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Iron Flag

Iron Flag is the fourth studio album

Studio album

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by American

United States

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East Coast hip hop

East Coast hip hop

East Coast hip hop is a form of hip hop music that originated and developed in New York City, USA during the 1970s and early 1980s. The style emerged as a definitive subgenre after artists from other regions of the United States emerged with different styles....
collective Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City?based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine United States rapping: RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard....
, released December 18, 2001 on Loud Records

Loud Records

Loud Records is a subsidiary of SRC Records founded by Steve Rifkind in 1992 in music.Loud was a hip hop music record label which has released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Punisher, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete Rock, Lil' Flip, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat, Xzibit, Twista, Dead Prez, Cella...
. The album was certified gold

RIAA certification

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in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

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. Iron Flag served as the group's second lowest-selling album (687,000 copies), as their record label, Loud, was on the verge of shutting down at the time.

p of four years separated both the first

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Enter the Wu-Tang is the debut album of United States East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, released November 9, 1993 on Loud Records and distributed through RCA Records....
and second

Wu-Tang Forever

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Iron Flag is the fourth studio album

Studio album

United States

East Coast hip hop

Wu-Tang Clan

Loud Records

RIAA certification

Recording Industry Association of America

Overview

A gap of four years separated both the first

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Enter the Wu-Tang is the debut album of United States East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, released November 9, 1993 on Loud Records and distributed through RCA Records....
and second

Wu-Tang Forever

Wu-Tang Forever was the long-awaited follow-up to the Wu-Tang Clan's first album Enter the Wu-Tang . It was released on June 3, 1997 as a double album and, despite limited radio and TV airplay, the album debuted at #1 in the U.S....
albums, and the second and third albums, with those gaps being filled by a myriad of solo projects. It was consequently surprising to many when the Clan reformed for a new LP only a year after their well-received 2000 album The W
The W

The W is the third album by the United States hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan, released on November 21, 2000. Singles from this album included Protect Ya Neck , Gravel Pit, I Can't Go To Sleep, and the banned-from-TV Careful ....
, with only RZA

RZA

Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
's Digital Bullet
Digital Bullet

Digital Bullet is the second solo album by the United States hip hop music artist RZA under his pseudonym Bobby Digital, and was released on August 28, 2001....
and Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapping and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the early- to mid-1990s, each member went on to pursue a solo career....
's Bulletproof Wallets
Bulletproof Wallets

Bulletproof Wallets is the third album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, an United States hip hop music artist. It has a stronger R&B feel than earlier albums....
released in between. The album's promotion was also quite low-key, particularly in comparison to the fanfare, hype and expensive videos that had preceded the release of the group's two previous albums. Unusual for hip hop albums of the time, Iron Flag only consists of 12 tracks (which contain 13 songs plus a short introduction) with no interludes or skits between songs. This is similar to The W, which only consisted of 13 tracks (though unlike Iron Flag it did feature interludes and skits).

Absences

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard . He was one of the founding members of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
's contributions to the Wu-Tang's group albums continued to decrease with each successive album: after being one of the main stars of Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, he was by far the least prolific Clan member on the group's follow-up album Wu-Tang Forever
Wu-Tang Forever

Wu-Tang Forever was the long-awaited follow-up to the Wu-Tang Clan's first album Enter the Wu-Tang . It was released on June 3, 1997 as a double album and, despite limited radio and TV airplay, the album debuted at #1 in the U.S....
. He then made only one appearance on The W due to being engulfed in legal troubles; legal troubles which in the year separating The W and Iron Flag had only gotten worse. Consequently, ODB does not appear on Iron Flag at all, making The W the final Wu-Tang album to feature him.

