Tha Connect
2009 studio album by Willy Northpole
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Tha Connect is the debut studio album by American rapper Willy Northpole from Phoenix, Arizona. It was released on June 23, 2009 via Disturbing tha Peace. Production was handled by several record producers, including Reefa, Bangladesh, Blac Elvis, LT Moe, Nard & B and Tha Bizness. It features guest appearances from B.o.B., Bobby V and Ne-Yo. The album's first week sales were 80,000. As of October 18, 2009 the album has 250,000 record sales.
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| Released | June 23, 2009 |
| Recorded | 2007–09 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 48:57 |
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Background
The album concept is the connecting hip hop listeners to a new state, Arizona. The album was in the works for several years and was originally slated for a release of winter 2008, but a conflict with fellow member of DTP Ludacris set the album back to June 2, 2009. Later the album was pushed to June 23, 2009. The album had 50 songs that were slimmed down to 12 songs, taking nearly 6 months. The album had several big hits that were "Too Big" for his first album. The album promotion was set up to be big with commercials during the BET Awards and billboards of the album but once the death of Michael Jackson all the promotion was dropped and the buzz for the album was gone.[citation needed]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" |
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| 2:56 |
| 2. | "Hood Shit" |
| M. Rell | 3:07 |
| 3. | "The Story" |
| Reefa | 3:28 |
| 4. | "How Hard" (Skit) | Adams | Willy Northpole | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Body Marked Up" | Wonka | 4:01 | |
| 6. | "Hood Dreamer" (featuring B.o.B.) |
| Nard & B | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Feeling Alright" |
| Tha Bizness | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Ghetto Tour Guide" (Skit) | Adams | Bangladesh | 0:23 |
| 9. | "Ghetto Tour Guide" |
| Bangladesh | 4:02 |
| 10. | "#1 Side Chick" (featuring Bobby V) |
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| 4:31 |
| 11. | "Vegas Lights" |
| LT Moe | 4:08 |
| 12. | "The Life" (featuring Ne-Yo) |
| Blac Elvis | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Dear Lord" |
| Reefa | 2:39 |
| 14. | "At Salt's Grave" (Skit) |
| Willy Northpole | 1:30 |
| 15. | "Heaven" |
| Jelly Roll | 4:49 |
| 16. | "Get Up, Get Down (iTunes Bonus Track)" |
| 3:10 | |
| Total length: | 48:57 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 5 contains samples from "Soldier", performed by Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne
Music videos
- Hood Dreamer - (April 13, 2009)
- Body Marked Up - (May 9, 2009)
- Ghetto Tour Guide - (May 11, 2009)
- 1 Side Chick - (July 1, 2009)
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 47 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) | 21 |