D12 World

D12 World
Studio album by
D12
ReleasedApril 27, 2004
Recorded2002–2004
Studio
  • 54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan)
  • Teklab (Cincinnati)
  • DNAB (Detroit)
  • Can-Am (Tarzana, California)
Genre
Length77:49
Label
Producer
D12 chronology
Devil's Night
(2001) 		D12 World
(2004)
Singles from D12 World
  1. "My Band"
    Released: March 2004
  2. "How Come"
    Released: June 8, 2004

D12 World is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group D12. It was released on April 27, 2004. The album sold 544,000 copies in its first week on the U.S. Billboard 200.[1] The album is also the last D12 release to feature Proof before his death in 2006, and the second D12 album to feature Bugz on a track.[2]

Track listing

D12 World track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Git Up"  
 4:03
2. "Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice)
  • Eminem
  • Resto[a]
 5:54
3. "Just Like U"  
  • Hi-Tek
  • Eminem[a]
  • Resto[a]
(rapper)Lance Nicholas		 3:31
4. "I'll Be Damned"  
  • Mr. Porter
  • Eminem[a]
  • Resto[a]
 4:21
5. "Dude" (skit)Eminem 1:14
6. "My Band"  
  • Eminem
  • Resto[a]
 4:58
7. "U R the One"  Mr. Porter 4:19
8. "6 in the Morning (Come on In)"  
  • Eminem
  • Resto[a]
 4:38
9. "How Come"  Witt & Pep 4:09
10. "Leave Dat Boy Alone"  
  • Red Spyda
  • Eminem[a]
  • Resto[a]
 5:23
11. "Get My Gun"  
  • Eminem
  • Resto[a]
 4:34
12. "Bizarre" (skit)Eminem 1:21
13. "Bitch" (featuring Dina Rae)
  • Eminem
  • Resto[a]
 4:56
14. "Steve's Coffee House" (skit)Eminem 0:51
15. "D-12 World"  Kanye West 3:10
16. "40 Oz."  Trackboyz 4:02
17. "Commercial Break" (featuring Young Zee)Mr. Porter 1:12
18. "American Psycho II" (featuring B-Real)
 3:44
19. "Bugz '97" (skit; performed by Bugz)Eminem 1:05
20. "Good Die Young"  
  • Mr. Porter
  • Essman[b]
 5:56
21. "Keep Talkin'" (bonus track)
  • Night & Day
  • Eminem[a]
  • Resto[a]
 4:28
Total length:
 77:49
Special edition bonus disc[3]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Barbershop"  Mr. Porter 4:23
2. "Slow Your Roll"  Eminem 4:25
Total length:
 86:37
Deluxe edition bonus DVD[4]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Making of the Album/Behind the Scenes" (featurette)  29:14
2. "My Band" (uncensored music video)
 5:44
3. "40 Oz." (uncensored music video)Trackboyz 4:02
Total length:
 116:49

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer.
  • "Bugz" is taken from the song "Desperados", performed by DJ Butter, Eminem, Proof, Bugz & the Almighty Dreadnaughtz.
  • "Just Like U" does not appear on the clean version of the album.
  • "Leave Dat Boy Alone" features additional vocals by 50 Cent.
  • "Get My Gun" is an unlockable song in the 2006 open-world game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
  • "Barbershop" can be found on the Barbershop 2: Back in Business soundtrack.
  • The clean version of the album allows "ass" to be uncensored but few uses of the word "hell", some references to alcohol use, most references to drugs, sexual content, and violence are edited out, although all sound effects remain intact.
  • "6 in the Morning (Come on In)" was leaked in the bootleg mixtape Straight From The Lab

Sample credits

  • "Git Up" contains a sample from "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis
  • "Just Like U" contains a sample from "Sir Galahad" by Rick Wakeman.
  • "U R the One" contains a sample from "Girl Callin'" by Chocolate Milk
  • "Good Die Young" contains a sample from "Screen Kiss" by Thomas Dolby
  • "Keep Talkin'" contains samples from "Tortuga" by Starwood and "Halftime" by Nas

Personnel

  • B-Real – guest appearance
  • Steve Baughman – mixing
  • Rondell Beene – skit
  • Bizarre – skit
  • Joe Borges – assistant
  • Bugz – skit
  • Tony Campana – engineer
  • Richard Castro – skit
  • Larry Chatman – project coordinator
  • Mike "Chav" Chavarria – engineer
  • D12 – group
  • Dr. Dre – producer, mixing
  • Mike Elizondo – keyboards
  • Eminem – producer, executive producer, mixing, skit
  • Essman – producer
  • 50 Cent – skit
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardener – mastering
  • Richard Hunt – engineer
  • Steven King – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing, skit
  • Kuniva – skit
  • Night and Day – producer
  • Red Spyda – keyboards, producer
  • Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
  • Michael Strange – engineer
  • Obie Trice – guest appearance
  • Sacha Waldman – photography
  • Young Zee – skit
  • Kanye West – producer
  • Paul Williams – songwriter
  • J.R. Rotem – keyboards, songwriter

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for D12 World
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[40] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[41] Gold 150,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[42] Platinum 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Platinum 323,649[44]
United States (RIAA)[46] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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