Church in These Streets explained

Church in These Streets
Type:studio
Artist:Jeezy
Cover:Jeezy Church in These Streets.jpg
Released:November 13, 2015
Recorded:2015
Genre:Hip hop
Length:61:44
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Trap or Die 3
Next Year:2016

Church in These Streets is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on November 13, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings and CTE World.[1] [2] The album was supported by four singles: "God", "Church in These Streets", "Gold Bottles" and "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe.

Singles

On September 4, 2015, the album's first single, "God", was released.[3] On September 23, 2015, the album's second single, "Church in These Streets", was released.[4] On October 9, 2015, the album's third single, "Gold Bottles", was released.[5] On October 16, 2015, the album's fourth single, "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe, was released.[6]

Critical reception

Church in These Streets received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69 based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "When taking in a full album, his monotone, bellowing delivery is an acquired taste, and with only a few guest shots, plus a long track list, newcomers might find this big LP a tough go. Regardless, the ambitious Church in These Streets stands with the man's great Thug Motivation 101 while beating that album on artistic merit and meaningful lyrics." Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX stated, "With Church in These Streets, Jeezy has succeeded in staying fresh through six albums. Church in These Streets is a batch of trap-based jams that will inspire its target audience and delight a wide array of listeners." Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork Media said, "The best Jeezy music often exploited how far he could go with memorable ad libs and punchlines, a triumphant kind of simplicity. Here that gets muted to muddied results."

Commercial performance

Church in These Streets debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 107,000 equivalent album units and first week sales of 98,000 copies in the United States.[7] As of December 2015, Church in These Streets has sold 140,000 copies in the United States.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Performers

Musicians

Technical

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

-- default listing is by Region/Country name per WP:CHARTS & References should be as specific as possible.-->Chart (2016)Position
US Billboard 200[10] 158
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 14
US Rap Albums (Billboard)[12] 9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church in These Streets by Jeezy on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . November 13, 2015 . 2015-10-30.
  2. Web site: Tracklisting: Jeezy – 'Church in These Streets' . Rap-Up . 2015-10-26 . 2015-10-30.
  3. Web site: GOD - Single by Jeezy on iTunes . . 2015-09-04 . 2015-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030190835/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/god/id1034924503?i=1034924510 . October 30, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Church In These Streets - Single by Jeezy on iTunes . . 2015-09-23 . 2015-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030191252/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/church-in-these-streets-single/id1042483427 . October 30, 2015 .
  5. Web site: Gold Bottles - Single by Jeezy on iTunes . . 2015-10-09 . 2015-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030191015/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gold-bottles/id1045742821?i=1045744055 . October 30, 2015 .
  6. Web site: Sweet Life (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Single by Jeezy on iTunes . . 2015-10-16 . 2015-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030191434/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet-life-feat.-janelle-monae/id1049954495 . October 30, 2015 .
  7. Web site: Bieber's 'Purpose' has biggest sales week of 2015 . Usatoday.com . 2015-11-22 . 2015-12-03.
  8. Web site: Charts Don't Lie: December 9th . hotnewhiphop . December 9, 2015 . Smith, Trevor.
  9. Church In These Streets . CD liner notes . Jeezy. Def Jam. 2015.
  10. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. December 16, 2016.
  11. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-end Chart. Billboard . December 16, 2016.
  12. Billboard Rap Albums – Year-end Chart. Billboard . December 16, 2016.