Another absentee is Cappadonna

Cappadonna

Darryl Hill, best known by his stage name Cappadonna, is an United States rapper, friend of the Wu-Tang Clan. He has appeared on many of their albums, as well as having a successful solo career....
: after being merely a very close affiliate of the group on Wu-Tang Forever, he appeared to have become absorbed into the group itself as a full member on The W (tracks with his contributions no longer being marked as "featuring Cappadonna"). In the year following the release of The W Cappadonna had become dissatisfied with being in the group (RZA has said he felt unhappy that people outside of the group did not respect him as much as the original nine members) and had also been in dispute with the group over the revelation that his manager Michael Caruso was a police informant. Whatever the case, he does not appear on the album. Although, it should be noted that he appears on the original cover of the album but was air brushed out. The original cover appears on the back of the "Wu-Tang Manual" by RZA. This suggests that he might have been removed from the album in post production.

Revisiting old sounds

Rather than stick to one unified sound for most of the album's tracks, as with previous Clan albums, much of Iron Flag returns to many different individual sounds and styles that the Wu-Tang had visited over the years:

"Chrome Wheels" uses the synthesizer
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
-heavy "digital orchestra" sound of RZA's Bobby Digital In Stereo
Bobby Digital in Stereo

Bobby Digital in Stereo is the debut solo album by the United States hip hop music artist RZA, a member of Wu-Tang Clan. It was released on November 24, 1998, and was certified Gold on February 5, 1999, by the RIAA....
(RZA also raps in the song as his Bobby Digital persona, and Bobby Digital is namechecked in the bridge
Bridge (music)

In music, especially occidental popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section....
(sung by Madame D). "Dashing (Reasons)" also uses the Bobby Digital sound, with the Digital trademarks of the off-kilter keyboard riff, a high-pitched portamento
Portamento

Portamento is a musical term originated from Italian language primarily denoting a vocal slide between two pitch and its emulation by instruments such as the violin, and in 16th century polyphony writing refers to an ornamental figure....
sine wave synthesizer
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
, and prominent synthesized hi-hat
Hi-hat

A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a drum kit by percussionists in Rhythm and blues, Hip-hop music, disco, jazz, rock and roll, House music, and other forms of contemporary popular music....
s.
"Radioactive (Four Assassins)" is firmly in the gritty, foreboding style of the Wu-Tang's debut album 36 Chambers: it has a recurring dialogue sample from a martial arts
Martial arts

Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. While they may be studied for various reasons, martial arts share a single objective: to physically defeat other persons and to defend oneself or others from physical threat....
movie, short and indistinct one-note
Note

In music, the term note has two primary meanings: 1) a sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound; and 2) a pitched sound itself....
samples
Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
buried in the mix, a quickly looping ascending bassline
Bassline

A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, and electronic music for the low-pitched Part#Music or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the bass guitar, double bass or keyboard ....
, and hard, pounding drums. The beat also incorporates the sound of shuriken
Shuriken

Shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that were generally for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing. They are sharpened hand-held blades made from a variety of everyday items such as needles, nails, and knives, as well as coins, washers, and other flat plates of metal....
throwing blades, which are "launched" with a single B note, before the sound effect pans from right to left then back again before dissipating. The repeated horn blare at the start of every bar is also reminiscent of Public Enemy, particularly "Night of the Living Baseheads".
"Iron Flag" has all the hallmarks of the Wu-Tang Forever sound: string samples coupled with subtle keyboards and a sped-up vocal sample (a technique which was pioneered by the RZA on Forever but which by the time of Iron Flag's release had been widely imitated by many, most notably Just Blaze
Just Blaze

Justin Smith , better known as Just Blaze, is an United States hip hop music hip hop production from Paterson, New Jersey. Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment....
and Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
).
"Uzi (Pinky Ring)" recalls The Ws murky blaxploitation
Blaxploitation

Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks of funk an...
-influenced atmosphere with its dramatic horn riffs and gritty drums. "Soul Power (Black Jungle)" is also reminiscent, albeit to a lesser extent, of The W.

