Tha Connect
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| Studio album by Willy Northpole |
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| Released |
June 23, 2009 |
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| Recorded |
2007–2009 |
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| Genre |
Hip hop |
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| Length |
48:57 |
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| Label |
Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam |
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| Producer |
Christopher Bridges (exec.), Chaka Zulu (exec.), Khaled Khaled (exec.), Jeff Dixon (exec.), Nard & B, Wonka, Jelly Roll, Khao, Black Elvis, Tha Bizness, Reefa, Bangladesh, L.T. Moe |
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| Willy Northpole chronology |
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Mixtape
(2007) |
Tha Connect
(2009 |
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| Singles from Tha Connect |
- "Hood Dreamer"
Released: March 27, 2009
- "Body Marked Up"
Released: April 28, 2009
- "#1 Side Chick"
Released: July 1, 2009
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| Professional ratings |
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| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| HipHopDX | [2] |
| The Smoking Section | [3] |
| DJBooth.net | [4] |
Tha Connect is the debut studio album by American rapper Willy Northpole. It was released on June 23, 2009. The album's first single was "Body Marked Up" and second "#1 Side Chick" featuring Bobby Valentino. The album features guest appearances from Ne-Yo, B.o.B, and Bobby Valentino. The album's first week sales were 8,000. As of October 18, 2009 the album has 20,000 record sales.
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.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Intro" | | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Hood Shit" | | 3:07 |
| 3. | "The Story" | Reefa | 3:28 |
| 4. | "How Hard (Skit)" | | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Body Marked Up" | Wonka | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Hood Dreamer" (featuring B.o.B) | Nard & B | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Feeling Alright" | | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Ghetto Tour Guide (Skit)" | araabMUZIK | 0:23 |
| 9. | "Ghetto Tour Guide" | | 4:02 |
| 10. | "#1 Side Chick" (featuring Bobby V) | Khao | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Vegas Lights" | L.T. 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)" | | 1:30 |
| 15. | "Heaven" | | 4:49 |
| 16. | "Get Up, Get Down (iTunes Bonus Track)" | | 3:10 |
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)
Sample credits
Chart positions
References
