Fan of a Fan: The Album

Fan of a Fan: The Album
Studio album by Chris Brown and Tyga
Released	February 20, 2015
Recorded	2013–15
Genre	West coast hip hop[1] R&B
Length	48:24
Label	RCA Young Money Cash Money Republic
Producer	DJ Mustard Jess Jackson Nic Nac Mel & Mus P-Lo Drumma Boy Scott Storch DJ Frank E The MeKanics David D.A. Doman The Breed Mark Kragen Vinylz Boi-1da Mike Free
Chris Brown and Tyga chronology
Fan of a Fan (2010) Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015)
Chris Brown chronology
X (2014) Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015) Royalty (2015)
Tyga chronology
Hotel California (2013) Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015) The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty (2015)
Singles from Fan of a Fan: The Album
"Ayo" Released: January 6, 2015 "Bitches N Marijuana" Released: February 6, 2015

Fan of a Fan: The Album is the debut collaborative studio album by American recording artists Chris Brown and Tyga. It was released on February 20, 2015, by RCA Records, along with affiliated record labels; including Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. The album serves as the sequel to their breakout mixtape Fan of a Fan (2010).^[2]

Singles

"Ayo" was released as the lead single^[3] on January 6, 2015. The track was produced by American record producers Mark Kragen and Nic Nac, whom Chris Brown and Tyga previously worked with on "Loyal".^[4]

"Bitches N Marijuana", which features a guest verse from West Coast rapper Schoolboy Q, was released as the album's second single on February 6, 2015.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	46/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
DJBooth	[8]
HipHopDX	XXX[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
XXL	L (3/5)[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 46, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on six reviews.^[6] Gerrick D. Kennedy of The Los Angeles Times stated that, "Overwrought with rap cliches, Fan of a Fan is a formulaic heaping of bouncy bangers primed for the strip clubs that likely inspired it. There isn't much here, besides expletive-filled musings on sex, drugs, cars, money and dangerous misogyny".^[12]

Commercial performance

Fan of a Fan: The Album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 selling 66,000 copies (51,000 in pure album sales).^[13][14] In the second week the album fell at number 24, selling 21,000 copies (12,000 in pure album sales).^[15] As of March 2015, the album has sold 72,000 copies and streamed 16 million times domestically.^[16] Fan of a Fan: The Album is the second best-selling studio album Tyga and Brown's lowest sales album.

Track listing

Fan of a Fan: The Album — Standard edition[17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Westside"	Chris Brown Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson Antwan Thompson Esteban Crandle Aaron Rogers Rashard Johnson	The Breed	3:34
2.	"Nothin' Like Me" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)	Brown Stevenson Dijon McFarlane Robin Weisse Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Samuel Jean Mikely Adam	DJ Mustard Mike Free	4:05
3.	"Ayo"	Brown Stevenson Nicholas Balding Mark Kragen	Nic Nac Kragen^[a]	3:45
4.	"Girl You Loud"	Brown Stevenson Christopher Gholson	Drumma Boy	3:33
5.	"Remember Me"	Brown Stevenson Anderson Hernandez Jess Jackson Matthew Samuels	Jackson Vinylz Boi-1da	4:13
6.	"I Bet" (featuring 50 Cent)	Brown Stevenson Paulo Rodriguez Curtis Jackson III	P-Lo	4:02
7.	"D.G.I.F.U." (featuring Pusha T)	Brown Stevenson Jackson David Doman Terrence Thornton Melvin Bradford Andre Young Marshall Mathers Sean Combs Steven Jordan Anthony Henderson Steven Howse Bryon Mac Cane Christopher Wallace Timothy Mosley Shawn Carter Kyambo Jos	David D.A. Doman Jackson^[a]	3:44
8.	"Better"	Brown Stevenson Jackson Arnold Hennings Debra Killings	Jackson	3:42
9.	"Lights Out" (featuring Fat Trel)	Brown Stevenson Jackson Estefany Perez Martrel Reeves	Jackson	4:46
10.	"Real One" (featuring Boosie Badazz)	Brown Stevenson Doman James Stewart Torrence Hatch	Doman	4:59
11.	"Bitches N Marijuana" (featuring Schoolboy Q)	Brown Stevenson Balding Paris Jones Quincy Hanley Kragen	Nic Nac	4:14
12.	"She Goin' Up"	Brown Stevenson Justin Franks Bobby Turner	DJ Frank E Andrew Cedar^[a]	3:47

Fan of a Fan: The Album — Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Wrong In the Right Way"	Brown Stevenson Scott Storch Michael Hernandez Rico Evans Ernest Isley Marvin Isley O Kelly Isley Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Christoper Jasper	Scott Storch The MeKanics	4:30
14.	"Bunkin'" (featuring Jay 305 and T.I.)	Brown Stevenson Doman Stewart Jay Cummings Clifford Harris, Jr.	Doman	5:02
15.	"It's Yo Shit" (featuring Wale)	Brown Stevenson Melvin Hough II Rivelino Raoul Wouter Olubowale Akintimehin	Mel & Mus	3:47
16.	"Banjo"	Brown Stevenson McFarlane Turner Adam	DJ Mustard	3:39

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

• "D.G.I.F.U" samples "Forgot About Dre" by Dr. Dre and "Notorious Thugs" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "Better" samples "Take Our Time" by TLC

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 70 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 65 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 30 French Albums (SNEP)[23] 33 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 9 Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 65 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 7 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[29] 1 US Billboard 200[30] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Peak position US Billboard 200[32] 144 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[33] 37

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Germany[34]	February 20, 2015	CD digital download	RCA Records
United Kingdom[35]	February 23, 2015
Canada[36]	February 24, 2015
United States[37]

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External links

• Official website