Don't Quit Your Day Job!

Not to be confused with The Improv Presents: Don't Quit Your Day Job.

Don't Quit Your Day Job!
Studio album by Consequence
Released	March 6, 2007 (2007-03-06)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:34
Label	GOOD Columbia Sony Urban RED Ink
Producer	Consequence Koolade Kanye West Canei Younglord Darren Henson Keith Pelzer Len Woolfolk Karriem Riggins Keezo Kane
Consequence chronology
The Wait is Over Vol. 1: The Best of The Cons (2006) Don't Quit Your Day Job! (2007) The Cons Vol. 5: Refuse 2 Die (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	mixed [2]
HipHopDX	[3]
XXL	mixed [4]

Don't Quit Your Day Job! is the debut studio album by American rapper Consequence. It was released on GOOD Music and Columbia Records on March 6, 2007. The album features the song "Grammy Family", a song with DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West and John Legend, which also appeared on DJ Khaled's debut album "Listennn... the Album" and was released as a single in 2006. Guest appearances on the album include Kanye West, John Legend, Really Doe and GLC.

In the album's first week, it sold 7,490 units, while also debuting at #1 on the "Billboard" New Artist chart. ^[5] After criticism of the album, Consequence offered a refund deal on his MySpace page, claiming that anyone who purchased the album and didn't like any of the songs could contact him and get their money back. ^[5]

Reception

William Ketchum of HipHopDX gave the album three stars out of five, saying: "Despite its drawbacks, Don't Quit Your Day Job! is still a solid debut from Consequence and another winner in the GOOD Music catalog." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Job Song"	Dexter Mills Matko Šašek Bob James	Koolade	3:18
2.	"Don't Forget Em"	Mills Kanye West Milton Nascimento	West	3:59
3.	"Uptown"	Mills Canei Finch	Canei	3:44
4.	"The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" (featuring Kanye West)	Mills William Mitchell	West	4:11
5.	"Night, Night"	Mills Richard Frierson	Younglord	2:57
6.	"Pretty Little Sexy Mama"	Mills Lamont Dozier McKinley Jackson James Reddick	Darren Henson Keith Pelzer	3:22
7.	"On Break (Skit)"	Mills Len Woolfolk	Consequence	0:43
8.	"Feel This Way" (featuring John Legend)	Mills Woolfolk John Stephens	Woolfolk	4:11
9.	"Callin' Me"	Mills Frierson	Younglord	3:36
10.	"Disperse" (featuring GLC and Really Doe)	Mills Šašek Leonard Harris Warren Trotter	Koolade	4:41
11.	"Yo Dex! (Skit)" (featuring DJ Swivel)	Mills Karriem Riggins	Consequence	0:46
12.	"Uncle Rahiem"	Mills Riggins	Riggins	4:09
13.	"Grammy Family" (DJ Khaled & Consequence featuring Kanye West & John Legend)	Mills Khaled Khaled West Stephens	West Jon Brion	3:24
14.	"Good News, Bad News (Skit)"	Mills Vinney Barnett Bobby Eli	Consequence	1:17
15.	"Who Knew My Luck Would Change?"	Mills Keith Moore Barnett Eli	Keezo Kane	5:16
16.	"Blowin' My Phone (Callin' Me Pt. 2)" (iTunes bonus track)	Mills DeVon Harris	Devo Springsteen	3:41

Sample Credits

• "Job Song" contains a sample of "Nautilus" performed by Bob James
• "Don't Forget 'Em" contains samples of "Catavento" performed by Milton Nascimento and "Tone 10" performed by Takumi Kato
• "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" contains a samples of "I Wish You Were Here" performed by Al Green and "Mickey's Monkey" performed by The Miracles
• "Pretty Little Sexy Mama" contains a sample of Trying to Hold on to My Woman" performed by Lamont Dozier
• "Disperse" contains a sample of "The World Is a Place" performed by Rhythm
• "Grammy Family" contains samples of "You've Made Me So Very Happy" performed by Lou Rawls and "What the World Is Coming To" performed by Dexter Wansel
• Good News, Bad News" (skit) and "Who Knew My Luck Would Change?" contain a sample of "Love Won't Let Me Wait" performed by Luther Vandross

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200 [6]	113
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [7]	27
Rap Albums [8]	12
Independent Albums [9]	10
Heatseekers Albums [10]	1

References

1. Brown, Marisa. "Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job". AllMusic . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. Cowie, Del F. (March 22, 2007). "Consequence: Don't Quit Your Day Job". Exclaim! . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
3. Ketchum, William (March 12, 2007). "Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job!". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
4. Harden, Thomas A. (November 2, 2006). "Consequence: Don't Quit Your Day Job!". XXL . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
5. Saint-Louis, Tai (March 20, 2007). "Consequence Talks Album Sales, Offers Fans Special Deal". AllHipHop News. www.AllHipHop.com. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
6. "Consequence - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
7. "Consequence - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
8. "Consequence - Chart history - Rap Albums". Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
9. "Consequence - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2015.
10. "Consequence - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved December 9, 2015.

External links

• Don't Quit Your Day Job! at Discogs (list of releases)