''Capo'' is the fifth
studio album
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by American
hip hop recording artist
Jim Jones
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. It was released April 5, 2011, by
E1 Music
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.
Critical reception
''
The New York Times
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'' called the album chaotic, but often successful in spite of itself. They called his rhymes nimble but cluttered and said he is out-rapped by almost all of his guests here, including
Game
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on "Carton of Milk" and
Lloyd Banks
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on "Take a Bow". They also stated his standout tracks are the lead single, "
Perfect Day" and the
Wiz Khalifa
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-esque "Heart Attack" stating that he is so at ease, so comfortable on those tracks, that he begins to sound skillful. John Kennedy of ''
Vibe
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'' gave a fairly positive review calling the utopian "Perfect Day" catchy and saying vulnerable moments ("Changing the Locks" and "Heart Attack") round the album out, while hometown collabos ("Take A Bow" with Prodigy, Lloyd Banks, Sen City and "Drops Is Out" with
Raekwon
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, Mel Matrix, Sen City) fly highest.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 20 on the ''
Billboard 200
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'', selling 21,000 copies in its first week. In its second week, the album sold 8,200 copies.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2011 albums
Jim Jones (rapper) albums
E1 Music albums
Albums produced by Chink Santana
Albums produced by Drumma Boy
Albums produced by AraabMuzik
Albums produced by Lex Luger