Young Roscoe Philaphornia

Young Roscoe Philaphornia is the debut studio album by American rapper Roscoe. It was released on June 10, 2003 via Priority Records. Production was handled by Organized Noize, J. Wells, the Co-Stars, Caspa, Def Jef, DJ Quik, Fingazz, L.T. Hutton, Soopafly and Soul G, with Andrew Shack and Kurupt serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Kokane, LaToiya Williams, Sleepy Brown and Youth Authority. The album peaked at number 148 on the Billboard 200 and number 22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its singles, "Head to Toe" and "Smooth Sailin'", made it to Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at #95 and #73, respectively.

Young Roscoe Philaphornia
Studio album by
Roscoe
ReleasedJune 10, 2003 (2003-06-10)
Recorded2002–03
GenreHip hop
Length51:40
LabelPriority
Producer
Roscoe chronology
Young Roscoe Philaphornia
(2003)		 I Luv Cali
(2006)
Singles from Roscoe
  1. "Head To Toe"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Smooth Sailin'"
    Released: August 5, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7.5[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."5 Seconds"
Fingazz3:25
2."Head to Toe" (featuring Sleepy Brown)
  • Ray Murray
  • Rico Wade
4:14
3."It's That Time Again" (featuring LaToiya Williams)
Soopafly4:33
4."Get Ready" (featuring Kokane)
Caspa4:26
5."Smooth Sailin'"
3:57
6."Trouble"
J. Wells3:44
7."Shakedown"
L.T. Hutton4:06
8."Get Flipped"
DJ Quik3:13
9."Last Night"
  • Williams
  • Neely Dinkins Jr.
  • Vito Colapietro
The Co-Stars3:46
10."Young Roscoe"
  • Williams
  • Dinkins Jr.
  • Colapietro
The Co-Stars3:41
11."What I Look Like"
  • Williams
  • Brown
  • Murray
  • Wade
Organized Noize3:24
12."Get Low" (featuring Y.A.)
  • Williams
  • B. Pettaway
  • E. McKinney
  • S. Huggins
  • Henderson
J. Wells5:21
13."I Call Shots, Part II"
  • Williams
  • Brown
  • Murray
  • Wade
  • Calloway
Organized Noize3:43
Total length:51:40
Sample credits

Personnel
  • David "Roscoe" Williams – main artist
  • Patrick "Sleepy" Brown – featured artist (track 2), producer (tracks: 11, 13)
  • LaToiya Williams – featured artist (track 3)
  • Jerry "Kokane" Long, Jr. – featured artist (track 4)
  • B. "Young Bizzle" Pettaway – featured artist (track 12)
  • E. "Tri Star" McKinney – featured artist (track 12)
  • S. "YG" Huggins – featured artist (track 12)
  • Jasmine McGruder – additional vocals (track 6)
  • LaChrisha McClendon-McLemore – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Richard Stites – drums & keyboards (track 11)
  • John "Fingazz" Stary – producer (track 1)
  • Ray Murray – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 13)
  • Rico Wade – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 13)
  • Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – producer (track 3)
  • Ted "Caspa" Hogan – producer (track 4)
  • Jeffrey "Def Jef" Forston – producer (track 5)
  • Gerald "Soul G." Stevens – producer (track 5)
  • Jon "J. Wells" Henderson – producer (tracks: 6, 12)
  • Lenton Terrell Hutton – producer (track 7)
  • David "DJ Quik" Blake – engineering & producer (track 8)
  • Neely Dinkins Jr. – producer (tracks: 9, 10)
  • Vito Colapietro – producer (tracks: 9, 10)
  • Andrew M. Shack – executive producer
  • Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – executive producer
  • Carlos Warlick – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 13)
  • Dave Aaron – mixing (track 3)
  • Nick Ferrero – mixing (track 5)
  • Jeremy McKenzie – mixing (track 6)
  • Brian Springer – mixing (track 7)
  • Brian Sumner – assistant mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11)
  • Juan Ramirez – assistant mixing (tracks: 2, 13)
  • Andrew Chavel – assistant mixing (track 3)
  • Chris Frame – assistant mixing (track 6)
  • Peter DiRado – assistant mixing (track 8)
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
  • Mike Baiardi – digital editing, Pro Tools
  • Will Ragland – digital illustration, design
  • Craig Marshall – A&R

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 148
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 22
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 3

References
  1. Woodside, Martin. "Young Roscoe Philaphornia - Roscoe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 2, 2003). "Roscoe :: Young Roscoe Philaphornia – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. "Roscoe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. "Roscoe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. "Roscoe Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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