''5.0'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
. It was released through
Universal Motown Records
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(
Universal Music Group
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) and
Derrty (Universal Music Group) on November 12, 2010.
["Nelly Revs Up for Fall Album Release"](_blank)
. Rap-Up.com. Retrieved August 9, 2010. The album features guest appearances from
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...
,
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
,
DJ Khaled
Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper.
Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...
,
Baby
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, Sophie Greene,
Ali
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,
Plies,
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
,
T.I.,
Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
,
T-Pain,
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...
,
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued with ...
,
Avery Storm,
Murphy Lee
Torhi Harper (born December 18 1979), better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper, best known as a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics. His debut album, '' Murphy's Law'', peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 m ...
,
Dirty Money
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and
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists.
Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
while production was handled by
Infamous
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,
Dr. Luke
Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...
, Mr. Bangladesh,
Jim Jonsin
James Gregory Scheffer (born June 8, 1970), professionally known as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer, songwriter, businessman and DJ from South Florida. Jonsin has collaborated with numerous artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, ...
,
Multiman
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He has worked with or produced and remixed for names like J. Lewis featuring Flo Rida, Backstreet Boys, Randy Crawford and Ruff Endz. In addition, ...
,
Polow da Don
Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977, or 1978), professionally known as Polow da Don, is an American record producer and rapper.
Jones has produced a variety of singles for a multitude of artists including "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014 ...
,
Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and rapper. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but split his childhood between Milwaukee, Wiscon ...
and
The Runners, among others. ''5.0'' is predominately a
hip hop and pop music album with subtle influences of
R&B.
The album debuted at #10 on the US
Billboard 200
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, selling over 65,000 copies in its 1st week in the United States. The album's 1st single "
Just a Dream" which became the 1st song from ''5.0'' to garner UK and US airplay which impacted charts around the world. Released on August 17, 2010, it is Nelly's most successful single in 5 years (since "
Grillz
"Grillz" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring fellow American rappers Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp, and uncredited vocals from American singer Brandi Williams (of the group Blaque). The song was written by Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Paul Wall, A ...
"), peaking at #3 in the United States.
Background
On July 8, 2009, Nelly made a public announcement in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
that he was recording a new album.
[Langhorne, Cyrus (July 8, 2009)]
"News: Nelly Plots Comeback & Premieres New Album, 'This Is My First Time Being Able To Rock This Sh*t'"
. SOHH.com. 4CONTROL Media.[Reid, Shaheem (November 30, 2009)]
"Nelly Says 'Doubt' Fueled His New Album"
. MTV Networks. He would tell
DJ Semtex
DJ Semtex (born John Fairbanks; 1974) is an English DJ, author, radio DJ and presenter of Spotify's Who We Be podcast. Between 2002 and 2018, he was presenter for BBC Radio 1Xtra's weekly hip-hop show.
Biography
Due to complications from ly ...
that he was planning to release a self-titled album in the first quarter of 2010. In an interview with MTV's Shaheem Reid, the rapper said he was fuelled by the lukewarm reception of his previous albums to produce something better.
As an artist, you want to wake up every day and feel like you're doing something people don't think you can do. Now I feel like I've been put in that position again, where it's more doubt than expectancy. The doubt is what fuels me, so to speak. I've been real fortunate where I have great people around me. Everybody wants to freakin' work with me – not that everybody didn't efore but it's different because I didn't work with a lot of people. Coming into this situation, it's beautiful.
The rapper
T.I. features in a track on the album ("She So Fly"), produced by 1500 or Nothin' of The Smash Factory, according to a video in the studio.
[Ortiz, Edwin (May 15, 2010)]
"DX News Bits: Nelly, Jay Electronica"
. HipHopDX. CHERI MEDIA GROUP. Hoping to recreate the success of their 2002 ''
Billboard
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'' chart-topping single "
Dilemma
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", Nelly has also worked with
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...
for the sequel ("
Gone"), produced by
Jim Jonsin
James Gregory Scheffer (born June 8, 1970), professionally known as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer, songwriter, businessman and DJ from South Florida. Jonsin has collaborated with numerous artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, ...
and
Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and rapper. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but split his childhood between Milwaukee, Wiscon ...
.
He has collaborated with actress/singer
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji Penda Henson ( ; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in '' Baby Boy'' (2001). Sh ...
on a
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ.
Early life
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...
-produced song, however it was confirmed later that Taraji was unable to perform on the record.
