New York City: The Album

New York City: The Album
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length63:55
LabelBSB Records
Producer
Troy Ave chronology
BSB Vol. 3
(2013)
New York City: The Album
(2013)
Major Without a Deal
(2015)

New York City: The Album is the debut studio album by American rapper Troy Ave. It was released on November 4, 2013, by BSB Records.[1] The album features guest appearances from King Sevin, N.O.R.E., Prodigy, Raekwon, DJ Uneek, Pusha T and Young Lito.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX[2]
XXL4/5 (XL)[3]

Bruce Smith of HipHopDX praised Ave for displaying his "wittiness and overall personality" throughout the record without coming across as "formulaic" when telling different hip-hop stories, saying: "Without feeling forced, Troy Ave has created an album that is sure to give New Yorkers something to be proud of, and those outside of the five boroughs something resembling the music they most likely also loved from the NYC."[2] Despite finding it over-long in its "drug-fueled rap" track listing and narrow in its NYC viewpoint, Brian Josephs of XXL praised Ave's "street narratives and braggadocios barks" he delivers with an assured vibe and the overall self-awareness throughout the album's "standard humanizing introspective cuts" ("Regretful" and "Mama Tears"), saying that "New York City: The Album isn't the sound of an album that's all that interested in the progressive rap conversation or even finding its own place in that conversation. It's an insular affair that recalls the cold ruthlessness and chest-beating confidence required to take over a turn of the millennium Brooklyn.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Classic Feel"Mally The Martian3:27
2."Cigar Smoke" (featuring King Sevin)Scram Jones4:15
3."Divas & Dimes"John Scino3:25
4."New York City" (featuring Raekwon, N.O.R.E., and Prodigy)John Scino5:14
5."Mama Tears"John Scino3:27
6."Viking"Marcè Reazon3:28
7."Me Against The World" (featuring Mila Brown)Prime & Keyz4:50
8."My Grind"Rubi Rosa3:48
9."Your Style"Yankee3:20
10."Piggy Bank"Harry Fraud3:34
11."Lullaby"Chase N. Cashe3:34
12."Hot Out"Scram Jones2:58
13."Everything" (featuring Pusha T)DJ Uneek2:50
14."I Know Why You Mad"Meth3:16
15."Regretful"AraabMuzik6:16
16."Beneath Me"Sledgren3:44
17."I'm Dat Nigga" (featuring Young Lito)
  • Reefa
  • Myles William
  • Stats
5:49
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Hurt"Scram Jones3:44

References

  1. ^ "Troy Ave Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1". YouTube. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Bruce (November 16, 2013). "Troy Ave - New York City: The Album". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Josephs, Brian. "Troy Ave Recaptures Some Old School Magic On 'New York City: The Album'". XXL. Townsquare Media. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.