Rockstar Mentality Explained

Rockstar Mentality
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Shop Boyz
Cover:	RockstarMentality.JPG
Recorded:	2005–07
Label:	Universal Republic Records

Rockstar Mentality is the only studio album by American Southern rap rock group Shop Boyz. It was released on June 19, 2007 through Universal Republic Records. Production was handled by Jason Pittman, Jim Jonsin, Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Cal Rip, David Banner, Richard Harris III, and The Original Dream Team, with Billy Hume serving as an additional producer on two tracks.

The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with 52,000 copies sold in the U.S. in its first week.^[1] Its lead single "Party Like a Rockstar" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and the follow-up single "They Like Me" made it to number 98 on the same chart.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains elements of the composition "One Thing Leads to Another" written by Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, Alfie Agius and Cy Curnin.

Personnel

Shop Boyz

• Brian "Bingo" Ward – vocals, executive producer
• Demetrius "Meany" Hardin – vocals
• Rasheed "Sheed" Hightower – vocals
• Richard "Fat" Stephens – vocals

Additional musicians

• William "Billy Hume" Whedbee – guitar (tracks: 1, 13), additional guitar (track 6), bass (tracks: 11, 13), additional producer (tracks: 6, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11-13)
• Frank Romano – guitar (tracks: 3, 8)
• Eric Live Florence – guitar (track 4)
• Willie "Get Cool" Poole – keyboards (track 4)
• Keaunda Thomas – backing vocals (track 5)
• Mike Hartnett – guitar (tracks: 5, 6, 11, 12), bass (tracks: 6, 11, 12)
• Darrin Williams – guitar & producer (track 9)
• Jordan Ware – violin (track 9)

Technicals

• Jason "Pit" Pittman – producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12)
• Richard "Fire" Harris III – producer (track 2)
• James "Jim Jonsin" Scheffer – producer (tracks: 3, 8)
• Lavell "David Banner" Crump – producer (track 4)
• Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar – producer (tracks: 7, 10)
• Lynell Boone – producer (track 9)
• Michael Macon – producer (track 9)
• Turinida Sylvester – producer (track 9)
• Calvin "Cal Rip" Miller – producer (track 13)
• Joel Mullis – mixing (track 2)
• Rob Marks – mixing & recording (tracks: 3, 8)
• John Frye – mixing (track 4)
• Kori Anders – recording (track 4)
• Gary Fly – mixing assistant (track 4)
• Stephen Nowoczynski – recording (tracks: 6, 11-13)
• Bob Horn – mixing & recording (tracks: 7, 10)
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	4
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Hasty . Katie . June 27, 2007 . Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988 . April 16, 2023 . . en-US.
2. Shop Boyz, TLP. Billboard. October 3, 2020.
3. Shop Boyz, BLP. Billboard. October 3, 2020.
4. Shop Boyz, RLP. Billboard. October 3, 2020.
5. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. October 3, 2020.