| U Gotta Feel Me | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lil' Flip |
| Cover: | Lil_flip_u_gotta_feel_me.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2003–04 |
| Genre: | Hip hop, southern hip hop |
| Length: | 1:26:32 |
| Prev Title: | Undaground Legend |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | I Need Mine |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
U Gotta Feel Me is the third solo studio album by American rapper Lil' Flip. It was released on March 30, 2004, through his own label Clover G/Sucka Free/Sony Urban/Columbia Records. Production was handled by Play-N-Skillz, Red Spyda, The Synphony, Carl-So-Lowe, David Banner, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Nick Fury, Oomp Camp and The Heatmakerz. It features guest appearances from Will-Lean, David Banner, Baby D, Butch Cassidy, Cam'ron, Grafh, Gravy, Jim Jones, Killer Mike, Lea, Ludacris, Pastor Troy, Shawty Beezlee, Skillz, Static Major, Three 6 Mafia and Tity Boi.
The album's lead single, "Game Over (Flip)", reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The follow-up single, "Sunshine", went to number 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs becoming Lil' Flip's biggest hit of his career.
The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 198,000 copies sold in the first week released, becoming Lil' Flip's highest-charting album to date. On August 18, 2004, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album has sold over 1 million copies in the United States to date, also making it Lil' Flip's best selling album of his career.[1] The chopped and screwed version made by Paul Wall entitled U Gotta Feel Me: Chopped & Screwed peaked at number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] | 119 |
| Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] | 30 |
| Chart (2004) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 66 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 19 |