Priceless (Birdman album)
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Priceless, stylized as Pricele$$, is the fourth studio album by American rapper Birdman. The album was released on November 23, 2009. Producers included I.N.F.O., Lil' C
, Oddz N Endz
, Timbaland
, Drumma Boy
, T-Minus, and Infamous
.
. The remix was used for the video and album featuring Mack Maine
. The second single was "Written on Her
" featuring Jay Sean, which in December 2009 significantly also became Birdman's first release in the UK. The third and most successful single of Birdman's career as a lead artist peaking at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
was "Money to Blow
", featuring Drake
and Lil Wayne. The fourth single from the album was "4 My Town (Play Ball)
", also featuring Drake and Lil Wayne.
chart at number 33, selling 34,000 copies in its first week. It's his lowest charting album to date. The album has currently sold over 380,000 copies as of March 4, 2010.
, he doesn’t have the dry wit and wordplay of Fabolous
, and he lacks the larger-than-life persona of Rick Ross
. He furthly states that the uninventive rhymes and the unvarying subject matter take their toll. In conclusion he stated that Birdman may not know how to rap well, but by leading a team of capable emcees and beatmakers around him, he knows how to make music. And in this industry, that sixth sense of knowing what goes where is, well, priceless.
Lil' C
Christopher "Lil' C" Toler is an American dancer and choreographer best known as being one of the pioneers of the hip-hop dance style krumping and for his choreography and judging on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance. In 2005 he appeared as himself in the krumping documentary Rize...
, Oddz N Endz
Oddz N Endz
Oddz N Endz is a hip hop production duo from Orlando, Florida, consisting of Justin "Jay Houston" Harris and Nick "Nino" Lazzeri. They came together to form the team in 1998 as a hip hop group, but has since focused their talents solely on production and writing. They are best known for producing...
, Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
, Drumma Boy
Drumma Boy
Christopher James Gholson, better known by his stage name Drumma Boy, is a multi-platinum award winning record producer and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee.-Early life:...
, T-Minus, and Infamous
DJ Infamous
Marco Rodriguez-Diaz, better known by his stage name Infamous, is a Grammy winning record producer and three-time world champion DJ.-Biography:Infamous is a Miami Based Music Producer most known for his work with rapper Lil Wayne...
.
Singles
The first and second most successful single off the album was "Always Strapped" featuring Lil WayneLil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
. The remix was used for the video and album featuring Mack Maine
Mack Maine
Jermaine Preyan, , known by his stage name Mack Maine, is an American rapper and singer. Mack Maine is signed to Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Birdman's Universal Motown-distributed Cash Money Records, and is currently the president of the label...
. The second single was "Written on Her
Written on Her
"Written on Her" is the second single off rapper Birdman’s fourth studio album, Priceless. It was released officially on iTunes on 23 June 2009. The song features British Indian R&B artist Jay Sean, the newest member of Cash Money Records, and is produced by Oddz N Endz...
" featuring Jay Sean, which in December 2009 significantly also became Birdman's first release in the UK. The third and most successful single of Birdman's career as a lead artist peaking at #26 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...
was "Money to Blow
Money to Blow
"Money to Blow" is the third single off rapper Birdman’s fourth studio album, Priceless. The song features Young Money/Cash Money artists Drake and Lil Wayne. The song was originally by Drake that leaked in late 2008, but he later gave it to Birdman. There is a "sequel" to this song, entitled 4 My...
", featuring Drake
Drake (entertainer)
Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
and Lil Wayne. The fourth single from the album was "4 My Town (Play Ball)
4 My Town (Play Ball)
"4 My Town " is the fourth single off rapper Birdman’s fourth studio album, Priceless. The song features Young Money/Cash Money artists Drake and Lil Wayne...
", also featuring Drake and Lil Wayne.
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart at number 33, selling 34,000 copies in its first week. It's his lowest charting album to date. The album has currently sold over 380,000 copies as of March 4, 2010.
Reviews
William E. Ketchum III of HipHopDX.com said that Birdman constructs a disc full of capable singles but not because of his own skills on the mic but his producers and his guest stars. Calling the album an album that's much more tolerable than Birdman detractors would expect or like to admit. He talked down to Birdman's rapping saying that "unlike other materialistic rhymers, Birdman doesn't have any redeeming qualities; he doesn't have the charisma of Lil WayneLil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
, he doesn’t have the dry wit and wordplay of Fabolous
Fabolous
John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
, and he lacks the larger-than-life persona of Rick Ross
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
. He furthly states that the uninventive rhymes and the unvarying subject matter take their toll. In conclusion he stated that Birdman may not know how to rap well, but by leading a team of capable emcees and beatmakers around him, he knows how to make music. And in this industry, that sixth sense of knowing what goes where is, well, priceless.
Track listing
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
29 |
| U.S. Billboard 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... |
6 |
| U.S. Billboard 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.... |
3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
98 |