The Beginning of the End (UTP album)

The Beginning of the End... is the debut studio album by American hip hop group UTP. It was released on May 18, 2004, through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Stone House in Los Angeles, at Studio Center in Miami, and at UTP Studios in New Orleans. Production was handled by Derek "Grizz" Edwards, Slice Tee, Donald "XL" Robertson, Ad Future, and Juvenile. It features guest appearances from Partners-N-Crime, Ms. Tee and Big Zuse.

The Beginning of the End...
Studio album by UTP
Released	May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)
Recorded	2003–04
Studio	Stone House (Los Angeles, CA) Studio Center (Miami, FL) UTP Studios (New Orleans, LA)
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap
Length	58:11
Label	Rap-A-Lot 4 Life UTP Records
Producer	J. Prince (exec.) Juvenile (also exec.) Ad Future Derek "Grizz" Edwards Donald "XL" Robertson Slice Tee
UTP chronology
The Compilation (2002) The Beginning of the End... (2004) Nolia Clap (2004)
Singles from The Beginning of the End...
"Nolia Clap" Released: August 31, 2004 "What's Up" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

The album peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. The album produced two singles: "Nolia Clap" and "What's Up". Its lead single, "Nolia Clap", made it to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs. The album's chopped and screwed version was edited by OG Ron C.

Background

The Beginning of the End... marked UTP's first studio album after having previously releasing two compilation albums in 2002 (The Compilation) and 2003 (Street Stories). Instead of using the UTP name, the trio was instead billed as Juvenile, Wacko & Skip in order to build off Juvenile's popularity.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nolia Clap"	Damon Grison Donald Robertson	4:30
2.	"Don't Start"	Terius Gray Grison Clifford Nicholas Sheldon Arrington	3:47
3.	"What's Up" (featuring Kango Slim)	Gray Grison Nicholas Walter Williams Arrington	3:52
4.	"Who the Fuck Is This"	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	4:00
5.	"Juvie, Wacko, Skip (3 Bad Brothers)"	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	3:28
6.	"Solja"	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	4:19
7.	"What's Your Brains Like" (featuring Kango Slim)	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	5:21
8.	"War Shit"	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	4:22
9.	"That's All That I Know"	Gray Derek Edwards	4:09
10.	"At U Bitches"	Gray Grison Nicholas Robertson	3:00
11.	"The Best Years" (featuring Kango Slim)	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	4:20
12.	"Nolia Clap (Remix)"	Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington	4:30
13.	"What's Up (Remix)" (featuring Ms. Tee, Big Zuse and Kango Slim)	Gray Grison Nicholas Trishell Williams C. Winn W. Williams Arrington	3:45
14.	"Ride Tonight" (featuring Partners-N-Crime and Ms. Tee)	Grison Nicholas Michael Patterson W. Williams T. Williams Adam Brumfield	4:48
Total length:			58:11

Personnel

• Terius "Juvenile" Gray – main artist, producer, mixing, executive producer, A&R
• Damon "Wacko" Grison – main artist
• Clifford "Skip" Nicholas – main artist
• Walter "Kango" Williams – featured artist (tracks: 3, 7, 11, 13, 14)
• Trishell "Ms. Tee" Williams – featured artist (tracks: 13, 14)
• C. "Zuse" Winn – featured artist (track 13)
• Michael "Meanor" Patterson – featured artist (track 14)
• Adam "AD Future" Brumfield – producer
• Derek "Grizz" Edwards – producer
• Donald "XL" Robertson – producer
• Sheldon "Slice Tee" Arrington – producer
• James Prince – executive producer
• John "JP" Pegram – engineering
• Mac "Silencer" Jones – engineering
• Dave Junco – engineering, mixing
• Mike Dean – mixing, mastering
• Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings – A&R
• Aubrey Francis – project coordinator
• Paul Francis – project administrator
• Mark Hayes – art direction, design
• Mike Frost – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	122
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	17
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)	15

External links

• The Beginning Of The End... at Discogs (list of releases)