Lil' Romeo

by Lil' Romeo

Overview

Better known for his savvy schemes and industry knowhow than for his rapping, Master P introduced the world to his son, Lil' Romeo, in 2001. Furthermore, he did so with one of the year's surprise hits, "My Baby." The song not only made Romeo an overnight sensation but also revived Master P's struggling career. Suddenly, the rapper with the "Ice Cream Man" tattoo on his arm was better known for his fatherly ways than for "making 'em say 'ugh,'" but even if you put aside the heart-warming thug-rapper-turned-loving-father angle, Romeo's self-titled debut is still worthy of its success. Master P gives his son some great pop-rap productions to work with here. Some of the interpolations may be pretty obvious (the "I Want You Back" interpolation so central to "My Baby"'s success being Exhibit A), but such is the nature of pop-rap, and Master P understands this perhaps as well as anyone. He's mined the past for hooks of his own, albeit never this well, and he does so to a further extent for his son's debut. If anything, give Master P credit for producing an album for his son that's more engaging than most of his own. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	07/03/2001
Label:	No Limit Records / Priority Records
UPC:	0049925019827
Rank:	111959

Tracks

1. Intro
2. Little Star
3. My Baby
4. The Girlies
5. That's Kool
6. Somebody's in Love
7. Make You Dance
8. My First
9. I Want to Be Like You
10. Little Souljas Need Love Too
11. Your ABC's
12. When I Get Grown
13. Remember
14. Where They At
15. Game
16. Don't Want To
17. What
18. Take My Pain Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lil' Romeo   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lil' Zane   Primary Artist
6 Piece   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Freequan   Primary Artist
Silkk the Shocker   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Afficial   Primary Artist
Trina   Primary Artist,Vocals
Slay Sean   Primary Artist
Lil-D   Primary Artist
Master P   Primary Artist,Vocals
Allusion   Vocals
Little D   Featured Artist
D the Business   Vocals
Sugar Bear   Vocals
Ms. Peaches   Vocals

Technical Credits

Alphonso Mizell   Composer
Ricky Walters   Composer
Carlos Stephens   Producer
Eric "Vietnam" Sadler   Composer
Lil' Romeo   Composer
Mark Morales   Composer
Linda Womack   Composer
Maurice Starr   Composer
Leslie Henderson   Photography
Tom Whitlock   Composer
Giorgio Moroder   Composer
Cecil Womack   Composer
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey   Composer
Slick Rick   Composer
Chip Taylor   Composer
Freddie Perren   Composer
Richard Finch   Composer
Ziggy Modeliste   Composer
Gip Noble   Composer
Art Neville   Composer
Ahmad Lewis   Composer
George Porter, Jr.   Composer
Hank Shocklee   Composer
Ahmad A. Lewis   Composer
Darren Robinson   Composer
Giulio Costanzo   Graphic Design
Zane Copeland, Jr.   Composer
Dennis Lussier   Composer
Michael Gomez   Composer
Stefan Gordy   Composer
Howard DeLoach   Project Coordinator
Damon Wimbley   Composer
Colin Jahn   Art Direction
Eddie Gip Noble   Composer
Eve Jefferies   Composer
Romeo Miller   Composer
Dwight Meyers   Composer
Naheim Johnson   Composer
Martin Sunderland   Composer
Marcus Carter   Composer
Leo Noeentelli   Composer
D the Business   Composer
Marlon Williams   Composer
Master P   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Kasseem Dean   Composer
Sean "Barney" Thomas   Producer
Afficial   Composer,Performer
Trina   Composer
Slay Sean   Composer
Silkk the Shocker   Composer,Performer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Kurtis Walker   Composer