Balls and My Word
Balls and My Word is a compilation album by American rapper Scarface. It was released on April 8, 2003, through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits and Hippie House Studios in Houston, Enterprise Studios in Burbank and Larrabee Sounds in North Hollywood. Production was handled by Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, T-Mix, Tone Capone, 7 Aurelius, Ensayne Wayne, Mr. Lee and Sam Sneed, with J Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Z-Ro, Aries', Bun B, Devin the Dude, Dirt Bomb, Poppa tha Powet, Tanya Herron and Tela. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.
Rap-A-Lot Records CEO, J Prince, organized a studio album of unreleased songs recorded by Scarface that were outtakes from previous albums. Balls and My Word was supported with two promotional singles "Recognize" and "Snitch Figga".
Personnel
- Brad "Scarface" Jordan — vocals
- Joseph "Z-Ro" McVey — vocals
- Dirt Bomb — vocals
- Bernard "Bun B" Freeman — vocals
- Devin "The Dude" Copeland — vocals
- Winston "Tela" Rogers — vocals
- Aries' — vocals
- Tanya Herron — vocals
- Poppa tha Powet — vocals
- Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles — producer
- Triston "T-Mix" Jones — producer
- Mike Dean — producer, mixing, mastering
- Joseph "N.O. Joe" Johnson — producer
- Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour — producer
- Marcus "7 Aurelius" Vest — producer
- Samuel "Sam Sneed" Anderson — producer
- Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams, Jr. — producer
- Bob Brown — mixing
- James "J. Prince" Smith — executive producer
- Tony Randle — A&R
- Anzel Jennings — A&R
- Donavin "Kid Styles" Murray — cover design