Progress of Elimination
| Born Gangstaz | |
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| Studio album by Boss | |
| Released | May 25, 1993 |
| Recorded | 1992–93 |
| Studio | Beat Street Studios (Hollywood, California) Rockin Reel Studios (Commack, New York) Mad Hatter Studios M'Bila Studios Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California) Chung King Studios (New York City) Ian London Studios (East Islip, New York) |
| Genre | Gangsta Rap, Midwest Hip Hop, Hardcore hip hop |
| Label |
DJ West/Chaos/Columbia/SME Records OK 52903 (North America) 474074 (international) |
| Producer | Def Jef, Erick Sermon, AMG, Chyskillz, Jam Master Jay, MC Serch |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-) |
Born Gangstaz is the debut album released by gangsta emcee Boss, released on May 25, 1993, on Def Jam Recordings' West Coast-based sub-label DJ West and featured production from some of hip hop's top producers at the time, including Def Jef, Erick Sermon and Jam Master Jay. Born Gangstaz was a success, peaking at #22 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Despite the success of this album, Boss has yet to release another album. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Born Gangstaz has sold 378,000 copies to date.
Three singles were released from the album, "Deeper," "Recipe of a Hoe," and "Progress of Elimination," the first of the two both topping the Hot Rap Singles chart.
Executive producers: Russell Simmons, Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick, Greg Jessie, Tracey Waples
[A] Number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
The song "I Don't Give A Fuck" featured as the Closing Credits song of the episode "Lesbian Request Denied" from Season 1 of the Netflix TV show Orange Is the New Black.
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