Blue Collar (album)

Blue Collar
Studio album by Rhymefest
Released July 11, 2006
Recorded 2003-2006
Genre Hip hop
Length 58:31
Label J Records
Allido Records
Producer Just Blaze
Kanye West
Terry Hunter
No I.D.
Rhymefest
Cool & Dre
Mark Ronson
Miykal Snoddy
Mike Payne
Animal House
Emile and Cochise
Rhymefest chronology
Blue Collar
(2006)
El Che
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Okayplayer link
VIBE(Positive) link
New York Daily News(Positive) link
AllHipHoplink
BallerStatus.netlink
XXL Magazine (XL) link
HipHopDX.com link
RapReviews.com link
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10) link
PurelyHipHop link

Blue Collar is the debut album by Grammy Award winning songwriter, Rhymefest. It was released July 11, 2006 on J Records, and includes the single "Brand New," which features Kanye West.[1][2][3][4]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Feel Free (Intro)" (featuring Q-Tip)Animal House 1:11
2. "Dynomite (Going Postal)"  Just Blaze 3:50
3. "Brand New" (featuring Kanye West)Kanye West 3:40
4. "Fever"  No I.D. 3:48
5. "All I Do"  Emile & Cochise 3:27
6. "Get Down"  No I.D. 3:02
7. "More" (featuring Kanye West)Cool & Dre 4:12
8. "Chicago-Rillas" (featuring Mikkey & Bump J)No I.D. & Miykal Snoddy 4:27
9. "Stick"  Animal House 3:31
10. "All Girls Cheat" (featuring Mario)Cool & Dre 4:13
11. "Devil's Pie"  Mark Ronson 4:51
12. "Sister" (featuring Mike Payne)No I.D. 3:54
13. "Mr. Blue Collar (Interlude)" (featuring Malik Yusef)Terry Hunter 2:01
14. "Bullet" (featuring Citizen Cope)Emile & Cochise 4:00
15. "Tell a Story"  Mark Ronson 4:30
16. "Build Me Up" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)Mark Ronson 3:46

Reception

Despite being a sleeper upon its release, the album was met with positive reviews. HipHopDX gave it 4 stars out of 5, while Pitchfork Media ranked it as high as 8.0/10.

Samples

Dynomite (Going Postal)

Brand New

Fever

All I Do

Get Down

Stick

All Girls Cheat

Devil's Pie

Sister

Bullet

Tell A Story

Build Me Up

Album singles

Single information
"Brand New" featuring Kanye West
  • Released: October 18, 2005
  • B-side: "These Days"
'"Dynomite (Going Postal)"'
  • Released: March 14, 2006
  • B-side: "Chicago-Rillas"

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2006 Blue Collar #61 #10

References

  1. "Sorry, this item is not available in". amazon.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. "Rhymefest Blue Collar". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. "Blue Collar". last.fm. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. "Rhymefest–Blue Collar". discogs.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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