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So So Def Bass All Stars
Compilation album by various artists
Released	May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22)
Genre	Bass music
Length	42:27
Label	So So Def Columbia
Producer	Black Market Entertainment Carl Mo Danny D DJ Herb DJ Kizzy Rock DJ Nabs Kidd Money Kool Kollie Playa Poncho The Dynamik Duo Zae'
Various artists chronology
So So Def Bass All Stars (1996) So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II (1997)
Singles from So So Def Bass All Stars
"Whatz Up, Whatz Up" Released: July 4, 1995 "My Boo" Released: June 25, 1996

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So So Def Bass All-Stars is a compilation album of bass music by American record label So So Def Recordings. It was released on May 22, 1996, through Columbia Records with distribution via Sony Music. Production was handled by Black Market Entertainment, Carl Mo, Danny D, DJ Herb, DJ Kizzy Rock, DJ Nabs, Kidd Money, Kool Kollie, Playa Poncho, The Dynamik Duo and Zae', with Jermaine Dupri serving as executive producer. It features contributions from Big Ace, Don Yute, Edward J, Ghost Town DJ's, Kidd Money, L.A. Sno, MC Shy D, Mr. Collipark, Playa Poncho, Raheem the Dream, T'Baby, The City Boyz, Trigga Man, Zae' and Bass Allstars.

The album made it to number 32 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 19, 1996, for selling 500,000 copies in the United States.

Its lead single, "Whatz Up, Whatz Up", peaked at No. 63 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while its second single, "My Boo", was a success charting at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 3 in New Zealand, No. 26 in Australia and No. 157 in France, as well as receiving Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.

So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II, the album's sequel, was released the following year. So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. III, the third and final compilation of 'So So Def Bass All-Stars' series was released in 1998.

Track listing

Personnel

• Edward J. Landrum – vocals (tracks: 1, 14)
• Virgo Williams – vocals (track 2)
• John R. "Zae'" Gilliam – vocals & producer (track 3)
• Gerald "Playa Poncho" McCrary – vocals (tracks: 4, 7, 13), producer (tracks: 6, 7)
• Ira "L.A. Sno" Brown – vocals (track 4)
• Kervin "Trigga Man" Paul – vocals (track 5)
• Sean "Kidd Money" Chavis – vocals & producer (track 5)
• Micaiah "Raheem the Dream" Raheem – vocals (track 6)
• The City Boyz – vocals (track 8)
• Tarecha "T'Baby" Strachan – vocals (track 9)
• Charles "Big Ace" Ellison Jr. – vocals (track 9)
• Jason Andrew "Don Yute" Williams – vocals (track 10)
• Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms – voice (track 11)
• Peter "MC Shy D" Jones – voice (track 11)
• Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 10), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 10)
• Carlos "DJ Kizzy Rock" Young – producer (track 4)
• Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – producer (tracks: 6, 13), arranger (tracks: 1, 14), mixing (tracks: 1–4, 9, 10, 13), sequencing
• Youtha Anthony "DJ Nabs" Fowler – producer (track 7)
• Herbert "DJ Herb" Hawkins – producer (track 8)
• Danny "D" Lee Spohn – producer (track 9), mixing (tracks: 9, 12), re-mixing (track 12)
• Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone – producer & mixing (track 13)
• Paul Lewis – producer & mixing (track 13)
• Dwayne "Emperor" Searcy – producer (track 14)
• Robert "R.O.B." McDowell – producer (track 14)
• King James – mixing (track 1)
• Zach Solem – mixing (track 3)
• Richard Wells – mixing (track 5), recording (track 8)
• Oscar Jimenez – mixing (tracks: 7, 10)
• Carlos Santos – mixing (tracks: 9, 12)
• Taj Mahal – mixing (track 13)
• Rodney Fuller – mastering
• Hans Gutknecht – sequencing
• Jermaine Dupri – executive producer

Charts

Certifications

References

1. "Various Artists - So So Def Bass All-Stars Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
2. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 14, 1996. p. 100. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
3. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 9, 1996. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
4. "SO SO DEF BASS ALL-STARS by VARIOUS ARTISTS sales and awards". bestsellingalbums.org. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
5. "American album certifications – VARIOUS – So So Def Bass All-Stars". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• So So Def Bass All Stars at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1996 compilation albums
• Albums produced by Lil Jon
• Record label compilation albums
• Columbia Records compilation albums
• So So Def Recordings compilation albums