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2021 studio album by Meek Mill
Expensive Pain studio album by American rapper Meek Mill . It was released on October 1, 2021, through Atlantic Records And Maybach Music Group . The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Boi-1da , Tay Keith , Vinylz , 30 Roc , Cardo and Sevn Thomas among others. The album also features guest appearances from Lil Baby , Lil Durk , Kehlani , ASAP Ferg , Moneybagg Yo , Giggs , Young Thug , Vory , Lil Uzi Vert , and Brent Faiyaz .[1]
Expensive Pain was supported by three singles: "Flamerz Flow", "Sharing Locations " and "Blue Notes 2 ". The album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, and was a commercial success. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200album-equivalent units in its first week.[2]
Release and promotion [ edit ]
Meek announced the album, cover art, and release date on September 15, 2021.[3] [4] Nina Chanel Abney .[5]
Singles [ edit ]
Three singles preceded the album's release. "Flamerz Flow" is a bonus track, and it was released with a music video on May 31, 2021, to his YouTube channel, being officially released three days later.[6] Sharing Locations " featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk was released on August 27 with a video as the second single.[7] Blue Notes 2 " featuring Lil Uzi Vert was the third single, released with a video five days later and performed live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon [8] [9]
Critical reception [ edit ]
Expensive Pain was met with generally mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 64, indicating “generally favorable reviews”, based on six reviews.[10]
A.D. Amorosi of Variety [16]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
Expensive Pain debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200album-equivalent units (including 10,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[2] [2] [2] [17]
Track listing [ edit ]
Bonus track Title Writer(s ) 18. "Flamerz Flow"
Samuel Gloade
Adarius Moragne
1:41 Total length: 55:04
Sample credits
"Intro (Hate on Me)" contains samples of "Hate Me Now ", written by Nasir Jones , Sean Combs and Gavin Marchand, as performed by Nas , which itself samples Carmina Burana Carl Orff .
"Sharing Locations" contains uncredited samples of the Bulgarian folk song "Чичовите конье".
"Me (FWM)" contains samples from "Bia' Bia'", written by Jonathan Smith , Todd Shaw , Stephanie Martin and Sammie Norris, as performed by Lil Jon .
"Blue Notes 2" is a sequel to "Blue Notes" from DC4 Snowy White .
Personnel [ edit ]
Popcaan – Vocals (1 )
Sadie Kraft – Vocals (2 )
Lil Baby – Vocals (4 )
Lil Durk – Vocals (4 )
Jena Goldsack – Vocals (5 )
Kehlani – Vocals (6 )
ASAP Ferg – Vocals (7 )
Moneybagg Yo – Vocals (8 )
Giggs – Vocals (10 )
Young Thug – Vocals (11 )
Vory – Vocals (12 )
Lil Uzi Vert – Vocals (14 )
Brent Faiyaz – Vocals (17 )
Cardo – Production (1, 2, 10)
Nick Papz – Production (4, 8, 14)
Xander – Production (4, 8, 14)
Austin Powerz – Production (6, 16, 17)
Fuse – Production (3, 13)
KJ – Production (4, 8)
Boi-1da – Production (7, 12)
Yung Exclusive – Production (1 )
Johnny Juliano – Production (1 )
Deats – Production (2 )
Yugo Getit – Production (3 )
Gingr – Production (3 )
JW Lucas – Production (3 )
Svdominik – Production (4 )
DZL – Production (5 )
Sav – Production (6 )
Hollywood Cole – Production (7 )
Jahaan Sweet – Production (7 )
Eza – Production (8 )
AT – Production (9 )
Gebrelul – Production (9 )
Emkay – Production (10 )
Tay Keith – Production (11 )
Denaro Love – Production (11 )
Minor2Go – Production (11 )
Maneesh – Production (12 )
Vinylz – Production (12 )
Amore – Production (13 )
Dato – Production (13 )
Dougie on the Beat – Production (15 )
Bkorn – Production (16 )
Brent Faiyaz – Production (17 )
Sevn Thomas – Production (17 )
Paperboy Fabe – Production (17 )
L.3.G.I.O.N. – Production (17 )
30 Roc – Production (18 )
Datboi Squeeze – Production (18 )
Vianey OJ – Co-production (5 )
Darko – Co-production (5 )
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (September 15, 2021). "Meek Mill Announces New Album Expensive Pain" . Pitchfork . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (September 30, 2021). "Meek Mill shares handwritten 'Expensive Pain' tracklist" . Revolt . Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^ Blanchet, Brenton (September 28, 2021). "Meek Mill's 'Expensive Pain' Album Art Takes Over Landmarks, Major Cities Across U.S." Complex Networks . Retrieved August 31, 2022 .
^ Su, Sammy (June 2, 2021). "Meek Mill Drops New "Flamerz Flow" Track and Music Video" . Hypebeast . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ Richards, Will (August 27, 2021). "Meek Mill, Lil Baby, and Lil Durk team up on new song 'Sharing Locations' . NME . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ Gallagher, Alex (August 27, 2021). "Meek Mill recruits Lil Uzi Vert for new single 'Blue Notes 2' . NME . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ Zemler, Emily (September 21, 2021). "Watch Meek Mill, Lil Uzi Vert Perform 'Blue Notes 2' on 'Fallon' . Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ a b "Expensive Pain by Meek Mill Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ Kellman, Andy. "Meek Mill - Expensive Pain" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
^ Murray, Robin (October 1, 2021). "Meek Mill - Expensive Pain A mixed return laden with superstar turns..." Clash . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ Lavin, Will (October 4, 2021). "Meek Mill – 'Expensive Pain' review: a rushed and haphazard fifth album" . NME . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ Green, Dylan (October 6, 2021). "Meek Mill – 'Expensive Pain' Pitchfork review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Reeves, Mosi (October 4, 2021). "Meek Mill is Both Dazzling and Disappointing on 'Expensive Pain' . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ Amorosi, A.D. (October 1, 2021). "Meek Mill Finds a Sweet Spot Between the Serious and Superficial With 'Expensive Pain': Album Review" . Variety . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ Keith Caulfield (October 17, 2021). "Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' Bounces Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved October 17, 2021 .
^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 October 2021". The ARIA Report . No. 1649. Australian Recording Industry Association . October 11, 2021. p. 6.
^ "Ultratop.be – Meek Mill – Expensive Pain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Meek Mill – Expensive Pain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ "Meek Mill Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Meek Mill – Expensive Pain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ "Top Albums (Week 40, 2021)" . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 11, 2021 .
^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Album 2021 uke 40" . VG-lista . Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – Meek Mill – Expensive Pain" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ "Meek Mill Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Meek Mill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2021 .
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