Chilldrin of da Ghetto

Chilldrin of da Ghetto
Studio album by Chilldrin of da Ghetto
Released	October 12, 1999
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap
Length	58:48
Label	Hoo-Bangin' Priority
Producer	Mack 10 (exec.) Goldiiz
Singles from Chilldrin of da Ghetto
"Wild Side" Released: March 23, 1999 "Luv at First Sight" Released: August 3, 1999

Chilldrin of da Ghetto is the debut and only studio album by American rap group Chilldrin of da Ghetto (COG). It was released October 12, 1999 through Hoo-Bangin' Records with distribution via Priority Records. Production was handled entirely by COG member Goldiiz, with Mack 10 serving as executive producer. The album features guest appearances from Mack 10, Soultre, MC Eiht, Juvenile, B.G., and Barbara Wilson. It peaked at number 158 on the Billboard 200, at number 24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and at number 8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

The album spawned two singles: "Wild Side" and "Luv at First Sight", the latter peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 6 on the Billboard Rap Songs. Along with a single, a music video was released for the song "Wild Side"^[1] with cameo appearances by MC Eiht and Mack 10. Songs "It's Time to Roll" and "Drug Lord" were originally heard in the 1999 film Thicker than Water and were also released on the film's soundtrack.

Chilldrin of da Ghetto is composed of Quentin "Goldiiz" Brown, Prentice "Bad Seed" Brown and Datqunn "P-Child" Sawyer. The group formed on the West Side of Chicago, in the Austin neighborhood on the section known as "L-Town", which is basically an area where within a mile all the north and south streets start the letter L.