Back for the First Time
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| Studio album by Ludacris | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2000 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1998 − 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Southern hip hop, dirty rap | |||
| Length | 56:32 | |||
| Label | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Ludacris, Mike Johnson, Infamous 2-0, Fate Wilson, Bangladesh, Jermaine Dupri, The Neptunes, Sessy Melia, Timbaland, Organized Noize | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| NME | (4/10) |
| RapReviews | (7/10) |
| Robert Christgau |  |
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| Sputnikmusic |  |
Back for the First Time is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Ludacris. The album, which serves as his major label debut, was released on October 17, 2000, under Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam.
Most of the tracks are taken from his first album, the independently released Incognegro (1999), except for "Stick 'Em Up", "Southern Hospitality", a remix of "What's Your Fantasy", and "Phat Rabbit".
The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, and sold 133,000 copies in its first-week of sales. As of November 2009, the album has sold 3.1 million copies in the United States to date. The album was eventually certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 3 million copies.
Sample credits Phat Rabbit
1st & 10
What's Your Fantasy
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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