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''B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story '' is the third
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by American rapper
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. It was released under Full Surface Records/ J Records. Before its release, XXL Magazine ranked the album the 10th most anticipated album of 2007. The album debuted at #10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 63,000 copies sold in the first week released.


Background

The album was originally titled ''This Time Around'', then it was changed to ''It Is What It Is'' and finally to ''B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story''.Cassidy Leans On The Lord For 'B.A.R.S.'
/ref> Cassidy named the album B.A.R.S. after spending 8 months behind bars (in prison). B.A.R.S are also his initials, Barry Adrian Reese tory The album features songs about his accident and his time in jail as well as his relationship with God. He also created a ''B.A.R.S. Competition Freestyle Battle'' with finalists, G.O.D. Jewels, 21, of
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, Rocky, 17, of Detroit, MI, and Lil' Chugga, 23, of, Columbia, TN on October 10, 2007 live on MTV's Sucker Free.


Production

Producer Swizz Beatz handled some of the production on the album. The album was released on Swizz Beatz's Full Surface Records imprint, a subsidiary of J Records. Other producers involved with the project were Neo Da Matrix, Don Cannon, Kanye West,
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, Hi-Tek, and others. Swizz Beatz confirmed before the album's release that Sean Garrett would have production credits on this album: Cassidy himself produced the track "All By Myself" which sampled "Me, Myself & I" by The Dramatics. Three promotional mixtapes called "The Hustlas Home", "The Hustlas Home Pt.2", and "07-07-07" were released before the CD.Cassidy - 7-7-07 - Free Mixtape @ datpiff.com
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Features

Guest appearances include Swizz Beatz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eve, Angie Stone, Larsiny, Mashonda, Mark Morrison, Rell and John Legend. "Celebrate" featuring John Legend samples jazz singer Nina Simone's version of the song "Strange Fruit."


Track listing


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


References


External links

* https://www.myspace.com/cassidy * https://www.myspace.com/cassidypromotions
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