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Unexpected Arrival is the debut studio album by American rapper Diggy Simmons, released on March 20, 2012 in the United States by Atlantic Records. As of April 1, 2012 the album has sold 32,900 copies in the United States.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
XXL	^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Arrival (Intro)"	Daniel Simmons, Dernst Emile	D'Mile	1:15
2.	"Hello World"	Simmons, Brandon Green, John Maultsby, Nathan Pérez	Happy Pérez	3:11
3.	"I Need to Know"	Simmons, Emile, Clarence Coffee, Jr., Alexander Izquierdo, Maultsby, Matthew Samuels	D'Mile	3:34
4.	"88" (featuring Jadakiss)	Simmons, Keith James, Jason Phillips, Shawn Carter, Lonnie Liston Smith, Nasir Jones, Peter Phillips, David Willis	Da Internz	3:05
5.	"Two Up"	Simmons, Emile, Coffee, Izquierdo, Maultsby	D'Mile	3:30
6.	"Unforgivable Blackness"	Simmons, Coffee, Maultsby, Osinachi Nwaneri	Nwaneri	4:15
7.	"Special Occasion" (featuring Tank)	Simmons, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Emile, Perry Jones, Maultsby	D'Mile	3:52
8.	"Glow in the Dark"	Simmons, Battey, Battey, Emile, Maultsby	D'Mile	5:59
9.	"4 Letter Word"	Simmons, Kenneth Coby, Brian Cohen, Jacob Lutrell, Chris Llewellyn, Maultsby	Soundz	3:39
10.	"Do It Like You" (featuring Jeremih)	Simmons, Jeremih Felton, Maultsby, Andrew Wansel, Dexter Wansel	Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Oak	3:53
11.	"Tom Edison"	Simmons, Emile, Izquierdo, Maultsby	D'Mile	3:32
12.	"The Reign"	Simmons, Cynthia Biggs, Sam Hook, Maultsby, Wansel, Wansel	Wansel, Oak	3:59
Total length:				43:34

iTunes Store bonus track^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Copy, Paste"	Simmons, Warren Felder, Maultsby, Wansel	Wansel, Oak	2:55

Best Buy bonus tracks^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Knowing Me, Knowing You"
14.	"What's Going On"
15.	"MSG"	Simmons, Maultsby, Izquierdo, Kenneth Coby, Chris Llewellyn, Brian Cohen	Soundz and The Rockstars	3:45

Sample credits

"88" contains a sample from "Dance (A$$)", as performed by Big Sean.

Personnel

Credits for Unexpected Arrival adapted from Allmusic.^[6]

John Armstrong – engineer
Paul Bailey – engineer
Shawn Barron – A&R
Carlos Centel Battey – composer
Steven Andre Battey – composer
Cynthia Biggs – composer
Nick Bilardello – art direction, design
The Jackie Boyz – vocals
Tanisha Broadwater – production coordination
Mike Caren – A&R
Shawn Carter – composer
Kenneth Coby – composer
Clarence Coffee, Jr. – composer, vocals
Brian Cohen – composer
Da Internz – producer
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile – additional production, composer, executive producer, producer
Laurie Dobbins – management
Lanre Gaba – A&R
Chris Galland – assistant
Jesus Garnica – assistant
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Dionne Harper – marketing
Patrick Hoelck – photography
Sam Hook – composer, vocals
Israel – engineer
Alexander Izquierdo – composer
Keith James – composer
Jaycen Joshua – mixing
Brandon Jones – keyboards

Eben "Critical" Jones – engineer
Nasir Jones – composer
Perry Jones – composer
John "J-Banga" Kercy – mixing
Cara Lewis – booking
Chris Lighty – management
Chris Llewellyn – composer
Daniel Luttrell – vocals
Jacob Luttrell – composer
Bei Maejor – composer
Connie Makita – illustrations
Manny Marroquin – mixing
John Maultsby – composer
Donnie Meadows – production coordination
Latoya Murray-Berry – stylist
Nathan Perez – composer
Osinachi Nwaneri – composer, producer
Happy Perez – Producer
Jayson Phillips – composer
Peter O. Phillips – composer
The Rockstars – guitar, keyboards, producer
Matthew Samuels – composer
Diggy Simmons – executive producer, composer
Skylar – engineer
Lonnie Liston Smith – composer
Soundz – producer
Dexter Wansel – composer
Pop Wansel – composer, instrumentation, producer
David A. Willis – Composer

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	13
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	3
US Rap Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
Canada	March 20, 2012	CD, digital download	Warner Music
United Kingdom			Warner Music
United States			Atlantic
China	March 23, 2012	CD	Warner Music
Denmark
Italy
Ireland
New Zealand		CD, digital download
Japan	March 26, 2012	CD, digital download
Mexico	March 26, 2012	CD
Australia	April 5, 2012	Digital download	Atlantic, Warner Music
Austria			Warner Music
Belgium
Brazil	April 8, 2012
Germany	April 13, 2012	CD
Poland		CD
France		CD, digital download	Atlantic, Warner Music

References

^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19260/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-1-2012
^ Jeffries, David. "Unexpected Arrival – Diggy > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ Mordi, Christian (March 20, 2012). "Diggy, Unexpected Arrival". XXL. Harris Publications. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ "Unexpected Arrival (Deluxe Edition) by Diggy". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ "Unexpected Arrival [Best Buy Exclusive] – Diggy > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ "Unexpected Arrival – Diggy > Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[1] ttp://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19260/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-1-2012

[Allmusic-2] Jeffries, David. "Unexpected Arrival – Diggy > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[XXL-3] Mordi, Christian (March 20, 2012). "Diggy, Unexpected Arrival". XXL. Harris Publications. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[4] "Unexpected Arrival (Deluxe Edition) by Diggy". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[5] "Unexpected Arrival [Best Buy Exclusive] – Diggy > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[6] "Unexpected Arrival – Diggy > Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[US200-7] "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[USR&BAl-8] "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

[USRapAl-9] "Diggy Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

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