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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Okayplayer	link
VIBE	(Positive) link
New York Daily News	(Positive) link
AllHipHop	link
BallerStatus.net	link
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.	Title	Producer	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

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Down by Law" (featuring Chris Thomas King)
18.	"Some of These Days"
19.	"Go Out Clothes"
20.	"Drifter"
21.	"LSD" (featuring Carl Thomas)

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)

• "We Will Always Be Together" by The Whatnauts
• "The Black Prince Has Arrived" by Jimmie Walker

Brand New

• "The Dap Dip" by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• "Pick It Up, Lay It in the Cut" by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Fever

• "Fever" by La Lupe

All I Do

• "Ain't That (Mellow Mellow)" by Willie Hutch

Get Down

• Unknown

Stick

• "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James

All Girls Cheat

• "Think of Your Thoughts As Children" by Phillipe Wynn
• "Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers

Devil's Pie

• "Someday" by The Strokes

Sister

• "Intimate Friends" by Eddie Kendricks

Bullet

• "Bullet and a Target" by Citizen Cope

Tell A Story

• "You Don't Have to Be Alone" by The New Birth

Build Me Up

• "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations

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.