Title
On June 3, 2010, Nelly announced that the album would be titled ''Nelly 5.0''.
[Punjabi, Rajul]
"Nelly Recruits T.I., Diddy, Kelly Rowland, & Akon for 'Nelly 5.0' Album"
. Rap-up.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. The title was inspired by his 2011
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is a series of American automobiles manufactured by Ford. In continuous production since 1964, the Mustang is currently the longest-produced Ford car nameplate. Currently in its sixth generation, it is the fifth-best selli ...
, which is also on the album artwork. He said:
It's a lot of things. It's also my fifth drop date. It's just the energy of it all. The Mustang .0was always one of my dream cars. As soon as I had enough money to buy one of these mothaf–, they stopped making these shits. It was just like, "Ahhh!" You know in ''Menace II Society'' when he jacked that ride? And then they came back… That was like the ultimate scene. I always wanted one of them mothaf–, money green. But when I got a chance, they stopped making them. I had this meeting with Ford where they asked me these random questions about cars and I just got to talking it up. I was like, "Why ya'll ain't brought back the 5.0 Mustang? That shit was hot!
Singles
The album's lead single "
Just a Dream", was released August 16, 2010 to
iTunes Store
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s around the world for
digital download. It was released to Mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 10, 2010.
["Available For Airplay"](_blank)
. FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report. Retrieved August 12, 2010. "Just a Dream" made its first chart appearance debuting on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 12 and peaking at number 3 in its eighth week. The song also debuted at number 8 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Digital Songs
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chart, selling 135,000 downloads in its first week. "Just a Dream" is Nelly's highest-charting song since his 2005 single "
Grillz
"Grillz" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring fellow American rappers Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp, and uncredited vocals from American singer Brandi Williams (of the group Blaque). The song was written by Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Paul Wall, A ...
" and debuted at number 22 on the ''Billboard''
Rap Songs
Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stat ...
. The song entered the
Canadian Hot 100
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in August 2010, at number 32.
It debuted in Australia (
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
) on the Singles Chart at number 24, in
New Zealand Singles Charts at number 29, and in Switzerland (
Media Control AG
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustr ...
) at number 52. The
Sanji-directed music video premiered on
Vevo
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on September 24, 2010.
The album's second single "
Move That Body"; produced by
Dr. Luke
Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...
, along with Mr. Bangladesh and featuring
guest appearance
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s from
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...
and
T-Pain. The song was released for digital download on October 12, 2010.
["Move That Body – Single – United States"](_blank)
. iTunes.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010. The song made its first chart appearance debuting on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 54 and has reached a current peak at number 29 in Australia. The music video for the single was directed by
Marc Klasfeld
Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director. He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Slipknot, Sum 41, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Michael Bublé, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Kelly ...
.
The album's third single, titled "
Gone" featuring guest appearance from singer
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...
. It was sent to urban and
Urban AC
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stations on January 4, 2011. It will be sent to
Top 40/Mainstream radio on January 18, 2011. On January 6, 2011, Nelly said on his Twitter, "new Nelly single... "Gone" featuring Kelly Rowland video coming very soon #5.0 :-)", the song is set to be released as the third official single from the album.
The video for "Gone" was finally debuted to the public on March 12, 2011.
In the United States, "Gone" peaked at a lowly number 59 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart, but has so far fared better in international markets where it has so far charted in
Australia
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and the
UK.
Other songs
The Dutch-produced "Tippin' in da Club" was released as the album's
promotional single
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on August 17, 2010. It is not included on the final track listing. The album's second promotional single "Long Gone" featuring
Plies and
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
, was released on November 9, 2010.
["Long Gone – Single – United States"](_blank)
. iTunes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2010. In November 2010, the song "Liv Tonight" featuring
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
, which debuted at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart, number 74 on the
Canadian Hot 100
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, and number 75 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, without release as a single. On the week of June 12, 2011, the song returned to the UK Singles Chart at number 72. A week later, it made a new peak of number 52.
Critical reception
Upon its release, ''5.0'' received generally mixed reviews from most music critics.
At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average
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score of 52, based on nine reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".
Simon Vozick-Levinson of ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' gave ''5.0'' a B rating and commented that "on ''5.0'' Nelly makes a reasonably convincing case that he can keep the momentum going. His lyrics are vacuous as ever, but those hooks sure are sticky."
