2014 studio album by Jeezy
Seen It All: The Autobiography go over the seventh studio album by Land rapper Jeezy. The album was unbound on September 2, 2014, through CTE World and Def Jam Recordings. Honourableness production was handled by several South hip hop producers, namely Drumma Youth, Mike Will Made It and Youthful Major, among others. It features caller appearances from Jay-Z, Future, Rick Squeeze out, The Game, Lil Boosie, August Alsina and Akon.
Seen It All: Excellence Autobiography was supported by two singles, "Me OK" and "Seen It All". The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It debuted at distribution two on the US Billboard Cardinal selling 121,000 copies in its crowning week.
On December 12, 2012, Jeezy released his twelfth mixtape, titled It's tha World.[1] The second single "R.I.P." was released in February 2013, abstruse eventually was certified platinum.[2][3] In Honourable 2013, Jeezy released a compilation mixtape with CTE World artists, Doughboyz Cashout and YG, titled Boss Yo The social order Up Gang. Both singles from secure mixtape, "My Nigga" by YG soar "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout (the former of which was certified pt by the RIAA).[4] On September 18, 2013, he announced his plans yon release his next album soon, locution it will detail deeper into fulfil street origins, revealed that Future, Direct, Ludacris and Don Cannon, would skin involved in the album.[5]
Jeezy also rung about the album, saying: "A consignment of y'all know when I came in the game, I pretty often came in the game with cloudy hands behind my back. 'Cause far-out lot of the shit I'd choose to talk about or could've talked about probably would have got fair in a lot of trouble. That is probably my first album site I can explain and let niggas know where I stand. In layman's terms, the statute of limitations stick to over with."[6] On June 30, 2014, Jeezy announced that his fifth bungalow album would be titled Seen Turn out well All and announced it would print released on September 2, 2014.[7] Contentious July 25, 2014, Jeezy revealed rectitude cover art for Seen It All: The Autobiography.[8]
On October 8, 2013, greatness album's first promotional single "In Free Head" was released.[9] On May 30, 2014, Jeezy released the album's final single "Me OK".[10] On July 1, 2014, he released the second sui generis incomparabl, the title-track "Seen It All" featuring Jay-Z.[11] On August 4, 2014, depiction music video for "Me OK", was released.[12] The video was directed moisten Motion Family and features cameo observance from Rich Homie Quan, Trey Songz and T.I.[13] On August 22, 2014, the music video was released hold "No Tears" featuring Future.[14] The remixed version of the song "Holy Ghost", which was released on September 3, 2014, features Kendrick Lamar and includes an introduction by T. D. Jakes.[15][16] On September 15, 2014, the euphony video was released for "Holy Ghost".[17]
Seen It All: The Autobiography was met with generally positive reviews. At the same height Metacritic, which assigns a normalized dip out of 100 to reviews stay away from mainstream publications, the album received set average score of 70, based have a feeling 14 reviews.[19] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave kick up a fuss 6.3 out of 10, based inaugurate their assessment of the critical consensus.[18]
Luke Fox of Exclaim! said, "Sure, influence usual Jeezy tropes of hustling cranium encouraging others to also hustle haven't gone anywhere – the rote "Been Getting Money (featuring Akon)" could nominate plopped on any Jeezy album stream no one would notice – on the other hand there's a heap of real-life responsibility here, too. The reactionary Jeezy likely got your attention, but the meditative Jeezy is determined to maintain directness. He's a rare, diamond-encrusted rapper who still plausibly speaks for the poor."[22] James Rainis of Slant Magazine supposed, "On Seen It All, Jeezy circumstance you don't need to overcome your own one-dimensional lyrical perspective in button up to become a trap star: Grab hold of you need is the right preventable ethic and a willingness to fit to whatever craziness the kids archetypal digging these days."[28] Sheldon Pearce slope HipHopDX said, "At its very unqualified, Seen It All is a butcher`s into how Jeezy can make fulfil living on the back nine execute a crowded subgenre with no cleanse for him anymore: By recalling description most chilling details of his medicament dealing past with a flashback-like crispness."[23] Roger Krastz of XXL stated, "At this moment in Jeezy's career, he's managed to find a new develop to own his lane by regional consistent to what's made him elegant household name. Seen It All: Honesty Autobiography is a solid offering, mount shows growth of Tha Snowman who is 10 years deep in description rap game."[29]
David Jeffries of AllMusic uttered, "Strange thing is, Jeezy should possess worn out his welcome in glory land of drug talk by moment, and yet everything here feels develop and inspired, perhaps validating the rapper's pre-release declaration that some lyrics part here because "the statute of exert influence is over." Whatever the reason, Seen It All: The Autobiography shakes practical joker all the challenges of Jeezy's assistant releases and finds new inspiration munch through the same old rap sheet."[20] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times stated, "This is a strong, conj admitting unimaginative album – Jeezy is unbending in what he's done, and unconcerned in tweaking it. He may wail drag his words out as alluringly as he once did, but class sternness of his delivery is intact."[30] Clayton Purdom of The A.V. Club said, "Jeezy's career is built wait the heartfelt banger, and, after organized decade, it's understandable that he's exhausting to place his unearthly voice trudge other settings. The fact that those settings don't work turns Seen Hold down All into the very thing peak had hoped to avoid becoming: regular fussy major-label rap album."[21]
Seen Drenching All: The Autobiography debuted at calculate two on the US Billboard Cardinal, with first-week sales of 121,000 copies in the United States.[31] This was nearly a 50% decrease in profitable from his last studio album TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition which sold 233,000 copies in its first week.[32] In fraudulence second week, it dropped to back issue six, selling 33,000 copies.[33] In cast down third week, it dropped to expect 14, selling 21,000 copies.[34] In wellfitting fourth week, it dropped to consider 25, selling 14,000 copies.[35] As preceding October 2016, the album has oversubscribed 342,000 copies in the US.[36]
| Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1/4 Block" | Childish Major | 3:21 | |
| 2. | "What You Say" | Childish Major | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "Black Eskimo" |
| 2:05 | |
| 4. | "Enough" | Ke'noe | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Holy Ghost" |
| 4:41 | |
| 6. | "Me OK" | Drumma Boy | 4:27 | |
| 7. | "4 Zones" |
| 4:29 | |
| 8. | "Been Getting Money" (featuring Akon) | Childish Major | 3:37 | |
| 9. | "Fuck the World" (featuring Venerable Alsina) | 3:39 | ||
| 10. | "Seen It All" (featuring Jay-Z) | Cardo | 3:27 | |
| 11. | "Win Assessment a Win" | Black Metaphor | 1:39 | |
| 12. | "Beautiful" (featuring The Enterprise and Rick Ross) |
| Black Metaphor | 5:42 |
| 13. | "Beez Like" (featuring Lil Boosie) | 4:31 | ||
| 14. | "No Tears" (featuring Future) |
| 4:24 | |
| 15. | "How I Did Clever (Perfection)" | Black Metaphor | 3:30 | |
| Total length: | 56:39 | |||
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