Red Gone Wild: Thee Album
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 27, 2007 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 78:56 | |||
Label | Gilla House Records, Def Jam Recordings | |||
Producer | ||||
Redman chronology | ||||
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Singles from Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 5.5/10[7] |
PopMatters | 7/10[8] |
RapReviews | 8/10[9] |
Stylus Magazine | B[10] |
USA Today | [11] |
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album is the sixth
Background
The album was delayed numerous times by Def Jam and Redman himself, with early promotion dating back to
The first single was "Put It Down" (produced by Timbaland) with additional vocals by DJ Kool.
The album leaked onto the Internet on March 22, 2007. Following its release, the album debuted at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 44,000 copies in its first week.[13]
Music videos
A music video was shot for "Da Countdown (The Saga Continues)", which was going to be the first single back in 2004.
Another music video, for "Fuck da Security/Rush da Security," can be found on the UK release as a bonus track.
Smack DVD shot a music video for "Gillahouse Check."
Official videos were made for "Put It Down" featuring a guest appearance by MTV personality Vincent "Don Vito" Margera, and "Get 'Em" featuring Gilla House artists Saukrates and Icadon.
Videos were produced for "Gimmie One" and "Freestyle Freestyle."
Leftover tracks
In 2002, there was talk of guest appearances by
Leftover tracks include "I C Dead People" produced by Eminem, and "Future Thugs" produced by Black Key and featuring Ghostface Killah, Ludacris & Icadon. In 2005, Redman played a song titled "Be a Gorilla" which was never released.
In two particular interviews, Redman mentioned he did 10 tracks with Scott Storch and four with Timbaland. It was rumored that Redman recorded as many as 300 studio songs between 2001 and 2007.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fire" (featuring E3) |
| 1:53 | |
23. | "Suicide" |
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| 3:29 |
Total length: | 78:56 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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24. | "Fuck Da Security" |
| Redman | 2:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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25. | "Let's Go" |
| Buckwild | 3:49 |
Samples
"Gimmie One"
- "The Break In" by Marvin Gaye
"Walk in Gutta"
- "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
- "El Shabazz" by LL Cool J
- "Change The Beat" by Beside & Fab 5 Freddy
- "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
"Wutchoogonnado"
- "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
"Dis Iz Brick City"
- "You're the Joy of My Life" by Millie Jackson
"Rite Now"
- "Right Now Right Now" by Al Green
"Blow Treez"
- "The Sun Is Shining" by Bob Marley
"Mr. Ice Cream Man" (skit)"
- "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin
"Hold Dis Blaow!"
- "Things Done Changed" by Notorious B.I.G.
"Merry Jane"
- "Mary Jane" by Rick James
"Gilla House Check"
- "Snip Snap" by Goblin
"Soopaman Luva 6 (Part I, Part 2)"
- "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)" by Curtis Mayfield
Personnel
- John Bender – engineer (7)
- Blam – additional vocals (23)
- Demacio "Demo" Castellon – mixing (3)
- James Czeiner – engineer (22)
- Supa Engineer DURO – mixing (12, 13, 21)
- Tasha Ferguson – additional vocals (18)
- Conrad Golding – engineer (8)
- Gov Mattic – additional vocals (13)
- Wendisue Hall – additional vocals (1)
- Dee Jay – engineer (3)
- Mike Koch – engineer (10, 18)
- DJ Kool – additional vocals (3)
- Fabian Marascuillo – mixing (1, 4, 6-11, 14, 16, 18, 22, 23)
- Chris Pinset – engineer (23)
- Justin Rossi – engineer (1, 2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21-23)
- Jamey Staubb – engineer (4)
- David "Gordo" Strickland – engineer (13, 17)
- Tommy Uzzo – mixing (2, 17, 19)
References
- ^ "Red Gone Wild: Thee Album by Redman". Metacritic.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ DJBooth.net review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ "Red Gone Wild". Amazon.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200", Billboard.com, April 4, 2007.