''The Perfect Storm'' is the eighth
studio album
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by American rapper
Twista
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. The album was released on November 9, 2010. The album debuted with 14,939 copies at #38. As of 2014, the album has sold 61,000 copies .
The album was produced mostly by
The Legendary Traxster
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.
Singles
The first buzz single was originally scheduled to be "Ringtone" which featured additional production by
Timbaland
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and leaked via the internet in June 2010.
Because of its leak the song was scrapped as a single choice and "I Do" was released instead on July 13, 2010. The album's lead single is
Make a Movie. It was released on August 24, 2010. The single originally featured R&B singer
T-Pain rather than
Chris Brown
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(both of whom
made a song together), but was changed due to sample clearance.
Track listing
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perfect Storm, The
2010 albums
Albums produced by No I.D.
EMI Records albums
Twista albums
Albums produced by The Legendary Traxster