Free at Last (Freeway album)

Free at Last
Studio album by Freeway
Released	November 20, 2007
Recorded	2005-2007
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Producer	Bink, Chad "Wes" Hamilton, Cool & Dre, Dame Grease, Dangerous LLC, DJ Noodles, Don Cannon, J. R. Rotem, Jake One, Karma Productions, Needlz
Freeway chronology
Philadelphia Freeway (2003)Philadelphia Freeway2003 Free at Last (2007) Philadelphia Freeway 2 (2009)Philadelphia Freeway 22009
Singles from Free at last
"Roc-A-Fella Billionaires" Released: July 10, 2007 "Lights Get Low" Released: November 20, 2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllHipHop.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10)[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Pop Matters	[7]
USA Today	[8]

Free at Last is the second studio album by rapper Freeway. It was released on November 20, 2007 in the United States. The album features production from J. R. Rotem, Needlz, and Cool & Dre, among others. Guest appearances include Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Jadakiss and other notable rappers.

Background

In a recent interview, Freeway stated why he took such a lengthy hiatus.^[9] He had this to say:

I just been grinding you know the whole Roc break up really took a toll on me and kind of even held my career up a little bit, but I been working and I'm ready to get back out. It was a couple of things. The whole family structure wasn't in place like it was. There was a time when I could just go to Bassline [studios] and knock it out but it wasn't like that this time.

Free at Last was called "The Album of the Month" by the German hip hop magazine Juice, aiming 5 of 6 "Crowns". In the 01-02 / 2008 Issue (# 104).

Sales

Free at Last debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 36,000 units during its first week.^[10][11] As of April 2, 2008, the album has sold 100,206 copies in the United States.^[12]

Track listing

Samples

This Can't Be Real

• "Did You Hear What They Said?" by Gil Scott-Heron

It's Over

• "The Masquerade Is Over" by David Porter
• vocals by Sean Michael from "Encore"

Still Got Love

• "Keep On Keeping On" by Curtis Mayfield

Roc-A-Fella Billionaires

• "Hey Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey

When They Remember

• "The Way We Were" by Gladys Knight and The Pips

Reppin' The Streets

• "Ill Be the Other Woman" by Soul Children

Free At Last

• "I Want To Write You a Love Song" by David Oliver

Baby Don't Do It

• "Overture of Foxy Brown" by Willie Hutch

I Cry

• "I Cry" by Millie Jackson

Charts

References