Tha Connect
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Tha Connect is the debut studio album by American rapper Willy Northpole. It was released on June 23, 2009. The album's first single was "Body Marked Up" and second "#1 Side Chick" featuring Bobby Valentino. The album features guest appearances from Ne-Yo, B.o.B, and Bobby Valentino. The album's first week sales were 8,000. As of October 18, 2009 the album has 20,000 record sales.
Background
The album concept is the connecting hip hop listeners to a new state, Arizona. The album was in the works for several years and was originally slated for a release of Winter 2008, but a conflict with fellow member of DTP Ludacris set the album back to June 2, 2009. Later the album was pushed to June 23, 2009. The album had 50 songs that were slimmed down to 12 songs, taking nearly 6 months. The album had several big hits that were "Too Big" for his first album.
Promotion
The album promotion was set up to be big with commercials during the BET Awards and billboards of the album but once the death of Michael Jackson all the promotion was dropped and the buzz for the album was gone.[citation needed]
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer | Featured guest(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Ski Beatz, Kevin "Khao" Cates | 2:56 | |
| 2 | "Hood Shit" | M. Rell, WrighTrax | Ludacris & Akon | 3:07 |
| 3 | "The Story" | Reefa | 3:28 | |
| 4 | "Skit (How Hard)" | 1:46 | ||
| 5 | "Body Marked Up" | Wonka | 4:01 | |
| 6 | "Hood Dreamer" | Nard & B | B.o.B | 4:38 |
| 7 | "Feeling Alright" | Tha Bizness, Mos Def | 3:12 | |
| 8 | "Skit (Ghetto Tour Guide)" | AraabMuzik | 0:23 | |
| 9 | "Ghetto Tour Guide" | Bangladesh | 4:02 | |
| 10 | "#1 Side Chick" | Khao | Bobby V | 4:31 |
| 11 | "Vegas Lights" | L.T. Moe | 4:08 | |
| 12 | "The Life" | Blac Elvis | Ne-Yo | 3:47 |
| 13 | "Dear Lord" | Reefa | 2:39 | |
| 14 | "Skit (At Salt's Grave)" | 1:30 | ||
| 15 | "Heaven" | Jelly Roll, Battlecat | 4:49 | |
| 16 | Get Up, Get Down (iTunes Bonus Track) | Bangladesh, Christian Rich | 3:10 |
Music videos
- Hood Dreamer - (April 13, 2009)
- Body Marked Up - (May 9, 2009)
- Ghetto Tour Guide - (May 11, 2009)
- 1 Side Chick - (July 1, 2009)
Samples
- "Soldier" by Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5] | 47 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums[6] |
References
- ^ Review: Tha Connect. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-2-22.
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ The Smoking Section review
- ^ DJBooth.net Review
- ^ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Tha Connect Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Top Rap Albums - Tha Connect
- Pages with empty short description
- 2009 debut albums
- Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer)
- Albums produced by Battlecat (producer)
- Albums produced by Ski (record producer)
- Albums produced by Tha Bizness
- Albums produced by AraabMuzik
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- Disturbing tha Peace albums
- Albums produced by Nard & B