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2007 studio album by Paul Wall
Get Money, Stay True is the third solo studio album by American rapper Paul Wall . It was released on April 3, 2007, via Swishahouse , Asylum Records and Atlantic Records . Production was handled by Mr. Lee , Drumma Boy , Jermaine Dupri , KLC , Russel "Aaddict" Howard and Zach Burke, with LRoc serving as co-producer. It features guest appearances from Crys Wall, Yung Redd, E Class, Freeway , Jermaine Dupri, Jon B. , Juelz Santana , Lil' Keke , Snoop Dogg and Trina , as well as Paul Wall's short-lived hip hop supergroup Expensive Taste .
The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 , number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and atop the Top Rap Albums in the United States with 92,300 copies sold in its first week.[ 1] It was supported with two charted singles, "Break 'Em Off " and "I'm Throwed ", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 72 and No. 87, respectively. Music videos were directed for both singles.
Critical reception
Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly commended the production for making Paul Wall sound credible but criticized his simplistic "elementary rhymes" when put alongside the album's featured artists.[ 4] AllMusic 's David Jeffries praised Wall for sticking with the formula he used for his debut album but felt his material can get stale over a lengthy runtime, concluding with, "Slice this worthy follow-up to The Peoples Champ in half and it's a different story, one that justifies Wall's place in the game".[ 3] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews saw improvement in Wall's lyrical content and delivery but felt the production throughout the album weakened his charismatic personality.[ 7]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Get Your Paper Up" (featuring Yung Redd) Mr. Lee 3:44 2. "Everybody Know Me" (featuring Snoop Dogg ) Mr. Lee 4:19 3. "Break 'Em Off " (featuring Lil' Keke ) Mr. Lee 4:51 4. "I'm Throwed " (featuring Jermaine Dupri ) 3:51 5. "Call Me What U Want" (featuring Yung Redd and E Class) P. Slayton Gallien Eddie Brown Williams Mr. Lee 4:11 6. "On the Grind" (featuring Freeway and Crys Wall) Mr. Lee 3:45 7. "Bangin' Screw" P. Slayton Russell William Howard Zachery James Burke Kinoshi Russel "Aaddict" Howard Zach Burke 3:34 8. "How Gangstas Roll" (featuring Crys Wall) Mr. Lee 3:51 9. "That Fire" (featuring Trina ) P. Slayton Williams Gallien C. Slayton Mr. Lee 4:40 10. "Tonight" (featuring Jon B. ) Mr. Lee 4:45 11. "Gimme That" Drumma Boy 4:24 12. "I'm Real, What Are You?" (featuring Juelz Santana ) KLC 4:33 13. "I Ain't Hard to Find" P. Slayton Williams Kinoshi Mr. Lee 4:15 14. "Slidin' on That Oil" (performed by Expensive Taste ) Travis Barker 3:48 Total length: 58:31
Bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 15. "I'm Da Shit" 16. "Get Off My D" 17. "Break Em' Off Remix" (featuring Lil' Keke) P. Slayton Edwards Williams
Personnel
Paul Michael "Paul Wall " Slayton — vocals
Christopher "Yung Redd" Gallien — vocals (tracks: 1, 5)
Calvin "Snoop Dogg " Broadus — vocals (track 2)
Marcus "Lil' Keke " Edwards — vocals (track 3)
Jermaine Dupri — vocals & producer (track 4)
Eddie "E Class" Brown — vocals (track 5)
Crystal "Crys Wall" Slayton — vocals (tracks: 6, 8)
Russel "Aaddict" Howard — additional vocals & producer (track 7)
Katrina "Trina " Taylor — vocals (track 9)
Jonathan "Jon B. " Buck — vocals (track 10)
LaRon "Juelz Santana " James — vocals (track 12)
Craig "KLC " Lawson — additional vocals & producer (track 12)
Robert "Skinhead Rob " Aston — vocals (track 14)
Dominic "Unique" Harris — additional vocals (track 14)
Leroy "Mr. Lee " Williams Jr. — producer (tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 8-10, 13) , recording (tracks: 3, 9) , mixing (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7-10, 13)
Zach Burke — producer (track 7)
Christopher "Drumma Boy " Gholson — producer (track 11)
Travis Barker — producer[ 9] & mixing (track 14)
James "LRoc " Phillips — co-producer (track 4)
Lee Hines — recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10)
"Pretty" Todd E. Berry — recording (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 11-13)
Rick McRae — recording (track 7)
Chris Holmes — recording (track 14)
Phil Tan — mixing (track 4)
Leslie Braithwaite — mixing (track 11)
Josh Houghkirk — engineering (track 4)
Tad "Rowdy Rik" Mingo — engineering assistant (track 4)
H. "G-Dash" Guidry — executive producer
Michael "5000" Watts — executive producer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ "Timbaland and Paul Wall Land in the Top 10 on Billboard Charts - XXL" . XXL . April 11, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Thomas, Adam (April 8, 2007). "Get Money, Stay True" . AllHipHop . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ a b Jeffries, David. "Get Money, Stay True - Paul Wall | Album | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ a b Vozick-Levinson, Simon (April 13, 2007). "Get Money Stay True" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Tardio, Andres (April 13, 2007). "Paul Wall - Get Money, Stay True" . HipHopDX . Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Richards, Jason (April 19, 2007). "PAUL WALL - NOW Magazine" . NOW Toronto . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ a b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 3, 2007). "Paul Wall :: Get Money, Stay True :: Swishahouse/Asylum/Atlantic Records" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Blanco, Alvin (May 8, 2007). "Paul Wall Get Money, Stay True - XXL" . XXL . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Paul Wall - Get Money Stay True special site" . Wayback Machine . 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2007 .
^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2007. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2007. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Top Rap Albums" . Billboard . April 21, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Tastemakers Albums". Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 16. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2007. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007" . Billboard . Retrieved October 6, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007" . Billboard . Retrieved October 6, 2020 .
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