Amazin' (Trina album)

Amazin'
Studio album by Trina
Released May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
Recorded 2009-2010
Genre Hip hop
Length 53:22
Label EMI, Slip-N-Slide, DP Ent.
Producer Cozmo, DJ Frank E, BlackOut Movement, Mario Winans, GoodWill & MGI, CP Hollywood, Jim Jonsin, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Oddz N Endz, Schife & OhZeem Maxwell Smart, Travis Spicey, Lady Gaga
Trina chronology
Still da Baddest
(2008)		 Amazin'
(2010)		 6
(2015)
Singles from Amazin'
  1. "That's My Attitude"
    Released: December 24, 2009
  2. "Million Dollar Girl"
    Released: January 12, 2010
  3. "Always"
    Released: April 20, 2010
  4. "White Girl"
    Released: June 29, 2010

Amazin' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Trina. It was released by Slip-N-Slide Records on May 4, 2010 in North America.

Background and development

Amazin' features collaborations from Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, Diddy, Kalenna Harper of Diddy-Dirty Money, Monica, Flo Rida, Lyfe Jennings and Shonie.[1] In an interview with BET about her fifth studio album, Trina stated,

“ "My fans can expect to embrace my versatility and growth, professionally and personally. I am truly excited to share my new album with my fans. I worked with wonderful artists..." "It is a blessing to be a woman in the hip-hop industry to be able to put out a fifth album under my career."[2] ”

The album's official cover art was revealed on March 26, 2010.[3] The vocals of Lady Gaga, who also co-wrote "Let Dem Hoes Fight", were replaced by Kalenna of Dirty Money, due to issues with Gaga's record Label.[4]

Reception

The album debuted at number thirteen on the US Billboard 200, number two on the Billboard Top Rap Albums, number one on Independent Albums, and number four on Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. It sold more than 32,000 copies in its first week.[5] As of May 2011, the album has sold 100,000 copies in the United States.[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
1hiphopucit[7]
Allmusic[8]
RapReviews(7/10)[9]
DJBooth.net[10]

An album preview was held on February 19 where critics were able to preview 10 of the 15 tracks to make the album.[11] Many critics complimented on the album's preview stating "Amazin' is catered for the dance floor – something that Trina stated she wanted to hear when she’s getting her sip on at the club. Though we only heard a few minutes of each track, it’s a lot less explicit than usual fare – a sign that Trina might be growing up."[11]

Release and promotion

The album was first revealed on Trina's official Myspace page.[12][13] Along with singles being released for promotion, Trina released two mixtapes to commemorate her fifth LP. One is named after the album, Amazin' (The Mixtape), and the other after the first lead single, Definition Of A Million Dollar Girl.[14][15][16]

Singles

Other singles
Unreleased singles

Track listing

The official track listing was revealed on April 12 at an album pre-order site.[21]

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Amazin' "  Young Yonny 3:10
2. "That's My Attitude"  Schife, OhZee 3:41
3. "Million Dollar Girl" (featuring Keri Hilson & Diddy)CP Hollywood, KParn, The Monsters & The Strangerz 4:02
4. "On Da Hush" (featuring Shonie)J.R. Rotem 3:51
5. "Dang a Lang" (featuring Nicki Minaj & Lady Saw)DJ Frank E, DJ KeyOne 4:39
6. "I Want It All" (featuring Monica)Hitsquad 4:04
7. "White Girl" (featuring Flo Rida & Git Fresh)Blackout Movement 3:27
8. "My Bitches"  Schife, OhZee 2:59
9. "By Myself"  J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 3:08
10. "Always" (featuring Monica)Bigg D, Lamb 3:54
11. "Currency" (featuring Lil Wayne & Rick Ross)Young Yonny 3:33
12. "Make Way" (featuring Lyfe Jennings)Maxwell Smart, Cozmo 3:53
13. "Let Dem Hoes Fight" (featuring Kalenna Harper)Jim Jonsin, Lady Gaga 3:45
14. "Showing Out" (featuring Trey Songz)CP Hollywood, KParn, The Monsters & The Strangerz 4:38
15. "Capricorn" (featuring Shonie)DVS 3:49

