Bossalinie

Bossalinie
Studio album by C-Murder
Released	March 9, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Hip-hop[1]
Length	77:42
Label	No Limit Priority EMI
Producer	Ke'Noe L.T. Hutton Daz Dillinger Carlos Stephens
C-Murder chronology
Life or Death (1998) Bossalinie (1999) Trapped in Crime (2000)
Singles from Bossaslinie
"Like A Jungle" Released: 1999 "I Remember" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
The Source	[4]
USA Today	[5]

Bossalinie is the second studio album by American rapper C-Murder, released by No Limit Records, Priority Records, and EMI on March 9, 1999.^[6] It entered the Billboard 200 at number two for the week ending March 14, 1999, after selling over 175,611 in its first week.^[7] It stayed on the chart for 11 weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[8] 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.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	O'Dell	0:49
2.	"Ghetto Boy" (featuring Mac and Kane & Abel)	Craig B	4:29
3.	"Like a Jungle"	KLC Master P	3:24
4.	"Gangsta Walk" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	L.T. Hutton	3:14
5.	"Skit"	C-Murder	0:40
6.	"Livin' Legend" (featuring Master P)	Master P	2:50
7.	"Money Talks" (featuring Fiend and Silkk the Shocker)	KLC	3:19
8.	"Street Keep Callin'" (featuring Dez and Monica)	Dez Dallas Austin	3:11
9.	"Wballs (Skit)"	Daz Dillinger	0:20
10.	"Ghetto Millionaire" (featuring Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dogg)	L.T. Hutton	4:14
11.	"Lord Help Us" (featuring Rico)	Ontario Haynes	4:41
12.	"Bitch Niggas (skit)"	C-Murder	0:52
13.	"On My Enemies"	O'Dell	3:09
14.	"Freedom" (featuring Anita and Porsha)	KLC	4:31
15.	"Lil Nigga" (featuring Master P)	Ke'Noe	3:15
16.	"Murder and Daz" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	L.T. Hutton	4:02
17.	"Piano (skit)"	O'Dell	2:34
18.	"Nasty Chick" (featuring Rico)	Ontario Haynes	3:09
19.	"I Remember" (featuring Magic and Mo B. Dick)	Carlos Stephens	3:48
20.	"Dedication (skit)"	C-Murder Silkk the Shocker Master P	0:14
21.	"Where We Wanna" (featuring Goodie Mob)	KLC	3:53
22.	"Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jazz)	Ontario Haynes	2:37
23.	"Still Makin' Moves" (featuring Master P and Mo B. Dick)	Mo B. Dick	2:40
24.	"Can't Hold Me Back (skit)" (featuring QB)	C-Murder	1:59
25.	"Phone Call (skit)"	C-Murder Mo B. Dick	0:44
26.	"Ride On Dem Bustas" (featuring Magic and Mr. Serv-On)	Ke'Noe	4:34
27.	"Closin' Down Shop" (featuring Magic and Soulja Slim)	Mo B. Dick	2:53
28.	"Outro"	O'Dell	1:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200[10] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200[12] 196 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)

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). "C-Murder – Bossalinie". Record Report. 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.
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.