Recorded 2005–06 Label Terror Squad
Koch Artist DJ Khaled | Length 65:56 Listennn... The Album
(2006) We the Best
(2007) Release date 6 June 2006 | |
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Released June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06) Producer Cool & Dre
DJ Khaled
Diaz Brothers
Kanye West
The Runners
DJ Nasty & LVM
Midnight Black
Jon Brion
Streetrunner
Mr. Collipark
DVLP
Filthy
T-MIX
Nick Fury
Keith Mack
Jack Venom Genres Hip hop music, Gangsta rap Similar DJ Khaled albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
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Listennn... the Album is the debut studio album by DJ Khaled. The album was released on June 6, 2006. by Terror Squad Entertainment and Koch Records. The album debuted at number twelve in the Billboard 200, spawning three singles: "Holla at Me", "Grammy Family", and "Born-N-Raised". The album features guest appearances from P.M., Fat Joe, Young Jeezy, Kanye West, Bun B, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Juelz Santana, Slim Thug, Krayzie Bone, Chamillionaire, Trina, Twista, Freeway, T.I., John Legend, Akon, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel, Styles P, Dre, Paul Wall, Pitbull, Brisco, Homebwoi, Lil Scrappy and others.
Contents
The first official single is "Holla at Me", featuring Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross and Pitbull. The single peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 100. The second official single is "Grammy Family", featuring Kanye West, John Legend and Consequence. The third official single is "Born-N-Raised", featuring Pitbull, Trick Daddy and Rick Ross. The song is also included on Pitbull's second album El Mariel.
Critical reception
Listennn... The Album received a generally positive reception from music critics. David Jeffries of AllMusic praised Khaled for crafting an album that's diverse in its production geography-wise and for bringing out great performances from his artists. A. L. Friedman of PopMatters also praised Khaled for bringing in an all-star cast of artists and producers, signaling out "Born-N-Raised" and "Gangsta Shit" as the album's standouts. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave a mixed review of the album, saying it was competent and has a few standout tracks but said that it didn't reveal much about Khaled besides the fact that he has many connections and shows pride in representing Miami. Andrew Tardio of HipHopDX gave credit to the catchy production but felt it was let down by the weak lyricism delivered by almost every artist throughout the album, concluding that, "If nothing else, this album shows off Khaled's connections, but it does little justice to Khaled's talent."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. It has since sold over 230,000 copies.
Songs
1Intro2:00
2Born n RaisedPitbull - Rick Ross - Trick Daddy4:16
3Gangsta ShitYoung Jeezy - Bun B - Slick Pulla - 4:59