The Million Dollar Backpack

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The Million Dollar Backpack
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Studio album by
Skillz
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008
Recorded2006–2008
GenreHip Hop
Length61:49
LabelBig Kidz Entertainment/Koch Records
ProducerQuestlove, Bink, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fusion Unlimited, Jake One, Jimmy "Slim" Rose, Khari Ferrari, Kwame, Usef Deniro
Skillz chronology
Confessions of a Ghostwriter
(2005)
The Million Dollar Backpack
(2008)
The World Needs More Skillz
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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HipHopDx3.5/5 stars link
Okayplayer(89/100) link
RapReviews8.5/10 stars link
UBR3.5/5 stars link
DJBooth.net3/5 stars link

The Million Dollar Backpack is the third studio album by rapper Skillz, formerly known as Mad Skillz. It was released on July 22, 2008 on Koch Records and distributed by Big Kidz Entertainment. The first single off the album was "So Far So Good" featuring Common on the album version and Talib Kweli on the video version. It is the follow-up to Skillz 2005 album Confessions of a Ghostwriter.

Track listing[]

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1 "Million Dollar Backpack (Intro)" DJ Jazzy Jeff
2 "Where I Been" Jake One
3 "Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know" Ivan "Orthodox" Barias & Carvin "Ransum" Haggins and Robert "Erob" Jones Freeway
4 "So Far So Good" Usef Deniro (aka Joe Money) Common (album) & Talib Kweli (single)
5 "Sick (The Sequel)" Kwamé
6 "(For Real) He Don’t Own Me" Bink
7 "My Phone" &
8 "Yeah Ya Know It" & Skillz
9 "Hold Tight " Questlove & James Poyser Black Thought
10 "Crazy World" & Skillz
11 "I’m Gon Make It" Bink
12 "Be Alright" &
13 "Hip Hop Died" & Skillz
14 "Preaching To The Choir"
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