Til the Casket Drops

Til the Casket Drops
Studio album by Clipse
Released December 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)
Recorded 2007–2009
Genre Hip hop
Length 51:45
Label Re-Up, Star Trak, Columbia
Producer The Neptunes (also exec.)
Sean C & LV, DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti
Clipse chronology
Hell Hath No Fury
(2006)		 Til the Casket Drops
(2009)
Singles from Til the Casket Drops
  1. "Kinda Like a Big Deal"
    Released: April 20, 2009
  2. "I'm Good"
    Released: June 11, 2009
  3. "Popular Demand (Popeyes)"
    Released: October 23, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
Los Angeles Times [4]
The New York Times (favorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media (6.2/10)[6]
PopMatters (5/10)[7]
Slant Magazine [8]
USA Today [9]
XXL (XL)[10]

Til the Casket Drops is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Clipse, released December 8, 2009 on Re-Up Records in the United States. It features production from The Neptunes, Sean C and LV, DJ Khalil and Chin Injeti.[11][12][13] The first single for the album is entitled "I'm Good", and features Pharrell of The Neptunes.[14] The album was preceded by a mixtape called Road to Till the Casket Drops, available December 1, 2008 through complex.com.[15] Featured guests include Kanye West, Keri Hilson, Pharrell, Cam'ron, Ab-Liva and Yo Gotti.[16] The album's cover artwork was designed by artist KAWS.

The album debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.[17] Despite some mixed criticism towards its more upbeat musical direction than that of their previous album, Hell Hath No Fury (2006),[18] Til the Casket Drops received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 64/100 from Metacritic.[19] It has currently sold 62,000 copies. [20]

Contents

Track listing

Note: Pharrell Williams receives co-writing credits on all Neptunes-produced tracks, while Chad Hugo does not.

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Freedom"   Sean C & LV 3:46
2. "Popular Demand (Popeyes)" (featuring Cam'ron & Pharrell) The Neptunes 4:20
3. "Kinda Like a Big Deal" (featuring Kanye West) DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti 3:26
4. "Showing Out" (featuring Yo Gotti) The Neptunes 3:38
5. "I'm Good" (featuring Pharrell) The Neptunes 4:21
6. "There Was a Murder"   DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti 3:36
7. "Door Man"   The Neptunes 5:08
8. "Never Will It Stop" (featuring Ab Liva) Sean C & LV 3:21
9. "All Eyes On Me" (featuring Keri Hilson) The Neptunes 3:50
10. "Counseling" (featuring Nicole Hurst) The Neptunes 3:17
11. "Champion"   The Neptunes 4:14
12. "Footsteps"   DJ Khalil 4:21
13. "Life Change"   The Neptunes 4:27

Charts

Chart Position
U.S The Billboard 200 # 41
U.S Top Rap Albums # 3
U.S Top Digital Albums # 16
U.S Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums # 9

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. Review: Til the Casket Drops. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg. Review: Til the Casket Drops. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  3. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon. Review: Til the Casket Drops. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-12-24.
  4. ^ Brown, August. Review: Til the Casket Drops. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-02-16.
  5. ^ Chinen, Nate. Review: Til the Casket Drops. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  6. ^ Cohen, Ian. Review: Til the Casket Drops. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  7. ^ Martin, Andrew. Review: Til the Casket Drops. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  8. ^ Cataldo, Jesse. Review: Til the Casket Drops. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  9. ^ Jones, Steve. Review: Til the Casket Drops. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  10. ^ Bianco, Alvin. Review: Til the Casket Drops. XXL. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  11. ^ "burnttongue.net". burnttongue.net. http://burnttongue.net/swiss-section/clipse-till-the-casket-drops-comes-in-november/. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  12. ^ Cornish, Melanie (2008-02-18). "Producer's Corner: Puffy's Hitmen | Rappers Talk Hip Hop Beef & Old School Hip Hop". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1033/title./p.2. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  13. ^ Listen to More: Industry Heavyweights. "Clipse Interview". Djbooth.net. http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/clipse-interview-0812081/. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  14. ^ [1]
  15. ^ "Pitchfork: Clipse Preview LP With Mixtape, Launch Clothing Line". Pitchforkmedia.com. 2008-11-21. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147571-clipse-preview-lp-with-mixtape-launch-clothing-line. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  16. ^ "Album Preview: Clipse "Till The Casket Drops"". Complex.com. http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/10/19/album-preview-clipse-till-the-casket-drops. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  17. ^ Kaufman, Gil. Susan Boyle Remains Billboard Ruler As Chris Brown Settles For #7. MTV. Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
  18. ^ Arnold, Paul W. Clipse Defend Direction Of Til The Casket Drops. HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
  19. ^ Til the Casket Drops (2009): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
  20. ^ Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 1/17/2010

External links

Clipse
Pusha T · Malice
Albums
Exclusive Audio Footage · Lord Willin' · Hell Hath No Fury · Til the Casket Drops
Mixtapes
Singles
"The Funeral" · "Grindin'" · "When the Last Time" · "Ma, I Don't Love Her" · "Hot Damn" · "Mr. Me Too" · "Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" · "Kinda Like a Big Deal" · "I'm Good" · "All Eyes on Me" · "Popular Demand (Popeyes)" · "Champion" ·
Featured singles
"Like I Love You" · "What Happened to That Boy" · "So Sick" · "Set It Off"
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