Wu-Elements contributions
Many of the remaining tracks sound little like much the Clan had done before, and little like each other. This may be a result of the collaborators involved: all of the above tracks are produced by the RZA, whereas of the remaining 6 only two are RZA produced. Two are produced by in-house Wu-Elements
Wu-Elements

The Wu-Elements are a Hip hop production working almost exclusively on Wu-Tang Clan-Wu-Tang Clan affiliates releases. They are made up of Mathematics , True Master, Bronze Nazareth and 4th Disciple....
producers True Master
True Master

True Master is an United States hip-hop record producer and very occasional rapper. He is closely affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan and an original member of its production team, sometimes referred to as Wu-Elements....
and Mathematics
Mathematics (producer)

Mathematics, also known as Allah Mathematics, is a hip hop music producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. He is known for his distinctly traditional Wu-Tang sound ....
:

True Master's "Y'all Been Warned" is a simple one-bar
Bar (music)

In musical notation, a bar is a segment of time defined as a given number of beat of a given duration. The word measure is heard more frequently in the United States, while bar is used in other English-speaking countries, although musicians generally understand both usages....
composition with a funky guitar riff over a steady rhythm and a deeply buried piano sample. The advance copy of Iron Flag featured a slightly different version of this song which featured a synthesizer line over the top of the guitar riff. It is not known why this was changed for the final release.
Mathematics' "Rules" features a pattern of one bar repeated three times then a one-bar turnaround. The repeated bar features four samples layered in a vaguely call-and-response structure: an initial horn sample is answered by a James Brown grunt, which is answered by a two-chord piano sample, which is answered by another James Brown grunt. The horn sample is highest in the mix and effectively "leads" the other samples. The turnaround bar has two descending chords
Chord (music)

In music and music theory a chord is a set of two or more different note that sound simultaneously. Most often, in European-influenced music, chords are tertian Sonority that can be constructed as stacks of thirds relative to some underlying musical scale....
with a high-pitched picked guitar riff
RIFF

The Resource Interchange File Format is a generic meta-format for storing data in tagged chunks.It was introduced in 1991 by Microsoft and International Business Machines, and was presented by Microsoft as the default format for Windows 3.1x multimedia files....
, bringing the four bar pattern to the start once again.
Though these two producers are known for their distinctly traditional Wu-Tang sound, these two beats do not particularly resemble much of the Clan's previous output, at least not as a group. If anything they resemble some of the sharp 1970s soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
-influenced funk tracks from the Wu-Tang's 1999-2000 solo albums (U-God
U-God

Lamont Jody Hawkins , better known as U-God, is an United States hip hop music and member of the hip hop culture collective, Wu-Tang Clan....
's "Dat Gangsta" & "Soul Dazzle" from Golden Arms Redemption
Golden Arms Redemption

Golden Arms Redemption is the 1999 debut album from Wu-Tang Clan member U-God, an United States hip hop musician....
, Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck

Jason Hunter , better known as Inspectah Deck, is an United States rapping, Record producer, and Acting. A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen ; nevertheless, he has continued to release material into the late 2000's....
's "Word On The Street" & "Movers & Shakers" from Uncontrolled Substance
Uncontrolled Substance

Uncontrolled Substance is the 1999 debut of Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck, an American hip hop musician. This album explores Inspectah Deck's lyrical skills, with sparse guest appearances....
)

Outside collaborators
There had been some discontent among fans and critics when The W included non-Wu Tang affiliated hip hop crossover superstars Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes

Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform....
and Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg

Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
. Nevertheless, Iron Flag also makes use of non-Wu artists well-known in their own right: Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav

William Jonathan Drayton Jr. , better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an United States rapper, television star, and member of the politically and socially conscious rap group Public Enemy ....
of Public Enemy provides the chorus for "Soul Power (Black Jungle)", and "Back In The Game" features both pop-rap hitmakers Trackmasters and soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
legend Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley

Ronald Isley is an United States pop music, rock , soul music, and Rhythm and blues singer and is known as the lead singer and founding member of the legendary family music group The Isley Brothers....
. Nick "Fury" Loftin also produces "One Of These Days", sampling Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway

Donny Edward Hathaway was an Grammy Award-winning United States soul music musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Ghetto " , Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music." His collaborations with Roberta Flack took him to the top of the charts and won him the Grammy Awa...
's rendition of Ray Charles
Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson , known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an United States pianist, singer, and songwriter who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues....
' "I Believe To My Soul" for its hook and using a fairly generic coupling of muffled horn stabs and soul guitar.

