Hollywood (Flavor Flav album)
Hollywood is the only solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Flavor Flav. It was released on October 31, 2006 through Draytown Records, being in production for at least seven years with the oldest track being "Hot 1" first released as a single in 1999. Production was mostly handled by Flav' himself with Charles "Cha Lo" Hester, Clint "Payback" Sands, Craig Williams, Producers Coalition, Andrew Williams, Cha Cho, Derrik Blocker, Kyle Hudnall, and Tracy Pierce. It features the lone guest appearance from Smooth B. The album reached No. 44 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and No. 80 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Hollywood | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | October 31, 2006 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 1:17:13 |
Label | Draytown Records |
Producer |
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Singles from Hollywood | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | 2.5/5[2] |
RapReviews | 7/10[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Source |
The song "Unga Bunga Bunga" appeared in a season four episode of Breaking Bad. The songs "Flavor Man" and "Col-Leepin" later appeared on Public Enemy's 2007 album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul?.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let It Show" | William Drayton |
| 4:47 |
2. | "Flavor Man" | W. Drayton | Flavor Flav | 3:47 |
3. | "Unga Bunga Bunga" | W. Drayton |
| 3:58 |
4. | "Two Wrongz" | W. Drayton |
| 4:06 |
5. | "I Ain't Scared" | W. Drayton |
| 3:33 |
6. | "Baby Baby Baby" | W. Drayton | Flavor Flav | 4:30 |
7. | "Wonder Why" |
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| 3:43 |
8. | "Interlude: Latasha Break" | 0:57 | ||
9. | "No Loot" |
| Flavor Flav | 3:04 |
10. | "The Jookz" |
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| 3:30 |
11. | "For the Rest of My Life" | W. Drayton | Flavor Flav | 5:50 |
12. | "Hot 1" |
| Flavor Flav | 3:38 |
13. | "Platinum" | W. Drayton |
| 3:23 |
14. | "Guess Who's Bak" |
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| 3:09 |
15. | "Get up on the Dance Floor" | W. Drayton |
| 3:40 |
16. | "Bridge of Pain" | W. Drayton |
| 3:09 |
17. | "One and Only Original Flav" | W. Drayton |
| 4:47 |
18. | "Col-Leepin" | W. Drayton | Flavor Flav | 4:29 |
19. | "Bonus Track" (featuring Smooth B.) | Daryl Barnes | 4:30 | |
20. | "Hotter Than Ice" | W. Drayton | Flavor Flav | 4:43 |
Total length: | 1:17:13 |
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 80 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 44 |
References
- Jeffries, David. "Flavor Flav - Flavor Flav Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- Pitts, Brandon (November 17, 2006). "Flava Flav - Hollywood". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 14, 2006). "Flavor Flav :: Flavor Flav – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- Mardles, Paul (December 10, 2006). "Flavor Flav, Hollywood". The Guardian. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- "Flavor Flav Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- "Flavor Flav Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
External links
- Flavor Flav at Discogs (list of releases)