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What: “Round One, The Album”

Performer: Roy Jones Jr.

Producer: Body Head Entertainment, Inc.

Price: $12.58

World light-heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. added another element to his list of accomplishments with the release last week of his first rap album, “Round One, The Album.”

Jones, who lives in Pensacola, Fla., is featured in “Round One” but receives contributions from established performers, such as former Blackstreet singer Dave Hollister and rappers Mystikal and Scarface.

Jones wrote or co-wrote the 19 songs on the album, performing six. Several reflect on Jones’ career in boxing, including “Ya’ll Must’ve Forgot,” which was played in July at Staples Center before Jones’ fight against Julio Gonzalez.

The song, heard regularly since on local radio stations, seeks to remind listeners why Jones is still considered by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. In the three-minute song, Jones recounts some of the biggest moments of his 14-year professional career.

“You remember the left hook that James Toney got?” Jones raps of the 1994 victory that earned him the International Boxing Federation super-middleweight title, “it’s a sucker move I stole from a gamecock.”

In the song, “Real Father,” Jones, 33, communicates the love for his children, 10-year-old twin boys DeShaun and DeAndre, and 2-year-old Roy III, and describes the importance of men staying close to their children.

“My youngest son and my twins are my best friends,” he sings in one verse. “My love for them you can’t put prices on.”

Another song that has been well received is “That Was Then,” performed by Hollister.

It made its debut at No. 2 in January on Billboard’s Hot Rap singles list and is holding at No. 3 after eight weeks on the charts.