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Amazin' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Trina and was released on May 4, 2010 in North America.

Background and development

Amazin' features collaborations from Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, Lyfe Jennings, Monica, Diddy, Flo Rida, Kalenna of Dirty Money and Shonie.[4]

In an interview with BET about her fifth studio album, Trina stated,

"My fans can expect to embrace my versatility and growth, professionally and personally. I am truly excited to share my new album with my fans. I worked with wonderful artists..." "It is a blessing to be a woman in the hip-hop industry to be able to put out a fifth album under my career."[5]

An album preview was held on February 19 where critics were able to preview 10 of the 15 tracks to make the album.[6] Many critics complimented on the album's preview stating "Amazin' is catered for the dance floor – something that Trina stated she wanted to hear when she’s getting her sip on at the club. Though we only heard a few minutes of each track, it’s a lot less explicit than usual fare – a sign that Trina might be growing up."[6]

The albums official cover art was revealed on March 26, 2010.[7]

The vocals of Lady Gaga, who also co-wrote "Let Dem Hoes Fight", were replaced by Kalenna of Dirty Money, due to issues with Gaga's record Label[citation needed]. Trina also will have a VH1 show in spring 2011 called The Baddest Chick[citation needed] and has perfume called Diamond Princess out now.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, number two on the Billboard Top Rap Albums, number one on Independent Albums, and number four on Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. It sold more than 32,000 copies in its first week.[8] As of June 2011, the album has sold 101,000 copies,and over 300,000 copies over seas.[9][10]

Release and promotion

The album was first revealed on Trina's official Myspace page.[11][12] Along with singles being released for promotion, Trina released two mixtapes to commemorate her fifth LP. One is named after the album, Amazin' (The Mixtape), and the other after the first lead single, Definition Of A Million Dollar Girl.[13][14][15]

Singles

  • "Million Dollar Girl", which features Diddy and Keri Hilson, was released as the first official single from the album on January 12, 2010. The music video was released on March 15, 2010. The single charted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles at number 61 and number 19 on Rap Songs.
  • "White Girl" featuring Flo Rida & Git Fresh was released as the second official single from the album on June 29, 2010 but has failed to chart. The video was filmed on June 7, 2010 and was released on July 27, 2010.[16]
Other singles
  • "Always" featuring Monica peaked at number 42 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Despite being the most successful single from the album, no music video has been released.
  • "That's My Attitude" was released as the first buzz single from the album on October 20, 2009. A music video was released for the song on January 7, 2010.[17]
  • "My Bitches" was released as the album's second buzz single on August 3, 2010, but it has failed to chart.[18] Its video was released in August 2010, after being filmed in June 2010.
Unreleased singles
  • "Let Dem Hoes Fight" featuring Kalenna, was intended to be the lead single but was never released. A demo was leaked before "Million Dollar Girl"and featured Lady Gaga who co-wrote the song and was meant to be featured as well but there were complications with Gaga's record label. Kalenna was featured instead but was not an official single.
  • "I Want It All" featuring Monica was also meant to be released as a follow up to "Always" but fell through. Trina confirmed a video was shot but has yet to surface.

Track listing

The official track listing was revealed on April 12 at an album pre-order site.[19]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Amazin' "Young Yonny3:10
2."That's My Attitude"Schife, OhZee3:41
3."Million Dollar Girl" (featuring Keri Hilson & Diddy)CP Hollywood, KParn4:02
4."On Da Hush" (featuring Shonie)J. R. Rotem3:51
5."Dang a Lang" (featuring Lady Saw & Nicki Minaj)DJ Frank E, DJ KeyOne4:39
6."I Want It All" (featuring Monica)Hitsquad4:04
7."White Girl" (featuring Flo Rida & Git Fresh)Blackout Movement3:27
8."My Bitches"Schife, OhZee2:59
9."By Myself"J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League3:08
10."Always" (featuring Monica)Bigg D, Lamb3:54
11."Currency" (featuring Lil Wayne & Rick Ross)Young Yonny3:33
12."Make Way" (featuring Lyfe Jennings)Maxwell Smart & COZMO (The Network)3:53
13."Let Dem Hoes Fight" (featuring Kalenna Harper)Jim Jonsin3:45
14."Showing Out"CP Hollywood, KPARN4:38
15."Capricorn" (featuring Shonie)DVS Productions3:49
16."Gucci Shoe Shoppin' (iTunes Bonus)" (featuring P-Dub)GoodWill & MGI3:37

Personnel

Credits for Amazin adapted from Allmusic.[20]

Chart position

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[21] 13
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[21] 4
US Billboard Top Rap Albums[21] 2
US Billboard Independent Albums[21] 1

End year charts

Chart (2010) Position
U.S. BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 66[22]
U.S. BillboardTop Rap Albums 27[23]
U.S. BillboardTop Independent Albums 36[24]

Procession and succession

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Independent Albums
May 22, 2010 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "1hiphopucit review".
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
  3. ^ "Amazin' review".
  4. ^ "Album Preview: Trina – 'Amazin"". Rap-Up.com. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  5. ^ "Trina Exclusive Interview | My Life, My Style, My Thing | Lifestyle". BET.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  6. ^ a b "Album Preview: Trina - Amazing". Yrb Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  7. ^ "Trina's "Amazin" New Album Cover (PHOTO)". Global Grind. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  8. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638975/godsmack-score-third-1-billboard-debut-with-oracle.jhtml
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/was-trina-snubbed-by-the-2011-bet-awards-1005192002.story#/column/the-juice/was-trina-snubbed-by-the-2011-bet-awards-1005192002.story
  10. ^ http://www.thirteen.org/riffcity/previewing-the-bet-awards-where-are-the-lady-rappers/#comments
  11. ^ "Photos from TRINA (TRINA) on Myspace". Viewmorepics.myspace.com. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  12. ^ "MySpace.com". Viewmorepics.myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  13. ^ "Trina- Amazin', In Stores Now!'S Page - Slip N Slide World". Slipnsliderecords.ning.com. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  14. ^ "Welcome to". Djquotetv.com. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  15. ^ http://the305.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/million-dollar-girl-front.jpg
  16. ^ "TRINA 2ND SINGLE - WHITE GIRL van TRINA op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  17. ^ "Video: Trina – 'That's My Attitude'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  18. ^ "::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || Thirsty? - Part 3". Thatgrapejuice.net. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  19. ^ "Trina's Album Amazin' - Available Now". Merchdirect.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  20. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/amazin-r1767609/credits
  21. ^ a b c d http://www.allmusic.com/album/amazin-r1767609/charts-awards
  22. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums?year=2010&begin=61&order=position
  23. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-rap-albums?year=2010&begin=21&order=position
  24. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-independent-albums?year=2010&begin=31&order=position
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