Domino (Domino album)
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Domino is the debut album by rapper, Domino
Domino (rapper)
Shawn Antione Ivy, known as Domino, is an American rapper born in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Long Beach, California. Being a Crip himself, he auditioned for the Bloods & Crips project in the early 1990s. He is the first rapper, in order of appearance, in the title track Bangin' on...

. It was released on December 7, 1993 for Outburst Records, distributed by Columbia Records
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 and was produced by DJ Battlecat. The album found great success, peaking at #39 on Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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 and #10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

. Two singles from the album topped the charts, "Getto Jam" made it to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100
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 and #1 on the Hot Rap Singles and "Sweet Potato Pie" made it to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot Rap Singles. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on March 1, 1994.

Track listing

  1. "Diggady Domino"- 4:15
  2. "Getto Jam"- 4:17
  3. "A.F.D."- 4:07
  4. "Do You Qualify"- 3:34
  5. "Jam"- 3:50
  6. "Money is Everything"- 4:21
  7. "Sweet Potatoe Pie"- 3:29
  8. "Raincoat"- 4:26
  9. "Long Beach Thang"- 5:15
  10. "That's Real"- 3:30
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