The Price of Fame

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The Price of Fame
Bow Wow - The Price Of Fame cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bow Wow
ReleasedDecember 19, 2006
Genre Hip-hop
Length43:38
Label
Bow Wow chronology
Wanted
(2005)		The Price of Fame
(2006)		 Face Off
(2007)
Singles from The Price of Fame
  1. "Shortie Like Mine"
    Released: October 3, 2006
  2. "Outta My System"
    Released: February 13, 2007
  3. "I'm a Flirt"
    Released: March 2, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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RapReviews(4/10) [2]

The Price of Fame is the fifth album by American rapper Bow Wow. It was released on December 19, 2006, by Bow Wow's LBW Entertainment and Sony Urban Music. Guest features include appearances from Lil Wayne, Pimp C, Chris Brown and more. Jermaine Dupri supplied beats and was the executive producer. The song "I'm a Flirt", a collaboration with R. Kelly, was included as a hidden track on the CD release. [3]

Contents

The Price of Fame received negative reviews from music critics but was a commercial success. The album debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in the first week. [4] A month later the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 2007. [5]

Singles

The first single from the album was "Shortie Like Mine" featuring Chris Brown and Johntá Austin; released on October 3, 2006; [6] it peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [7] The second single was "Outta My System" featuring T-Pain; released on February 13, 2007, it peaked at number 22 on the chart. [8] The third single "I Don't Know About That".

Commercial performance

The Price of Fame debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in its first week. [9] It became Bow Wow's fourth US top-ten album. [9] On January 23, 2007, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:21
2."Price of Fame"2:38
3."4 Corners" (featuring Lil Scrappy, Pimp C, Short Dawg and Lil Wayne)5:28
4."Outta My System" (featuring T-Pain and Johntá Austin)3:58
5."How You Move It"3:53
6."Shortie Like Mine" (featuring Chris Brown and Johntá Austin)4:28
7."Don't Know About That" (featuring Coke J and Young Capone)3:50
8."Tell Me"3:34
9."Damn Thing" (featuring Da Brat)2:43
10."Bet That" (featuring Khleo Thomas)3:45
11."On Fiya"3:52
12."Give It to You"3:10
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly)4:36

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ RapReviews.com review
  3. ↑ Paoletta, Mike (March 3, 2007). "Inside Track". Billboard magazine. Chart Flirtations
  4. ↑ Harris, Chris (December 27, 2006). "Nas Proves Hip-Hop Is Alive And Well With Third Career #1 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "American album certifications – Bow Wow – The Price of Fame". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ↑ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America .
  7. ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard .
  8. ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard .
  9. 1 2 "Nas Scores Third No. 1 Album With 'Hip-Hop Is Dead'". Billboard . December 27, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bow Wow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bow Wow Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bow Wow Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Rap Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
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