Unleashed (Hurricane Chris album)
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| Studio album by Hurricane Chris | ||||
| Released | December 21, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–09 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop | |||
| Length | 33:27 | |||
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Unleashed is the second studio album by American rapper Hurricane Chris. It was released on December 21, 2009, by Polo Grounds Music and J Records. Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009. The production was handled by variety of several producers; including Play-N-Skillz, Shawty Redd and Fiend, among others.
Unleashed was supported by two singles, including "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" featuring Superstarr, and "Headboard" featuring Mario and Plies; which both of these singles did not have success on the music charts.
Upon its release, the album received mixed or average reviews from critics.[1][2][3] The album only peaked at number 46 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 20 on the US Top Rap Albums charts, respectively.
Singles
The album's lead single, titled "Halle Berry (She's Fine)", was released on April 15, 2009. The song features guest vocals from a fellow local rapper Superstarr; whom produced this song, alongside the production by Play-N-Skillz and Q Smith.
The album's second single, "Headboard" featuring Mario and Plies, was released on September 4, 2009. The song was produced by The Inkredibles.
Reception
Commercial performance
In the United States, Unleashed peaked at number 46 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[4] and number 20 on the Top Rap Albums charts.[4] It did not chart internationally.
Critical response
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (54/100)[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| New York Times | (unfavorable)[7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| RapReviews | [9] |
Unleashed received mixed or average reviews from music critics.[5] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 54, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[5] David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars.[6] The New York Times' Jon Caramanica gave an unfavorable review.[7] Rolling Stone gave the album two out of five stars.[8] Steve Juon of RapReviews.com gave the highest rated review, seven out of ten stars.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Back" | Shawty Redd | 2:58 | |
| 2. | "Beat It Out the Frame" |
| Phunk Dawg | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" (featuring Superstarr) |
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4:41 |
| 4. | "Coke Bottle" (featuring Mouse) |
| Mouse | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Headboard" (featuring Mario and Plies) |
| The Inkredibles | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Last Call" (featuring Bobby Valentino) |
| Rodnae | 4:39 |
| 7. | "I Want It" (featuring Fiend 4 da Money) |
| Fiend | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Secret Lover" (featuring Cherish) |
| Don Vito | 4:02 |
| 9. | "No Worries" (featuring Beenie Man) |
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4:04 |
| 10. | "Hot Like Lava" |
| Johnson | 2:47 |
- Notes
- "No Worries" features a additional vocals by Isis Nicholson.
- The song "Touch Bases" is the left-over track for the album in some other format; this song was still building to be included as one of the album's original track list, but it didn't make it to the final track listing, as the album was still be suffering some multiple delays at the last minute.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Touch Bases" (featuring Bobby Valentino) |
| Drums Major | 4:07 |
Personnel
Credits for Unleashed adapted from Allmusic.[10]
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Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 46 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[4] | 20 |
References
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Halle Berry (She's Fine) [feat. Superstarr] - Single by Hurricane Chris". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Hurricane Chris - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Headboard (feat. Mario & Plies) by Hurricane Chris". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hurricane Chris - Chart History: Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- 1 2 3 "Unreleased Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- 1 2 Jeffries, David. Unleashed (Hurricane Chris album) at AllMusic
- 1 2 "New CDs". The New York Times. December 28, 2009.
- 1 2 "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- 1 2 "Feature for January 12, 2010 - Hurricane Chris' "Unleashed"". Rapreviews.com. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Unleashed - Hurricane Chris". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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