Bottoms up
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| Studio album by Obie Trice | |||||
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April 3, 2012 |
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| Label (s) | Black Market Entertainment | ||||
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CD, download |
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running time |
62:39 |
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Bottoms Up ( English for Auf Ex ) is the third solo album by the American rapper Obie Trice . It was released on April 3, 2012 through his own independent label Black Market Entertainment .
production
The beats on the album were created by nine different producers. Dr. Dre produced the songs Bottoms Up (Intro) , Dear Lord and Hell Yeah , while Obie Trice's explorer Eminem created the instrumental for Going Nowhere . NoSpeakerz produced the songs Spill My Drink , Spend the Day , Petty and LeBron On , while Secrets and Ups & Downs were produced by K & Square. One production each comes from Coree Benton ( I Pretend ), Statik Selektah ( Richard ), Phonix Beats ( BME Up ), Lucas Rezza ( Battle Cry ), Geno Xo ( My Time ) and Witt & Pep ( Crazy ).
Cover design
The album cover is in black and white. It shows a photo of Obie Trice as a toddler. In the lower right corner are the words Obie Trice and Bottoms Up .
Guest Posts
There are guest contributions by other artists on only four songs. Obie Trice's former label boss Eminem appears on the song Richard , while singer Adrian Rezza appears on Battle Cry . Drey Skonie appears on Spend the Day and MC Breed, who died in 2008, raps a verse on the track Crazy .
Track list
| # | title | Guest Posts | producer | length |
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| 1 | Bottoms Up (Intro) | Dr. Dre | 3:10 | |
| 2 | Going nowhere | Eminem | 3:45 | |
| 3 | Dear lord | Dr. Dre | 3:44 | |
| 4th | I pretend | Coree Benton | 5:04 | |
| 5 | Richard | Eminem | Statics Selektah | 3:50 |
| 6th | BME Up | Phonix beats | 3:28 | |
| 7th | Battle Cry | Adrian Rezza | Lucas Rezza | 4:14 |
| 8th | Secrets | K & Square | 3:45 | |
| 9 | Spill My Drink | NoSpeakerz | 4:07 | |
| 10 | Spend the day | Drey Skonie | NoSpeakerz | 3:46 |
| 11 | Petty | NoSpeakerz | 3:25 | |
| 12 | My time | Geno Xo | 3:51 | |
| 13 | Ups & Downs | K & Square | 4:23 | |
| 14th | Hell yeah | Dr. Dre | 3:23 | |
| 15th | Crazy | MC Breed | Witt & Pep | 4:23 |
| 16 | LeBron On | NoSpeakerz | 4:14 |
Chart successes and singles
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Bottoms Up could not build on the commercial success of the rapper's first two albums. The sound carrier entered the US charts at number 130 for a week and could not be placed in the charts in Germany.
Before the album was released, the songs Battle Cry and Spend the Day were released as singles for download. However, both could not place themselves in the charts.
reception
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| laut.de |
 
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| allmusic |
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Alexander Austel from laut.de rated the album with two out of a possible five points. Above all, he criticizes the productions, which “simply lack oomph and a certain sophistication”. The songs Spill My Drink and Petty in particular had a negative impact. The song Richard with Eminem sounds "cheeky and fresh, if a bit overloaded."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Album cover on amazon.de
- ↑ Chart sources: DE ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AT CH UK US
- ↑ US charts: # 130, 1 week.
- ↑ a b Evaluation: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ↑ Rating: RapReviews
