General Admission (Machine Gun Kelly album)

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General Admission is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Bad Boy and Interscope Records.[1][2][3][4] The album serves as a follow-up to his debut studio effort Lace Up (2012). The album features guest appearances from Lzzy Hale, Kid Rock, Leroy Sanchez, Victoria Monet, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Yo Gotti, French Montana and Ray Cash.

Singles

"Till I Die" was released on January 5, 2015 via YouTube, through MGK's VEVO account. The song was produced by MGK himself, alongside Casey McPerry and the production team J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.[5] The song has charted at number 104 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 32 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In June 2015, MGK released the single's sequel through WorldStarHipHop, which featured Cleveland based rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, fellow Bad Boy artist French Montana, and rappers Yo Gotti and Ray Cash.[6]

The album's second single, titled "A Little More", was released on March 30, 2015 through the same channels, with the music video releasing on May 18, 2015. The song features the vocals from American singer Victoria Monet, and was produced by Tommy Brown.[7] "A Little More" charted on the two respective charts, performing marginally worse at 108 and 35 respectively, however, the song did chart at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100.

"World Series" and "Gone" were both released via the identical channels as their predecessors, however, the tracks did not chart due to the singles being album specifics, and were released with the intention to promote the album, as both tracks were released a few weeks prior to the album's eventual release.

Promotion

In preparation for the official release of General Admission, MGK released a 10-track mixtape, titled Fuck It on July 23, 2015.[8] MGK had reportedly released the mixtape out of frustration, following Bad Boy delaying the release of General Admission several times. The mixtape is compiled of songs that were left off of General Admission, and the mixtape was released to his fans as an apology for the delays.[8] MGK released the album artwork and revealed the release date on September 10, 2015, via Instagram. In addition, many fans have taken it upon themselves to spray paint the album title around their hometowns to show their support and loyalty to MGK's EST movement.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
HipHopDX[10]
XXL (XL)[11]

Chris Mench of XXL found the album a step-up from his debut effort, finding those elements toned down and allowing for a more musically focused record that carries deep storytelling and new-found maturity, saying that, "General Admission has its low moments—the series of emotional, down-tempo songs is a bit repetitive by the end—but it feels much more cohesive than his last effort."[11] David Jeffries of AllMusic admired MGK for his clever take on mixing dark, introspective tales with his aggro rap rock tracks, concluding that "General Admission can be corrosive and coarse like Nirvana's In Utero, but while it lacks that album's artistic weight, it's proud to be unattractive which, oddly enough, becomes this druggy downer's allure."[9] Marcus Dowling of HipHopDX said that despite some mixed attempts of borrowed flows and samples in certain songs, MGK is able to craft material that contains his usual vocal dexterity with more emotional poignancy to his lyrics, calling it "a mixed-bag of an album that aims high and falls short, but an amazing story is told along the way."[10]

Commercial performance

General Admission debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, powered by first week sales 56,000 equivalent album units; it has sold 49,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.[12] The album also debuted at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spotlight" (featuring Lzzy Hale)
Jim Jonsin5:05
2."Alpha Omega"
  • Baker
  • Michael Crawford
  • Earl "JP Did This 1" Johnson
Narcotics3:32
3."Till I Die"
3:33
4."Eddie Cane"
  • Baker
  • Johnson
JP Did This 13:06
5."Bad Motherfucker" (featuring Kid Rock)
JP Did This 13:33
6."World Series"
  • Baker
  • Johnson
  • MGK
  • JP Did This 1
  • Slim Gudz
3:35
7."Oz."
Jim Jonsin2:54
8."Everyday"
  • Baker
  • Nathan Fox
  • Rami "Beatz" Eadeh
  • Nate Fox
  • J.P. Floyd
  • Rami Beatz
4:01
9."Gone" (featuring Leroy Sanchez)
  • Baker
  • Leroy Sanchez
  • Scheffer
  • de Boni
  • Marzouca
Jim Jonsin4:01
10."Story of the Stairs"
  • Cameron
  • Grizz Lee
3:10
11."Merry Go Round"
  • Baker
  • Scheffer
  • de Boni
Jim Jonsin4:05
12."A Little More" (featuring Victoria Monet)
Brown3:57
13."All Night Long"
  • Baker
  • Andrew "Pops" Papaleo
  • Warren Zevon
Pops7:02
Total length:51:35
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Make It Happen"
  • Baker
  • Johnson
JP Did This 14:43
15."Round Here"BakerSlim Gudz4:20
16."Therapy"
  • Baker
  • Brown
Brown3:34
Total length:65:10
f.y.e. exclusive bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Life"
Cool & Dre3:59
18."Till I Die: Part II" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, French Montana, Yo Gotti and Ray Cash)
  • MGK
  • McPerry
  • J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
4:18
Total length:73:27

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 74
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 94
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 72
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 13
US Billboard 200[21] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ mtv (2015-06-30). "MGK Breaks Down The Sound Of His Sophomore LP 'General Admission'". MTV. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (September 11, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly "General Admission" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved September 26, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ Machine Gun Kelly Shop. "General Admission - Machine Gun Kelly Shop". Mgkofficialmerch.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Reveals 'General Admission' Cover, Tracklisting". Rap-Up. October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Video: Machine Gun Kelly – 'Till I Die'". Rap-Up. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  6. ^ "Video: Machine Gun Kelly feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, French Montana, & Yo Gotti – 'Till I Die (Part II)'". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  7. ^ "New Music: Machine Gun Kelly feat. Victoria Monét – 'A Little More'". Rap-Up. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  8. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly - Fuck It Mixtape - Stream & Download". Datpiff.com. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  9. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "General Admission - Machine Gun Kelly". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  10. ^ a b Dowling, Marcus (October 22, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly - General Admission". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved October 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  11. ^ a b Mench, Chris (October 21, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly Finds His Footing on 'General Admission'". XXL. Townsquare Media. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  12. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 26, 2015). "Pentatonix Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  15. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  16. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  18. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  20. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 24.10.2015 (wk43)". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved November 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/10/machine_gun_kellys_general_adm_1.html
  22. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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