"Back In The Game" opens with the same vocal sample ("if what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang could be dangerous!") as 36 Chambers, but it sounds little like anything the Clan had done before; it also sounds little like well-known Trackmasters hits of the time, such as R. Kelly
R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and record producer....
's "Fiesta" (apart from its use of bongos
Bongo drum

Bongo drums or bongos are a Latin-American percussion instrument consisting of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other....
). A delicate piano melody is layered over a heavy organ
Organ (music)

The organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard played either Manual or Pedal clavier. The organ is one of the oldest musical instruments in the European classical music....
vamp
Vamp (music)

In jazz, Gospel music, Soul Music, and musical theater, a vamp is a repetition musical figure or accompaniment. A vamp may consist of a single chord or a sequence of chords played in a repeated rhythm....
and a stumbling, complex rhythm.

A number of critics, such as the NME's Ted Kessler and The Onion A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin, saw Flavor Flav's appearance as a way to temporarily fill the clownish role of the absent Ol' Dirty Bastard. Flav sings the call-and-response chorus of "Soul Power (Black Jungle)" with U-God, and has a long conversation with Method Man in the song's outro about growing up in Long Island
Long Island

Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are Borough s of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban....
, where both hail from .

Track listing

# Title Performer(s) Songwriters Producer(s) Samples
1 "In the Hood"
Intro: RZA
First verse: Masta Killa
Second verse: Inspectah Deck
Third verse: Street Life
Chorus: Suga Bang Bang
Elgin Turner
Robert Diggs
Jason Hunter
Patrick Charles RZA
RZA

Robert F. Diggs , better known as RZA , is an United States Grammy winning music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop music group Wu-Tang Clan....
Contains sample from "In My Heart" as performed by Barbara and the Browns
Contains sample from "Intro: Salute To Thames" by Dennis "Johnny" Hawksworth
2 "Rules"
Intro: RZA
First verse: Ghostface Killah
Second verse: Inspectah Deck
Third verse: Masta Killa
Fourth verse: Street Life
Fifth verse: Raekwon
Sixth verse: Method Man
Outro: Method Man
Chorus: Method Man
Dennis Coles
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Jason Hunter
Clifford Smith
Ronald Bean
Patrick Charles Allah Mathematics
Contains sample from "You've Got The Papers (I've Got The Man)" as performed by Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles

Ann Peebles is an internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter best known for her popular Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records record label....
3 "Chrome Wheels"
Intro: 12 O'Clock/RZA
First verse: 12 O'Clock
Second verse: RZA
Third verse: Raekwon
Fourth verse: Prodigal Sunn
Outro: Prodigal Sunn
Chorus: Madame D
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Robert Diggs
Vergil Ruff RZA
4 "Soul Power (Black Jungle)"
Intro: Flavor Flav/Raekwon
First verse: Raekwon
Second verse: Masta Killa
Third verse: Ghostface Killah
Fourth verse: U-God
Chorus: Wu-Tang Clan/Flavor Flav
Outro: Method Man/Flavor Flav
Lamont Hawkins
Dennis Coles
Robert Diggs
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Jason Hunter
Clifford Smith RZA
5 "Uzi (Pinky Ring)
Uzi (Pinky Ring)

