''Cyclone'' is the third studio album and the seventh album overall by the American hip hop recording artist

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, released by

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on October 30, 2007.

Background

Bash has worked a long time with Happy Perez. Working with Perez, in particular, holds a special significance for him. "It's my recipe, my formula," he says. "I've been using it ever since I met Happy Perez. He did "Suga Suga", "Obsession". Without him, there'd be no Baby Bash or Frankie J.. Happy P is the one that made those beats that blew up for us." Other collaborators include J. R. Rotem, Play-N-Skillz,

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, and

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: August 30, 2007. ''Cyclone'' is the first Baby Bash album not to contain a

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sticker.

Singles

Singles released from the album include " Cyclone" featuring T-Pain, "

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" featuring

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and "

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" featuring

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Reception

Commercial reception

''Cyclone'' entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 30, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.

Critical reception

David Jeffries of

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praised the album for its "pop moments" but said that the album is nothing "memorable".David Jeffries, ''Cyclone'' review,''

''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 11, 2010.

Track listing

* "Numero Uno" contains a sample from "Let's Get Together" by

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* "What Is It" contains a portion of the composition "9MM Goes Bang" by

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* "Mamacita" contains a sample of "

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Charts

References

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