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'''''O.N.I.F.C.''''' is the second♙[[studio album]] by American rapper [[Wiz Khalifa]], which was released on December 4, 2012, by [[Atlantic Records]]. It is his second album for the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/posts/wiz-khalifa-announces-second-album-onifc |title=Wiz Khalifa Announces Second Album 'O.N.I.F.C.' |publisher=Vibe |date=2011-11-13 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref>
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = O.N.I.F.C.
| Type = Studio
| Artist = [[Wiz Khalifa]]
| Cover = WizKhalifaONIFC.jpg
| Released = {{start date|2012|12|4}}
| Recorded = 2011–12
| Length = {{duration|m=73|s=37}}
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Pop rap]]<ref name="Thomas"/>
| Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Rostrum Records|Rostrum]]
| Producer = Benjy Grinberg <small>([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>, Danny D. <small>(exec.)</small>, Tim Blacksmith <small>(exec.)</small>, Autoro Whitfield, [[Benny Blanco]], Cardo, [[Danja (musician)|Danja]], Dpat, [[Drumma Boy]], Earl & E, Flip, [[Jim Jonsin]], Jo A, I.D. Labs, [[Illangelo]], Nice Rec, Oak, [[Pharrell Williams]], Pop Wansel, [[Rico Love]], Rykeyz, Sledgren, [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]], The Invasion
| Last album = ''[[Mac & Devin Go to High School (soundtrack)|Mac & Devin Go to High School]]''<br />(2011)
| This album = '''''O.N.I.F.C.'''''<br />(2012)
| Next album = ''[[Live in Concert (EP)|Live in Concert]]''<br />(2013)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = O.N.I.F.C.
| Type = album
| Single 1 = [[Work Hard, Play Hard]]
| Single 1 date = {{start date|2012|4|23}}
| Single 2 = [[Remember You]]
| Single 2 date = {{start date|2012|9|24}}
}}}}

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'''''O.N.I.F.C.''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Wiz Khalifa]], which was released on December 4, 2012, by [[Atlantic Records]]. It is his second album for the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/posts/wiz-khalifa-announces-second-album-onifc |title=Wiz Khalifa Announces Second Album 'O.N.I.F.C.' |publisher=Vibe |date=2011-11-13 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref>


The album's title was inspired by the album ''[[H.N.I.C. (Prodigy album)|H.N.I.C.]]'' by [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] of [[Mobb Deep]]. The clean version of the acronym is "One Night In First Class". The explicit version is "Only Nigga in First Class".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678492/wiz-khalifa-onifc.jhtml |title=Wiz Khalifa Reveals O.N.I.F.C. Meaning |publisher=MTV |date=2012-02-03 |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
The album's title was inspired by the album ''[[H.N.I.C. (Prodigy album)|H.N.I.C.]]'' by [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] of [[Mobb Deep]]. The clean version of the acronym is "One Night In First Class". The explicit version is "Only Nigga in First Class".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678492/wiz-khalifa-onifc.jhtml |title=Wiz Khalifa Reveals O.N.I.F.C. Meaning |publisher=MTV |date=2012-02-03 |accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:57, 1 September 2013

O.N.I.F.C. is the second♙studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa, which was released on December 4, 2012, by Atlantic Records. It is his second album for the label.[1]

The album's title was inspired by the album H.N.I.C. by Prodigy of Mobb Deep. The clean version of the acronym is "One Night In First Class". The explicit version is "Only Nigga in First Class".[2]

Upon release O.N.I.F.C. received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 148,000 copies in its first week.

Background

Guests on the album include 2 Chainz, Akon, Berner, Cam'ron, Courtney Noelle, Juicy J, IamSu!, Lola Monroe,[3][4] Pharrell, Problem, Tuki Carter, The Weeknd, and his wife Amber Rose.[5] Producers involved in the album include Cardo, Benny Blanco, Danja, I.D. Labs, Jim Jonsin, Pharrell Williams, Sledgren, Stargate and Pop Wansel. Fellow Pittsburgh-rapper Mac Miller has also recorded for the album, but it didn't make the cut.[6] Wiz Khalifa announced on his Twitter account that he has a track in which he aims to collaborate with 50 Cent, making his guest appearance a possibility on the album.[7] Wiz Khalifa released the track later, titled "Telescope" featuring the rapper. 50 Cent confirmed another track with him in an interview with the radio station, Power 106, which can be part of his upcoming project Street King Immortal or may be included in Wiz Khalifa's album but later turned into a free record.[8] Wiz Khalifa has said Snoop Dogg, Mac Miller and Curren$y did not make the album due to records not being made in time and he had also talked to Drake and E-40 about being on the album.[9]

