Informal Introduction is the debut studio album by American rapper Shade Sheist. It was released on September 10, 2002, through MCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Larrabee Studios, at Soundcastle, at Skip Saylor Recording, and at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Damizza, Eddie Berkeley, KayGee, DJ Quik, Howie Hersh and Timbaland. It features guest appearances from Nate Dogg, AMG, DJ Clue, Fabolous, Hi-C, Knoc-turn'al, Kurupt, Vita and Warren G among others.

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Informal Introduction
Studio album by Shade Sheist
Released	September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)
Recorded	2000–02
Studio	Larrabee Sound Studios Soundcastle Skip Saylor Recording Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:01:39
Label	MCA
Producer	Damizza (also exec.) DJ Quik Eddie Berkeley Howie Hersh KayGee Timbaland
Shade Sheist chronology
Informal Introduction (2002) Before The Waitin' Before The Hatin' (2005)
Singles from Informal Introduction
"Where I Wanna Be" Released: October 28, 2000 "Money Owners" Released: May 14, 2002 "John Doe" Released: 2002 "Wake Up" Released: 2002

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HipHopDX	2.5/5[2]

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Due to little promotion, the album was not a commercial success, only reaching number 69 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It did, however, feature his biggest hit to date "Where I Wanna Be", which peaked at 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 12 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs. The album spawned three additional singles, "Money Owners", "John Doe" and "Wake Up" all of which became minor hits on the R&B charts.

• Tramayne Thompson – main artist, co-producer (tracks: 7, 15), co-executive producer, mixing (track 10)

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