The Grand Opening (album)

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The Grand Opening
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Studio album by
Planet Asia
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)
Studio
  • Def Con IV (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Static Lounge (Los Angeles, California)
  • Wolfpack Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Quality Control Studios (San Francisco, California)
Genre Hip-hop
Length56:58
Label Avatar
Producer
Planet Asia chronology
Still in Training
(2002)		The Grand Opening
(2004)		The Steady Gang Mix Tape
(2004)
Singles from The Grand Opening
  1. "Pure Coke"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Summertime in the City"
    Released: August 12, 2003
  3. "It's All Big"
    Released: March 30, 2004
  4. "Real Niggaz"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3/5 [2]
Prefix6/10 [3]
RapReviews8.5/10 [4]

The Grand Opening is the second full-length solo studio album by American rapper Planet Asia. It was released on January 27, 2004 via Avatar Records. Recording sessions took place at Def Con IV Studios, The Static Lounge and Wolfpack Studios in Los Angeles and at Quality Control Studios in San Francisco. Production was handled by the Architect, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Evidence, Ivan Barias, Jake One, J. Thrill, J. Wells, KutMasta Kurt, Oh No, Supa Dave West, Tracks and Vitamin D. It features guest appearances from Big Wig, Cecilie Davis, Crunch, Ghostface Killah, Goapele, Martin Luther McCoy, Shake Da Mayor, and his Cali Agents cohort Rasco. The album debuted at number 46 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart in the United States.

Contents

Background

The release of 2000's How The West Was One landed Planet Asia a deal with Interscope Records. He released a single "Pure Coke" in 2001 under the label. However, while signed to Interscope, he was not promoted much and stayed with the label until 2003 without releasing an album. The result was the rapper moving to Avatar Records and recording new material, including the single "Summertime in the City", which was released on August 12, 2003. The songs "It's All Big" and "Real Niggaz" were issued as the third and the fourth singles, respectively, from the The Grand Opening.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:15
2."16 Bars of Death"
 3:28
3."Right or Wrong"
 Evidence 4:12
4."Real Niggaz" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
Supa Dave West5:04
5."It's All Big"
 J. Wells 3:42
6."Pure Coke" (featuring Martin Luther McCoy)
4:15
7."Hypnotized" (featuring Cecilie Davis and Crunch)
 Oh No 4:50
8."Paper Up (Hustler's Theme)"
 KutMasta Kurt 3:27
9."The Greatest" (performed by Cali Agents)
Architect4:14
10."Freestyle Interlude"  1:07
11."Upside Down" (featuring Goapele)
Vitamin D5:08
12."Light Green" (featuring Shake Da Mayor)
  • Green
  • Chuma Solwazi
  • Omar Barclay
Tracks4:31
13."Summertime in the City"
  • Green
  • Brian Armstead
J. Thrill3:59
14."Swallow Dem Whole"
  • Green
  • Herd
Architect4:15
15."As Long as I'm Alive"
4:31
Total length:56:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 46

References

  1. ↑ "The Grand Opening". AllHipHop . March 1, 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Andres, Hale (April 23, 2004). "Planet Asia - The Grand Opening". HipHopDX . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Burrell, J (January 27, 2004). "Planet Asia - The Grand Opening Album Review | Prefixmag.com". Prefixmag. Retrieved May 1, 2020– via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 25, 2004). "Planet Asia :: The Grand Opening – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard . Vol. 116, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 13, 2004. p. 75. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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