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Full Court Press (2022)

Where the lyrics of Full Court Press take you, and where it was really made.

Girl Talk's first full album in more than a decade gathers three rappers he had only worked with one at a time before.

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Recording in Los Angeles (2022)

Recording site Los Angeles — The album was recorded over multiple days in a studio in Los Angeles. The point sits at the city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Full Court Press: collaborative hip-hop album by American producer Girl Talk
• Rappers Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA share the album
• Released April 8, 2022 via Asylum Records and Taylor Gang Entertainment
• Girl Talk's first full album in over a decade, following 2010's All Day
• Ten tracks in the track listing

Background

• Three singles: Put You On, How the Story Goes, Ain't No Fun
• Put You On released March 9 with an animated music video directed by Lisa Ramsey
• How the Story Goes released March 23
• Ain't No Fun released April 6 with a music video
• Season video directed by Slick Jackson released December 2
• Girl Talk had previously collaborated with all three artists separately
• Earlier work: Khalifa's 2017 song Steam Room, DZA's 2018 track The Hook Up, and the 2020 DZA track Santos Party House
• Girl Talk said he was a fan of each of the three and wanted to capture what draws him to their music

Recording

• Recorded over multiple days in a studio in Los Angeles
• The three rappers have very different styles; Girl Talk wanted an environment where each could do what they do best
• How the Story Goes began with Khalifa's verse, with K.R.I.T. building the rest of the song around it
• Ain't No Fun was built as a flip on the concept of Snoop's original, with a minimal beat

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Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), known as Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and actor.
• Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut album Show and Prove (2006).

Career

• His 2008 single "Say Yeah" became his first minor hit; he then parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in 2009.
• He signed with Atlantic Records in 2010; "Black and Yellow" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Albums Rolling Papers (2011) and O.N.I.F.C. (2012) were commercial successes, with Rolling Papers peaking at number two on the Billboard 200.
• His 2015 single "See You Again" with Charlie Puth peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks and earned diamond certification from the RIAA.
• He founded the label Taylor Gang Entertainment in 2008 and launched the cannabis brand Khalifa Kush in 2016.
• He has acted on television and voiced roles in American Dad!, Duncanville, and Big City Greens.

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Reception

At release

• HipHopDX's David Aaron Brake called the album particularly unique given each rapper's distinct style
• Brake wrote that despite their differences, the rappers' distinct influences blend seamlessly thanks to Girl Talk's thoughtful and soul-laden production
• Pitchfork's Evan Rytlewski gave specific praise to Khalifa's performance
• Rytlewski wrote that Khalifa has a horrid track record with albums, but in short doses he is an absolute charisma machine
• With three co-headliners sharing the weight, Khalifa raps with uncharacteristic joviality
• Rytlewski also praised Girl Talk's curatorial skills
• He noted Girl Talk produces as if his finger is always hovering over the skip button, yet on this album the tracks never get dull
• Reviews focus on how the three rappers' styles fit together under one producer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Nile Rodgers is credited as producer on the sixth track, Ready for Love
• This beat stands out in the context of the album because it doesn't have a sample and uses a more minimal style.
• Season is included in the soundtrack of the video game FIFA 23
• Fly the Coop is included in the soundtrack of the video game MLB 2023: The Show
• No Singles interpolates Eazy-E's Boyz-n-the-Hood
• Ready for Love interpolates Chic's Soup for One

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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