Up Close and Personal (Angie Martinez album)

Up Close and Personal is the debut studio album by American rapper Angie Martinez. It includes the singles "Dem Thangz" and "Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente)", and was released by Warner Music Group's Elektra Records.

Up Close and Personal
Studio album by Angie Martinez
Released	April 17, 2001
Recorded	1999–2001
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Elektra
Producer	Salaam Remi, Knobody, Bink!, Armegeddon, Rockwilder, The Neptunes, Domingo, Big Jack, Brian "BK" Coleman, JT, Visible
Angie Martinez chronology
Up Close and Personal (2001) Animal House (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Los Angeles Times	link
RapReviews.com	7.5/10 link

Track listing

1. "Heart And Soul" (Interlude) (feat. Jeffrey Spence) 0:27
2. "New York, New York" (feat. Prodigy & DJ Clue) 4:12
3. "Every Little Girl" (feat. The Product G&B) 4:30
4. "Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente)" (feat. Wyclef Jean) 3:26
5. "Ladies & Gents" (feat. Snoop Dogg) 4:19
6. "Gutter 2 The Fancy Shit" (feat. Busta Rhymes) 1:56
7. "Back From Cuba" (Interlude) (feat. Cuban Link) 0:38
8. "Live At Jimmy's" (feat. Big Pun, Cuban Link, Domingo & Sunkiss) 5:36
9. "Silly Niggaz" (Interlude) (feat. Uneek) 2:16
10. "No Playaz" (feat. Lil' Mo & Tony Sunshine) 4:19
11. "Breathe" (feat. Mary J. Blige & La India) 3:32
12. "Live From The Streets" (feat. Jadakiss, Styles P, Beanie Sigel, Brett & Kool G Rap) 4:30
13. "Go!! (Muthafucka)" 4:19
14. "Thug Love" (feat. Fat Joe & Layzie Bone) 3:45
15. "Mi Amor" (feat. Jay-Z) 2:57
16. "Ladies Fight" (Interlude) (feat. Cocoa Chanelle & DJ Jazzy Joyce) 0:59
17. "Dem Thangz" (feat. Pharrell & Q-Tip) 4:17
18. "Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente - Remix)" (feat. Wyclef Jean)/"No Playaz (Remix)" (feat. Lil' Mo & Tony Sunshine) 8:12

Samples

"Heart & Soul (Interlude)" samples "Native New Yorker" by Odyssey

"New York, New York" samples "Cathedral" by Galt McDermot

"Every Little Girl" samples "Fragile" by Sting

"Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente)" & "Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente - Remix)" samples "Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo

"Ladies & Gents" samples "Nipple To The Bottle" by Grace Jones

"Gutter 2 The Fancy Shit" samples "Can't Find The Judge" by Gary Wright

"Live At Jimmy's" samples "Jimmy" by Boogie Down Productions "Kokomo (song)" by The Beach Boys

"Breathe" samples "Disco Circus" by Martin Circus & "Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line (band)

"Live From The Streets" samples Laying The Trap" by Charles Bernstein & "Spanish Town" by Garland Jeffreys

"Thug Love" samples "One Love" by Whodini

Music Videos

"Coast 2 Coast (Suavemente)" (directed by Terry Heller)

"Dem Thangz" (directed by Jessy Terrero)

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[1]	32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2]	7

References

1. "Angie Martinez Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
2. "Angie Martinez Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.