Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live
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| Released | December 5, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
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| Genre | Southern hip-hop | |||
| Length | 1:16:08 | |||
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| HipHopDX | 2.5/5 |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10 |
Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live (stylized as Bred 2 Die · Born 2 Live) is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Lil Scrappy. It was released on December 5, 2006 through BME Recordings and Reprise Records.
Recording sessions took place at The Vault in Miami, at Tree Sound Studios in Duluth, at Hot Beats Studio, S-Line Recording, Stankonia Recording, Bangladesh Studios, Aphilliates Studios and Drum Squad Studios in Atlanta, at Jumpstart Productions in Brisbane, at Hypnotize Minds Studios in Memphis, at the Record Plant and the Studio at the Sunset Marquis in Hollywood, at The Big House in Farmington Hills and at 54 Sound in Detroit, with additional recording at McCoy Street Studio in Atlanta and Battery Studios in New York.
Production was handled by Lil' Jon, Bangladesh, DJ Paul, Don Cannon, Drumma Boy, Eminem, Ike Dirty, Jake One, Jazze Pha, J. R. Rotem, Juicy J, Kadis, Ky Miller, Sean Marshall and Sha Money XL.
It features guest appearances from Bo Hagon, 50 Cent, Lil' Chris, Lil' Jon, Lloyd, Nook, Olivia, Playboy Tre', StayFresh, Three 6 Mafia, Yo Gotti, Young Buck, Young Dro, Yung Joc, E-40 and Sean P.
The album debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Top Rap Albums charts, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies in the United States. Its lead single, "Money in the Bank", made it to number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 5 on the Hot Rap Songs, received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America, and was included in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007.