FREEWAY Philadelphia Freeway 12" Vinyl 2xLP Reissue SEALED Respect The Classics

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Freeway

Philadelphia Freeway
12" Vinyl Double LP SEALED 

Item Description:

Tracklist

A1 Free

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – J. Smith*

A2 What We Do...

Featuring – Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – D. Grant*, J. Smith*, S. Carter*

A3 All My Life

Featuring – Nate Dogg

Mixed By – Brian Stanley

Producer – Bink!

Written-By – N. Hale*, R. Harrell*

B1 Flipside

Featuring – Peedi Crakk

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – J. Smith*, P. Zayas*

B2 On My Own

Featuring – Nelly

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – J. Smith*, Nelly

B3 We Get Around

Featuring – Snoop Dogg

Mixed By – Doug Wilson

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – C. Broadus*, J. Smith*

B4 Don't Cross The Line

Featuring – Faith Evans

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – J. Smith*

C1 Full Effect

Featuring – Young Gunz

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – C. Ries*, H. Mohammad, J. Smith*

C2 Turn Out The Lights (Freewest)

Mixed By – Manny Marroquin

Producer – Kanye West

Written-By – K. West*

C3 Victim Of The Ghetto

Featuring – Rell

Mixed By – Doug Wilson

Producer – Bink!

Written-By – R. Harrell*

C4 You Don't Know (In The Ghetto)

Featuring – Sparks (2)

Producer – Black Key

Vocals [Additional] – Alaine Laughton

Written-By – M. Davis*

D1 Alright

Co-producer – Gee Roberson

Featuring – Allen Anthony

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – A. Anthony*, J. Smith*

D2 Hear The Song

Mixed By – Manny Marroquin

Producer – Kanye West

Vocals [Additional] – Torrey Torae

Written-By – K. West*

D3 You Got Me

Featuring – Jay-Z, Mariah Carey

Instruments – Just Blaze

Mixed By – Ken Lewis

Producer – Just Blaze, Mariah Carey

Written-By – J. Smith*, M. Carey*, S. Carter*

D4 Line 'Em Up

Featuring – Young Chris

Producer – Just Blaze

Written-By – C. Ries*, J. Smith*

Credits

Executive Producer – Damon Dash, Kareem "Biggs" Burke, Shawn Carter

Mastered By – Tony Dawsey

Mixed By – Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16)

Written-By – L. Pridgen*

Notes

Respect The Classics series

Review by Andy Kellman

Not even an appearance on Mariah Carey's Charmbracelet was able to squelch anticipation for Freeway's 2003 Roc-A-Fella debut. With his hustling put on ice, Freeway delivers a strong album that should lay to rest the speculation that his unique vocal style -- alternating between a scratchy crack and an anything-but-gruff shout, filtered through a consistently high pitch -- would have difficulty remaining tolerable across a full album. Although his experience on the streets is tempered by his Muslim roots, the rough edges are never compromised. A lengthy supporting cast includes Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Snoop Dogg, Faith Evans, Nelly, and -- returning the favor -- Mariah Carey, but Philadelphia Freeway is clearly the domain of the State Property member; none of his thunder is stolen.

Artist Biography by Andy Kellman

Philadelphia Freeway Distinctively gruff and pugnacious throughout his lengthy career, Freeway staked his spot in the post-millennial hip-hop landscape with an appearance beside Roc-A-Fella brethren Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek on Jay-Z's "1-900-Hustler" (2000). The Philadelphian rapper capitalized on subsequently increasing momentum with one of Roc-A-Fella's most thrilling releases, the Top Ten pop hit Philadelphia Freeway (2003), which featured appropriately energizing productions from Just Blaze and the emergent Kanye West. Although he recorded only two more solo albums during the 2000s and broke away from Roc-A-Fella, Free continued to grow with a series of LPs throughout the 2010s, including the Jake One collaboration The Stimulus Package (2010) and the reinvigorated Diamond in the Ruff (2012). Think Free (2018), a homecoming of sorts, was licensed exclusively to Jay-Z's Roc Nation.

The Dynasty: Roc la Familia Named after infamous drug trafficker "Freeway" Rick Ross, Leslie "Freeway" Pridgen made himself known as a valuable member of the Roc-A-Fella family. His ascent can be traced back to an agreement he made with fellow Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel. Mutually admiring acquaintances from the same local nightclub, the two fledgling MCs made a pact: the one who first landed a record deal would pull the other along. Sigel signed with Roc-A-Fella, the Def Jam subsidiary co-founded by Jay-Z and Damon Dash, and stayed true to his word. Freeway debuted as a featured artist on "1-900-Hustler," a track off Jay-Z's 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc la Familia. For the next couple years, Freeway stacked guest verses, often beside Sigel and Jay-Z, and as part of the group State Property filmed the 2002 crime drama of the same title, promoted with a Roc-A-Fella soundtrack. Inevitably signed to the Roc as a solo artist, Freeway released his first album, Philadelphia Freeway, in 2003. Strengthened by productions from Just Blaze, Kanye West, and Bink!, it entered the Billboard 200 at number five with the Hot 100-scraping singles "What We Do" and "Flipside" among the standouts. Freeway's next move was with the North Philly group Ice City, whose Welcome to the Hood was independently released in 2004. By the end of that year, Freeway's secondary discography also included appearances on Mark Ronson's "Here Comes the Fuzz," Memphis Bleek's "Just Blaze, Bleek & Free," and Kanye West's "Two Words."

Free at Last After a less prolific period in 2005 and 2006, Freeway released his second album, Free at Last, in 2007. Only Bink! returned as a producer, with the likes of Cool & Dre, J.R. Rotem, Needlz, Don Cannon, and Jake One part of a large cast alternating duties. "Roc-A-Fella Billionaires," a Dame Grease production featuring Jay-Z, dented Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart. The LP almost cracked the Top 40 of the Billboard 200, and like the debut went Top Five R&B/hip-hop. Upon severing ties with his label, Freeway issued the no-frills 2009 album Philadelphia Freeway 2 on the Real Talk label, and the next year offered the 2010 Jake One collaboration The Stimulus Package via Rhymesayers. Two years later, amid numerous supplemental mixtapes, Free issued Diamond in the Ruff through Babygrande, and followed it shortly thereafter with Broken Ankles, an EP made with mash-up specialist Girl Talk. Free Will, part of which was written in response to being diagnosed with kidney failure, arrived on Babygrande in 2016 as Free's sixth proper solo album. As he awaited a transplant, he struck a licensing deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation. The association facilitated the 2018 release of stern album seven, Think Free, on which he was supported by Fat Joe and Lil Wayne, as well as Faith Evans and BJ the Chicago Kid. Free underwent a successful kidney transplant in 2019.

Jacket Condition: NM

New, Sealed, near mint condition, extremely minor wear on bottom of jacket sleeve (see pictures).

Vinyl Condition: Sealed

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