''Nick Cannon'' is the debut album by American rapper

Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host '' The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's ...

. It features the song "

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" that reached number 9 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and number 24 on the Hot 100 in 2004.

Critical reception

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editor Andy Kellman praised the first half of the album for containing guest contributions from producers and featured artists that help elevate Cannon as a credible artist but felt the second-half needed said contributions to make it memorable, concluding that " an MC, he has all the charisma necessary to be a venerable pop-rapper, but it's going to be a while before he can be in complete control." Jon Caramanica, writing for ''

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'', also praised the record's production on tracks like "Feelin' Freaky" and "Get Crunk Shorty" but found Cannon unconvincing in his lyrical delivery about the opposite sex on "My Rib" and "Gigolo", concluding that "he only proves that bravado needs to be earned, not splashed on like cheap cologne." Kathi Kamen Goldmark of

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described the album as being "hip-hop lite", praising the production and star-studded contributions throughout the track listing, and singled out both "Whenever You Need Me" and "I Owe You" for having "surprising moments of sentimental tenderness."

Track listing

Sample credits *"Get Crunk Shorty" samples "Goin' On a Holiday" performed by Labelle, and written by Nona Hendryx. *"Whenever You Need Me" samples "Love Is the Answer" performed by

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, and written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo E. Peretti and George David Weiss. *"You" contains a portion of " The Message" performed by

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, and written by Clifton Chase, Edward Fletcher, Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson. *"Attitude" contains a portion of "Jam on It" written by Maurice Benjamin Cenac. *I Owe You" samples "Can't We Fall in Love Again" performed by

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, and written by Peter Ives and John Lewis Parker. *"Your Pops Don't Like Me (I Really Don't Like This Dude)" samples " Big Ole Butt" performed by LL Cool J, and written by James Tood Smith and Dwayne Emil Simon, and " More Bounce to the Ounce" performed by Zapp, and written by Roger Troutman.

Charts

References

2003 debut albums Nick Cannon albums Jive Records albums Albums produced by Just Blaze Albums produced by R. Kelly Albums produced by Sean Combs Albums produced by Trackmasters {{2003-hiphop-album-stub