Muscle Car Chronicles

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Muscle Car Chronicles
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Studio album by
Curren$y and Sean O'Connell
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2012
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length19:23
Label DD172
Producer
Curren$y and Sean O'Connell chronology
Weekend At Burnie's
(2011)
Muscle Car Chronicles
(2012)
The Stoned Immaculate
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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XXL Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg (XL) [2]

Muscle Car Chronicles is a collaboration studio album by American rapper Curren$y and Sean O'Connell. It is produced by Sean O'Connell and contains features of Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids and Tabi Bonney. A movie for this album has been produced. It was going to be released along with the album. It is Curren$y's final album released through DD172; he is now signed to Warner Bros. [3] The album was released on February 14, 2012. [4] The iTunes edition of the album features 10 bonus country rock songs performed by Sean O'Connell. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Soundbombin'"1:28
2."N.O. Shit"1:39
3."Frosty"2:01
4."Razors & Chopsticks"1:53
5."Not So Much"1:47
6."Fly Out (Part Deux)"3:10
7."Bout It 2011"2:56
8."The Strangest Life" (featuring Mckenzie Eddy)1:25
9."Fly Out (Part Trés)" (featuring Mikey Rocks and Tabi Bonney)3:04
Total length:19:23

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