Balls and My Word

Balls and My Word
Compilation album by Scarface
Released	April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08)
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	Dean's List House of Hits (Houston, TX) Enterprise Studios (Burbank, CA) Larrabee Sounds (North Hollywood, CA) Hippie House Studios (Houston, TX)
Genre	Southern hip hop gangsta rap
Length	55:15
Label	Rap-A-Lot
Producer	7 Aurelius Ensayne Wayne Mike Dean Mr. Lee N.O. Joe Sam Sneed T-Mix Tone Capone
Scarface chronology
The Fix (2002) Balls and My Word (2003) One Hunid (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
HipHopDX	4/5
RapReviews	8/10
Rolling Stone

Balls and My Word is a compilation album by American rapper Scarface. It was released on April 8, 2003, through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits and Hippie House Studios in Houston, Enterprise Studios in Burbank and Larrabee Sounds in North Hollywood. Production was handled by Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, T-Mix, Tone Capone, 7 Aurelius, Ensayne Wayne, Mr. Lee and Sam Sneed, with J Prince serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Z-Ro, Aries', Bun B, Devin the Dude, Dirt Bomb, Poppa tha Powet, Tanya Herron and Tela. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Rap-A-Lot Records CEO, J Prince, organized a studio album of unreleased songs recorded by Scarface that were outtakes from previous albums. Balls and My Word was supported with two promotional singles "Recognize" and "Snitch Figga".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Balls and My Word" (Intro)	Collins Leysath		1:43
2.	"Recognize"	Brad Jordan Ferrell Miles	Ensayne Wayne	4:40
3.	"On My Grind" (featuring Z-Ro)	Jordan Joseph McVey Triston Jones	T-Mix	4:21
4.	"Bitch Nigga" (featuring Z-Ro, Dirt Bomb and Bun B)	Jordan McVey Bernard Freeman Michael Dean	Mike Dean	4:35
5.	"Stuck at a Standstill"	Jordan Joseph Johnson	N.O. Joe	3:46
6.	"Strapped" (Interlude)			0:51
7.	"Only Your Mother" (featuring Devin the Dude and Tela)	Jordan Devin Copeland Winston Rogers Jones	T-Mix	4:37
8.	"Make Your Peace"	Jordan Dean Anthony Gilmour	Mike Dean Tone Capone	4:41
9.	"Spend the Night" (featuring Aries')	Jordan Marcus Vest	7 Aurelius	3:46
10.	"Mary II"	Jordan Dean Gilmour	Mike Dean Tone Capone	4:45
11.	"Dirty Money" (featuring Tanya Herron)	Jordan Dean	Mike Dean	4:48
12.	"Fuck'n with Face"	Jordan Sam Anderson	Sam Sneed	4:09
13.	"Invincible"	Jordan Leroy Williams Johnson	Mr. Lee N.O. Joe	3:28
14.	"Real Nigga Blues" (featuring Poppa tha Powet)			5:06
Total length:				55:15

Personnel

• Brad "Scarface" Jordan — vocals
• Joseph "Z-Ro" McVey — vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
• Dirt Bomb — vocals (track 4)
• Bernard "Bun B" Freeman — vocals (track 4)
• Devin "The Dude" Copeland — vocals (track 7)
• Winston "Tela" Rogers — vocals (track 7)
• Aries' — vocals (track 9)
• Tanya Herron — vocals (track 11)
• Poppa tha Powet — vocals (track 14)
• Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles — producer (track 2)
• Triston "T-Mix" Jones — producer (tracks: 3, 7)
• Mike Dean — producer (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11), mixing, mastering
• Joseph "N.O. Joe" Johnson — producer (tracks: 5, 13)
• Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour — producer (tracks: 8, 10)
• Marcus "7 Aurelius" Vest — producer (track 9)
• Samuel "Sam Sneed" Anderson — producer (track 12)
• Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams, Jr. — producer (track 13)
• Bob Brown — mixing
• James "J. Prince" Smith — executive producer
• Tony Randle — A&R
• Anzel Jennings — A&R
• Donavin "Kid Styles" Murray — cover design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	72

External links

• Scarface – Balls And My Word at Discogs (list of releases)