In a 2017 interview with HipHopDX, Stat Quo said that Statlanta was not released through Shady/Aftermath due to an argument he had with Eminem over a song called "Dance on It". Eminem had written a chorus for Stat Quo to perform, but Stat Quo did not think it was good and told Eminem that he would only release the song in exchange for a million dollars. He said this made Eminem "mad as shit". While Stat Quo apologized the next day and the two recorded "Syllables" with Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Cashis, their relationship did not recover: "We did that song right after my long apology. I was like, 'Oh, we cool; he put me on a song with Jay-Z.' But no, he was not cool [with me after that]."[3]
Production and guests
Statlanta features production from Sha Money XL, Needlz, S1, Boi-1da, Stat Quo himself, among others.[4] Featured guests include Marsha Ambrosius, Antonio McLendon, Brevi, Esthero, Raheem DeVaughn, Devin the Dude, and Talib Kweli. Former mentor Dr. Dre was involved since the recording process, and served as production consultant-supervisor, he helped Stat Quo along with Aftermath producer Mike Chav to materialize the album.
Two leftover tracks featuring Eminem, titled "Atlanta On Fire" (also known as "The Next One") and "Classic Shit" (also known as "Testify") have been leaked to the internet.
Singles
The first single from the album was "Ghetto USA" featuring Antonio McLendon, who is also Stat Quo's songwriting labelmate on Aftermath Entertainment, which was released on December 8, 2009 via Amazon.com.[5] A Video was released for the single on November 13, 2010.[6]
The second and final single from the album was "Success", which was released on May 18, 2010 via Amazon.com.[7] A video was released for the single on March 2, 2010.[8]
