''Blood Sweat and Years'' is the second album by the American rapper
JT Money
Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop group Poison Clan. Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a protégé of Luther "Luke" ...
. It was released in May 1, 2001 through
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Big L, Silkk the Shocker and Westside Connection. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row R ...
.
''Blood Sweat and Years'' wasn't as successful as Money's previous album, peaking at No. 48 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and No. 9 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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. A single, "Hi-Lo", made it to No. 64 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
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.
Production
The album was produced by
Dallas Austin
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Biography
Early life
During a 2019 interview with DJ Vlad, Dallas Austin detailed previously unknown or unconfirmed events inv ...
,
Sam Sneed
Sam Sneed (born Sam Anderson; February 29, 1968) is an American record producer, producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.
Biography Early years
In 1993 he was signed to Death Row Reco ...
, and C. Stewart.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that "JT Money will never be mistaken for a lyrical giant like Rakim, but the fact that his lyrics are subpar will mean little to clubgoers who will appreciate the album for exactly what it is—an invitation to get on the dancefloor."
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The A.V. Club
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'' stated that the album finds JT "largely abandoning the pimped-out act that made his debut so entertaining in favor of a dour mixture of straightforward gangsta rap, tinny club anthems, and autobiographical storytelling." ''
The Morning Call
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'' thought that "Money gets one very important thing right: Party rap should be about the crowd, not the rapper or his empire."
Track listing
#"Blood, Sweat and Years"- 1:11
#"War"- 4:40
#"Hi-Lo"- 4:09
#"Spanish Climax"- 1:02
#"Sosa on that Chocha"- 4:08
#"Where My Thugs At"- 4:39
#"Superbitch"- 3:43
#"What Y'all Niggaz Want?"- 4:03
#"Butsta and Haters"- 4:09
#"Lil' Charlie"- 4:39
#"Pimpburger"- 1:19
#"I Like the Way"- 3:42
#"Niggaz Better Run"- 3:52
#"Father to Son"- 4:15
#"Blood, Sweat and Years" (Outro)- 2:10
References
2001 albums
JT Money albums
Priority Records albums
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