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Undaground Legend
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
Studio
  • Sucka Free Records Studio (Houston, TX)
  • SouthSide Studio (Houston, TX)
Genre Hip hop, southern hip hop
Length1:08:58
Label
Producer
Lil' Flip chronology
The Leprechaun
(2000)
Undaground Legend
(2002)
U Gotta Feel Me
(2004)
Singles from Undaground Legend
  1. "U See It"
    Released: 2002
  2. "The Way We Ball"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[2]

Undaground Legend is the second solo studio album by American rapper Lil' Flip. It was released on August 27, 2002, through Sucka Free/Loud/Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Sucka Free Records Studio and SouthSide Studio in Houston. Production was handled by Young Sears, Ke'Noe, Bigg Tyme, Tommy Granville Jr, Chop Shop Productions, David Banner, Joe Traxx, Kojak, Mr. Mixx, Slugger, and Lil' Flip himself, who also served as executive producer together with Hump. It features guest appearances from Lil' Ron, Big T, Bizzy Bone, David Banner, Seville, Yung Redd, Big Shasta, Chamillionaire, C-Note, Juvenile and Skip.

The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 70,000 copies sold in the first week released in the United States. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 3, 2002 for selling 1,000,000 copies in the US alone. Its single "The Way We Ball" reached only No. 69 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A sequel to the album, Underground Legend Part 2, was released in 2009 via Clover G Reords.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."What I Been Through" (featuring Yung Redd, Lil' Ron and Big T)
4:29
2."U See It" (featuring Chamillionaire)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Young Sears
4:20
3."8 Rulez" (featuring Big Shasta)Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Ke'Noe
3:55
4."I Shoulda Listened" (featuring Seville)Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Bigg Tyme
3:34
5."7-1-3"
  • Weston
  • Gallien
4:00
6."The Way We Ball"Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Kojack
  • Young Sears
4:43
7."Get Crunk" (featuring Lil' Ron, Yung Redd and David Banner)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Young Sears
5:08
8."Haters Still Mad" (featuring Lil' Ron and Big T)
  • Weston
  • Thomas
  • Lil' Flip
  • Ke'Noe
3:14
9."We Ain't Scared" (featuring Bizzy Bone)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Ke'Noe
5:14
10."Make Mama Proud"Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Tommy Granville Jr.
3:06
11."I Can Do Dat (Remix)" (featuring Juvenile and Skip)Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Bigg Tyme
4:01
12."Tonight" (featuring Seville)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Slugger
4:21
13."What Y'all Wanna Do" (featuring David Banner and C-Note)
4:07
14."It's a Fact"Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Young Sears
4:28
15."R.I.P. Screw" (featuring Bizzy Bone)
  • Weston
  • McCane
  • Maurice Jordan
  • Lil' Flip
  • Joe Traxx
5:13
16."Forget the Fame"Weston
  • Lil' Flip
  • Chop Shop Productions
5:05
Total length:1:08:58
Bonus CD
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."The Way We Ball (Remix)" (featuring Lil' Ron and Yung Redd)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Kojack
  • Young Sears
4:44
18."The Way We Ball (Screwed & Chopped)"
  • Lil' Flip
  • Kojack
  • Young Sears
5:39
19."Da Roof" 2:45
20."Texas Boyz (Screwed & Chopped)" (featuring Yung Redd) 4:34
21."U See It (Screwed & Chopped)" (featuring Chamillionaire)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Young Sears
5:19
22."Look at Me Now" 4:43
23."Haters Still Mad (Screwed & Chopped)" (featuring Big T and Lil' Ron)
  • Lil' Flip
  • Ke'Noe
3:50
Sample credits
  • Track 12 contains a portion of the composition "I Need Your Body" written by The Isley Brothers.

Personnel

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  • Wesley "Lil' Flip" Weston – vocals, producer, executive producer
  • Christopher "Yung Redd" Gallien – vocals (tracks: 1, 7)
  • Ronald "Lil' Ron" Thomas – vocals (tracks: 1, 7, 8)
  • Terence "Big T" Prejean – vocals (tracks: 1, 8)
  • Hakeem "Chamillionaire" Seriki – vocals (track 2)
  • Shasta B. Moore – vocals (track 3)
  • Seville – vocals (tracks: 4, 12)
  • Lavell "David Banner" Crump – vocals (tracks: 7, 13), producer (track 13)
  • Bryon "Bizzy Bone" McCane – vocals (tracks: 9, 15)
  • Terius "Juvenile" Gray – vocals (track 11)
  • Clifford "Skip" Nicholas – vocals (track 11)
  • Courtney "C-Note" Smith – vocals (track 13)
  • Tommy Lee Granville, Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 10), recording, mixing, mastering
  • Anthony Raydale Sears – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 14)
  • Maurice "Ke'Noe" Jordan – producer (tracks: 3, 8, 9)
  • Randy "Bigg Tyme" Jefferson – producer (tracks: 4, 11)
  • David "Mr. Mixx" Hobbs – producer (track 5)
  • Kojack – producer (track 6)
  • Slugger – producer (track 12)
  • Joseph "Joe Traxx" Howard, Jr. – producer (track 15)
  • Chop Shop Productions – producer (track 16)
  • Mike "M.J." Johnson – recording, mixing
  • Estell D. "Hump" Hobbs – executive producer
  • Julian Alexander – art direction
  • Daniel Hastings – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Lil' Flip - Undaground Legend Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 3, 2002). "Lil' Flip :: Undaground Legend – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Lil' Flip – Undaground Legend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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