Mariel Concepcion from ''
Billboard
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'' said that on "''5.0'', the rapper proves he still knows what it takes to make a solid, well-rounded album." Concepcion concluded her review by saying that "The 36-year-old artist gives fans the stuff they fell in love with 10 years ago on debut ''
Country Grammar
''Country Grammar'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 27, 2000, by Universal Records. The production on the album was handled by Jason "Jay E" Epperson, with additional production by C-Love, K ...
'' — and with a new pop-driven sound, he demonstrates he hasn't lost a beat."
Ken Capobianco from ''
The Boston Globe
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'' said that "Nelly has recruited an all-star supporting cast and emerged with a tuneful mainstream effort that should yield a number of hits." Capobianco said that "
Just a Dream" "captures the design of many of these cuts: Hooks are prominent while Nelly's patented tricky flow is often smoothed out." He also praised songs like "
Move That Body", "Don't It Feel Good" and "1000 Stacks".
Chuck Eddy from ''
Rolling Stone
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'' gave the album two and a half stars (out of five). He said that Nelly "essays a few fashionably global-sounding electro-club tracks,
..and at least four numbers where he swipes guys' girlfriends.
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
and
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...
help him stretch out;
Plies,
Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
and
T.I. add muscle." Eddy said that the "strut swings most distinctively in "1000 Stacks", where a
Biggie
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
sample inspires Nelly to approximate the country grammar he came up on."
Jesse Cataldo from
Slant Magazine
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gave the album a rating of two stars (out of five). Cataldo said that ''5.0'' is "never overtly awful, but it definitely sinks into the zone of mediocrity occupied by so many mainstream rap albums, where they sit like dishes moldering beneath dirty water." Cataldo said that Nelly has lost his "charm and playfulness he began with" on the albums following ''Country Grammar''. He felt that what is left is "a murky stew of withered affections and grasps at modernity, from siren effects to processed horns and
Auto-Tune
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Auto-Tu ...
breakdowns." Cataldo said that the album contains "A collection of collaborations with low-wattage names and also-rans, it basically indicates that even if Nelly is still trying (which he doesn't seem to be), he hasn't sustained the credibility to achieve a plausible comeback."
Andy Kellman from
Allmusic
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also gave the album two stars (out of five). Kellman said that "nothing on the rapper’s sixth studio album encourages repeated listening". He felt that "Nelly’s exuberance often sounds feigned", the "rallying choruses are not effective, and he’s short on ideas". Kellman concluded his review by saying that ''5.0'' is "by a considerable margin, Nelly’s least essential release to date".
Commercial performance
''5.0'' debuted at number 10 on the
''Billboard'' 200, selling 63,000 copies in its first week in the United States.
It also entered at number 1 on the ''
Billboard
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s
Top Rap Albums
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and number 2 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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.
The album debuted the same week on the
Canadian Albums Chart
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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocea ...
at number 19.
As of August 2013, the album has sold 314,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Notes
* Track listing and credits from album booklet.
* (*) signifies a co-producer
* "Making Movies" and "Don't It Feel Good" features uncredited vocals by
Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and rapper. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but split his childhood between Milwaukee, Wiscon ...
.
Sample credits
* "Long Gone" contains a sample of "Let's Start Love Over", written by Micheal Claxton and performed by Miles Jaye.
* "1000 Stacks" contains a sample of "Everyday Struggle", written by Christopher Wallace,
Dave Grusin
Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
, Harvey Mason, Norman Glover, Reginald Ellis, embodies portions of "Kick in the Door", written by Christopher Wallace, Christopher Martin and Jalacy Hawkins, both performed by
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
and uncredited vocals by
Diddy.
* "k.I.s.s" contains portions of "Kissing You", written by Julian Jackson, Brion James, Janice Johnson and
Charles Wiggins.
Personnel
Adapted from
Allmusic
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and album booklet.
[ Credits: ''5.0'' Allmusic. Retrieved on November 16, 2010.]
Creativity and management
* Cornell Haynes, Jr. (
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
) –
executive producer
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* Marc Baptiste – photographer
* Blu Bolden –
A&R
* Sandy Brummels – art direction
* Ashaki Meyers –
stylist
* Ed Richardson – A&R Universal Motown
* Irene Richter – project co-ordination
* Seannita Parmer – stylist
* Megan Dennis – project co-ordination
* Christopher Kornmann – art direction
Performers
* Nelly – vocals, songwriting
*
Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and rapper. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but split his childhood between Milwaukee, Wiscon ...
