This Ain't No Mixtape | ||||
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Released | April 21, 2009 (Digital) June 28, 2011 (Physical) | |||
Recorded | 2008–09 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 70:20 | |||
Label | Amalgam Digital | |||
Producer | Monsta Beatz | |||
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This Ain't No Mixtape is the debut studio album by American rapper Curren$y. [1] It was released digitally on April 21, 2009, [2] while it was released physically on June 28, 2011, by Amalgam Digital. [3] The entire album was produced by Monsta Beatz. Following the release, Curren$y has released a series of highly touted mixtapes. For the hence of the album's title, along with the album cover has taken its inspiration from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002).
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Briefing" | 4:08 |
2. | "Get It Ya Self" (featuring Dee Low and Jean LePhare) | 3:32 |
3. | "Blown Away" (featuring Dee Low and Jean LePhare) | 4:28 |
4. | "Scared of Monstas" | 2:58 |
5. | "Elevator Musik" | 3:09 |
6. | "On My Plane" (featuring Dee Low and Jean LePhare) | 3:04 |
7. | "16 Switches" | 3:04 |
8. | "The Jets Son" (featuring Dee Low and Jean LePhare) | 4:03 |
9. | "LOL" (featuring Trademark da Skydiver, Dee Low, and Jean LePhare) | 3:49 |
10. | "Sail On" (featuring Young Chris) | 3:45 |
11. | "Got It" | 3:26 |
12. | "Power Button" | 3:23 |
13. | "Up Here" (featuring Young Roddy) | 4:27 |
14. | "Cook Up" (featuring Bun B and Dee Low) | 4:23 |
15. | "Food 4 Thought" (featuring Mickey Factz and Amanda Diva) | 4:07 |
16. | "Galaxy" (featuring Dee Low, Jean LePhare, and Whodinsky) | 4:26 |
17. | "Look Up at the Jets" (Amalgam Digital bonus track) | 3:17 |
18. | "Top of the Money" (Amalgam Digital bonus track) | 2:47 |
19. | "Something Like" (featuring Street Wiz and Fiend) (Amalgam Digital bonus Track) | 4:13 |
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