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Word of Mouf is the second studio album by American rapper Ludacris; it was released on November 27, 2001, by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South.[1] It contains the singles, "Rollout (My Business)", "Area Codes", "Move Bitch", and "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)".

Word of Mouf

Studio album by

Ludacris

Released

November 27, 2001

Recorded

2000–01

Genre

Hip hop
southern hip hop
dirty rap

Length

78:54

Label

Disturbing tha Peace
Def Jam South

Producer

Ludacris
Swizz Beatz
Paul King
Bangladesh
Timbaland
Organized Noize
KLC
Jook
Jazze Pha

Ludacris chronology

Back for the First Time
(2000)

Word of Mouf
(2001)

Chicken-n-Beer
(2003)

Singles from Word of Mouf

"Area Codes"
Released: July 3, 2001
"Rollout (My Business)"
Released: October 16, 2001
"Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)"
Released: January 8, 2002
"Move Bitch"
Released: May 21, 2002

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B−[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
RapReviews	(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8][9]
USA Today	[10]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called Word of Mouf a "superstar affair that aims for mass appeal with a broad array of different styles" and enjoyed "witty puns and sly innuendoes" displayed in songs such as "Area Codes".[2] However, he felt that "amid all of these various team-ups you do lose a little bit of the sincere, personal edge that had characterized much of Ludacris' debut."[2] Soren Baker of the Chicago Tribune also praised the album's comedic nature, commenting that "Whether he's delivering a punchy one-liner, exaggerating his rhyme flow to a silly extreme or cleverly deploying pop culture references, Ludacris keeps the mood light and festive. Even his skits are funny enough that they could serve as the foundation for a top-tier comedy album."[11]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 281,000 copies in the United States,[12] The album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 31, 2002. As of July 2014, the album has sold over 3,674,000 copies in the United States to date.[13] This is Ludacris' best selling album. It was nominated at the 45th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album, but lost to The Eminem Show.

Track listing

All tracks are co-written by Christopher Bridges

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Coming 2 America"	Christopher Bridges Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford	Shondrae Crawford	4:21
2.	"Rollout (My Business)"	Christopher Bridges Timothy Mosley Papa Serigne Seck	Timbaland	4:56
3.	"Go 2 Sleep (featuring Three 6 Mafia, I-20 & Fate Wilson)"	Paul Beauregard Christopher Bridges Darnell Carlton Shondrae Crawford Jordan Houston Bobby Sandimarine Fate Wilson	Shondrae Crawford	5:10
4.	"Cry Babies (Oh No)"	Christopher Bridges Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	5:56
5.	"She Said"	Christopher Bridges Rico Wade Fate Wilson	Organized Noize	4:33
6.	"Howhere (Skit, not included in the censored version)"	Christopher Bridges	Christopher Bridges	1:11
7.	"Area Codes (featuring Nate Dogg)"	Phalon Alexander Christopher Bridges Nathaniel Hale Billy Nichols	Jazze Pha	5:03
8.	"Growing Pains (featuring Keon Bryce and Fate Wilson)"	William Bell Christopher Bridges Keon Bryce Booker Jones Fate Wilson	P. King "The Specialist"	4:49
9.	"Greatest Hits (Skit, not included in the censored version)"		Mike Johnson	1:16
10.	"Move Bitch (featuring Mystikal & I-20)"	Craig Lawson Sandimarine Jonathan Smith Michael Tyler	KLC	4:30
11.	"Stop Lying (Skit, not included in the censored version)"	Christopher Bridges	Christopher Bridges	1:36
12.	"Saturday (Oooh Oooh!) (featuring Sleepy Brown)"	Christopher Bridges Patrick Brown Raymond Murray Rico Wade	Organized Noize	3:50
13.	"Keep It on the Hush (featuring Jazze Pha)"	Phalon Alexander Christopher Bridges	Jazze Pha	4:46
14.	"Word of Mouf (Freestyle) (featuring 4-Ize)"	Christopher Bridges 4-Ize	Christopher Bridges	2:11
15.	"Get the Fuck Back (featuring Fate Wilson, Shawnna & I-20)"	Christopher Bridges Shondrae Crawford Shawnna I-20 Fate Wilson	Shondrae Crawford	5:21
16.	"Freaky Thangs (featuring Twista & Jagged Edge)"	Christopher Bridges Brandon Casey Brian Casey Shondrae Crawford 4-Ize Carl Mitchell Kyle Norman Richard Wings	Shondrae Crawford	5:32
17.	"Cold Outside (featuring Chimere)"	Christopher Bridges Torrey Cook	Jooka	6:03
18.	"Block Lockdown (featuring I-20) (includes hidden track Welcome to Atlanta (Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris)"	Christopher Bridges Shondrae Crawford		7:48

Samples and interpolations

"Coming 2 America"

"Requiem", 3rd movement (Dies irae) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Conductor and orchestra unknown)
Symphony No. 9, "From the New World", 4th movement (Allegro con fuoco) by Antonín Dvořák (Conductor and orchestra unknown)

"Rollout (My Business)"

"Yay Boy" by Africando

"Area Codes"

"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" by B.T. Express

"Growing Pains"

