We Are Young Money

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We Are Young Money
Studio album by Young Money
Released December 21, 2009
Recorded 2008–2009
Genre Hip hop
Length 65:12
Label Young Money
Producer Tha Bizness, Kane Beatz, Chase N. Cashe, Cool & Dre, B. Carr, David Banner, Angel "Onhel" Aponte, Infamous, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Willy Will, Phenom, DJ Mecca of The Audibles, Mr. Pyro
Young Money chronology
We Are Young Money
(2009)		 YMCMB
(2012)
Singles from We Are Young Money
  1. "Every Girl"
    Released: June 11, 2009
  2. "BedRock"
    Released: November 9, 2009
  3. "Roger That"
    Released: April 6, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
HipHopDX 2.5/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork Media (7.4/10)[3]
RapReviews (7/10)[4]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars[5]
Sputnikmusic 2/5 stars[6]
Toronto Star 2/4 stars[7]
XXL 3/5 stars[8]

We Are Young Money is the collaborative studio album by Young Money Entertainment. It was released on December 21, 2009.[9] Featured guests are recently-signed Young Money artist Short Dawg, Lloyd, Gucci Mane, and Birdman. Lil Wayne performs in all but one song on the album, "Girl I Got You".

Contents

[edit] Commercial performance

We Are Young Money debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 142,000 copies in its first-week.[10] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over a shipments of 500,000 copies.[11]

[edit] Track listing

  • Tracklist according to iTunes.[12]
No. Title Music Producer(s) Length
1. "Gooder"   Lil Wayne, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine Cool & Dre 4:26
2. "Every Girl"   Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine Tha Bizness 5:13
3. "Ms. Parker"   Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine Tha Bizness 5:19
4. "Wife Beater"   Lil Wayne, Jae Millz & Tyga Kane Beatz 4:43
5. "New Shit"   Gudda Gudda, Lil Wayne, Jae Millz & Mack Maine Chase N. Cashe, B. Carr 3:31
6. "Pass the Dutch" (featuring Short Dawg) Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda & Drake Chase N. Cashe, B. Carr 5:06
7. "Play in My Band"   Shanell & Lil Wayne Willy Will 4:08
8. "Fuck da Bullshit" (featuring Birdman) Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Lil Wayne & Drake Chase N. Cashe, B. Carr 3:07
9. "BedRock" (featuring Lloyd) Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tyga & Jae Millz Kane Beatz 4:48
10. "Girl I Got You"   Lil Twist & Lil Chuckee DJ Mecca of The Audibles, Mr. Pyro 3:19
11. "Steady Mobbin'" (featuring Gucci Mane) Lil Wayne Kane Beatz 5:11
12. "Roger That"   Nicki Minaj, Tyga & Lil Wayne Phenom 3:30
13. "She Is Gone"   Lil Wayne, Jae Millz, T-Streets & Gudda Gudda Kane Beatz 3:50
14. "Streets Is Watchin'"   Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, T-Streets, Jae Millz & Nicki Minaj David Banner 3:41
15. "Finale"   T-Streets, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Tyga, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee, Nicki Minaj, Shanell, Mack Maine, Drake & Lil Wayne Infamous, Angel "Onhel" Aponte 5:22
Total length:
 65:12

[edit] Release and promotion

[edit] Singles

"Every Girl" is the first single from the album. It features Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, and Mack Maine, The song has peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "BedRock" was originally planned to be released as the third official single; however, the track was leaked and due to popular demand was finally released as the second single off of the album. It features Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, and Lloyd. It has peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart, making it the most commercially successful single. "Roger That" was chosen as the third single. It features Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga. It was officially released to urban radio on March 23, 2010.[12]

[edit] Other songs

"Steady Mobbin'" peaked at number forty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been stated on MTV News that Gucci Mane, and Lil Wayne shot their scenes for the video separately. Wayne shot his parts two-hours before turning himself in to his one-year jail sentence, while Gucci shot his after his sentence was completed. The video premiered on Sunday July 4, 2010 on MTV Jams.[13]

[edit] Sample credits

On track ten "Girl I Got You" contains a samples of "Escapade" by Janet Jackson.

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 9
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200 86[14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1697417. 
  2. ^ "HipHop DX review". http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1342/title.young-money-we-are-young-money. 
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media "Pitchfork Media review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13810-we-are-young-money/ Pitchfork Media. 
  4. ^ "RapReviews review". http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2009_12_weareyoungmoney.html. 
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31348725/review/31820118/we_are_young_money. 
  6. ^ "Sputnikmusic review". http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=45391. 
  7. ^ "Toronto Star review". The Star. December 22, 2009. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/741649--cd-reviews. 
  8. ^ "XXL review". http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=66266. 
  9. ^ Lil Wayne & Young Money Albums Pushed Back. Rap-Up. Accessed November 20, 2009.
  10. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/latest-headlines/2009/12/young-money-racks-up-142k-in-first-week-sales-127k-eminem-fans-order-refill/
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Young Money – We Are Young Money". Recording Industry Association of America. May 24, 2010. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22We+Are+Young+Money%22. Retrieved October 10, 2011.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  12. ^ a b [1]
  13. ^ Worldstarhiphop.com
  14. ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 
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Artists
Cory Gunz · Drake • Gudda Gudda · Jae Millz · Lil Chuckee · Lil Twist · Mack Maine · Nicki Minaj · Porcelain Black · Shanell · Short Dawg ·  · T-Streets · Tyga · Chris Richardson
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Boo · Curren$y · Kidd Kidd · Omarion
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