Philadelphia Freeway

Philadelphia Freeway
Studio album by Freeway
Released	February 25, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	East Coast Hip hop
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Producer	Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter (exec.), Damon Dash (exec.), Kareem "Biggs" Burke(exec.), Just Blaze, Kanye West, Bink!, Melvin Carter, Black Key
Freeway chronology
Philadelphia Freeway (2003) Free at Last (2007) Singles from Philadelphia Freeway "Line 'Em Up" Released: 2002 "What We Do" Released: 2003 "Flipside" Released: 2003 "Alright" Released: 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
RapReviews	(7/10)
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
USA Today

Philadelphia Freeway was the debut album from Philadelphia rapper Freeway. It was released under Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The most successful single was "What We Do" which featured Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. Another single that was released was "Flipside" which featured Peedi Crakk. Most of the songs were produced by Just Blaze while some were produced by Kanye West & Bink.

Reception

The album received positive reviews and on Metacritic the album gathered a score of 74 out of 100 based on 7 reviews. The album also reached gold sales, selling over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "Free" (Produced by Just Blaze)
2. "What We Do..." (feat. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel), (Produced by Just Blaze)
3. "All My Life" (feat. Nate Dogg) (Produced by Bink!)
4. "Flipside" (feat. Peedi Crakk) (Produced by Just Blaze)
5. "On My Own" (feat. Nelly) (Produced by Just Blaze)
6. "We Get Around" (feat. Snoop Dogg) (Produced by Just Blaze)
7. "Don't Cross the Line" (feat. Faith Evans) (Produced by Just Blaze)
8. "Life" (feat. Beanie Sigel) (Produced by Ruggedness)
9. "Full Effect" (feat. Young Gunz) (Produced by Just Blaze)
10. "Turn Out the Lights (Freewest)" (Produced by Kanye West)
11. "Victim of the Ghetto" (feat. Rell) (Produced by Bink!)
12. "You Don't Know (In the Ghetto)" (feat. Omillio Sparks) (Produced by Black Key)
13. "Alright" (feat. Allen Anthony) (Produced by Just Blaze)
14. "Hear the Song" (Produced by Kanye West)
15. "You Got Me" (Bonus Track) (feat. Mariah Carey & Jay-Z) (Produced by Just Blaze)
16. "Line 'Em Up" (Bonus Track) (feat. Young Chris) (Produced by Just Blaze)

Samples

Free

• "Freeway Song" by Vicki Sue Robinson

What We Do

• "I Just Can't See Myself Without You" by Creative Source

All My Life

• "I Want To Go Back (aka Man Oh Man)" by The Impressions

Don't Cross The Line

• "To Get Love You Must Give Love" by Ultimate Music Experience

Life

• "Life For The Taking" by Eddie Money

Victim Of The Ghetto

• "We Belong Together" by The Spinners

You Don’t Know (In The Ghetto)

• "Inside My Love" by Minnie Ripperton

Alright

• "Mystic Brew” by Ronnie Foster

Hear The Song

• "Will You Cry(When You Hear This Song)" by Chic

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3