Self Explanatory (Classified album)

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Self Explanatory
Classified self explanatory.jpg
Studio album by Classified
Released April 7, 2009 (Canada/U.S.)
Genre Hip-hop, Rap
Length73:48
Label Halflife Records/Sony Records
Classified chronology
While You Were Sleeping
(2007) While You Were Sleeping2007
Self Explanatory
(2009)
Handshakes and Middle Fingers
(2011) Handshakes and Middle Fingers2011

Self Explanatory is a 2009 album by Canadian rapper Classified (his twelfth album overall). The album received positive reviews from music critics. The first single "Anybody Listening", as of April 18, 2009, has spent 7 weeks on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at #52. [1] The third single "Oh...Canada" was also active on the charts, peaking at #14 on the Canadian Hot 100, went platinum in digital downloads [2] [3] and was the entrance music for Patrick Côté in UFC 113

Lucas Boyd, better known by his stage name Classified, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard every Tuesday.

Patrick Côté (fighter) Canadian mixed martial arts fighter

Patrick Côté is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist who fought as a welterweight and middleweight in the UFC, compiling a record of 10-11 in the organization. He is the former MFC Middleweight Champion, TKO Middleweight Champion and TKO Light Heavyweight Champion. He also fought in King of the Cage.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AroundinSound7.8/10 [4]
ChartAttack Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Driven (8/10) [6]
NOW Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
RapReviews(8/10) [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Self Explanatory"3:05
2."Get Out the Way"3:23
3."Choose Your Own Adventure 1"3:09
4."Up All Night"4:12
5."Quit While You're Ahead" (featuring Choclair, Maestro Fresh Wes and Moka Only)4:34
6."Inspiration"2:08
7."Choose Your Own Adventure 2"2:56
8."Anybody Listening"3:34
9."They Call This (Hip Hop)" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and B.o.B)4:15
10."Oh... Canada"3:22
11."Choose Your Own Adventure 3"4:05
12."Where Are You"3:23
13."Trouble"3:40
14."Used to Be" (featuring Mic Boyd)2:56
15."Breaking Up"4:11
16."One Track Mind" (featuring Joel Plaskett)3:34
17."Choose Your Own Adventure 4" (featuring Martin Finch and Ghetto Child)2:34
18."Things Are Looking Up" (featuring Chad Hatcher)3:54
19."Still Got It"3:22
20."Loonie" (featuring D-Sisive, Shad K, DL Incognito and Buck 65)3:36
21."Choose Your Own Adventure 5"2:43
22."Choose Your Own Adventure 6"1:12
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
23."Some People"3:33

Singles

  1. "Trouble" (2008),
  2. "Anybody Listening" (2009), #52 [1]
  3. "Up All Night" (2009)
  4. "Oh...Canada" (2009), #14 [9]
  5. "Quit While You're Ahead" (2009)
  6. "They Call This (Hip Hop)" (2010) [10]

Chart positions

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart [11] 25

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