The rollout for this album was one of the most successful marketing campaigns in rap history. While Yayo was incarcerated during the height of 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’ explosion, the "Free Yayo" T-shirts and shoutouts kept him in the public eye. By the time he was released, the hype for his solo debut was at a fever pitch. Track Breakdown and Sonic Landscape
Tony Yayo's debut studio album, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon , was released on August 30, 2005 G-Unit Records Interscope