Personnel

Credits for Amazin adapted from Allmusic.[22]

  • Musa "Milk" Adeoye - A&R
  • Wayne Allison - Mixing
  • Chris Athens - Mastering
  • Bigg D - Producer
  • The Blackout Movement - Producer
  • Julian "Ju-Boy" Boothe - A&R
  • Leslie Brathwaite - Mixing
  • Josh "Redd" Burke - Executive Producer
  • Henry "Hollywood Henry" Cedeno - Marketing, Product Manager
  • Don Corell - Producer
  • Cozmo - Producer
  • CP Hollywood - Producer
  • Sheika Daley - Make-Up
  • DJ Frank E - Producer
  • OhZee - Producer
  • Karen "KD" Douglas - Creative Supervision
  • DVS - Mixing
  • Roger Erickson - Photography
  • Ira Folston - Engineer
  • Jamee Gidwitz - Stylist
  • Jim Jonsin - Producer
  • J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League - Producer
  • KParn - Producer
  • LambL - Producer
  • Yasiel "Edge" Landrian - Engineer
  • Marilyn Lopez - Publicity
  • Ted "Touche" Lucas - Composer, Executive Producer
  • Kisha Madrid - Publicity
  • Angela Meadows - Hair Stylist
  • Charles Moniz - Engineer
  • Lili Picou - Art Direction
  • Reginald Saunders - Composer, Creative Supervision
  • Schife - Producer
  • Ray Seay - Mixing
  • Shonie - Vocals
  • Maxwell Smart - Producer
  • Travis "KParn" Spivey - Keyboards
  • Katrina "Trina" Taylor - Executive Producer
  • Mathew Testa - Engineer
  • Wouri Vice - Stylist
  • Jason Wilkie - Assistant
  • Young Yonny - Producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[23] 13
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[23] 4
US Billboard Top Rap Albums[23] 2
US Billboard Independent Albums[23] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 66[24]
US Billboard Top Rap Albums 27[25]
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 36[26]

Procession and succession

Preceded by
Fever by Bullet For My Valentine		 U.S. Billboard Independent Albums
May 22, 2010 		Succeeded by
High Violet by The National

References

  1. ↑ "Album Preview: Trina – ‘Amazin". Rap-Up.com. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Trina Exclusive Interview | My Life, My Style, My Thing | Lifestyle". BET.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Trina's "Amazin" New Album Cover (PHOTO)". Global Grind. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  4. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10694/title.lady-gaga-diddy-nicki-minaj-assist-trinas-amazin-album
  5. ↑ "Godsmack Score Third #1 Billboard Debut With Oracle - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  6. ↑ "Was Trina Snubbed by the 2011 BET Awards? - The Juice". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  7. ↑ "1hiphopucit review".
  8. ↑ "Allmusic review".
  9. ↑ "Amazin' review".
  10. ↑ "Amazin' review".
  11. 1 2 "Album Preview: Trina - Amazing". Yrb Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  12. ↑ "Photos from TRINA (TRINA) on Myspace". Viewmorepics.myspace.com. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  13. ↑ "MySpace.com". Viewmorepics.myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  14. ↑ "Trina- Amazin', In Stores Now!'S Page - Slip N Slide World". Slipnsliderecords.ning.com. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  15. ↑ "Welcome to". Djquotetv.com. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  16. ↑ "Million Dollar Girl cover". Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  17. ↑ http://www.chartbase.dk/hitlister/chart.php?personlige_hitlister/FRODO/2010-04-14
  18. ↑ "Video: Trina – ‘That’s My Attitude’". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  19. ↑ http://www.chartbase.dk/hitlister/chart.php?personlige_hitlister/DennisDD/2010-01-08
  20. ↑ "::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || Thirsty? - Part 3". Thatgrapejuice.net. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  21. ↑ "Trina's Album Amazin' - Available Now". Merchdirect.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  22. ↑ "Amazin' - Trina". AllMusic. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Amazin' - Trina". AllMusic. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  24. ↑ "Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  25. ↑ "Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  26. ↑ "Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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