The track listing was first confirmed on September 25, 2012, with the standard version's tracks.[10] The album cover was ranked the fifth best of 2012 by Complex.[11]

Release and promotion

Wiz Khalifa announced on April 11, 2012 that the album's release date would be on August 28. However the album was pushed back to September 18, 2012.[12] On September 5, 2012, the album was pushed back again with no release date.[13]

To promote the album before its release, Wiz Khalifa recorded the mixtape, Taylor Allderdice named after his hometown Taylor Allderdice High School,[14] from which he graduated in 2006.[citation needed] The mixtape was released on March 13 under the Taylor Gang imprint and Rostrum Records.[citation needed] Wiz Khalifa also released another mixtape titled "Cabin Fever 2" on October 16, 2012 in preparation of O.N.I.F.C.[15] Wiz went on the 2050 Tour in promotion of the album with Juicy J, Chevy Woods and Lola Monroe. The last show was on Dec 12 back in his home city of Pittsburgh.[16]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Work Hard, Play Hard", was released on April 23, 2012 which was produced by Benny Blanco and the production team Stargate.[17] The music video premiered on May 23, and included a tribute to Jimi Hendrix. Multiple Taylor Gang members make cameo appearances as well. As of August 20, 2012, the song has sold over 804,000 digital copies in the United States[18] and peaked at number 17 on Billboard charts.

Wiz Khalifa announced and released the second single on September 24, 2012, after the album's delay. The single is called "Remember You" and features vocals from Canadian R&B recording artist The Weeknd, produced by Dpat and The Weeknd's longtime collaborator Illangelo. Wiz Khalifa also revealed the single's artwork. The song was released on the same day.[19] The single has since peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On November 27, 2012 Wiz Khalifa released the music video for the song "The Bluff" featuring rapper Cam'ron. The music video was shot in Harlem, New York. The song is rumored to be the future third single.[20] He also released music videos for "Let It Go" featuring Akon, "The Plan", "Medicated" and "Paperbond".

Commercial performance

O.N.I.F.C. debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 148,000 copies in its first week.[21] In its second week the album sold 40,000 more copies dropping to #25.[22] As of March 27, 2013, it has sold 352,000 copies.[23]

Several songs from O.N.I.F.C. charted upon the album's release. "Let It Go" featuring Akon debuted at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, #91 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart, #10 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and at #21 on the Rap Songs chart.[24] "It's Nothin'" featuring 2 Chainz and "Paperbond" both debuted and peaked at #'s 7 and 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, while "Medicated" featuring Chevy Woods & Juicy J and "Bluffin'" featuring Berner peaked at #'s 44 and 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, respectively.[25]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[26]
The A.V. ClubC[27]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[28]
The Guardian[29]
The Observer[30]
Pitchfork Media4.8/10[31]
PopMatters7/10[32]
Rolling Stone[33]
Slant Magazine[34]
Spin3/10[35]

O.N.I.F.C. received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 18 reviews.[36] Allmusic's Fred Thomas commented that it veers "between the growing pains of an artist forced to develop more quickly than he's ready to and material simply less inspired than the hungrier, more excited sounds that came before" on Rolling Papers.[26] Alex Macpherson of The Guardian felt that the album's "finest turns come from guests" and called Khalifa "a serviceable but limited type, mostly concerned with getting stoned, capable of adequately riding a catchy hook ... or interesting beat".[29] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club criticized that he "splits the difference between his druggy muse and his pop obligations, without much interest in finding a middle ground."[27] Slant Magazine's Ted Scheinman found its ultimate flaws to "have less to do with Khalifa's ego and more with the dumb, reflexive materialism of the lyrics."[34] Pitchfork Media's Jordan Sargent found his rapping inconsequential to the production and wrote that most of the album "questions the relevancy of Khalifa's artistic existence."[31] Dan Weiss of Spin felt that Khalifa "just doesn't say anything worth faintly echoing through a reverb filter."[35]

