Unleashed (Hurricane Chris album)
Encyclopedia
Unleashed is the second studio album
by American rapper Hurricane Chris
, released December 21, 2009, on Polo Grounds Music
. Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009. Production was handled by various people, including Play-N-Skillz
, Shawty Redd
, and Fiend
. The album peaked at number 46 and 20 on he US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and Top Rap Albums
, respectively. Unleashed produced two singles which did not have success on music charts. Upon its release, the album received mixed or average reviews from critics.
" on April 15, 2009. It peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot 100
. "Headboard
" was the second single and was released on September 4, 2009. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
. It did not chart internationally.
s. At Metacritic
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
score of 54, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars. The New York Times
Jon Caramanica gave an unfavorable review. Rolling Stone gave the album two out of five stars. Steve Juon of RapReviews.com gave the highest rated review, seven out of ten starts.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American rapper Hurricane Chris
Hurricane Chris (rapper)
Chris Dooley, Jr. , better known by his stage name Hurricane Chris, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2007 hit single "A Bay Bay" from his debut album 51/50 Ratchet. In 2009, Chris released his second album Unleashed.- Early life :Hurricane Chris was born and raised in the Cedar Grove...
, released December 21, 2009, on Polo Grounds Music
Polo Grounds Music
Polo Grounds Music is a hip hop and R&B record label Polo Grounds Music is a full service entertainment company with a focus in publishing, management, marketing and promotions...
. Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009. Production was handled by various people, including Play-N-Skillz
Play-N-Skillz
Play-N-Skillz are an American hip-hop electronic music record production duo from Irving, Texas, consisting of brothers Juan "Play" Salinas and Oscar "Skillz" Salinas, who are also rappers...
, Shawty Redd
Shawty Redd
Shawty Redd is an Atlanta-based, Grammy nominated record producer, rapper, and songwriter. In November 2007, producer Shawty Redd gained fame when he produced "Sensual Seduction", the first single from multi-platinum rapper Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin...
, and Fiend
Fiend (rapper)
Richard Jones, better known as Fiend is an American rapper and producer best known for his time spent with Master P's No Limit Records. Fiend was also briefly a member of DMX's label Ruff Ryders Entertainment....
. The album peaked at number 46 and 20 on he US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
and Top Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004....
, respectively. Unleashed produced two singles which did not have success on music charts. Upon its release, the album received mixed or average reviews from critics.
Singles
The first single to be released was "Halle Berry (She's Fine)Halle Berry (She's Fine)
"Halle Berry " is the first single from rapper Hurricane Chris' second album Unleashed, It has produced by Play-N-Skillz and features rapper Superstarr.-Music video:The music video was released on April 29, 2009...
" on April 15, 2009. It peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. "Headboard
Headboard (song)
Headboard is the second single from rapper Hurricane Chris' second album Unleashed. It was produced by The Inkredibles and features Mario and Plies. The music video was released on October 16, 2009.-Charts:-References:...
" was the second single and was released on September 4, 2009. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
Commercial performance
In the United States, Unleased peaked at number fourty-six on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number twenty on the Top Rap AlbumsTop Rap Albums
Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004....
. It did not chart internationally.
Critical response
Unleashed received mixed or average reviews from music criticMusic criticism
See also Music journalism for reporting on classical and popular music in the media.The Oxford Companion to Music defines music criticism as 'the intellectual activity of formulating judgments on the value and degree of excellence of individual works of music, or whole groups or genres'. In this...
s. At Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 54, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars. The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Jon Caramanica gave an unfavorable review. Rolling Stone gave the album two out of five stars. Steve Juon of RapReviews.com gave the highest rated review, seven out of ten starts.
Tracklisting
Personnel
Credits for Unleashed adapted from Allmusic.- Oluwaseyi Agdeh – Composer
- J. Allen – Engineer
- Jeremy Allen – Composer
- Mimi Armstrong – Grooming
- Blade – Engineer, Producer
- Anita Marisa Boriboon – Art Direction
- Brandon Bowles – Composer
- Ralph Cacciurri – Engineer
- Chris Carmouche – Mixing
- Maurice Carpenter – Composer
- Kevin Cossom – Composer
- Kenny "Kennymixx" Daniels – Mastering
- Anthony Davis – Composer
- Rick De Verona – Engineer
- Scorp Dezel – Producer
- Christopher Dooley – Composer, Executive Producer
- Leigh Elliott – Composer
- Scott Eraas – Engineer
- Fiend – Producer
- Pablo "Tonton" Gho – Engineer
- John "Say" Gillard – Engineer
- The Inkredibles – Producer
- Amy Johnson – A&R, Production Coordination
- Raphael Johnson – Composer, Producer
- Richard Jones – Composer
- Fallon King – Composer
- Felisha King – Composer
- Bryan Leach – Executive Producer
- Eddie Mix – Engineer
- Johnny Mollings – Composer
- Lenny Mollings – Composer
- Mouse – Producer
- Anthony Murray – Executive Producer
- Isis Nicholson – Vocals
- Jamaal Parker – Composer
- Shanieke Peru – Stylist
- Phunk Dawg – Producer
- Play – Engineer
- Play N Skillz – Producer
- Ari Raskin – Engineer
- Rodney Richard – Composer
- Rodnae – Producer
- Ray Seay – Mixing
- Derrick Selby – Engineer
- Shawty Redd – Producer
- Makeda Smith – A&R, Production Coordination
- Q. Smith – Producer
- Demetrius Stewart – Composer
- Superstarr – Producer
- Don Vito – Producer
- Miles Walker – Engineer
- Algernod Washington – Composer
- Earl Williams – Composer
- Robert Wilson – Composer
- Zach Wolfe – Photography
- Shah Wonders – Illustrations
- Rodney Young – Composer
Charts positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
46 |
| US Rap Albums Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
20 |