Back for the First Time explained

Back for the First Time
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ludacris
Cover:	Ludaback4firsttime-2000.jpg
Prev Title:	Incognegro
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Word of Mouf
Next Year:	2001

Back for the First Time is the second studio album by American rapper Ludacris. It was released on October 17, 2000, via Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South, marking his major label debut.

Production was handled by Bangladesh, I-20, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Fate, Mike Johnson, Organized Noize, Timbaland, The Neptunes, and Ludacris himself. It features guest appearances from I-20, Lil' Fate, Shawnna, 4-Ize, Foxy Brown, Pastor Troy, Trina, UGK and Pharrell Williams.

The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, with 133,000 copies sold in its first week in the United States.^[1] It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 7, 2002 for selling over 3 million units in the US and also received a gold certification by Music Canada on April 19, 2001 for shipments of more than 50,000 copies in Canada.

Its lead single, "What's Your Fantasy", which was previously released on Incognegro, made it to No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the US and number 19 on the UK singles chart. On November 30, 2022, it was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The second single off of the album, "Southern Hospitality", peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the US and number 25 on the UK singles chart. The album's third and final single, "Ho", was also previously appeared on Incognegro, and reached No. 103 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Track listing

Notes

Tracks 1 to 8 and 10 to 13 were taken from Incognegro.
Track 16 was taken from Tim's Bio: From the Motion Picture – Life from da Bassment.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)! scope="col"
Chart (2001)	Position
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	96
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	193
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	42
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[5]	20
US Billboard 200^[6]	29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	11

Notes and References

Web site: October 25, 2000 . Limp Bizkit's Sales Record . September 19, 2024 . . en.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. August 13, 2020.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html. November 6, 2003. Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales). Jam!. March 26, 2022.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000500/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. January 22, 2023.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000815/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_rap.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Top 100 rap albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. January 26, 2023.
Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. August 13, 2020.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. August 13, 2020.