"I Forgot To Be Your Lover" by William Bell

"Welcome to Atlanta"

"Five Minutes of Funk" by Whodini
"Do it baby" by The Miracles

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Word of Mouf*
Chart (2001–02)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	98
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	57
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[16]	12
US Billboard 200[17]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Word of Mouf*
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[19]	108
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[20]	20
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21]	9
US Billboard 200[22]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23]	2

Certifications

Certifications for *Word of Mouf*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Gold	100,000^*
United States (RIAA)[26]	3× Platinum	3,674,000[13]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Amazon.com: Ludacris: Word Of Mouf: Music". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
Birchmeier, Jason. "Word of Mouf - Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2003). "Not Hop, Stomp". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
"Word of Mouf". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
"Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
HipHopDX (5 December 2001). "Ludacris - Word Of Mouf". HipHopDX. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
"RapReviews.com Feature for November 27, 2001 - Ludacris' "Word of Mouf"". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
"Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"Ludacris - Word of Mouf CD". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
"Google News". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
Soren, Baker (February 3, 2002). "Ludacris "Word of Mouf" (Def Jam South) - Review". The Chicago Tribune. Tony W. Hunter. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
D'Angelo, Joe (December 5, 2001). "Creed Won't 'Sacrifice' Pole Position On Billboard Chart". MTV.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
Grein, Paul (June 24, 2014). "USA: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000". Yahoo! Music.
"Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
"Ludacris | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
"Ludacris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
"Ludacris Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
"Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
"Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
"Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
"Canadian album certifications – Ludacris – Word of Mouf". Music Canada.
"British album certifications – Ludacris – Word of Mouf". British Phonographic Industry.
"American album certifications – Ludacris – Word of Mouf". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e Ludacris
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Incognegro Back for the First Time Word of Mouf Chicken-n-Beer The Red Light District Release Therapy Theater of the Mind Battle of the Sexes Ludaversal
Compilations	Golden Grain Disturbing tha Peace
EPs	Burning Bridges
Mixtapes	DJ Drama Presents: The Preview
Singles	"What's Your Fantasy" "Southern Hospitality" "Area Codes" "Rollout (My Business)" "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)" "Move Bitch" "Fatty Girl" "Act a Fool" "P-Poppin" "Stand Up" "Splash Waterfalls" "Diamond in the Back" "Blow It Out" "Get Back" "Number One Spot" "The Potion" "Pimpin' All Over the World" "Georgia" "Money Maker" "Grew Up a Screw Up" "Runaway Love" "Slap" "Down in tha Dirty" "What Them Girls Like" "One More Drink" "Nasty Girl" "How Low" "My Chick Bad" "Sex Room" "Representin" "Rest of My Life" "Party Girls" "Good Lovin" "Vitamin D"
Featured singles	"One Minute Man" "Bia' Bia'" "Welcome to Atlanta" "B R Right" "Why Don't We Fall in Love" "Gossip Folks" "Holidae In" "Hot & Wet" "Yeah!" "Lovers and Friends" "Shake Dat Shit" "Oh" "Sugar (Gimme Some)" "Unpredictable" "Need a Boss" "Glamorous" "Get Buck in Here" "I'm So Hood (Remix)" "Rock Star" "How We Do It (Around My Way)" "Chopped 'n' Skrewed" "How Do You Sleep?" "Addicted to Money" "Bulletproof" "Regret" "Baby" "Break Your Heart" "All I Do Is Win" "Ride" "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" (Remix) "Porn Star Dancing" "I Like" "Saturday Night" "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" "Welcome to My Hood" (Remix) "Country Shit" (Remix) "Little Bad Girl" "Wet the Bed" "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" "We in This Bitch" "All Around the World" "The Champion" "SexBeat" "Peaches" (Remix)
Other songs	"War with God" "Wish You Would" "Undisputed" "Still Standing" "Dirt Road Anthem" "Shake Señora" (Remix)
Related articles	Disturbing tha Peace WeMix

На других языках

[de] Word of Mouf

Word of Mouf (englisch für: „Mundpropaganda“) ist das dritte Soloalbum des US-amerikanischen Rappers Ludacris. Es erschien am 5. November 2001 über die Labels Disturbing tha Peace und Def Jam Recordings. Am 21. April 2004 wurde das Album inklusive DVD wiederveröffentlicht.

- [en] Word of Mouf

[es] Word Of Mouf

Word of Mouf es el tercer álbum del rapero Ludacris, y el segundo en Def Jam, lanzado en 2001. Los sencillos fueron "Roll Out (My Business)", "Area Codes", "Move Bitch" y "Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)".

[ru] Word of Mouf

Word of Mouf — третий студийный альбом Лудакриса, выпущенный 27 ноября 2001 года. В Def Jam решили выпустить альбом раньше сроков, когда пиратские копии композиций альбома просочились в интернет. За первую неделю продаж альбом продан числом свыше 281 000 экземпляров, что дало ему 3 строчку в рейтинге Billboard 200[1]. Этот альбом является наиболее хорошо продаваемым в США и от начала продаж по состоянию на июль 2009 года было продано свыше 3 616 000 экземпляров[2].

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