B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story
| B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story |
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| Studio album by Cassidy |
| Released |
November 6, 2007 |
| Recorded |
2006-2007 at The Saltmine Studios |
| Genre |
East Coast hip hop |
| Length |
61:14 |
| Label |
J Records, Full Surface, Ruff Ryders |
| Producer |
Swizz Beatz (Exec.), Bink!, Devo Springsteen, Hi-Tek, Neo Da Matrix, Nottz, Cassidy, Kanye West, The Individualz, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Devon "Gold" Golder |
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B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story [7] is the third studio album by rapper Cassidy. It was released under Full Surface Records/J Records.[8] Before its release, XXL Magazine ranked the album the 10th most anticipated album of 2007. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 with 63,000 copies sold in the first week released.[9]
Background
The album was originally titled This Time Around, then it was changed to It Is What It Is and finally to B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story.[8] Cassidy named the album B.A.R.S. after spending 8 months behind bars (in prison). B.A.R.S are also his initials, Barry Adrian Reese [Story]. The album features songs about his accident and his time in jail as well as his relationship with God. He also created a B.A.R.S. Competition Freestyle Battle with finalists, G.O.D. Jewels of Chicago, IL, Rocky of Detroit, MI, and Lil' Chugga of, Columbia, TN on October 10, 2007 live on MTV's Sucker Free.
Production
Producer Swizz Beatz handled some of the production on the album. The CD was released on Swizz Beatz' Full Surface Records imprint, a subsidiary of J Records. Other producers involved with the project were Neo Da Matrix, Don Cannon, Kanye West, Bink, Hi-Tek, and others.
Swizz Beatz confirmed before the album's release that Sean Garrett would have production credits on this album [10]:
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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." |
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Cassidy himself has produced the track "All By Myself" which samples "Me, Myself & I" by The Dramatics.
Three promotional mixtapes called "The Hustlas Home", "The Hustlas Home Pt.2", and "07-07-07" were released before the CD.[11][12]
Features
Guest appearances include Swizz Beatz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eve, Angie Stone, Larsiny, Mashonda, Mark Morrison, Rell and John Legend.
"Celebrate" featuring John Legend samples jazz singer Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit."
Tracklisting
Chart positions
References
External links
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| Mixtapes |
Nothing But The Freestyles · Cassidy Freestyles · The Hustlas Home · 07-07-07 (Happy Birthday) · Put Ya L's In The Sky · 07-07-08 (Happy Birthday Extended Edition) · Back To The Problem · Philliy Renegade · Apply Pressure · Apply Pressure 2
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| Singles |
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| Featured singles |
"Bigger Business"
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