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| Name = Bossalinie | name = Bossalinie
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| Cover = C-Murder - Bossalinie.jpg | cover = C-Murder - Bossalinie.jpg
| Released = March 9, 1999 | alt =
| released = March 9, 1999
| Recorded = 1998-1999 <small> in (]) </small>
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| genre = ]<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Christopher|title=C-Murder Seeks Truth On Bossalinie|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/uqozpd/c-murder-seeks-truth-on-bossalinie|website=]|date=March 15, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106150851/https://www.mtv.com/news/uqozpd/c-murder-seeks-truth-on-bossalinie|archive-date=January 6, 2023|access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>
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| This album = '''''Bossalinie''''' <br />(1999)
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| name = Bossaslinie
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|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Baker|first=Soren|author-link=Soren Baker|date=March 5, 1999|title=Dull Moments Are Rare With C-Murder|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-c-murder-bossali/147338078/|magazine=]|page=F26|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
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|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Braxton|first=Charlie R.|date=May 1999|issue=116|title=Record Report: C-Murder – Bossalinie|url=http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=4423&album=41163|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000125071454/http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=4423&album=41163|archive-date=January 25, 2000|magazine=]|pages=208, 210|location=New York|access-date=July 7, 2024}}</ref>
|rev4score = 8.5/10
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'''''Bossalinie''''' is the second ] by ] ] ], released by ]. It entered the ] at number two of the week ending March 14, 1999 after selling over 175,611 in its first week of sales.<ref name="sales"></ref> It stayed on the chart for 11 weeks and was certified Gold. The album features production by ] and guest appearances by ], ] , ] and other No Limit representatives. The lead hit single " Like A Jungle" was a huge success peaking at #10 on the US Top/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks. There was also a single called "]" feat ] which was also a hit peaking at #15 on the Top/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks. '''''Bossalinie''''' is the second ] by ] ] ], released by ], ], and ] on March 9, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seabrook|first1=Robby III|title=C-Murder Drops 'Bossalinie' Album 20 Years Ago Today|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-c-murder-drops-bossalinie-album/|website=]|date=March 9, 2018|access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref> It entered the ] at number two of the week ending March 14, 1999, after selling over 175,611 in its first week.<ref name="sales"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015655/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/513038/03241999/tlc.jhtml |date=October 1, 2007 }}</ref> It stayed on the chart for 11 weeks and was certified Gold by the ].<ref name=RIAA/> The album features production by ] and guest appearances by ], ], ], ], ], ], and other No Limit Soldiers.


==Controversy== ==Controversy==
C-Murder was charged by Bridgeport Records and/or Southfield Records with improper use of the musical composition "Flashlight" as an interpolated/sampled portion in "W Balls" whereas the infringement has not been remedied as described in Infringing Compositions and/or Sound Recordings and/or Records.<ref name="copyright">{{cite web |url=http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1j.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=May 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041118193517/http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1j.pdf |archivedate=November 18, 2004 }}</ref>
The album includes the track "On my Enemies" that samples the ] diss song towards ] and ] that had not yet been released. It was renamed and camouflaged to a tribute record due to a lack of rights to the sample for the song owned by ] and/or Amaru Records, as the album liner notes give no credit to 2Pac. It started a ] with Death Row affiliate ] who released a diss track towards the ] of album, ]. Yukmouth's remake of "Still Ballin" (original created earlier, remix can also be found on '']'') on his 1999 album ''Thugged Out - The Albulation'' contains the lyrics : "Cats fakin ya mak...waitin to jack..soon as the day it will passaim an infrared at the head of a rapper trying to make a living off a dead man".<ref></ref>

