This Week (album)

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This Week
JeanGrae ThisWeek albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Jean Grae
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)
Studio
Genre Underground hip hop
Length1:01:21
Label Babygrande
Producer
Jean Grae chronology
The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP
(2003)		This Week
(2004)		 Jeanius
(2008)

This Week is the second studio album by American rapper Jean Grae. It was released on September 21, 2004, via Babygrande Records. Recording sessions took place at The Cutting Room Studios in New York, at The Bar Upstairs, at The Brooklyn Academy, at Dojo, at The BK Firehouse and at The Fyre Dept. Production was handled by 9th Wonder, Belief, J. Cardim, LT Moe, Midi Mafia, Shan Boogs, Sid Roams, Will Tell and Adam Deitch, with Chuck Wilson and Ruddy Rock serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Block McCloud, Destruction, Ruddy Rock, Sinclair, The Genies and Tracey Moore.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Cokemachineglow 76/100% [3]
HipHopDX 4/5 [4]
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Pitchfork 7.9/10 [6]
RapReviews8/10 [7]
Spin B+ [8]
The Village Voice B+ [9]
Tom Hull B+ [10]

This Week was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on thirteen reviews. [1]

Julianne Shepherd of Spin noted the rapper's vocal abilities, saying: "she finally showcases a flow as strong as her vitriol". [8] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote: "Grae can rhyme, and if she had a male larynx and a production budget, her hype men, chipmunk soul, minor-key piano hooks, and "I wanna rock a fella so bad" might stand underground on its head". [9] Nin Chan of RapReviews wrote: "while I don't feel this to be anywhere near the seminal work that I feel she is utterly capable of, this is still essential listening from a highly relevant emcee". [7] Jamin Warren of Pitchfork resumed: "while no track dips below the quality line, the album lacks thematic fluidity and spark". [6] Peter Hepburn of Cokemachineglow concluded: "in the end, This Week suffers largely from the hype---there's no way this album could be as good as it was supposed to be". [3] AllMusic's Andy Kellman stated: "Jean Grae continues to improve in every respect, but the negative aspect is that too many of the beats bleed into one another". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Ruddy Rock and Tracey Moore)
 J. Cardim 2:32
2."A-Alikes"
  • Ibrahim
  • Joey Chavez
  • Tavish Graham
Sid Roams3:46
3."Cuervo Loco" (Skit)  Will Tell 1:38
4."Going Crazy"
  • Ibrahim
  • Chavez
Joey Chavez4:45
5."Skit"  4:05
6."Style Wars" (featuring Block McCloud)
Will Tell3:59
7."Not Like Me"
  • Ibrahim
  • Jesse Shatkin
Belief4:59
8."Supa Luv"
 9th Wonder 4:12
9."Give It Up" (featuring Block McCloud)
  • Ibrahim
  • Shan Nicholson
Shan Boogs2:23
10."Whatever" (featuring The Genies)
  • Ibrahim
  • Shatkin
Belief4:57
11."The Wall"
 LT Moe 1:24
12."Before the Spot (Skit)" (featuring Destruction) Will Tell4:43
13."You Don't Want It"
  • Ibrahim
  • Kevin Risto
  • Waynne Nugent
 Midi Mafia 4:27
14."Watch Me"
  • Ibrahim
  • Chavez
  • Graham
Sid Roams5:19
15."P.S."
  • Ibrahim
  • Cardim
J. Cardim3:40
16."Don't Rush Me" 9th Wonder4:32
17."Fyre Blazer"
 Adam Deitch  
Total length:1:01:21

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 47
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 83

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References

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  2. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Jean Grae - This Week Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Hepburn, Peter (October 6, 2004). "Jean Grae: This Week (Baby Grande; 2004) | Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved May 13, 2012– via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Ryce, Jeff (September 27, 2004). "Jean Grae - This Week". HipHopDX . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Jean Grae Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Jean Grae Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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