Donnie G: Don Gorilla is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Sheek Louch. It was released on December 14, 2010, via Full Surface Records and Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Red Spyda, Y-Not, Bangladesh, Big H, Darius "Phonix" Barnes, DJ Webstar, Don Cannon, J. Cardim, Mike & Keys, Nemis, Pree-Recorded, Statik Selektah, Team Ready and Kool Aid. It features guest appearances from Bun B, Casely, DJ Webstar, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Jeremih, Kevin Cossom, Kobe, Styles P and The Bully.[4]

Donnie G: Don Gorilla
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
Recorded2009–10
GenreHip hop
Length45:50
Label
Producer
Sheek Louch chronology
Life on D-Block
(2009)
Donnie G: Don Gorilla
(2010)
Wu Block
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX2.5/5[2]
Pitchfork5.3/10[3]

The album made it to number 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States.

A music video was directed for the song "Party After 2".[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rhyme Animal" (Intro)Big H1:28
2."Get It Poppin'"
  • Jacobs
  • John Wesley-Groover
  • Michael Cox
  • Yaasiel Davis
3:04
3."Club Jam Packed" (featuring DJ Webstar)
DJ Webstar3:34
4."Out of the Ghetto" (featuring Kobe Honeycutt)Don Cannon3:26
5."Make Some Noise" (featuring Fabolous)
4:05
6."Blood & Tears" (featuring Casely)
Nemis3:48
7."Nite Falls"Statik Selektah2:57
8."Party After 2" (featuring Jeremih)
Phonix Beats4:09
9."Ol' Skool" (featuring Bun B)
J. Cardim3:42
10."Picture Phone Foreplay" (featuring Kevin Cossom)Bangladesh3:38
11."Dinner Guest" (featuring Jadakiss, The Bully and Styles P)
Red Spyda4:51
12."Ready 4 War"
  • Jacobs
  • Keith Fogah
Y-Not3:22
Donnie G: Don Gorilla — iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Clip Up (Reloaded)" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss)
  • Jacobs
  • Styles
  • Fogah
  • Y-Not
  • Kool Aid
3:46
14."Cocaine Trafficking" (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P)
DJ Green Lantern3:47

Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – vocals, executive producer
  • Troy Desmond "DJ Webstar" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 3)
  • Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt – vocals (track 4)
  • John "Fabolous" Jackson – vocals (track 5)
  • Jean-Carlos Casely – vocals (track 6)
  • Jeremy "Jeremih" Felton – vocals (track 8)
  • Bernard "Bun B" Freeman – vocals (track 9)
  • Kevin Cossom – vocals (track 10)
  • David "Styles P" Styles – vocals (tracks: 11, 13)
  • Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – vocals (tracks: 11, 14)
  • Donnelle "Bully" Little – vocals (track 11)
  • Hassan "Big H" Greely – producer (track 1)
  • Michael Ray "Money Mike" Cox, Jr. – producer (track 2)
  • John "J-Keys" Groover – producer (track 2)
  • Yaasiel Davis – producer (track 2)
  • Don Cannon – producer (track 4)
  • Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma – producer (tracks: 5, 11)
  • Pree-Recorded – producer (track 5)
  • Nemis – producer (track 6)
  • Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (track 7)
  • Darius "Phonix Beats" Barnes – producer (track 8)
  • Jonas Cardim – producer (track 9)
  • Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford – producer (track 10)
  • Keith "Y-Not" Fogah – producer (tracks: 12, 13)
  • Kool Aid – producer (track 13)
  • James "DJ Green Lantern" D'Agostino – producer (track 14)
  • Jesus "Poobs" Fernandez – recording
  • Dragan Čačinović – mixing
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid – executive producer
  • Mike Caruso – executive producer
  • Dawud West – art direction, design
  • Pablo Cubarie – artwork
  • Armen Djerrahian – photography
  • Javon Greene – A&R
  • Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
  • Lenny Santiago – A&R
  • Lamonte Quarles – management
  • James Looby – management

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 43
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[7] 17

References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Donnie G: Don Gorilla - Sheek Louch | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Ryon, Sean (December 22, 2010). "Sheek Louch - Donnie G: Don Gorilla". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Cohen, Ian (January 4, 2011). "Sheek Louch: Donnie G: Don Gorilla". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Paine, Jake (November 15, 2010). "Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed To Sheek Louch's "Donnie G", L.O.X. Featured". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sheek Louch - Party After 2 ft. Jeremih". YouTube. December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sheek Louch Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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