C-Murder was also charged by Bridgeport Records and/or Southfield Records with improper use of the musical composition "Flashlight" as an interplolated/sampled portion in "W Balls" whereas the infringement has not been remedied as described in Infringing Compositions and/or Sound Recordings and/or Records.<ref name="copyright">http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/bridgeport1j.pdf</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{tracklist
# "Intro" — 0:49
| extra_column = Producer(s)
# "Ghetto Boy"(featuring ], ], ] & ]{{disambiguation needed|date=May 2014}}) — 4:29
| title1 = Intro
# "Like a Jungle" (Featuring ]) — 3:27
| extra1 = ]
# "Gangsta Walk" (featuring ]) — 3:14
# "Skit" — 0:40 | length1 = 0:49
| title2 = Ghetto Boy
# "Livin' Legend" (featuring ]) — 2:50
# "Money Talks" (featuring ] & ]) — 3:19 | note2 = featuring ] and ]
| extra2 = ]
# "Street Keep Callin'" (featuring Dez & Monica) — 3:11
| length2 = 4:29
# "Wballs" (Skit) — 0:40
| title3 = Like a Jungle
# "Ghetto Millionaire" (featuring ], ] & ]) — 4:14
| extra3 = ], ]
# "Lord Help Us" (featuring ]) — 4:41
| length3 = 3:24
# "Bitch Niggas" (Skit) — 0:52
| title4 = Gangsta Walk
# "On My Enemies" — 3:09
# "Freedom" (featuring Porsha & Anita Thomas) — 4:31 | note4 = featuring ]
| extra4 = ]
# "Lil Nigga" (featuring ]) — 3:15
| length4 = 3:14
# "Murder and Daz" (featuring ]) — 4:02
| title5 = Skit
# "Piano"(Skit) — 2:34
| extra5 = C-Murder
# "Nasty Chick" — 3:09
| length5 = 0:40
# "I Remember" (featuring ] & Porsha) — 3:48
| title6 = Livin' Legend
# "Dedication" (Skit) — 0:14
# "Where We Wanna" (featuring ]) — 3:53 | note6 = featuring ]
| extra6 = Master P
# "Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jazz) — 2:37
| length6 = 2:50
# "Still Makin' Moves" (featuring Lil Kevin, ] & ]) — 2:40
| title7 = Money Talks
# "Can't Hold Me Back" (featuring ] & QB) — 1:59
| note7 = featuring ] and ]
# "Phone Call" (Skit) — 0:44
| extra7 = KLC
# "Ride on Dem Bustas" (featuring ] & ]) — 4:34
| length7 = 3:19
# "Closin' Down Shop" (featuring ] & ]) — 2:53
| title8 = Street Keep Callin{{'-}}
# "Outro" — 1:37
| note8 = featuring Dez and ]
| extra8 = Dez, ]
| length8 = 3:11
| title9 = Wballs (Skit)
| extra9 = ]
| length9 = 0:20
| title10 = Ghetto Millionaire
| note10 = featuring ], ], and Snoop Dogg
| extra10 = L.T. Hutton
| length10 = 4:14
| title11 = Lord Help Us
| note11 = featuring Rico
| extra11 = Ontario Haynes
| length11 = 4:41
| title12 = Bitch Niggas (skit)
| extra12 = C-Murder
| length12 = 0:52
| title13 = On My Enemies
| extra13 = O'Dell
| length13 = 3:09
| title14 = Freedom
| note14 = featuring Anita and Porsha
| extra14 = KLC
| length14 = 4:31
| title15 = Lil Nigga
| note15 = featuring Master P
| extra15 = Ke'Noe
| length15 = 3:15
| title16 = Murder and Daz
| note16 = featuring ]
| extra16 = L.T. Hutton
| length16 = 4:02
| title17 = Piano (skit)
| extra17 = O'Dell
| length17 = 2:34
| title18 = Nasty Chick
| note18 = featuring Rico
| extra18 = Ontario Haynes
| length18 = 3:09
| title19 = I Remember
| note19 = featuring ] and ]
| extra19 = ]
| length19 = 3:48
| title20 = Dedication (skit)
| extra20 = C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Master P
| length20 = 0:14
| title21 = Where We Wanna
| note21 = featuring ]
| extra21 = KLC
| length21 = 3:53
| title22 = Don't Wanna Be Alone
| note22 = featuring Jazz
| extra22 = Ontario Haynes
| length22 = 2:37
| title23 = Still Makin' Moves
| note23 = featuring Mo B. Dick and Master P
| extra23 = ]
| length23 = 2:40
| title24 = Can't Hold Me Back (skit)
| note24 = featuring QB
| extra24 = C-Murder
| length24 = 1:59
| title25 = Phone Call (skit)
| extra25 = C-Murder, Mo B. Dick
| length25 = 0:44
| title26 = Ride On Dem Bustas
| note26 = featuring Magic and ]
| extra26 = Ke'Noe
| length26 = 4:34
| title27 = Closin' Down Shop
| note27 = featuring Magic and ]
| extra27 = Mo B. Dick
| length27 = 2:53
| title28 = Outro
| extra28 = O'Dell
| length28 = 1:37
}}


==Chart positions== ==Chart positions==
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{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
!align="left"|Chart (1999)

