Fast Life (Paul Wall album)

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Fast Life
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Studio album by
Paul Wall
ReleasedMay 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)
Recorded2008–09
StudioStudio 30 Thirteen (Houston, TX)
Genre Southern hip hop
Label
Producer
Paul Wall chronology
Get Money, Stay True
(2007)		Fast Life
(2009)		 Heart of a Champion
(2010)
Singles from Fast Life
  1. "Bizzy Body"
    Released: December 2, 2008
  2. "Lemon Drop"
    Released: July 13, 2009
  3. "Got to Get It"
    Released: July 23, 2009
  4. "I Need Mo"
    Released: September 24, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3/5 [2]
RapReviews7/10 [3]
XXL 3/5 [4]

Fast Life is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Paul Wall. It was released on May 12, 2009, via Swishahouse and Asylum Records.

Contents

Production was handled by Beanz & Kornbread, Travis Barker, X-Fyle, Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson, Gennessee Lewis, Happy Perez, I.N.F.O. & Nova, Mouse and Young Chill, with G-Dash and Michael "5000" Watts serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Z-Ro, Baby Bash, Gorilla Zoe, Kobe, Krizz Kaliko, Lil' Keke, Marty James, Mouse, Tech N9ne, The Federation, Too Short, Trae tha Truth, Webbie, Young Chill, Yung Joc and Yung Redd, as well as Paul Wall's short-lived hip hop supergroup Expensive Taste.

Background

Rapper Paul Wall spoke about the album Fast Life, about taking something stronger than his previous albums, with both his lyrics and its production; as well as cover several more topics:

I really stepped it up a lot lyrically because I wanted this record to show real strength and emotion because y'all know Rap is so deep at times and I took that opportunity to just write lyrics that told my story and showed people that I mean something deep which y'all never really realised but now realise, also on the production side we really stepped it up a lot. We worked with a lot of new producers, a lot of new artists that I didn't work with in the past, so they'll get to see a lot of different vibes that they might have not seen with me with past albums. Subject matter we went a little more in-depth, talked about a lot of different things that I never really spoke on—I might have mentioned it here and there but never really made whole songs about. I had a lot of fun working on the album. [5]

"You're going to hear in-depth topics," he says, adding that he's been recording nonstop for the album for the last two years, a feat that has given him more than 50 songs to choose from. "You'll hear some stuff that you might not be used to hearing." [6]

Singles

The album's lead single "Bizzy Body" featuring Webbie and Mouse, who is the producer by the latter on this track. It was released on December 2, 2008. The music video premiered on March 27, 2009 via MySpace. [7]

The album's second single "Lemon Drop" featuring Baby Bash, was released on the same day as the music video on July 13, 2009.

The album's third single "Got to Get It" premiered on July 23, 2009, along with the accompanying music video.

The album's fourth single "I Need Mo" featuring Kobe, was released on the same day as the music video on September 24, 2009. With Paul Wall himself, he said that it was shot and filmed through his iPhone. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Need Mo" (featuring Kobe)
 Travis Barker 3:58
2."Got to Get It"
Beanz-N-Kornbread4:36
3."Bizzy Body" (featuring Webbie and Mouse)
Mouse4:16
4."Lemon Drop" (featuring Baby Bash)
 Gennessee 2:53
5."Fly" (featuring Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe)
Amadeus3:55
6."I Grind" (featuring Marty James)
 Happy Perez 4:10
7."Daddy Wasn't Home"
  • P. Slayton
  • Johnson Jr.
  • Roy
  • Farris
Beanz-N-Kornbread4:54
8."Pop One of These" (featuring Too $hort, Skinhead Rob and The Federation)
Travis Barker3:32
9."One Hundred" (featuring Z-Ro and Yung Redd)
  • P. Slayton
  • Joseph McVey
  • Christopher Gallien
  • Howard C. Metoyer
Xfyle3:16
10."Pressin' Them Buttons" (featuring Trae and Lil' Keke)
3:47
11."I'm Clean" (featuring Z-Ro)
  • P. Slayton
  • McVey
  • Johnson Jr.
  • Roy
  • Farris
  • Kinoshi
Beanz-N-Kornbread4:59
12."Sumn' Like a Pimp" (featuring Tech N9NE and Krizz Kaliko)
Xfyle5:28
13."Look at Me Now" (featuring Yung Chill)
  • P. Slayton
  • Isaac Yowman
  • C. Slayton
  • Farris
  • Kinoshi
Yung Chill4:47
Bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."1, 2, 3, 4" (featuring Pitbull) Play-N-Skillz 2:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 6
US Top Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 4

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