"Uzi " is a song from Iron Flag, the fourth album by rap group Wu-Tang Clan. It was released as the album's first single, with an accompanying music video directed by The RZA....
"
Intro: U-God
First verse: U-God
Second verse: Raekwon
Third verse: Ghostface Killah
Fourth verse: RZA
Fifth verse: Method Man
Sixth verse: Inspectah Deck
Seventh verse: Masta Killa
Eighth verse: GZA
Chorus: Wu-Tang Clan
Lamont Hawkins
Dennis Coles
Robert Diggs
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Jason Hunter
Clifford Smith
Gary Grice
Clarence Reid
Russel Jones RZA
Contains sample from "Nobody But You Babe" by Clarence Reid
Contains sample from "Parade Strut" by J. J. Johnson from the Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite

Willie Dynamite is a 1974 blaxploitation film which features Roscoe Orman as a pimp who lives the "life"....
soundtrack
6 "One of These Days"
First verse: Inspectah Deck
Second verse: Raekwon
Third verse: U-God
Chorus: Inspectah Deck/Raekwon/U-God
Lamont Hawkins
Nick Loftin
Corey Woods
Jason Hunter
Patrick Charles Nick "Fury" Loftin
Contains sample from "I Believe To My Soul" as performed by Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway

Donny Edward Hathaway was an Grammy Award-winning United States soul music musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Ghetto " , Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music." His collaborations with Roberta Flack took him to the top of the charts and won him the Grammy Awa...
7 "Y'all Been Warned"
Intro: Method Man
First verse: Method Man
Second verse: RZA
Third verse: Inspectah Deck
Fourth verse: Raekwon/Masta Killa
Chorus: Method Man
Robert Diggs
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Jason Hunter
Clifford Smith
Derek Harris
Patrick Charles True Master
True Master

True Master is an United States hip-hop record producer and very occasional rapper. He is closely affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan and an original member of its production team, sometimes referred to as Wu-Elements....
* Contains sample from "In My Heart" as performed by Barbara and the Browns
8 "Babies"
Intro: Madame D
First verse: Ghostface Killah
Second verse: Raekwon
Third verse: GZA
Chorus: Madame D
Dennis Coles
Robert Diggs
Corey Woods
Jason Hunter
Gary Grice RZA
9 "Radioactive (Four Assassins)"
First verse: GZA
Second verse: Raekwon
Third verse: Method Man
Fourth verse: Masta Killa
Robert Diggs
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Gary Grice
Clifford Smith RZA
10 "Back in the Game"
Intro: Method Man
First verse: Inspectah Deck
Second verse: Method Man
Third verse : GZA
Fourth verse: Raekwon
Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah
Chorus: Ron Isley
Dennis Coles
Corey Woods
Gary Grice
Jason Hunter
Clifford Smith
Samuel Barnes
Jean-Claude Olivier Poke & Tone
11 "Iron Flag"
Intro: Raekwon
First verse: Raekwon
Second verse: Masta Killa
Third verse : Inspectah Deck
Chorus: Raekwon
Lamont Hawkins
Robert Diggs
Corey Woods
Elgin Turner
Jason Hunter RZA Contains a sample of "theHandwriting is on the Wall" Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles

Ann Peebles is an internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter best known for her popular Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records record label....
12 "Dashing (Reasons)"
Intro: Inspectah Deck
First verse: Inspectah Deck
Second verse: GZA
Chorus: Inspectah Deck
Robert Diggs
Jason Hunter
Gary Grice RZA
13 "The W" [Bonus Track]
First verse: GZA
Second verse: Method Man
Third verse: U-God
Fourth verse: Raekwon
Chorus: U-God
Robert Diggs
Lamont Hawkins
Jason Hunter
Gary Grice RZA

Album singles

Single cover Single information
"Uzi (Pinky Ring)
Uzi (Pinky Ring)

"Uzi " is a song from Iron Flag, the fourth album by rap group Wu-Tang Clan. It was released as the album's first single, with an accompanying music video directed by The RZA....
"
Released: December 18, 2001
B-side: "Y'all Been Warned"
"Rules"
Released: January 22, 2002
B-side: "In The Hood"
"Back In The Game"
Released: April 23, 2002
B-side:

Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2002 Iron Flag #32 #6

Singles Chart Positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
2002 Uzi (Pinky Ring) - #93 #16