Da REAList

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Field	Value
name	Da REAList
type	studio
artist	Plies
cover	Plies - Da REAList cover.png
released
recorded	2008
genre
length	64:43
label
producer
prev_title	Definition of Real
prev_year	2008
next_title	Goon Affiliated
next_year	2010
misc	{{Singles
name	Da REAList
type	studio
single1	Put It on Ya
single1date	October 7, 2008
single2	Want It, Need It
single2date	January 5, 2009
single3	Plenty Money
single3date	February 16, 2009
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Da REAList is the third studio album by American rapper Plies. It was released on December 16, 2008, by Big Gates Records, Slip-n-Slide Records and Atlantic Records.

The album was released just six months after his previous release, Definition of Real, with re-teaming with producers and rapper Drumma Boy, No I.D. and DVS. Additional production by Mannie Fresh, T-Minus and DJ Infamous among others.

Da REAList was released to more mixed and lukewarm reviews among critics than his previous albums. The album has reached number fourteen on the US Billboard 200.

Background

The rapper re-entered recording studios shortly after the released of his preview album The Real Testament to begin working with producers Drumma Boy, Mannie Fresh, DJ Infamous and many others. Plies also collaborated with R&B newcomer Chris J, Sean Garrett, and was originally supposed to be released on Definition of Real but didn't make the final track listing.

The first buzz about the album was started after the release of Definition of Real, where the back page of the album booklet had a statement about the album title and the release date. /

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on *Billboard'''s Top Rap Albums chart, and number fourteen on the Billboard 200, with sales of 114,438 copies in its first week. It is Plies lowest charting album to date, which spent twenty weeks on the *Billboard'' 200. The album has sold over 326,149 copies as of December 4, 2009.

The single "Pants Hang Low" was released on iTunes on September 23, 2008 as a promo single. Plies was one of the few to speak out against the belt-less pants ban in southern cities.

Da REAList spawned three singles: The album's lead single, "Put It on Ya", became one of Plies biggest hits, reaching number 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Follow-up single "Want It, Need It", which featured R&B singer Ashanti, barely made it on the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-six, but reached the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart at twenty-one. The third and final single, "Plenty Money" received a radio airplay released and shared the same success as the last single. Although the singles "Spend The Night" was going to be the album final single and plans for a Philip Andelman direction video, it was cancelled due to Plies working on his fourth album, Goon Affiliated.

A music video for the song "Pants Hang Low" featuring Mannie Fresh was released on December 15, 2008.

Track listing

| headline = Standard edition | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Me & My Goons | writer1 = | extra1 = Necronam | length1 = 4:07

| title2 = Fuck U Gon' Do Bout It | writer2 = | extra2 = Trae Coner | length2 = 3:17

| title3 = Gotta Be | writer3 = | extra3 = Necronam | length3 = 4:21

| title4 = Want It, Need It | note4 = featuring Ashanti | writer4 = | extra4 = J.R. Rotem | length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Plenty Money | writer5 = | extra5 = Drumma Boy | length5 = 3:54

| title6 = Family Straight | writer6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Make a Movie | writer7 = | extra7 = DVS Productions | length7 = 3:12

| title8 = 2nd Chance | writer8 = | extra8 = Bryan Tyson | length8 = 5:05

| title9 = Spend the Night | writer9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 3:36

| title10 = Heard of Me | writer10 = | extra10 = DVS Productions | length10 = 3:53

| title11 = All Black | writer11 = | extra11 = Bryan Tyson | length11 = 4:14

| title12 = Street Light | note12 = featuring Sean Garrett | writer12 = | extra12 = | length12 = 3:38

| title13 = I Chase Paper | writer13 = | extra13 = Drumma Boy | length13 = 4:12

| title14 = Pants Hang Low | writer14 = | extra14 = Mannie Fresh | length14 = 3:56

| title15 = Co-Defendant | writer15 = | extra15 = T-Minus | length15 = 4:27

| title16 = Put It on Ya | note16 = featuring Chris J | writer16 = | extra16 = No I.D. | length16 = 4:18

| headline = Circuit City bonus tracks | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = Gon Do | extra17 = Necronam | length17 = 2:05

| title18 = Can't Cry | extra18 = DVS Productions | length18 = 3:04

Sample credits

• "Want It, Need It" contains interpolations of the composition "Two Occasions", written by Darnell Bristol, Sidney Johnson, and Kenneth Edmonds.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2009) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2009)	Position
US Billboard 200	94
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	13
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)	6
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Certifications

|relyear=2008|relmonth=12|certyear=2016|certmonth=6}}

References

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