This Time Around (album)

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Cassidy chronology
This Time Around

Studio album by Cassidy
Released	TBR
Recorded	2006
Genre	Rap, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Mafioso Rap, Gangsta Rap
Label	J Records/Full Surface/Ruff Ryders/Larsiny/The Saltmine
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz Barry Reese Don Cannon Neo Da Matrix The Runners The Heatmakerz Kanye West The Frontline Boyz Sean Garrett Nasir Jones DJ Kay Slay Buckwild
I'm a Hustla (2005)	This Time Around (2006)	_

This Time Around is the upcoming 3rd album from Philadelphia rapper Cassidy. Swizz Beatz will handle the majority of production on the new album. Set for release on Swizz Beatz’ Full Surface Records imprint, a subsidiary of J Records, the hit-making producer is expected to handle most of Cassidy’s beats. Although there is no release date as-of-yet, the album is expected to hit stores by the year’s end. It features the song "Cassidy (Anthem)", which sold 1,000 of ringtones and was only released iTunes. His next single is "It Is What It Is", which will be release sometime later on this year. Cassidy took Kanye West & Nas as inspiration for this album. The album got recorded in the Saltmine Studios [1].

1 Production and features
2 Tracklistings

[edit] Production and features

The album will mainly be produced by Swizz Beatz, Grady Spivey and Cassidy, but also by Neo Da Matrix, Don Cannon, The Runners, The Heatmakerz, The Frontline Boyz and others. Buckwild'll also have production credits on this album.

The album will feature apperences by Swizz Beatz, The Game, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Tyrese aka Black-Ty, Nate Dogg, Krayzie Bone, Eve, John Legend, Lyfe Jennings, Nas, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige & Jim Jones. Rumored Guests on the album are: Lil' Scrappy, T.I., Young Jeezy, Dipset, Lupe Fiasco, Eminem and other Shady Records Signees & Mario Barrett.

Cassidy during an interview with AHH:

I’m in the best shape of my life, man. I feel as though when I drop this next album, my third album, This Time Around, I’m gonna reach the most success I ever had. I’m gonna reach the level that I always dreamed about bein’ at – then continue to rise.

During an interview on BET's "106 and Park" on Wednesday (April 12), Cassidy informed that he was heading to the studio the following week to begin recording the new album, which he expects to drop in the fourth quarter of the year. [2]

The A&R of Full Surface Records, Grady Spivey, said in an interview:

It's gonna be an album that people would love to hear," he continued, looking ahead to the future. "He's not on his punch lines as much, but he's still witty and clever. He's developing into that next artist. He has collaborations, everything is real clever from John Legend to Krayzie Bone to Eve. There's a couple of other surprises on there. He dug real deep and gave more of himself.

Swizzy also confirmed that he did 2 Tracks ("Cassidy (Anthem)" & "All In Da Game") with Cass while he was in jail, but this two songs maybe won't be released on the album.

The album will feature 2 Songs in which he talks bout God. One with R&B Singer Tyrese called "Talk To God (Now)". The other one is called "Look What He Done for Me" in which he thanks God for all the blessings. Cassidy has said in several interviews that he is much closer to God since his accident & jail time.

This album will be more "Cassidy" & it will feature more Soul & Gangsta.

Before his car accident, 3 songs had been posted onto his MySpace page (www.myspace.com/fscassidy), but the page has since been deleted.

R&B-Singer-Tyrese told MTV that Cassidy told him, on the phone, that he will make a song about his accident.

A track titled "Make Noice" featuring Swizz Beatz & The Notorious B.I.G. was originally meant for the late rapper's final posthumous album, Biggie Duets, but did not make the final cut. It is now rumored that the song will be featured on This Time Around. Another song, "Get Hype (Psycho, Psycho)", featuring Busta Rhymes & Papoose, was meant to be on Rhymes' latest effort, The Big Bang, but may be released on This Time Around, as well.

John Legend confirmed to be on the album on his UK-Website [3]:

I also recorded with Kanye West, Common, Consequence and Cassidy for future releases.

