Blue Collar | ||||
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Released | July 11, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2003-2006 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 58:31 | |||
Label | J Records Allido Records | |||
Producer | Just Blaze Kanye West Terry Hunter No I.D. Rhymefest Cool & Dre Mark Ronson Miykal Snoddy Mike Payne Animal House Emile and Cochise | |||
Rhymefest chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Okayplayer | link [ permanent dead link ] |
VIBE | (Positive) link |
New York Daily News | (Positive) link |
AllHipHop | link |
BallerStatus.net | link |
XXL Magazine | (XL) link |
HipHopDX.com | link |
RapReviews.com | link |
Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) link |
PurelyHipHop | link |
Blue Collar is the debut album by Grammy Award winning songwriter, Rhymefest. It was released July 11, 2006 on J Records, and includes the single "Brand New," which features Kanye West. [1] [2] [3] [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Feel Free (Intro)" (featuring Q-Tip) | Jonathan Davis, Mike Payne, Jon Frost | Animal House | 1:11 |
2. | "Dynomite (Going Postal)" | Che Smith, Justin Smith, Jerry Harris, Toby Henry, Sylvia Robinson | Just Blaze | 3:50 |
3. | "Brand New" (featuring Kanye West) | Che Smith, Kanye West, Gabriel Rich | Kanye West | 3:40 |
4. | "Fever" | John Davenport, Eddie Cooley | No I.D. | 3:48 |
5. | "All I Do" | Che Smith, Emile Haynie, Jeremy Ball, Willy Hutchinson | Emile & Cochise | 3:27 |
6. | "Get Down" | Che Smith, Ernest Wilson, Pierre Barouh, Francis Lai | No I.D. | 3:02 |
7. | "More" (featuring Kanye West) | Che Smith, Marcello Valenzano, Andre Lyon, Kanye West | Cool & Dre | 4:12 |
8. | "Chicago-Rillas" (featuring Mikkey & Bump J) | Che Smith, Ernest Wilson, Michael Snoddy, Mikkel Nance, Terrence Boykin | No I.D. & Miykal Snoddy | 4:27 |
9. | "Stick" | Che Smith, Jon Frost | Animal House | 3:31 |
10. | "All Girls Cheat" (featuring Mario) | Che Smith, Marcello Valenzano, Andre Lyon, Ernie Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Chris Jasper | Cool & Dre | 4:13 |
11. | "Devil's Pie" | Che Smith, Mark Ronson, Julian Casablancas | Mark Ronson | 4:51 |
12. | "Sister" (featuring Mike Payne) | Che Smith, Garry Glenn | No I.D. | 3:54 |
13. | "Mr. Blue Collar (Interlude)" (featuring Malik Yusef) | Malik Yusef, Terry Hunter | Terry Hunter | 2:01 |
14. | "Bullet" (featuring Citizen Cope) | Che Smith, Emile Haynie, Clarence Greenwood | Emile & Cochise | 4:00 |
15. | "Tell a Story" | Che Smith, Mark Ronson, Vernon Bullock, Harvey Fuqua, Harry Nilsson | Mark Ronson | 4:30 |
16. | "Build Me Up" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard) | Che Smith, Mark Ronson, Tony Macaulay, Mike d'Abo | Mark Ronson | 3:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Down by Law" (featuring Chris Thomas King) | |
18. | "Some of These Days" | |
19. | "Go Out Clothes" | |
20. | "Drifter" | |
21. | "LSD" (featuring Carl Thomas) |
Despite being a sleeper upon its release, the album was met with positive reviews. HipHopDX gave it 4 stars out of 5, while Pitchfork Media ranked it as high as 8.0/10.
Dynomite (Going Postal)
Brand New
Fever
All I Do
Stick
All Girls Cheat
Devil's Pie
Sister
Bullet
Tell A Story
Build Me Up
Single information |
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"Brand New" featuring Kanye West
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'"Dynomite (Going Postal)"'
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Year | Album | Chart positions | |
Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
2006 | Blue Collar | #61 | #10 |
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