Haute Living (album)

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Haute Living is the 3rd album by American rapper and record producer Swizz Beatz, released through Full Surface Records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Atlantic Records, in a joint venture with Everest Entertainment, in a unique releasing way. Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Guests 3 Recorded tracks 4 References Background

The album was first reported in late 2007, shortly after Swizz Beatz's debut album, One Man Band Man (2007) was released. Although it debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, despite a positive response to its upbeat production the album received mixed criticism towards its self-indulgent themes and the lack of guest appearances.[1] In an interview with Format Magazine, Swizz Beatz stated that he was already working hard on his second studio album, at the time under the title Life After the Party.[2] However, in 2010 the album was renamed on three occasions: initially, the album was renamed King Issues,[3] but later on the same day it was renamed to The Perception of Greatness.[3] After initially turning to fans to help decide on an album title, Swizz Beatz eventually announced, whilst in a New York City recording session with Mary J. Blige, the title would be current incarnation Haute Living, as he felt "it's the perfect phrase to state what he's all about".[4] On March 18, 2011, the track "V.I.P. Chillin" leaked onto the internet under the title "Chillin'".[5] The track labelled Dr. Dre as the lead artist, leading many to speculate the song would be included on Dr. Dre's long awaited studio album Detox:[5] however, Swizz Beatz confirmed in an interview with MTV the song's real title and also confirmed that the track would be featured on Haute Living.[6] In the same interview, he confirmed Dr. Dre was working with him on the album, and that the pair were also working on tracks for Detox.[6] He also confirmed that the duo had made roughly four tracks together, although it was not confirmed which album the tracks would feature on. He also praised Dr. Dre's performance on "V.I.P. Chillin'", stating that "he's energetic - he's vibing in a way that you've never heard him before."[6] In an exclusive listening session with Rap-Up.com, Swizz Beatz premiered fourteen tracks set to appear on the album, including previously mentioned track "V.I.P. Chillin" and also several previously unheard songs, including "Dance Like a White Girl" and "Instructions", among several others.[7] He also premiered unfinished versions of several music videos made for the album, revealing that the Reebok-commissioned video for "International Party" cost $1.4 million to shoot,[7] and that the video for "You Stay on My Mind" was shot in Dubai: he also revealed that he persuaded the Sheikh to let him use the airspace for only a dollar.[7] Guests

As of June 2011, guests for the album are believed to include Britney Spears, Clyde McKnight, Eve,[8] Lil Wayne,[9] Lenny Kravitz,[9] Dr. Dre,[6] ASAP Rocky, Ryan Leslie, Bono,[10] Kanye West,[10] Mary J. Blige,[11] Alexandra Burke,[7] Alicia Keys,[7] John Legend,[7] Nas, M.I.A.,[12] and among others.

Recorded tracks

"Everyday (Coolin')" (featuring Eve; produced by Joe Lindsay)[8] "V.I.P. Chillin'" (featuring Dr. Dre; produced by Gnyus)[6] "Rock'N'Roll" (featuring Lenny Kravitz, Lil Wayne & Travis Barker)[7][9] "Skyscrapers" (featuring Bono and Kanye West)[10] "It's You" (featuring Mary J. Blige)[11] "Show Off" (featuring Alexandra Burke; produced by Swizz Beatz)[7] "Everyday Birthday" (featuring Chris Brown & Ludacris;[7][13] produced by Swizz Beatz) "International Party" (featuring Alicia Keys)[7] "You Stay on My Mind"[7] "Street Shit" (featuring Nas) [7] "Bonkers" (produced by Shama Joseph)[7]

References

^ Jeffries, David. Review: One Man Band Man. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-05-29. ^ Parnham, Jason (2007-12-02). "Bun B and Swizz Beatz « Format Magazine Urban Art Fashion". Formatmag.com. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b Harper, Rosario (2010-08-09). "Swizz Beatz Turns To Fans For Album Title, "I'm Done Trying To Name It"". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2010-08-18). "Swizz Beatz Renames Third Album 'Haute Living'". The Boombox. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b "Dr. Dre f. Swizz Beatz - Chillin | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2011". HipHop DX. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b c d e Markman, Rob (2011-05-20). "Swizz Beatz Says Dr. Dre's Detox Will Be 'Worth The Wait' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "5 Reasons You Should Be Excited for Swizz Beatz’ ‘Haute Living’ Album". Rap-Up.com. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-05-31. ^ a b "Swizz Beatz Presents Monster Mondays". Monstermondays.com. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b c "Swizz Beatz – Rock N Roll (Feat Lil Wayne & Lenny Kravitz) [Snippet"]. Lil Wayne HQ. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b c "Swizz Beatz Reveals Track With Kanye & Bono On ‘Haute Living’ | HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ a b "Swizz Beatz – ‘It’s You’ (Feat. Mary J. Blige) | HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-29. ^ Ramirez, Erika (2011-04-29). "M.I.A. and Swizz Beatz Recording Music for Each Other's Albums". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 6, 2011. ^ Link text Source The article appearing above is from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haute_Living_(album). Amazon is not affiliated with, and neither endorses, nor is endorsed by Wikipedia or any of the authors who contributed to this article. The Wikipedia content may be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, version 3.0 or any later version, available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. Additional or other terms may apply. See Wikipedia Terms of Use for details. This webpage may use the Freebase schema, licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/.