# Godfather Buried Alive

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 54/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| HipHopDX | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 |
| RapReviews | 7/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
Godfather Buried Alive is the second and final studio album by Belizean-American rapper Shyne. It was released on August 10, 2004 by Gangland Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was released during Shyne's 10-year prison sentence for a 1999 nightclub shooting in New York City. The album included 13 tracks, 12 of which were previously recorded vocals, while one was recorded over the phone from jail. It features guest appearances from Kurupt, Nate Dogg, Foxy Brown and Ashanti, and production from Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean and Just Blaze, among others. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with 158,000 copies sold in its first week, making Shyne the second rapper after 2Pac to have an album debut within the top five of the Billboard 200 while incarcerated.

## Background

After the release of his debut album in September 2000, Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison in June 2001 and released from his contract with Bad Boy Entertainment. A bidding war ensued, with numerous labels meeting with Shyne in prison and offering him contracts. Shyne eventually signed a $3 million contract with Def Jam Records, and plans were made to release his second studio album. Due to the fact Shyne was unable to professionally record new music while in prison, the album was largely composed of music he had recorded prior to his incarceration. Certain lines, however, were recorded over a prison phone. The only song fully recorded from prison was "For the Record", a diss track recorded over the phone and made in response to 50 Cent dissing Shyne on Hot 97 during a freestyle.

## Track listing

| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured Guest(s) | Time | Samples |
| 1 | Buried Alive Intro | Moses Leviy | | 0:19 | |
| 2 | Quasi O.G. | Buckwild | | 4:25 | "No More Trouble" as performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| 3 | More or Less | Kanye West, Brian "All Day" Miller | Foxy Brown | 4:37 | "Rose" performed by Lamont Dozier |
| 4 | Behind the Walls (East Coast Gangsta Mix) | Mike Dean | Kurupt & Nate Dogg | 4:29 | |
| 5 | S.H.Y.N.E. | Swizz Beatz | Swizz Beatz, Mashonda | 4:30 | "La Di Da Di" performed by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh |
| 6 | For the Record | Moses Leviy | | 4:55 | "Friends" performed by Whodini "For The Record" "Here I Go" written by Leroy Edwards and Michael Tyler |
| 7 | Martyr | Moses Leviy & Chucky Thompson | | 3:53 | |
| 8 | Jimmy Choo | Irv Gotti | Ashanti | 3:43 | |
| 9 | Godfather | Yogi | | 4:00 | |
| 10 | The Gang | Moses Leviy & Chucky Thompson | Foxy Brown | 4:18 | "I Did It For Love" written by Terry Etlinger and Linda Laurie "If You Think It" written by David Porter and Ronnie Williams "Verbal Intercourse" as performed by Raekwon featuring Nas & Ghostface Killah |
| 11 | Edge | Charlemagne | | 4:15 | |
| 12 | Here with Me | Just Blaze | | 4:36 | |
| 13 | Diamonds & Mac 10's | Just Blaze | | 4:38 | "Falling Tears" performed by Morris Albert |

## Chart performance
### Weekly charts

| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (2004) | Position |
| US Billboard 200 | 182 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 55 |