There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story
There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 7, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 55:43 | |||
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Remy Ma chronology | ||||
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Singles from There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | [2] |
PopMatters | [3] |
Spin | Positive[4] |
Vibe | [5] |
There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story
Background
While growing up with her sister Kristin Devereaux, in
Upon the death of Big Pun, rapper Fat Joe signed Smith to his imprint label under
Commercial performance
Despite lack of promotion from the label, There's Something About Remy: Based On A True Story peaked at number 33 on Billboard 200, number 33 on Billboard Top Album Sales, number 2 on Billboard Top Rap Albums and number 7 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Singles
The album's lead
The album's second single, called "Conceited" was released on December 13, 2005. The song peaked at number 7 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song Recurrents chart, number 17 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 71 on Billboard Radio Songs chart, number 24 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, number 4 on Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 17 on Billboard Rap Airplay chart. The music video premiered on January 7, 2006, on VH1.
The album's third single, "
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Pun's Words" |
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| 4:02 | |
9. | "I'm" |
| David Banner | 4:07 | |
10. | "Thug Love" (featuring Big Pun) |
| The Alchemist | 3:58 | |
11. | "Secret Location" |
| J-Notes | 3:38 | |
12. | "In-Da-Street (skit)" (featuring Roc Raida) | 0:16 | |||
13. | "Bilingual" (featuring Ivy Queen) |
| LV | 4:03 | |
14. | "Conscience (skit)" (featuring Roc Raida and Wize G) | 0:58 | |||
15. | "Guilty" |
| Sean C | 2:57 | |
16. | "Crazy" |
| Emile | 4:02 | |
17. | "What's Going On" (featuring Keyshia Cole) |
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| 3:55 | |
18. | "Still" |
| Cool & Dre | 5:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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19. | "My Life" | R. Smith |
R. Smith, A. Aguilar, M. Shemer | Agallah, Scram Jones | 3:26 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ "Vibe". January 2006.
- ^ a b "HITS Daily Double: Previous Album Sales Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (June 9, 2007). "A Bad Rap? Facing Declining Sales and Limited Opportunities, the Female Hip-Hop Industry Ponders Its Future". Billboard.
- ^ "Remy Ma Biography". Sing365.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "Yeeeah Baby: Big Pun: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2020.