Checkmate (B.G. album)

Checkmate
Studio album by B.G.
Released	November 21, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Gangsta rap Southern hip hop
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Mannie Fresh Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.) Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.)
B.G. chronology
Chopper City in the Ghetto (1999) Checkmate (2000) Livin' Legend (2003)

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Checkmate is the fifth studio album by American rapper B.G. released on Cash Money Records. It was his last release with the label. All production was done by producer Mannie Fresh. It features guest appearances from the Hot Boys and the Big Tymers. The album debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week of release and was certified Gold by the RIAA a month later with over 500,000 copies sold.

Track listing

All songs produced by Mannie Fresh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro" (Featuring Big Tymers)	2:20
2.	"To My People"	4:29
3.	"Gun Slinger"	4:25
4.	"U Know How We Do" (featuring Lil Wayne)	4:32
5.	"What's That Smell" (featuring Turk)	3:50
6.	"This N____ Die"	4:31
7.	"Change the World" (featuring (Lil Wayne, Big Tymers, Juvenile & Unplugged)	4:38
8.	"Tyma Talkin' (#1 - Double Up's)" (skit)	0:31
9.	"Hennessy & XTC" (featuring Big Tymers)	4:41
10.	"Tyma Talkin' (#2 - Rubber)" (skit)	0:51
11.	"Press One"	4:12
12.	"Jungle" (featuring Juvenile)	4:37
13.	"I Know" (featuring Lil Wayne)	3:53
14.	"Bounce With Me"	4:54
15.	"Get In Line" (featuring Juvenile)	3:58
16.	"Run With My Chopper"	4:02
17.	"Tyma Talkin' (#3 - Ringworm)" (skit)	0:55
18.	"Problems"	4:59
19.	"Ah Ha..."	3:52
20.	"He Used 2 Be a Man"	4:54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.