crown Kingz and Khao.
The lead single, "I'm a King", was featured on the 2005 American drama film, "Hustle & Flow"'s soundtrack and achieved commercial success. The song peaked at #67 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also sold over 500,000 copies, and certified as Gold by RIAA. The song was remixed by Californian rapper The Game as diss track towards his rival 50 Cent.
Three videos were released for the album. The first one is for the single "I'm a King", has several scenes from the track featured film "Hustle & Flow". "Do Ya Thang", which was featured on the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The video contains many cars and has cameos by Southern rappers such as Alfa Mega, Xtaci and Young Jeezy. The third music video is for the song "Set It Out".