Church in These Streets

Church in These Streets
Studio album by Jeezy
Released November 13, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre Hip hop
Length 60:02
Label Def Jam, CTE World
Producer Beezo, Blanco The Ear, C4, Cassius Jay, D. Rich, London on da Track, Nard & B, Rance, Southside, Smurf, TM88, Will-A-Fool, Zaytoven
Jeezy chronology
Seen It All: The Autobiography
(2014)		 Church in These Streets
(2015)
Singles from Church in These Streets
  1. "God"
    Released: September 4, 2015
  2. "Church in These Streets"
    Released: September 23, 2015
  3. "Gold Bottles"
    Released: October 9, 2015
  4. "Sweet Life"
    Released: October 16, 2015

Church in These Streets is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. The album was released on November 13, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings and CTE World.[1][2] The album was supported by the singles "God", "Church in These Streets", "Gold Bottles" and "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe.

Singles

On September 4, 2015, the album's first single "God" was released.[3] On September 23, 2015, the album's second single "Church in These Streets" was released.[4] On October 9, 2015, the album's third single "Gold Bottles" was released.[5] On October 16, 2015, the album's fourth single "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe was released.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
HipHopDX[9]
Now[10]
Pitchfork Media6.0/10[11]

Upon its release, Church in These Streets received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69 based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[7] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "When taking in a full album, his monotone, bellowing delivery is an acquired taste, and with only a few guest shots, plus a long track list, newcomers might find this big LP a tough go. Regardless, the ambitious Church in These Streets stands with the man's great Thug Motivation 101 while beating that album on artistic merit and meaningful lyrics."[8] Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX stated, "With Church in These Streets, Jeezy has succeeded in staying fresh through six albums. Church in These Streets is a batch of trap-based jams that will inspire its target audience and delight a wide array of listeners."[9] Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork Media said, "The best Jeezy music often exploited how far he could go with memorable ad libs and punchlines, a triumphant kind of simplicity. Here that gets muted to muddied results."[11]

Commercial performance

Church in These Streets debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 107,000 equivalent album units and first week sales of 98,000 copies in the United States.[12] As of December 2015, Church in These Streets has sold 140,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Grind State"  D. Rich 3:43
2. "Lost Souls"  D. Rich 3:44
3. "Holy Water"  
  • Cassius Jay
  • Beezo
 4:13
4. "Gold Bottles"  London on da Track 3:12
5. "Hell You Talkin' Bout"  London on da Track 2:31
6. "Hustlaz Holiday"  
 3:27
7. "Eternal Reflection (Interlude)"  Cassius Jay 2:02
8. "God"  
 3:28
9. "Church In These Streets"  Zaytoven 3:08
10. "New Clothes"  
  • Nard & B
  • Zaytoven
  • Cassius Jay
 3:45
11. "Sweet Life" (featuring Janelle Monáe)
  • C4
  • Supah Mario
 3:42
12. "Scared Of The Dark"  Nard & B 3:39
13. "No Other Way"  D. Rich 3:33
14. "Sister Good Game's Testimony"  Nard & B 1:29
15. "J-Bo"  Nard & B 3:27
16. "I Feel Ya"  Nard & B 3:28
17. "Go Get It (Interlude)"  
  • Cassius Jay
  • Blanco The Ear
 1:29
18. "Just Win"  Smurf 3:51
19. "Forgive Me" (featuring Monica)
  • Smurf
  • Rance
  • Blanco The Ear
 3:53

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 59
US Billboard 200[15] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 2

References

  1. ↑ "Church in These Streets by Jeezy on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Tracklisting: Jeezy – ‘Church in These Streets’". Rap-Up. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  3. ↑ "GOD - Single by Jeezy on iTunes". Web.archive.org. 2015-09-04. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Church In These Streets - Single by Jeezy on iTunes". Web.archive.org. 2015-09-23. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Gold Bottles - Single by Jeezy on iTunes". Web.archive.org. 2015-10-09. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Sweet Life (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Single by Jeezy on iTunes". Web.archive.org. 2015-10-16. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for Church in These Streets by Jeezy". Metacritic. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  8. 1 2 David Jeffries (2015-11-13). "Church in These Streets - Jeezy,Young Jeezy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  9. 1 2 McKrell, Aaron (2015-11-16). "Jeezy - Church In These Streets". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  10. ↑ "Jeezy". NOW. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Jeezy: Church in These Streets". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  12. ↑ "Bieber's 'Purpose' has biggest sales week of 2015". Usatoday.com. 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  13. ↑ Smith, Trevor. "Charts Don't Lie: December 9th". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Young Jeezy – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Young Jeezy. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Young Jeezy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Young Jeezy. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Young Jeezy – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Young Jeezy. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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