New Joc City | ||||
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Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2004–06 | |||
Genre | Southern hip hop | |||
Length | 54:48 | |||
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New Joc City is the debut studio album by American rapper Yung Joc. It was released on June 6, 2006, by Bad Boy South, Block Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. Upon its release, the album features two hit songs such as "It's Goin' Down" and "I Know You See It" with the former of two reaching at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.
New Joc City was released on June 6, 2006, by Bad Boy South, Block Entertainment, and Atlantic Records. [1] Upon its release, the album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, with 150,000 copies sold in the first week. [2] As of August 11, 2006, the album became a certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling 500,000 copies in the United States.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | C+ [3] |
HipHopDX | [4] |
Pitchfork | (3.2/10) [5] |
RapReviews | (6.5/10) [6] |
XXL | [7] |
Reviews for this album were mixed. Rating the album "L" (in its five-level clothing size rating system from "S" to "XXL"), XXL described "Dope Boy Magic" as having "endless head-turning punch lines...with different sequential number combinations" but described the tracks as "go[ing] in cliché circles" with "[c]orny brand-name drops." [7] In a three-star (out of five) review, David Jeffries of AllMusic described the album as having an "identity crisis" due to tracks that he found "less convincing" than the "safe and tested surroundings" of "It's Goin' Down" and "I Know You See It." [1] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , based in Yung Joc's hometown, graded the album "C+", describing lead single "It's Goin' Down" as "simple...[but] infectious" while finding a lack of "a new, exciting reserve of wordplay and delivery." [3] RapReviews found other tracks such as "Don't Play Wit It" to be better choices as a lead single. [6]
For HipHopDX , Brian Sims rated New Joc City two out of five ("aluminum") due to what he called "reused lines" and a "dull mood plaguing most of the album." [4] About "It's Goin' Down", Sims called the song "monotonous". [4] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork described the album as having "no visible identity of purpose" and "bargain-basement minimal snap stuff." [5]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "New Joc City (Intro)" | Dana "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey | 2:15 |
2. | "It's Goin' Down" (featuring Nitti) | Nitti | 4:01 |
3. | "He Stayed in Trouble (Interlude)" (featuring A.D. "Griff" Griffin) | 0:56 | |
4. | "Do Ya Bad" |
| 4:10 |
5. | "Don't Play Wit It" (featuring Big Gee) | Deezle | 4:01 |
6. | "Excuse Me Officer (Interlude)" (featuring A.D. "Griff" Griffin) | 0:38 | |
7. | "Dope Boy Magic" (featuring Nicolas "Play Boy Nick" Smith, Corey "BlackOwned C-Bone" Andrews, and Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens) | Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens | 4:32 |
8. | "Patron" | Dwain "Kochease" Warren | 4:43 |
9. | "Flip Flop" (featuring Boyz n da Hood, Nino Storm, and Cheri Dennis) | Dana "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey | 4:36 |
10. | "I'm Him" |
| 3:42 |
11. | "Hear Me Coming" |
| 3:57 |
12. | "I Know You See It" (featuring Brandy "Ms. B" Hambrick) |
| 4:01 |
13. | "Yung Nigga (Interlude)" (featuring A.D. "Griff" Griffin) | 0:15 | |
14. | "1st Time" (featuring Marques Houston and Trey Songz) |
| 4:27 |
15. | "Knock It Out" | Darren "Milwaukee Black" Jordan | 4:25 |
16. | "Picture Perfect" | Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams | 4:09 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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