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==Reception==
==Reception==
=== Commercial performance ===
=== Commercial performance ===
''The Darkside Vol. 1'' debuted at number 27 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with approximately 12,000 units sold in the first week.<ref name="billboard">Jacobs, Allen (August 4, 2010). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11853/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-8-1-2010 "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/1/2010"]. HipHopDX. CHERI MEDIA GROUP. Retrieved August 5, 2010.</ref>
''The Darkside Vol. 1'' debuted at number 27 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with approximately 12,300 units sold in the first week.<ref name="billboard">Jacobs, Allen (August 4, 2010). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11853/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-8-1-2010 "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/1/2010"]. HipHopDX. CHERI MEDIA GROUP. Retrieved August 5, 2010.</ref>


=== Critical reception ===
=== Critical reception ===

Revision as of 02:33, 21 December 2010

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The Darkside Vol. 1 is the tenth solo studio album by rapper Fat Joe. The album was released July 27, 2010.[1] Production came from Cool & Dre, Streetrunner, DJ Infamous, Just Blaze, Scram Jones, DJ Premier, Raw Uncut, and Scoop DeVille, with guest performances by Trey Songz, Too Short, R. Kelly, Cam'ron, Clipse, Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy.[3]

Background

The album was announced in January 2010 by Fat Joe saying that "he was working on a new album, The Darkside: Volume 1". MTV News reported that Fat Joe intended "all the material...to be much harsher" than his previous album. On March 28, 2010, Fat Joe signed a record deal with E1 Music and announced that he would release The Darkside Vol. 1 through the label in July.[4] Fat Joe stated The Darkside Vol. 1 is all about: showin' the world that I'm a legend, and just furtherin' the legacy."[2] Fat Joe stated that he returned to his hardcore hip hop roots and considers this album to be a classic.[2]

Singles

The first single from The Darkside is "(Ha Ha) Slow Down", which features rapper Young Jeezy. The song peaked at number 54 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[citation needed] and number 23 on their Rap Songs chart.[5] The second single from The Darkside is "If It Ain't About Money" featuring Trey Songz.[6] The song debuted at number 78 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and has since edged up to 57.[7] The third single from The Darkside will be "How Did We Get Here" featuring R Kelly.[8]

Reception

Commercial performance

The Darkside Vol. 1 debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 12,300 units sold in the first week.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop(8/10)[10]
Allmusic[11]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[12]
RapReviews(7/10)[13]
Spin[14]
ThaCorner[15]
USA Today[16]
XXL (XL)[17]

The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Most of the critics praised Joe's return to his hardcore roots.[18] Allmusic gave it 3½ out of 5 stars, stating "instead of sounding uninspired on topics he's visited, revisited, and then some, he sounds on fire, as if this were his grand debut."[11] HipHopDX.com gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, praising its "Hardcore lyricism backed by the conviction that has been lacking since the '90s," also calling it his "best-produced album in over a decade."[18] RapReviews.com gave it a 7/10 rating, writing "Reputation now restored, Joe finds himself comfortably back in the role of narrator to the streets."[13]

Track listing

This complete track list was published by Amazon.[19]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Scram Jones2:24
2."Valley of Death"Cool & Dre3:39
3."I Am Crack"Just Blaze3:43
4."Kilo" (featuring Clipse & Cam'ron)DJ Infamous4:01
5."Rappers Are in Danger"DJ Infamous3:16
6."(Ha Ha) Slow Down" (featuring Young Jeezy)Scoop DeVille3:25
7."If It Ain't About Money" (featuring Trey Songz)Cool & Dre3:53
8."No Problems" (featuring Rico Love)Scoop DeVille2:57
9."How Did We Get Here" (featuring R. Kelly)Raw Uncut4:20
10."Money Over Bitches" (featuring Too Short & TA)Raw Uncut3:59*
11."Heavenly Father" (featuring Lil Wayne)Streetrunner4:05
12."I'm Gone"DJ Premier6:21
13."At Last Supremacy" (featuring Busta Rhymes)Cool & Dre3:54

* For unknown reasons, this track is excluded from the iTunes trackslisting and the CD.

Sample credits
  • "Intro" – Contains a sample of "Just a Memory" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Clipse
  • "Valley of Death" – Contains a sample of "Do I Stand a Chance" by The Montclairs
  • "Kilo" – Contains a sample of "I Weigh With Kilos" by Jimmy Van & Richard Hieronymus
  • "Rappers Are in Danger" – Contains a sample of "Time's Up" by O.C.
  • "(Ha Ha) Slow Down" – Contains a sample of "Back to Life (A cappella)" by Soul II Soul
  • "No Problems" – Contains samples of "Flash's Theme" by Queen[20] and "Terminator X to the Edge of Panic" by Public Enemy
  • "Heavenly Father" – Contains a sample of "Pray to the Lord" by Lil Wayne

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[9] 27
U.S. Top Independent Albums 2
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 9
U.S. Top Rap Albums 7

References

  1. ^ a b Paine, Jake (June 16, 2010). "Fat Joe's "Darkside Volume 1" Tracklisting Revealed". HipHopDX. CHERI MEDIA GROUP.
  2. ^ a b c Paine, Jake (June 25, 2010). "Fat Joe talks The Darkside Vol. 1". HipHopDX. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem (January 8, 2010). "Fat Joe Is Ready To Head To The Darkside With Young Jeezy". Mixtape Daily. MTV News. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Paine, Jake (March 29, 2010). "Fat Joe Heads To E1, Readies "The Dark Side"". HipHopDX. CHERI MEDIA GROUP.
  5. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ha-ha-slow-down-feat-young/id365349013
  6. ^ http://vimeo.com/11945455
  7. ^ "Fat Joe Music News & Info". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  8. ^ http://twitter.com/JOEYCRACKTS/status/21239903900
  9. ^ a b Jacobs, Allen (August 4, 2010). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/1/2010". HipHopDX. CHERI MEDIA GROUP. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  10. ^ Review: Fat Joe: The Darkside Vol. 1. AllHipHop. Accessed on July 28, 2010.
  11. ^ a b The Darkside, Vol. 1. Allmusic. Accessed on July 28, 2010.
  12. ^ The Darkside, Vol. 1. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed on August 19, 2010.
  13. ^ a b RapReview of the Week. RapReviews. Accessed on July 28, 2010.
  14. ^ Dark Side Album Review. Spin. Accessed on August 19, 2010.
  15. ^ Dark Side Album Review-Is Fat Joe's Dark Side his Best Side?. ThaCorner. Accessed on July 28, 2010.
  16. ^ Dark Side Album Review. USA Today. Accessed on August 19, 2010.
  17. ^ Blanco, Alvin. X-Rated: The Darkside Vol. 1 (September 2010 ed.). XXL. p. 146. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  18. ^ a b Fat Joe - The Darkside Vol. 1. HipHopDX. Accessed on July 28, 2010.
  19. ^ "Darkside Vol. Tracklist". Amazon. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  20. ^ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/49638/Fat%20Joe%20feat.%20Rico%20Love-No%20Problems_Queen-Flash%27s%20Theme/
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