Free Agent (album)

Free Agent
Studio album by Joell Ortiz
Released February 22, 2011
Recorded 2008–2010
Genre East Coast hip hop, Hip hop
Length 46:36
Label E1 Music
Producer Frank Dukes, Sean C & LV, Knobody, DJ Premier, Kenny Dope, The Audible Doctor, Just Blaze, Nottz, Novel, Frequency, Anna Yvette, Large Professor, Broadway, DJ Khalil
Joell Ortiz chronology

The Brick: Bodega Chronicles
(2007)		 Free Agent
(2011)		 House Slippers
(2014)
Singles from Free Agent
  1. "Call Me (She Said)"
    Released: February 9, 2010
  2. "So Hard"
    Released: January 18, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
DJ Booth [1]
HipHopDX [2]
RapReviews (8/10)[3]
SPIN (7/10)[4]

Free Agent is the second studio album by American rapper Joell Ortiz. It was released on February 22, 2011 through E1 Music in the United States after being pushed back. It is the follow-up to his previous album The Brick: Bodega Chronicles (2007).

The album had leaked on the internet 3 months early via Amazon.com, but was later taken down.[5] Joell Ortiz was trying to be released from E1, formally Koch Records, to sign to Shady Records as part of the super group Slaughterhouse. On November 4, 2010 Joell stated through his Twitter account that he was off of E1 Music, but Free Agent was still released through the label.

Background

The album features production from DJ Premier, Large Professor, Knobody, DJ Khalil, Sean C & LV, Mr. 187, Broadway, Dookie Fingazz, Nottz and Frank Dukes. Guests are The Lox, Just Blaze, Dookie Fingazz. The DJ Premier produced "Project Boy" was recorded for inclusion on the album but E1 Music refused to clear the sample which explains its absence.

Commercial reception

The album debuted at #173 on the Billboard 200 with 4,000 copies sold in its first week released.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s)[7] Length
1. "Intro"  Frank Dukes 1:57
2. "Put Some Money on It" (featuring The LOX)Sean C & LV 2:29
3. "Killed for Less" (Intro)  0:19
4. "One Shot (Killed for Less)" (featuring Fat Joe)Knobody 3:53
5. "Sing Like Bilal"  DJ Premier 2:30
6. "Finish What You Start" (featuring Royce da 5'9")Kenny Dope 3:16
7. "Battle Cry" (featuring Just Blaze)Just Blaze, The Audible Doctor 5:04
8. "Nursery Rhyme"  Nottz 3:10
9. "Phone" (Skit)  0:31
10. "Call Me (She Said)" (featuring Novel)Novel, Frequency 4:08
11. "So Hard" (featuring Anna Yvette)Frequency, Anna Yvette 3:21
12. "Oh!" (featuring Iffy)Large Professor 4:06
13. "Checkin for You" (Skit)  0:19
14. "Checkin for You" (performed by Sebastian Rios)Frank Dukes 3:56
15. "Good Man Is Gone"  Broadway 4:01
16. "Cocaine"  DJ Khalil 3:36
17. "Incredible (iTunes Bonus Track)" (featuring Barrington Levy)The Audible Doctor 3:48

Samples

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 173
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 33
US Rap Albums 15
US Heatseeker Albums 2
US Independent Albums 22

References

  1. ↑ Slavik, Nathan. "Free Agent - Joell Ortiz Album Review". DJBooth.net. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  2. ↑ "HipHopDX Review".
  3. ↑ "RapReviews Review".
  4. ↑ "SPIN Review".
  5. ↑ Dec 1st 2010 2:45PM by Carter Maness Comments (2010-12-01). "Joell Ortiz Album Leaked 3 Months Early Via Amazon". The Boombox. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  6. ↑ Langhorne, Cyrus (2011-03-02). "Kanye West Regains His Spot, Rihanna Hits A Milli, Joell Ortiz Brings Slaughter To The Chart". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Free Agent: Joell Ortiz: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Joell Ortiz's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2012-02-16.