Reality Check (Juvenile album)

Reality Check
Studio album by Juvenile
Released	March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07)
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	71:54
Label	UTP Atlantic
Producer	Juvenile Cool & Dre XL Scott Storch Mannie Fresh Lil Jon Sinista Stormy Dai Perion Brian McKnight Mike Dean
Juvenile chronology
The Greatest Hits (2004) Reality Check (2006) Cocky & Confident (2009)
Singles from Reality Check
"Rodeo" Released: February 27, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B− [2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Okayplayer	[4]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10 [5]
RapReviews	8/10 [6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Stylus Magazine	B [8]
USA Today	[9]
Vibe	[10]

Reality Check is the seventh studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on March 7, 2006, by UTP Records and Atlantic Records. ^[11] The album features guest appearances from Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Fat Joe and Ludacris, among others.

Reality Check was supported by the singles "Rodeo"/"Get Ya Hustle On", "What's Happenin'" and "Way I Be Leanin'". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 174,000 copies its first week. ^[12] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Singles

The album's lead single "Rodeo"; it was produced by Cool & Dre was released. The single had charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 41. ^[13] Its B-side was "Get Ya Hustle On", produced by Donald XL Robertson. The song describes as a scathing indictment for the local government and the media's response to Hurricane Katrina, including lyrics such as "The mayor ain't your friend, he's the enemy––just to get your vote, a saint is what he pretend to be" and "Fuck Fox News I don't listen to y'all ass, couldn't get a nigga off the roof when the storm passed." ^[14] A music video for the song and the album's second single was "What's Happenin'" was released. ^[15]

The album's third single "Way I Be Leanin'" featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall; along with his label-mates Wacko and Skip was released. The music video for "Way I Be Leanin'" premiered on MTV's Making the Video . ^[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Stormy Dai	0:26
2.	"Get Ya Hustle On"	T. Gray T. Freeman D. Robertson	XL Sinista	3:29
3.	"Around the Way"	T. Gray T. Freeman	Sinista	3:55
4.	"Sets Go Up" (featuring Wacko)	T. Gray S. Storch D. Grison	Scott Storch	4:12
5.	"Rodeo"	T. Gray A. Lyons M. Valenzano R. Kelly	Cool & Dre	3:58
6.	"What's Happenin'"	T. Gray T. Freeman	Sinista	3:37
7.	"Loose Booty" (featuring 8 Ball and Skip)	T. Gray D. Miller P. Smith C. Nicholas	Stormy Dai	4:12
8.	"Way I Be Leanin'" (featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Wacko, and Skip)	T. Gray J. Hunter M. Jones P. Slayton C. Nicholas D. Grison T. Mosely S. Carter	Perion	4:08
9.	"Break a Brick Down"	T. Gray A. Lyons M. Valenzano	Cool & Dre	4:41
10.	"Who's Ya Daddy"	T. Gray T. Freeman	Sinista	3:18
11.	"I Know You Know" (featuring Trey Songz)	T. Gray N. Perez T. Neverson M. Caren	Happy Perez	4:06
12.	"Keep Talkin'" (featuring Skip and Redd Eyezz)	T. Gray T. Freeman C. Nicholas P. James	Sinista	3:52
13.	"Rock Like That" (featuring Bun B)	T. Gray T. Freeman B. Freeman	Sinista	3:32
14.	"Why Not" (featuring Skip)	T. Gray J. Smith C. Love L. Jefferson J. Phillips R. Jones	Lil Jon	3:53
15.	"Animal"	B. Thomas	Mannie Fresh	3:42
16.	"Addicted" (featuring Brian McKnight)	T. Gray B. McKnight	Brian McKnight	3:45
17.	"Holla Back"	T. Gray T. Freeman	Sinista	4:03
18.	"Pop U" (featuring Ludacris and Fat Joe)	T. Gray J. Cartagena C. Bridges M. Dean	Mike Dean Juvenile	4:25
19.	"Say It to Me Now" (featuring Kango of Partners-N-Crime)	T. Gray S. Storch	Scott Storch	4:45

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
20.	"Come Out the Laundry" (featuring Skip)	3:21

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position US Billboard 200 [17] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200 [19] 143 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [20] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [21]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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16. mtv. "Juvenile | Way I Be Leanin' | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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18. "Juvenile Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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