!align="left"| Peak Position
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1999)
!Peak<br/>position
|- |-
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=C-Murder|accessdate=August 22, 2020}}
|align="left"|US ]
|align="center"|2
|- |-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=C-Murder|accessdate=August 22, 2020}}
|align="left"|US ]
|}
|align="center"|1
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1999)
!Position
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ|title=1999 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=52|page=YE-46|date=December 25, 1999|accessdate=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|196
|- |-
|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 22, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|59
|} |}
{{col-end}}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Bossalinie|artist=C-Murder|type=album|region=United States|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|access-date=April 29, 2022|refname=RIAA}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==See also== ==See also==
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1999 studio album by C-Murder
Bossalinie
Studio album by C-Murder
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
GenreHip hop
Length77:42
LabelNo Limit, Priority, EMI
Producer
C-Murder chronology
Life or Death
(1998) 		Bossalinie
(1999) 		Trapped in Crime
(2000)
Singles from Bossaslinie
  1. "Like A Jungle"
    Released: 1999
  2. "I Remember"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Los Angeles Times
NME8/10
Q
The Source
USA Today

Bossalinie is the second studio album by American rapper C-Murder, released by No Limit Records, Priority Records, and EMI on March 9, 1999. It entered the Billboard 200 at number two of the week ending March 14, 1999, after selling over 175,611 in its first week. It stayed on the chart for 11 weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album features production by Beats By the Pound and guest appearances by Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Goodie Mob, Monica, and other No Limit Soldiers.

Controversy

C-Murder was charged by Bridgeport Records and/or Southfield Records with improper use of the musical composition "Flashlight" as an interpolated/sampled portion in "W Balls" whereas the infringement has not been remedied as described in Infringing Compositions and/or Sound Recordings and/or Records.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"O'Dell0:49
2."Ghetto Boy" (featuring Kane & Abel and Mac)Craig B4:29
3."Like a Jungle"KLC, Master P3:24
4."Gangsta Walk" (featuring Snoop Dogg)L.T. Hutton3:14
5."Skit"C-Murder0:40
6."Livin' Legend" (featuring Master P)Master P2:50
7."Money Talks" (featuring Fiend and Silkk the Shocker)KLC3:19
8."Street Keep Callin'" (featuring Dez and Monica)Dez, Dallas Austin3:11
9."Wballs (Skit)"Daz Dillinger0:20
10."Ghetto Millionaire" (featuring Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dogg)L.T. Hutton4:14
11."Lord Help Us" (featuring Rico)Ontario Haynes4:41
12."Bitch Niggas (skit)"C-Murder0:52
13."On My Enemies"O'Dell3:09
14."Freedom" (featuring Anita and Porsha)KLC4:31
15."Lil Nigga" (featuring Master P)Ke'Noe3:15
16."Murder and Daz" (featuring Daz Dillinger)L.T. Hutton4:02
17."Piano (skit)"O'Dell2:34
18."Nasty Chick" (featuring Rico)Ontario Haynes3:09
19."I Remember" (featuring Magic and Mo B. Dick)Carlos Stephens3:48
20."Dedication (skit)"C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Master P0:14
21."Where We Wanna" (featuring Goodie Mob)KLC3:53
22."Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jazz)Ontario Haynes2:37
23."Still Makin' Moves" (featuring Mo B. Dick and Master P)Mo B. Dick2:40
24."Can't Hold Me Back (skit)" (featuring QB)C-Murder1:59
25."Phone Call (skit)"C-Murder, Mo B. Dick0:44
26."Ride On Dem Bustas" (featuring Magic and Mr. Serv-On)Ke'Noe4:34
27."Closin' Down Shop" (featuring Magic and Soulja Slim)Mo B. Dick2:53
28."Outro"O'Dell1:37

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Billboard 200 196
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 59

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. O'Connor, Christopher (March 15, 1999). "C-Murder Seeks Truth On Bossalinie". MTV. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bossalinie at AllMusic
  3. Baker, Soren (March 5, 1999). "Dull Moments Are Rare With C-Murder". Los Angeles Times. p. F26. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. Braxton, Charlie R. (May 1999). "Record Report: C-Murder – Bossalinie". The Source. No. 116. New York. pp. 208, 210. Archived from the original on January 25, 2000. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  5. Jones, Steve (March 9, 1999). "Mase's 'Movement' into Harlem Sparklehorse's 'Spider' crawls into and out of gloom". USA Today. p. 03D. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999.
  6. Seabrook, Robby III (March 9, 2018). "C-Murder Drops 'Bossalinie' Album 20 Years Ago Today". XXL. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. VH1.com : TLC : TLC Top Chart For Fourth Straight Week - Rhapsody Music Downloads Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "American album certifications – C-Murder – Bossalinie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2004. Retrieved May 6, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "C-Murder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  11. "C-Murder Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-46. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  13. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2020.


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