Lord Willin'

Lord Willin'
Studio album by Clipse
Released August 20, 2002
Recorded 2001–2002
Genre Hip Hop
Length 60:48
Label Star Trak
Arista
Producer The Neptunes
Clipse chronology
Exclusive Audio Footage
(1999)
Lord Willin'
(2002)
Hell Hath No Fury
(2006)

Lord Willin' is the debut album from Virginia hip-hop duo Clipse. Released in late 2002, the album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 1, 2002.[1] As of October 26, 2007, the album has sold 948,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1]

Contents

Reception

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Lord Willin' at number 155 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[2] Slant Magazine placed the album on their list of best albums of the 2000s at number 98.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [[4]]
RapReviews (7.5/10) [[5]]
Rolling Stone [[6]]

It was ranked #17 on the Top 150 Albums Of The Decade by Troy Smith.

In 2010, B.F. Goodrich launched a series of tire commercials starring snowboarder Shaun White and featuring the track "Young Boy". The ads prominently highlight the lyric, "I'ma tell you what I'm talkin' 'bout."

Track listing

All tracks produced by The Neptunes

No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   2:16
2. "Young Boy"   4:25
3. "Virginia"   3:57
4. "Grindin'"   4:24
5. "Cot Damn" (featuring Ab-Liva and Rosco P. Coldchain) 5:01
6. "Ma, I Don't Love Her" (featuring Faith Evans) 4:17
7. "Fam-Lay" (Freestyle) (featuring Fam-Lay) 1:57
8. "When the Last Time"   4:14
9. "Ego"   2:48
10. "Comedy Central" (featuring Fabolous) 4:33
11. "Let's Talk About It" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) 5:10
12. "Gangsta Lean" (featuring Pharrell) 5:20
13. "I'm Not You" (featuring Jadakiss, Styles P and Rosco P. Coldchain) 4:19
14. "Grindin' (Remix)" (featuring N.O.R.E., Birdman and Lil Wayne) 4:20
15. "Grindin' (Selector Remix)" (featuring Sean Paul, Kardinal Offishall and Bless) 3:47

Chart positions

Album

Year
Chart
Peak position
2002
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
#1
2002
Billboard 200
#4

Singles

Year
Title
Chart positions
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop US Rap
2002 "Grindin'"
34
10
2002 "When the Last Time" (featuring Kelis, Pharrell)
19
8
7
2002 "Ma, I Don't Love Her" (featuring Faith Evans)
86
8
2002 "Cot Damn" (featuring Ab-Liva, Rosco P. Coldchain)
62

References