Word of Mouf is the third studio album by American rapper Ludacris; it was released on November 27, 2001, by Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South. It contains the singles, "Rollout (My Business)", "Area Codes", "Move Bitch", and "Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!)".
Critical reception
Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called Word of Mouf a "superstar affair that aims for mass appeal with a broad array of different styles" and enjoyed "witty puns and sly innuendoes" displayed in songs such as "Area Codes". However, he felt that "amid all of these various team-ups you do lose a little bit of the sincere, personal edge that had characterized much of Ludacris' debut." Soren Baker of the Chicago Tribune also praised the album's comedic nature, commenting that "Whether he's delivering a punchy one-liner, exaggerating his rhyme flow to a silly extreme or cleverly deploying pop culture references, Ludacris keeps the mood light and festive. Even his skits are funny enough that they could serve as the foundation for a top-tier comedy album."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 281,000 copies in the United States, The album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 31, 2002. As of July 2014, the album has sold over 3,674,000 copies in the United States to date. This is Ludacris' best selling album. It was nominated at the 45th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album, but lost to The Eminem Show.
Track listing
Notes
"Howhere", "Greatest Hits" and "Stop Lying" are not included on the censored version
Samples and interpolations
"Coming 2 America" contains samples of "Requiem, 3rd movement (Dies irae)" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and "Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World', 4th movement (Allegro con fuoco)" by Antonín Dvořák (Conductor and orchestra unknown for both) "Rollout (My Business)" contains an interpolation of "Yay Boy" by Africando "She Said" contains an interpolation of "Love in Ya Mouth" by Kilo Ali feat. Big Boi "Area Codes" contains interpolations of "Bitch Betta Have My Money" by AMG, and Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper "Growing Pains" contains a sample of "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" by William Bell "Saturday (Oooh! Oooh!)" contains a sample of "Off" by Hodges, James and Smith "Get the Fuck Back" contains an interpolation of "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy "Welcome to Atlanta" contains an interpolation of "Trans-Europe Express" by Kraftwerk, "Do It Baby" by the Miracles and "Five Minutes of Funk" by Whodini
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2001 albums
Disturbing tha Peace albums
Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer) Albums produced by Jazze Pha Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri Albums produced by Organized Noize Albums produced by Swizz Beatz Albums produced by Timbaland Def Jam South albums Ludacris albums