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			{{Infobox album
	{{Infobox Album \| <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Albums -->
	~~Name~~ = Down for Life \|		\| name = Down for Life
	~~Type~~ = ~~] \|~~		\| type = studio
	~~Artist~~ = ] \|		\| artist = ]
	~~Cover~~ = D4L DownForLife Cover.jpg \|		\| cover = D4L DownForLife Cover.jpg
			\| alt =
	Released = ], ] \|
			\| released = {{Start date\|2005\|11\|08}}
	Recorded = 2005 \|
			\| recorded = 2005
	Genre = ] \|
			\| studio = D4L Studios<br />]<br /> Dee Money Studios<br /> {{small\|(Atlanta, Georgia)}}
	Length = 56:15 \|
			\| genre = <!-- Please source genres -->
	Label = ] \|
	~~Producer~~ = ]\|		\| length = 56:15
			\| label = {{hlist\|]\|]\|]\|Dee Money}}
	Reviews =
			\| producer = {{hlist\|] (])\|Dee Money (exec.)}}
	*] {{rating-5\|2.5}} \|
			\| prev_title =
	Last album = N/A\|
			\| prev_year =
	This album = '''''Down for Life'''''<br />(2005) \|
			\| next_title =
	Next album = N/A \|}}
			\| next_year =
			\| misc = {{Singles
			\| name = Down for Life
			\| type = studio
			\| single1 = ]
			\| single1date = October 18, 2005
			\| single2 = ]
			\| single2date = April 28, 2006
			}}
			}}
			{{Album ratings
			\| rev1 = ]
			\| rev1score = {{Rating\|2.5\|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic\|class=album\|id=r804626}}</ref>
			\|rev2 = RapReviews
			\|rev2score = 2.5/10<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2005/12/d4l-down-for-life/ \|author=Steve 'Flash' Juon \|date=December 27, 2005 \|title=D4L :: Down for Life \|website=RapReviews}}</ref>
			}}

	'''Down for Life''' is the ~~debut~~ album by ] group ]. The album was released on ], ] on ]' ~~record~~ ~~label~~, ]. The album debuted at #22 in the US, selling ~~little over~~ 40,000 in ~~its~~ first week ~~and~~ ~~eventually~~ ~~going~~ ]. ~~The~~ ~~entire~~ ~~album~~ ~~includes~~ ~~production~~ by ]. ~~Not~~ to be ~~confused~~ ~~with~~ ].		'''''Down for Life''''' is the only album released by ] group ]. The album was released on November 8, 2005 on ], ], ] and Dee Money Entertainment. The album debuted at number 22 in the US, selling 40,000 copies in the first week.{{citation needed\|date=August 2019}} The album sold 230,000 copies in its opening two months at a retail price of $18.98].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/12/arts/music/laffy-taffy-so-light-so-sugary-so-downloadable.html \|date=January 12, 2006 \|author=Kelefa Sanneh \|title='Laffy Taffy': So Light, So Sugary, So Downloadable \|website=]}}</ref>

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==
			{{Track listing
	# Bankhead – 3:59
			\| extra_column = Producer(s)
	# ] – 3:44
			\| title1 = Bankhead
	# What Can U Do – 3:22
			\| note1 =
	# Stuntman – 3:33
			\| writer1 = ], Dennis Buttler, Adrian Parks and Cory Way
	# Do It Like Me Baby – 3:29
			\| extra1 = Born Immaculate
	# Front Street – 3:30
			\| length1 = 3:59
	# Scotty – 4:08
			\| title2 = ]
	# Betcha Cant Do It Like Me – 3:41
	# ~~I'm~~ da ~~Man~~ – ~~4:07~~		\| note2 =
			\| writer2 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Parks and Richard Sims
	# Diggin' Me – 4:53
			\| extra2 = K-Rab
	# Get Real Low – 3:53
			\| length2 = 3:44
	# Make It Rain (Ft. ], ] & ]) – 4:40
			\| title3 = What Can U Do
	# Shittin' Me – 5:14
	# ~~Game~~ ~~Owe~~ Me ~~(Ft.~~ ]) – ~~4:02~~		\| note3 =
			\| writer3 = L. Williams, D. Buttler and A. Park
			\| extra3 = Born Immaculate
			\| length3 = 3:23
			\| title4 = Stuntman
			\| note4 =
			\| writer4 = L. Williams and A. Park
			\| extra4 = Slick B
			\| length4 = 3:34
			\| title5 = Do It Like Me Baby
			\| note5 =
			\| writer5 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and R. Sims
			\| extra5 = DJ Pooh, K-Rab
			\| length5 = 3:30
			\| title6 = Front Street
			\| note6 =
			\| writer6 = L. Williams, D. Buttler and A. Park
			\| extra6 = Mook B
			\| length6 = 3:33
			\| title7 = Scotty
			\| note7 =
			\| writer7 = L. Williams and Barry Adams
			\| extra7 = Slick B
			\| length7 = 4:09
			\| title8 = ]
			\| note8 =
			\| writer8 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and ]
			\| extra8 = DJ Pooh
			\| length8 = 4:09
			\| title9 = I'm Da Man
			\| note9 =
			\| writer9 = C. Walker and R. Sims
			\| extra9 = K-Rab
			\| length9 = 4:07
			\| title10 = Diggin' Me
			\| note10 =
			\| writer10 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and C. Walker
			\| extra10 = Midnight Black
			\| length10 = 4:54
			\| title11 = Get Real Low
			\| note11 =
			\| writer11 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and B. Adams
			\| extra11 = Slick B
			\| length11 = 3:53
			\| title12 = Make It Rain
			\| note12 = featuring ], Sweets and Kool Ace
			\| writer12 = L. Williams, Brian Fleming and D. Buttler
			\| extra12 = Stack'Em Ace
			\| length12 = 4:39
			\| title13 = Shittin' Me
			\| note13 =
			\| writer13 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park, Zedrick Love and R. Sims
			\| extra13 = K-Rab
			\| length13 = 5:14
			\| title14 = Game Owe Me
			\| note14 = featuring Kool Ace
			\| writer14 = L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and B. Fleming
			\| extra14 = Kool Ace, Mook B
			\| length14 = 4:02
			\| total_length = 56:15
			}}