In a positive review, Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Khalifa's "bleary-eyed charisma elevates both radio bait" and "trippy shape-shifters".[28] Although he found the subject matter to be "pretty standard", Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone commented that Khalifa's "aural smoke billows" are "just off-kilter enough ... to give you a contact high", and called the album "as solid as Rolling Papers was slack."[33] Sowmya Krishnamurthy of The Village Voice felt that its production "really works" and said that the album is "pleasant enough if not particularly inspired".[37] David Amidon of PopMatters asserted that, "as pop rap albums go, O.N.I.F.C. is beyond solid, full of immaculate production and airtight if simplistic rhymes about money, girls and weed."[32]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Cameron Thomaz, Ray Johnson, Edward Murray, S. SimonsCardo, Sledgren0:40
2."Paperbond"Thomaz, Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, Zach VaughanI.D. Labs3:28
3."Bluffin'" (featuring Berner)Thomaz, Christopher Gholson, Cody WilberDrumma Boy5:32
4."Let It Go" (featuring Akon)Thomaz, Jonathan Atangana, Dan, Kulousek, Aliaune ThiamJo A, I.D. Labs (co.)4:18
5."The Bluff" (featuring Cam'ron)Thomaz, Dan, Kulouske, Vaughan, Cameron GilesI.D. Labs3:48
6."Work Hard, Play Hard"Thomaz, Benajmin Levin, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik HermansenBenny Blanco, Stargate3:40
7."Got Everything" (featuring Courtney Noelle)Thomaz, Courtney Noelle, Dan, Kulousek, Murray, Ryan WilliamsonI.D. Labs, Sledgren, Rykeyz (co.)3:14
8."Fall Asleep"Thomaz, Andrew Wansel, Warren Felder, Ronald Colson, Autoro Whitfield, T. L. Brown, D. R. Dugger II@PopWansel, @Oakwud, @Flippa1233:48
9."Time"Thomaz, Dan, Kulousek, VaughanI.D. Labs3:56
10."It's Nothin" (featuring 2 Chainz)Thomaz, Tauheed Epps, GholsonDrumma Boy3:48
11."Rise Above" (featuring Pharrell, Tuki Carter & Amber Rose)Thomaz, Pharrell Williams, D. CarterPharrell4:31
12."Initiation" (featuring LoLa Monroe)Thomaz, Murray, Fershgenet MelakuSledgren4:29
13."Up in It"Thomaz, James Scheffer, Rico Love, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy IIJim Jonsin, Earl & E (co.), Rico Love (co.)3:44
14."No Limit"Thomaz, Dan, Kulousek, Peter MudgeNice Rec, I.D. Labs9:27
15."The Plan" (featuring Juicy J)Thomaz, Dan, Kulousek, Vaughan, Jordan HoustonI.D. Labs4:54
16."Remember You" (featuring The Weeknd)Thomaz, Abel Tesfaye, Carlo Montagnese, Ahmad Balshe, David Patino, Timothy Mosley, Jimmy Douglass, Elgin LumpkinIllangelo, Dpat4:50
17."Medicated" (featuring Chevy Woods & Juicy J)Thomaz, Nathaniel Hills, Marcella Araica, Houston, Kevin WoodsDanja5:30
Total length:73:37
Deluxe edition[38]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Bout Me" (featuring Problem & Iamsu!)Thomaz, P. Y. Rodriguez, Sudan Williams, Jason MartinThe Invasion3:28
19."Stackin'" (featuring Juicy J)Thomaz, Wansel, Felder, Colson, Whitfield, Houston@PopWansel, @Flippa123, @AutoroWhit3:45
20."Mary 3x"Thomaz, JohnsonCardo4:20
21."Work Hard, Play Hard" (music video) Benny Blanco, Stargate3:55
22."Remember You" (music video) Illanglo, Dpat5:20
Total length:94:25

(*) Denotes co-producer

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[39] 2
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[40] 1
U.S. Top Rap Albums[41] 1

Personnel

Credits for O.N.I.F.C. adapted from Allmusic.[42]

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States December 4, 2012.[38][43] CD, digital download, Vinyl Atlantic, Rostrum

References

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