Split Personality (Cassidy album)

Split Personality is the debut album by rapper Cassidy. It was released on March 16, 2004. It debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 118,000 copies sold in its first week.^[1] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipping over 500,000 copies.^[2]

Background

Cassidy recorded the Split Personality album in 2003. The record is divided into three parts. The first part (credited as "Cassidy" is credited to Cassidy and reflects his pop side, the second part, (credited as "The Problem"), is directed to his fans of his mixtapes, and the third is credited to B. Reese from fans from his early days.^[3]

Cassidy recorded the track and lead single "Hotel", which references the song "Housewife" from Dr. Dre's album 2001, with R. Kelly in Kelly's Chicago studios with a vocal contribution by Kelly and a remix featuring vocals by Trina. The song became a hit, reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2004 and was nominated for a Vibe Award in the category Coolest Collabo that year.^[4] The second single, "Get No Better", featured a contribution from labelmate Mashonda but did not do as well on the singles charts, reaching #82 on the Billboard Hot 100. The promotional video features Vida Guerra.

The tracks "Take It" and "Make You Scream Pt.2" didn't make the final cut but were released as promotional singles.[2][3]

Critical response

Allmusic described the album as "a minor disappointment while simultaneously showing promise". Its review considered the first third of the album as the disappointing section. It considered the best tracks as "Hotel", "Can I Talk to You" and "Real Talk".

Track listing

1. "My Interpretation" (Produced by Felli Fel)
2. "Hotel" (featuring R. Kelly) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
3. "Lipstick" (featuring Jazze Pha) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
4. "Get No Better" (featuring Mashonda) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
5. "Make U Scream" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
6. "Tha Problem" (Skit)
7. "Tha Problem" (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
8. "Pop That Cannon" (featuring Styles P) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
9. "Blood Pressure" (Produced by J. Brown)
10. "Can I Talk to You" (featuring Jadakiss) (Produced by V. Flowers)
11. "Real Talk" (Skit)
12. "Real Talk" (Produced by Nottz)
13. "Husslin'" (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
14. "I'm Hungry" (Produced by Rockwilder)
15. "Around tha World" (Produced by Neo Da Matrix)
16. "Hotel" (Vacation Remix) (featuring R. Kelly & Trina) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)

Chart positions

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