The Life of Joseph W. McVey

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RapReviews	7/10^[1]

The Life of Joseph W. McVey is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Z-Ro. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/J. Prince Entertainment with distribution via Asylum Records. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House Of Hits in New York City, at Noddfactor Studios in Denton, and at M.A.D. Studios in Houston. Production was handled by Mike Dean, Mr. Lee, Bigg Tyme, Sean "Solo" Jemison and Tone Capone. It features guest appearances from Trae tha Truth, Scarface and Tanya Herron. The album peaked at number 170 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

The track "I Hate U Bitch" was released as a single and reached number 75 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On My Grind"	J. McVey L. Williams	Mr. Lee	1:39
2.	"Z-Ro"	J. McVey M. Dean A. Gilmour	Mike Dean Tone Capone	3:07
3.	"These Niggaz" (featuring Scarface)	J. McVey B. Jordan L. Williams	Mr. Lee	4:00
4.	"King of the Ghetto"	J. McVey M. Dean	Mike Dean	4:32
5.	"II Many Niggaz"	J. McVey S. Jemison	Sean "Solo" Jemison	4:16
6.	"I Hate U Bitch"	J. McVey M. Dean	Mike Dean	4:32
7.	"Hey Lil Mama"	J. McVey M. Dean	Mike Dean	4:16
8.	"So Much"	J. McVey M. Dean	Mike Dean	3:50
9.	"That'z Who I Am" (featuring Trae)	J. McVey M. Dean L. Williams	Mike Dean Mr. Lee	3:52
10.	"Everyday" (featuring Trae)	J. McVey L. Williams	Mr. Lee	3:22
11.	"Crooked Officer"	J. McVey M. Dean	Mike Dean	3:34
12.	"Why?" (featuring Tanya Herron)	J. McVey M. Dean	Mike Dean	4:02
13.	"Happy Feelingz"	J. McVey R. Jefferson	Bigg Tyme	3:43
14.	"Z-Ro" (Screwed)	J. McVey	OG Ron "C"	5:35
15.	"II Many Niggaz" (Screwed)	J. McVey M. Dean S. Jemison	Mike Dean Sean "Solo" Jemison OG Ron "C"	5:13
Total length:				59:33

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	170
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	6

References

^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 4, 2004). "Z-Ro :: The Life of Joseph W. McVey :: Rap-A-Lot Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ "Z-Ro Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ "Z-Ro Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
^ "Z-Ro Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

External links

The Life Of Joseph W. McVey at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 4, 2004). "Z-Ro :: The Life of Joseph W. McVey :: Rap-A-Lot Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Z-Ro-2] "Z-Ro Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Z-Ro-3] "Z-Ro Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Z-Ro-4] "Z-Ro Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

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