title: Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jayo Felony album)
text: # Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jayo Felony album)
  
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  Whatcha Gonna Do? is the second studio album by San Diego-based American rapper Jayo Felony. It was released on August 25, 1998 via Def Jam Records. The eighteen-track record features guest appearances from DMX, E-40, Kokane, 8Ball & MJG, Method Man & Redman, and Westside Connection.
  
  The album was a critical and commercial success, making it to number 46 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its self-titled DJ Silk-produced hit single "What'cha Gonna Do?" with Method Man and DMX was included in Hav Plenty soundtrack and peaked at number 45 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. An E-A-Ski-produced single "Nitty Gritty" peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  Notes
  
  * Track 3 contains samples from "Unhooked Generation" by Freda Payne (1970)
  * Track 4 contains samples from "Heartbreaker (Part I, Part II)" (1983) and "More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980) by Zapp
  * Track 5 contains samples from "Jail House Rap" by The Fat Boys (1984)
  * Track 7 contains samples from "Five Minutes of Funk" by Whodini (1984)
  * Track 11 contains samples from "Mystery" by Anita Baker (1986)
  * Track 15 contains samples from "Just Don't Bite It" by N.W.A (1990)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Anthony "T-Funk" Pearyer - producer (tracks: 2, 11, 17)
  * Chris Gehrigner - mastering
  * Clifford Smith - guest artist (track 4)
  * Dedrick D'Mon Rolison - guest artist (tracks: 6, 14)
  * Earl Simmons - guest artist (track 4)
  * Earl Stevens - guest artist (track 17)
  * Greg Royal - mixing
  * James Savage - main artist, executive producer, producer (tracks: 5, 12, 16)
  * Jerry B. Long Jr. - guest artist (track 13)
  * Kenny McCloud - engineer
  * Mark Ogleton - producer (tracks: 7-8, 14-15)
  * Marlon Jermaine Goodwin - guest artist (track 3)
  * O'Shea Jackson - guest artist (track 17)
  * Premro Smith - guest artist (track 3)
  * Reggie Noble - guest artist (track 6)
  * Russell Brown - producer (tracks: 1, 4-6, 9-10, 13, 18)
  * Shon Adams - producer (tracks: 7-8, 14-15)
  * Tina Davis - executive producer
  * Triston Jones - producer (track 3)
  * William Loshawn Calhoun, Jr. - guest artist (track 6)
  
  ## Charts
  
  Album
  
  | Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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  | Billboard 200 | 46 |
  | Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 8 |
  
  Singles
  
  | Year | Song | Chart positions | Chart positions |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Song | R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |
  | 1998 | "Whatcha Gonna Do?" (feat. DMX and Method Man) | #45 | - |
  | 1998 | "Nitty Gritty" | - | #1 |
  