Violator: The Album

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Violator: The Album is the first installment in the

Noreaga

.

The LP features production from The Beatnuts, DJ Scratch, Diamond D, Havoc, Nottz, Q-Tip and Swizz Beatz, and featured Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Mobb Deep, Ja Rule, The Hot Boys and Mysonne. Violator proved to be a success, making it to #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned one sequel, Violator: The Album, V2.0, in 2001. Q-Tip's "Vivrant Thing", the first solo single for the former A Tribe Called Quest member, was the album's first single and a major pop success. "Say What", by LL Cool J, was the album's second single.

The album was certified gold on September 29, 1999.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Rich Nice	2:54
2.	" Sammy Garcia Danny Wolfe	The Beatnuts	3:05
15.	"What My Niggas Want" (featuring Cam'ron and Busta Rhymes)	Cameron Giles T. Smith Darrell Branch	Darrell "Digga" Branch Lance 'Un' Rivera	2:41
16.	"The Truth" (featuring Mysonne)	Linen Robert 'Shim' Kirkland	Robert 'Shim' Kirkland	4:13
17.	"Who Can I Trust" (featuring Cormega and Lil Wayne)	Cory McKay Alan Maman Jonathan Williams Isaac Hayes	Alchemist Jonathan Lighty	4:02
18.	"Bus-A-Bus (Diamond D Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	T. Smith George Spivey	DJ Scratch	3:33
19.	"Violators" (featuring L Boogie, Sonja Blade, Noreaga, Mysonne, Prodigy and Busta Rhymes)	Lordikim Allah Sonja Shenelle Holder V. Santiago Linen A. Johnson T. Smith Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	5:37
20.	"Outro"			0:11
Total length:				1:14:15

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	169
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	63