''Chilltown, New York'' is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper and producer Erick Sermon. It was released on June 22, 2004 via

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/ Universal Motown Records Group. Recording sessions took place at L.I.T.E. Recording Studios in

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. Production was handled solely by Sermon. The album features guest appearances from Sy Scott, Redman, 11/29, Dahlia Anderson,

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, Khari,

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, Talib Kweli and Whip Montez. The album spawned two

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: "Relentless"/"I'm Not Him" and "Feel It". The album peaked at number 61 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart in the United States.

Critical reception

''Chilltown, New York'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 8 reviews. Lee Henderson of '' PopMatters'' stated, "As strong as anything Sermon's done". Steve Juon of RapReviews praised the album saying, "''Chilltown, New York'' proves itself a worthy successor not only to 2002's ''

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'' but to the rest of Sermon's long and storied rap career". Jamin Warren of '' Pitchfork'' said, "No doubt, ''Chilltown'' consistently delivers solid hip-hop cuts. But in comparison to his 2002 release ''React'', Sermon's well of creativity might be running dry". AllMusic reviewer Andy Kellman said, "''Chilltown'' won't be thought of as a classic down the line, but it hardly weakens the MC/producer's reputation".

Track listing

;Sample credits Relentless *"Real Fright" by Iron Butterfly Street Hop *" Made You Look" by

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Chillin' *" Top Billin'" by

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*" Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy I'm Not Him *" Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy Feel It *"Like Glue" by

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*"Here We Go (Live)" by

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Do You Know *Contains an interpolation of "

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" by

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Can U Hear Me Now *"AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow *" Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy

Chart history

References

External links

Chilltown, New York
on Bandcamp * {{Authority control 2004 albums Erick Sermon albums Albums produced by Erick Sermon Motown albums