Get Money, Stay True

Get Money, Stay True
Studio album by Paul Wall
Released	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	58:31
Label	Swishahouse Asylum Atlantic
Producer	Drumma Boy Jermaine Dupri KLC Mr. Lee Russel "Aaddict" Howard Zach Burke
Paul Wall chronology
The Peoples Champ (2005) Get Money, Stay True (2007) Fast Life (2009)
Singles from Get Money, Stay True
"Break 'Em Off" Released: February 20, 2007 "I'm Throwed" Released: March 27, 2007

Get Money, Stay True is the third solo studio album by American rapper Paul Wall. It was released on April 3, 2007, via Swishahouse, Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Mr. Lee, Drumma Boy, Jermaine Dupri, KLC, Russel "Aaddict" Howard and Zach Burke, with LRoc serving as co-producer. It features guest appearances from Crys Wall, Yung Redd, E Class, Freeway, Jermaine Dupri, Jon B., Juelz Santana, Lil' Keke, Snoop Dogg and Trina, as well as Paul Wall's short-lived hip hop supergroup Expensive Taste.

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and atop the Top Rap Albums in the United States with 92,300 copies sold in its first week. ^[1] It was supported with two charted singles, "Break 'Em Off" and "I'm Throwed", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 72 and No. 87, respectively. Music videos were directed for both singles.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B [4]
HipHopDX	2.5/5 [5]
Now	[6]
RapReviews	6.5/10 [7]
XXL	L (3/5) [8]

Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly commended the production for making Paul Wall sound credible but criticized his simplistic "elementary rhymes" when put alongside the album's featured artists. ^[4] AllMusic's David Jeffries praised Wall for sticking with the formula he used for his debut album but felt his material can get stale over a lengthy runtime, concluding with, "Slice this worthy follow-up to The Peoples Champ in half and it's a different story, one that justifies Wall's place in the game". ^[3] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews saw improvement in Wall's lyrical content and delivery but felt the production throughout the album weakened his charismatic personality. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Your Paper Up" (featuring Yung Redd)	Paul Michael Slayton Christopher Gallien Leroy Williams Travis D. Farris Lewis Kinoshi	Mr. Lee	3:44
2.	"Everybody Know Me" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	P. Slayton Calvin Broadus Williams Gallien Farris Kinoshi	Mr. Lee	4:19
3.	"Break 'Em Off" (featuring Lil' Keke)	P. Slayton Marcus Edwards Williams Farris	Mr. Lee	4:51
4.	"I'm Throwed" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	P. Slayton Jermaine Dupri Mauldin James Elbert Phillips Crystal Latrice Anderson Slayton Farris Kinoshi	Jermaine Dupri LRoc (co.)	3:51
5.	"Call Me What U Want" (featuring Yung Redd and E Class)	P. Slayton Gallien Eddie Brown Williams	Mr. Lee	4:11
6.	"On the Grind" (featuring Freeway and Crys Wall)	P. Slayton Leslie Pridgen C. Slayton Williams Burt Bacharach Harold Lane David	Mr. Lee	3:45
7.	"Bangin' Screw"	P. Slayton Russell William Howard Zachery James Burke Kinoshi	Russel "Aaddict" Howard Zach Burke	3:34
8.	"How Gangstas Roll" (featuring Crys Wall)	P. Slayton C. Slayton Williams Marvin Gaye James Nyx Jr.	Mr. Lee	3:51
9.	"That Fire" (featuring Trina)	P. Slayton Williams Gallien C. Slayton	Mr. Lee	4:40
10.	"Tonight" (featuring Jon B.)	P. Slayton Jonathan Buck Williams C. Slayton Edwards Aaron Robin Hall James Henry Boxley Gary J. Rinaldo	Mr. Lee	4:45
11.	"Gimme That"	P. Slayton Christopher James Gholson Farris Kinoshi	Drumma Boy	4:24
12.	"I'm Real, What Are You?" (featuring Juelz Santana)	P. Slayton LaRon L. James Craig S. Lawson Farris Kinoshi Richard Jones	KLC	4:33
13.	"I Ain't Hard to Find"	P. Slayton Williams Kinoshi	Mr. Lee	4:15
14.	"Slidin' on That Oil" (performed by Expensive Taste)	P. Slayton Rob Aston Dominic Harris Travis Barker	Travis Barker	3:48
Total length:				58:31

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"I'm Da Shit"	P. Slayton Barker
16.	"Get Off My D"	P. Slayton Williams
17.	"Break Em' Off Remix" (featuring Lil' Keke)	P. Slayton Edwards Williams

Personnel

• Paul Michael "Paul Wall" Slayton — vocals
• Christopher "Yung Redd" Gallien — vocals (tracks: 1, 5)
• Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus — vocals (track 2)
• Marcus "Lil' Keke" Edwards — vocals (track 3)
• Jermaine Dupri — vocals & producer (track 4)
• Eddie "E Class" Brown — vocals (track 5)
• Crystal "Crys Wall" Slayton — vocals (tracks: 6, 8)
• Russel "Aaddict" Howard — additional vocals & producer (track 7)
• Katrina "Trina" Taylor — vocals (track 9)
• Jonathan "Jon B." Buck — vocals (track 10)
• LaRon "Juelz Santana" James — vocals (track 12)
• Craig "KLC" Lawson — additional vocals & producer (track 12)
• Robert "Skinhead Rob" Aston — vocals (track 14)
• Dominic "Unique" Harris — additional vocals (track 14)
• Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams Jr. — producer (tracks: 1–3, 5, 6, 8–10, 13), recording (tracks: 3, 9), mixing (tracks: 1–3, 5, 7–10, 13)
• Zach Burke — producer (track 7)
• Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson — producer (track 11)
• Travis Barker — producer ^[9] & mixing (track 14)
• James "LRoc" Phillips — co-producer (track 4)
• Lee Hines — recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8–10)
• "Pretty" Todd E. Berry — recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 11–13)
• Rick McRae — recording (track 7)
• Chris Holmes — recording (track 14)
• Phil Tan — mixing (track 4)
• Leslie Braithwaite — mixing (track 11)
• Josh Houghkirk — engineering (track 4)
• Tad "Rowdy Rik" Mingo — engineering assistant (track 4)
• H. "G-Dash" Guidry — executive producer
• Michael "5000" Watts — executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position US Billboard 200 [10] 8 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 2 US Top Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 1 US Tastemakers ( Billboard ) [13] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [14] 195 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [15] 64

References

1. "Timbaland and Paul Wall Land in the Top 10 on Billboard Charts - XXL". XXL . April 11, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
2. Thomas, Adam (April 8, 2007). "Get Money, Stay True". AllHipHop . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
3. Jeffries, David. "Get Money, Stay True - Paul Wall | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
4. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (April 13, 2007). "Get Money Stay True". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
5. Tardio, Andres (April 13, 2007). "Paul Wall - Get Money, Stay True". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
6. Richards, Jason (April 19, 2007). "PAUL WALL - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
7. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 3, 2007). "Paul Wall :: Get Money, Stay True :: Swishahouse/Asylum/Atlantic Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
8. Blanco, Alvin (May 8, 2007). "Paul Wall Get Money, Stay True - XXL". XXL . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
9. "Paul Wall - Get Money Stay True special site". Wayback Machine . 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
10. "The Billboard 200". Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2007. p. 50. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2007. p. 55. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
12. "Top Rap Albums" . Billboard . April 21, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
13. "Tastemakers Albums". Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2007. p. 64. ISSN   0006-2510.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
15. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

External links

• Get Money, Stay True at Discogs (list of releases)