Understand Me | ||||
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Released | December 10, 2013 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 23:17 | |||
Label | Diamond Lane Music Group | |||
Producer | P-Lo, League of Starz, TONEBONEBEATS Yung JR, Mars, Iamsu | |||
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Understand Me is the debut EP by American hip hop recording artist Problem, released on December 10, 2013 under Diamond Lane Music Group. [1] The EP follows up six months after the release of his ninth mixtape, The Separation. [2] [3] The eight-track project is a collection of new and previously released material, [4] including "Like Whaaat," "Say That Then" and the title track. [5] The EP features production from League of Starz, Mars (of production group 1500 or Nothin'), P-Lo of The Invasion, Yung JR and Iamsu. [6] Guest appearances on the EP came from Glasses Malone, Bad Lucc (of Dubb Union) and Mars. [7] [8]
For promotional purposes, Diamond Lane Music Group published a trailer on YouTube on November 21, 2013. [9] On December 6, 2013, Problem finalized a Californian tour in support of his The Separation mixtape and the EP. [10] On that same date, Understand Me, was made available to stream via the West Coast rapper's MySpace page. [11] On December 8, 2013, the title track's Taj TPK and Austin Kelley-directed visual was published on YouTube. [12] [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Moment of Clarity" | J. Martin | Yung JR | 2:12 |
2. | "Understand Me" | J. Martin | P-Lo (of The Invasion) | 3:08 |
3. | "Say That Then" (featuring Glasses Malone) | J. Martin, C. Penniman | TONEBONEBEATS | 2:52 |
4. | "Let 'Em Die" | J. Martin | Iamsu | 2:21 |
5. | "Be On" | J. Martin | League of Starz | 2:54 |
6. | "Stop Playin'" (featuring Mars) | J. Martin, L. Edwards | Mars | 2:56 |
7. | "Like Whaaat" (featuring Bad Lucc) | J. Martin, T. Harden | League of Starz | 3:31 |
8. | "Singin' From My Heart" | J. Martin | League of Starz | 3:23 |
Total length: | 23:17 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 8 |
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 44 |
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