–
background vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ...
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Baby
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DJ Khaled
Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper.
Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...
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Plies – guest vocal performance
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Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
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T.I. – guest vocal performance
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T-Pain – guest vocal performance
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Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...
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Diddy – background vocals
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Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl ...
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Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
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* Sophie Greene – guest vocal performance
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Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for ...
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Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued with ...
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Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...
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Avery Storm – guest vocal performance
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Dirty Money
Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdicti ...
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Murphy Lee
Torhi Harper (born December 18 1979), better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper, best known as a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics. His debut album, '' Murphy's Law'', peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 m ...
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Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists.
Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
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Technical
* Marco Rodriguez-Diaz (
Infamous
Infamous may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Film and television
* ''Infamous'' (2006 film), an American drama film
* ''Infamous'' (2020 film), an American crime thriller film
* "Infamous", an episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinj ...
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Polow da Don
Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977, or 1978), professionally known as Polow da Don, is an American record producer and rapper.
Jones has produced a variety of singles for a multitude of artists including "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014 ...
– producer, programming
* Carl Nappa – engineer,
audio mixer
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Sound
*Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound
*Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum
*Digital audio, representation of sound ...
* Jeremy Stevenson – recording engineer
* Joshua Mosser – audio mixer, recording engineer
* The Smash Factory – producer, programming
* Elliot Carter – recording engineer
* James Scheffer (
Jim Jonsin
James Gregory Scheffer (born June 8, 1970), professionally known as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer, songwriter, businessman and DJ from South Florida. Jonsin has collaborated with numerous artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, ...
) – keyboards, producer, programming
* Richard Butler, Jr. (Rico Love) – producer, programming, vocal producer
* Robert Marks – recording engineer, audio mixer
* Ryan Evans – recording engineer
* Jason Wilkie – recording assistant, mixing assistant
* Matt Huber – recording assistant, mixing assistant
* Chad Jolley – mixing assistant
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Frank Romano
Frank Romano is an American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds.
Career
Currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, Romano grew up in a musical family in the suburbs of Clevela ...
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* Thurston McCrea – recording assistant, additional engineering
* Brandon Jones – additional engineering
* Eric Goudy II (E) – keyboards, programming
* Earl Hood – programming, keyboards, producer
* Serban Ghenea – audio mixer
* Lukasz Gottwald (
Dr. Luke
Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (born September 26, 1973), known professionally as Dr. Luke, Tyson Trax, and Made in China, is an American record producer and songwriter. His professional music career began in the late-night television sketch comedy ...
) – instrumentation, producer, programming
* Shondrae Crawford (Mr. Bangladesh) – producer, composer, instrumentation, programming
* Venza Gottwald – assistant
* Brian Gardner –
mastering engineer
A mastering engineer is a person skilled in the practice of taking audio (typically musical content) that has been previously mixed in either the analog or digital domain as mono, stereo, or multichannel formats and preparing it for use in distr ...
* Emily Wright – engineer
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Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer, vocal producer
* John Hanes – audio mixer
* Tim Roberts – assistant audio mixer
* Don Vito – producer, programming
* Blade– producer, recording engineer, programming
* Fabian Marasciullo – audio mixer
* Fareed Salamah – assistant
* Jermaine Jackson and Andrew Harr (
The Runners) – instrumentation, producer, programming
* Jeff Villanueva (Supa Jeff) – engineer
* Danny Morris – keyboards, producer, programming
* Jim Bottari – engineer
* Diego Avendano – assistant
* Keith Ross – vocal producer
* Kim Elsberg (
Multiman
Kim Elsberg Moeller, better known as Multiman, is a Danish-American record producer and songwriter.
He has worked with or produced and remixed for names like J. Lewis featuring Flo Rida, Backstreet Boys, Randy Crawford and Ruff Endz. In addition, ...
) – instrumentation, producer, engineer, programming
* Uriel Kadouc (Frenchie) – programming, producer
* Trife Trizzil – producer, percussion, drums, programming, engineer
* Jason Derouchie – mixing assistant
* Uncle Rudy Haynes – keyboards
* Laurent Cohen – recording engineer, producer, programming, keyboards
* Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
External links
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5.0' at
Metacritic
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2010 albums
Nelly albums
Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer)
Albums produced by Dr. Luke
Albums produced by Jim Jonsin
Albums produced by Polow da Don
Albums produced by Rico Love
Albums produced by 1500 or Nothin'