The Stoned Immaculate

Background

Currensy officially announced the release of The Stoned Immaculate, this second release on Warner Bros, on November 11, 2011. It was first set to be released in March/April 2012 but was pushed back to May 22 and finally to June 5. On March 10, 2012, Currensy announced he officially completed the album.

Curren$y explained that ‘The Stoned Immaculate’ was more complicated to record than his previous albums and noted that he’s finished off past projects in only a few days. “Just from working with more people. I did more traveling than I usually do when I’m working on a project. I did "Weekend at Burnie's" in Miami with Monsta Beatz in two days. With this one I moved around. I was in L.A. with Daz, in Miami with Pharrell, and I recorded some of the records in New York and shit. That’s really the only difference, the music and my mindset is still the same,” Curren$y told HipHopDX.

As for working with legendary West Coast Artist & Producer, Daz Dillinger, Currensy explained "I tried to find Daz a few times on Twitter but that didn’t really work out. One time in a meeting with Warner [Bros. Records] I brought up his name and asked them to try find Daz for me. A couple days after the meeting I got his e-mail and we smoked, burned it down, made sure everything was cool and did some work."

The title of the album comes from a track by American rock band The Doors off of their 1971 album release L.A. Woman. In the track, The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat), lead singer Jim Morrison sings "Out here on the perimeter there are no stars/Out here we is stoned - immaculate."

Promotion

On February 5, 2012 Currensy released a 5-track Mixtape titled "Here". On February 28, 2012 Currensy released a 5-track joint-EP with Styles P. titled "#The1st28". On March 20, 2012 Currensy previewed 3 new tracks, "Sunroof", "Stainless", and "No Squares", live on Shade 45. On April 10, 2012 Currensy went on Toca Tuesdays to freestyle and promote the album. The Album became available to pre-order on April 20, 2012 on Currensy's official website.

Also, Currensy is holding an alternate Cover Contest and Tour Video Footage Contest on his official site with different available prizes. On May 17, Curren$y leaked the song "Capitol" (featuring 2 Chainz) with production from The Innovatorz via Stereogum.com. On May 31, the song "Chasin' Paper" (featuring Pharrell) was leaked via KanyeToThe.com. On May 31, Curren$y held an exclusive album live stream of his Webster Hall performance via YouTube, as he wraps up his 47-city long “Jet Life” tour.

Reception

The Stoned Immaculate received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 16 reviews.

Commercial performance

The Stoned Immaculate is Currensy's highest charting album to date debuting at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 36,100 copies. The album also debuted at number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums as well as the Top Rap Albums. As of November, 2015, the album has sold 93,000 copies.

Music videos

On April 8. 2012, the music video was released for "What It Look Like" featuring Wale. On May 10, 2012, the music video was released for "Fast Cars Faster Women" featuring Daz Dillinger. On June 5, 2012, the music video was released for "Capitol" featuring 2 Chainz. On July 4, 2012, the music video was released for "Showroom". On September 18, 2012, the music video was released for "Jet Life" featuring Wiz Khalifa and Big K.R.I.T.. On November 11, 2012, the music video was released for "Chandelier". On June 3, 2013, the music video was released for "Sunroof" featuring Corner Boy P.

Singles

The first single, "What It Look Like" (featuring Wale) was leaked on the internet on April 3, 2012 and released to digital retailers on April 10, 2012. The music video was released on April 7, 2012. The song, "Fast Cars, Faster Women" (featuring Daz), was released along with a pre-order of the album on Curren$y's official website on 4/20, which served as a street single for the album. The official second single "Jet Life" (featuring Wiz Khalifa & Big K.R.I.T.) with production by Big K.R.I.T. was released via YouTube May 28, 2012. A Remix to "Jet Life" called "Dont Miss This Jet" featuring Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne was released on July 3, 2012.

Track listing