It's rumored that the UN Peace Track "One Day" produced by Swizz Beatz featuring Marc Anthony, Eve, Wyclef, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Paul, Chris Brown, Floetry, Sean Garrett, John Legend, Lyfe Jennings, 2Pac and Mario will be on the album. Sean Garrett helped to write the track. The single will also feature a never-before-heard intro by Tupac Shakur [4].

Swizzy confirmed that Sean "The Pen" Garrett will have production credits on this album[5]:

Swizz and Sean aren't only collaborating on music for world peace — they are also teaming up for some big upcoming albums. "Sean is an incredible talent," Swizz said , "and yes, he and I have formed a partnership to change the game. We have projects we are currently working on from J. Lo to Eve, Beyoncé to Cassidy."

Cassidy said in an interview with BET:

I'm not gonna be a conscious rapper now due to [what] I went through, but at the same time, I am gonna be aware that my lyrics can influence people, so I'll try to use my power in a positive way also

And Swizz Beatz also stated that Cassidy won't rap about his Jail Experience in an interview with Billboard.com:

We're actually going to do what people don't expect because he's not going to rap about jail

This was posted on a Cassidy Fan Site [6] 'bout the New Album [7]:

Two thousand miles from home, in the mountianous Arizona terrain, Cassidy finds solitude while recording his third album, It Is What It Is, at The Saltmine Studios. "Damn there's a coyote running around the golf course." he says, surveying the landscape with a laugh. After spending eight months in Pennsylvania's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility for involuntary manslaughter, 24-year-old Barry Adrian Reese has learned to cherish these moments. "Coming out here gives me an opportunity to relax, think about what happened in my life and everything I just went through." he says.

Cassidy has emerged from prision willing to share this growth. "On my previous albums, you got to see two sides of me - Cassidy and Tha Problem." he explains. "but this time you are going to see Barry Reese as a mature man. Even though I did songs like 'A.M, 2 the P.M.' and 'I'm a Hustla,' it didn't make me feel good bringing that message to the people."

Cassidy's new outlook is typified by "Leanin' on the Law" which chronicles three individuals (one being himself) and their travels down the wrong path. Cassidy even shares his spiritual side on "Look What He Done for Me" thanking God for all his blessings.

Citing Kanye West and Nas as inspiration, Cassidy has no plans to glorify his incarceration. "Hip-Hop used to be so much fun." he says. "We were the ghetto CNN. Now everybody is talking about the same topics, and people are tired of it. That's why I want to keep reinvinting myself."

It's rumored that the Track "Bird Flipper" will feature Tyrese aka Black-Ty [8] and/or'Dipset (Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Hell Rell, Max B & J.R. Writer) [9].

[edit] Tracklistings

[edit] Confirmed Tracks

"Cassidy (Anthem)" (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
"It Is What It Is" (Produced by Don Cannon)
"All In Da Game" (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
"Look What He Done for Me"
"Leanin' on the Law"

[edit] Tentative Tracks

"Fresh To Def" (Produced by The Runners)
"Turn That Thang Up" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
"You Know What It Is" (featuring will.i.am) (Produced by will.i.am)
"Make Noice" (featuring Swizz Beatz & The Notorious B.I.G.) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
"Get Hype (Psycho, Psycho)" (featuring Busta Rhymes & Papoose) (Produced by J Dilla) [10]
"In The Ghetto" (featuring Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Shaq Diesel & Sheek Louch) (Produced by DJ Kay Slay)
"One Day" (featuring Marc Anthony, Eve, Wyclef, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Paul, Chris Brown, Floetry, Sean Garrett, John Legend, Lyfe Jennings, 2Pac, & Mario) (Produced by Swizz Beatz) (Co-Written by Sean Garrett) (The single will also feature a never-before-heard intro by Tupac Shakur.)
"Life After Death" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & The Game)
"Liberty Bell" (featuring Beanie Sigel & Freeway)
"Come & Get Me" (featuring Swizz Beatz)