Pressure (Jeezy album)
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| Released | December 15, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 44:37 | |||
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Pressure is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on December 15, 2017, by YJ Music, Inc., under exclusive license to Def Jam Recordings.[2] The album features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Puff Daddy and Kodak Black, among others.[3] The album was supported by three official singles: "Bottles Up" featuring Puff Daddy, "Cold Summer" featuring Tee Grizzley and "This Is It".
Singles
The album's lead single, "Bottles Up" featuring Puff Daddy was released on October 27, 2017.[7] The album's second single, "Cold Summer" featuring Tee Grizzley was released on November 3, 2017.[7]
The first and second promotional singles, "Spyder" and "American Dream" featuring J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar were released simultaneously on December 14, 2017.[8]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| HipHopDX | 3.4/5[11] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[12] |
At Metacritic, Pressure received a score of 66 out of 100 from four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reception".[9]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic expressed a mixed response describing the album as a "routine follow up to Trap or Die 3", stating "Jeezy doesn't deviate from his standard set of themes. He's still rhyming about his rise from the bottom, the product he's shifting, and all the disposable wealth and women that have come with it, all the while castigating would-be detractors and snitches".[10]
Commercial performance
Pressure debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with 72,000 album-equivalent units, of which 54,000 were pure album sales.[13] It is Jeezy's ninth consecutive US top 10 album since 2005.[13]
Track listing
Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Spyder" |
| D. Rich | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Cold Summer" (featuring Tee Grizzley) |
| P.C. | 3:01 |
| 3. | "In a Major Way" (featuring Payroll Giovanni) |
| Gotti Rock Solid | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Floor Seats" (featuring 2 Chainz) |
| D. Rich | 3:25 |
| 5. | "This Is It" |
| 3:00 | |
| 6. | "Bottles Up" (featuring Puff Daddy) | P.C. | 3:00 | |
| 7. | "Valet Interlude" |
| Djay Cas | 1:57 |
| 8. | "Respect" |
| Gotti Rock Solid | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Pressure" (featuring Kodak Black and YG) |
| D. Rich | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Like Them" (featuring Tory Lanez and Rick Ross) | 3:50 | ||
| 11. | "The Life" (featuring Wizkid and Trey Songz) | 4:50 | ||
| 12. | "American Dream" (featuring J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar) |
| Soundsmith Productions | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Snow Season" |
| P.C. | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 44:37 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- ^[b] signifies an additional producer
- ^[c] signifies an uncredited producer
Sample credits
- "Cold Summer" contains excerpts from "Street Fame", written by Tupac Shakur and Delmar Arnaud, as performed by 2Pac.
- "Bottles Up" contains interpolations from "Tear Da Club Up", written by Paul Beauregard, Ricky Dunigan, Lola Mitchell and Jordan Houston, as performed by Three 6 Mafia.
- "Valet Interlude" contains samples from "For You", written by Shirleen Aubert and Kevin Grady, as performed by Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain.
- "Like Them" contains a sample from Frank Dukes' original composition "Amby".
- "The Life" contains a sample from Frank Dukes' original composition "Emoboy".
- "American Dream" contains samples from "Flying", written by Bilal Oliver and Dominick Lamb, as performed by Bilal.
- "Snow Season" contains excerpts from "Northern Lights", performed by Stellardrone.
