| Dear Diary | |
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| Released | September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14) |
| Recorded | 1998–99 |
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| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 1:06:59 |
| Label | Epic |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Dear Diary is the only studio album by American rapper Cha Cha. It was released on September 14, 1999 through Epic Records.
Recording sessions ttok place at Noontime Studios, at Triangle Sound Studios, at DARP Studios, at Patchwerk Recording Studio and at Krosswire Studio in Atlanta, at Hit Factory Studios, at Unique Recording Studios and at Lion's Den Studio in New York City, and at Studio A in Detroit.
Production was handled by several high-profile R&B/hip hop record producers, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Irv Gotti, Jazze Pha and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs. It features guest appearances from Jim Crow, Bareda, Black Child, Jagged Edge, Ja Rule, Jermaine Dupri, Juvenile, LaTocha Scott, Memphis Bleek, Nas, Trick Daddy and Madd Rapper.
The album peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its lead single "New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)" peaked at number 20 in Germany, at number 68 in Switzerland and at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" |
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| Carlos & Dada | 1:24 |
| 2. | "New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)" | Parris Fluellen | Kevin Briggs | She'kspere | 4:09 |
| 3. | "M.O.M.M.Y." (featuring Nas) |
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| 4:07 |
| 4. | "Dear Diary" (featuring LaTocha Scott) |
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| 5:06 |
| 5. | "I Need You (Cha, Cha, Cha)" | Fluellen |
| Carlos & Dada | 3:58 |
| 6. | "He Likes" (featuring Jagged Edge) |
| Teddy Bishop | Teddy Bishop | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Busted" (Interlude) | Fluellen |
| Carlos & Dada | 1:57 |
| 8. | "Who Make It Hotter" (featuring Yero Brock) |
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| Carlos & Dada | 4:03 |
| 9. | "It's Like That" (featuring Trick Daddy, Jim Crow and Juvenile) |
| Phalon Alexander | Jazze Pha | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Set It Off" | Fluellen |
| Carlos & Dada | 5:45 |
| 11. | "WhereDaPaperAt?" (featuring Ja Rule, Memphis Bleek, Black Child, Lo-Down and Bareda) |
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| 5:15 |
| 12. | "Dear Diary" (Interlude) | Fluellen |
| Carlos & Dada | 2:39 |
| 13. | "Here We Go Again" | Fluellen |
| Carlos & Dada | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Mad Rapper" (Skit) | Deric Angelettie | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | 0:33 | |
| 15. | "Sunglasses" | Fluellen |
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| 4L12 |
| 16. | "Ride Out" (featuring Jim Crow) |
| Alexander | Jazze Pha | 3:27 |
| 17. | "That Broad" | Fluellen | Bryan-Michael Cox | Bryan-Michael Cox | 4:03 |
| 18. | "What Cha Wanna Do (Remix)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) | Fluellen | Jermaine Dupri | 3:36 | |
| Total length: | 1:06:59 | ||||
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| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 86 |
