My Life: The True Testimony


My Life: The True Testimony is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Blood Raw. It was released on June 17, 2008, via Corporate Thugz Entertainment/Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Dirty South Studios, Thug Mansion Studios and PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, and at 360 Studios in Tallahassee. Production was handled by Arnaz 'The Nazty One' Smith, Midnight Black, Cliff Brown, Drumma Boy, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mannie Fresh, Megaman, PnO, Terry "T.A." Allen, The Runners, Tony Rey, with Demetrius "Kinky B" Ellerbee and Young Jeezy serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Big Rube, Lyfe Jennings, Mannie Fresh, Torica, Trina, and fellow U.S.D.A. groupmates Slick Pulla and Young Jeezy. The album was preceded by its lead single "Louie".
The album debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard 200, selling 17,377 copies in its first week.

Personnel

  • Bruce "Blood Raw" Falson – main artist
  • Ruben "Big Rube" Bailey – featured artist
  • Jay "Young Jeezy" Jenkins – featured artist, executive producer
  • Byron "Mannie Fresh" Thomas – featured artist & producer
  • Katrina "Trina" Taylor – featured artist
  • Renaldo "Slick Pulla" Whitman – featured artist
  • Chester "Lyfe" Jennings – featured artist
  • Porsha – additional vocals
  • Torica Cornelius – voice
  • Delarmon "P-No" Harold – producer
  • Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – producer
  • Tracey "Midnight Black" Sewell – producer
  • Peter Arnaz 'The Nazty One' Smith – producer
  • Cliff Brown – producer
  • Tony Rey – producer, recording, mixing
  • Terry "T.A." Allen – producer
  • Erik "Rook" Ortiz – producer
  • Kevin "Colione" Crowe – producer
  • Orville "Mega Man" McWhinney – producer
  • Andrew "Dru Brett" Harr – producer
  • Jermaine "Mayne Zayne" Jackson – producer
  • Larry Pardillo – recording, mixing
  • G-Fat – recording
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Demetrius "Kinky B" Ellerbee – executive producer, A&R
  • Scott Danskin – art direction, design
  • Tavon Sampson – art direction, design
  • Clay Patrick McBride – photography
  • Kristen Yiengst – art & photography coordinator
  • Erica Bowen – A&R
  • Lindsay Rodman – A&R
  • Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
  • Shakir Stewart – A&R