Charge It 2 da Game

Charge It 2 da Game
Studio album by Silkk the Shocker
Released	February 17, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Length	77:39
Label	No Limit, Priority
Producer	Master P (exec.), Beats By The Pound (co-exec.) Carlos Stephens, Craig B, KLC, Mo B. Dick, Odell (producer)
Silkk the Shocker chronology
The Shocker (1996)The Shocker1996 Charge It 2 Da Game (1998) Made Man (1999)Made Man1999
Singles from Charge It 2 Da Game
"Just Be Straight with Me" Released: January 23, 1998 "It Ain't My Fault" Released: April 28, 1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau
NME	(7/10)
The Source
Los Angeles Times
Rolling Stone
RapReviews	(4/10)
Washington Post	(favorable)

Charge It 2 da Game is the second studio album by American rapper Silkk the Shocker, released February 17, 1998, on No Limit Records in the United States.

Charge It 2 Da Game debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 300,000 copies in its first week.

Music

The album features guest contributions by 8Ball, Destiny's Child, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg, Mia X, C-Murder and Master P. Producers for The Shocker such as Craig B and Mo B. Dick contribute to a limited number of beats on this album.

Reception

It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 25, 1998. Two charting singles were released from the album, "Just Be Straight with Me" (featuring Master P and Destiny's Child), and "It Ain't My Fault" (featuring Mystikal).

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Soldier (featuring Master P, C-Murder, Fiend, Mystikal, Mac, Skull Duggery, Big Ed the Assassin, Lil' Gotti & Mia X)"	KLC	5:09
2.	"Give Me the World"	Beats By The Pound	3:03
3.	"Throw Yo Hood Up (featuring Master P & Snoop Dogg)"	Beats By The Pound	5:09
4.	"Just Be Straight With Me (featuring Destiny's Child, Master P, Mo B. Dick & Odell (producer) "	Craig B	4:21
5.	"If I Don't Gotta (featuring Fiend & Master P)"	Beats By The Pound	5:24
6.	"Spotaggin (Skit)"	Beats By The Pound	0:23
7.	"We Can Dance"	Beats By The Pound	5:18
8.	"Mama Always Told Me (featuring 8Ball, C-Murder & Master P)"	Beats By The Pound	4:39
9.	"You Ain't Gotta Lie to Kick It (featuring Mia X & Big Ed the Assassin)"	Beats By The Pound	5:03
10.	"Thug 'N' Me (featuring Master P, Mo B. Dick, Ms. Peaches & Odell)"	Beats By The Pound	4:48
11.	"All Night (featuring Mo B. Dick)"	Beats By The Pound	4:02
12.	"Who Can I Trust?"	Beats By The Pound	3:35
13.	"It Ain't My Fault (featuring Mystikal)"	Beats By The Pound	3:19
14.	"What Gangstas Do (featuring Kane & Abel & Mo B. Dick)"	Beats By The Pound	3:56
15.	"Ummm (Skit)"	Beats By The Pound	1:02
16.	"Let Me Hit It (featuring Master P & Mystikal)"	KLC	2:42
17.	"How Many Niggas? (featuring C-Murder, Master P, Mia X & Mystikal)"	Beats By The Pound	4:12
18.	"Who I Be? (featuring Master P)"	Beats By The Pound	3:40
19.	"Tell Me (performed by TRU)"	Beats By The Pound	4:29
20.	"Me And You (featuring Master P)"	Beats By The Pound	3:25

Sample credits

• Just Be Straight Wit Me -
• "Just Be Good to Me" by S.O.S. Band

Chart history

Album

Chart (1998)	Peak Position
U.S Billboard 200	3
U.S Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

Singles

"Just Be Straight with Me"

Chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	23
Hot Rap Singles	5
Billboard Hot 100	26

"It Ain't My Fault"

Chart (1998)	Peak Position
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	11
Hot Rap Singles	3
Billboard Hot 100	18

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)