			==Charts==
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			===Weekly charts===
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			! scope="col"\| Chart (2005)
			! scope="col"\| Peak<br />position
			\|-
			{{album chart\|Billboard200\|22\|artist=D4L\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|4\|artist=D4L\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|BillboardRap\|3\|artist=D4L\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}
			\|}
			{{col-2}}

			===Year-end charts===
			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			! scope="col"\| Chart (2006)
			! scope="col"\| Position
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}</ref>
			\| 155
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums\|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=September 27, 2020}}</ref>
			\| 57
			\|}
			{{col-end}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 11:03, 21 October 2024

2005 studio album by D4L

Down for Life

Studio album by D4L
Released	November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Recorded	2005
Studio	D4L Studios PatchWerk Recording Studios Dee Money Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Length	56:15
Label	Atlantic Asylum Ice Age Dee Money
Producer	Shawty Lo (exec.) Dee Money (exec.)

Singles from Down for Life
"Laffy Taffy" Released: October 18, 2005 "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" Released: April 28, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	2.5/10

Down for Life is the only album released by Southern rap group D4L. The album was released on November 8, 2005 on Atlantic Records, Asylum Records, Ice Age Entertainment and Dee Money Entertainment. The album debuted at number 22 in the US, selling 40,000 copies in the first week. The album sold 230,000 copies in its opening two months at a retail price of $18.98USD.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bankhead"	Lefabian Williams, Dennis Buttler, Adrian Parks and Cory Way	Born Immaculate	3:59
2.	"Laffy Taffy"	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Parks and Richard Sims	K-Rab	3:44
3.	"What Can U Do"	L. Williams, D. Buttler and A. Park	Born Immaculate	3:23
4.	"Stuntman"	L. Williams and A. Park	Slick B	3:34
5.	"Do It Like Me Baby"	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and R. Sims	DJ Pooh, K-Rab	3:30
6.	"Front Street"	L. Williams, D. Buttler and A. Park	Mook B	3:33
7.	"Scotty"	L. Williams and Barry Adams	Slick B	4:09
8.	"Betcha Can't Do It Like Me"	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and Carlos Walker	DJ Pooh	4:09
9.	"I'm Da Man"	C. Walker and R. Sims	K-Rab	4:07
10.	"Diggin' Me"	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and C. Walker	Midnight Black	4:54
11.	"Get Real Low"	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and B. Adams	Slick B	3:53
12.	"Make It Rain" (featuring Too Short, Sweets and Kool Ace)	L. Williams, Brian Fleming and D. Buttler	Stack'Em Ace	4:39
13.	"Shittin' Me"	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park, Zedrick Love and R. Sims	K-Rab	5:14
14.	"Game Owe Me" (featuring Kool Ace)	L. Williams, D. Buttler, A. Park and B. Fleming	Kool Ace, Mook B	4:02
Total length:				56:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	4
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200	155
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	57

References

Down for Life at AllMusic
Steve 'Flash' Juon (December 27, 2005). "D4L :: Down for Life". RapReviews.
Kelefa Sanneh (January 12, 2006). "'Laffy Taffy': So Light, So Sugary, So Downloadable". The New York Times.
"D4L Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
"D4L Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
"D4L Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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