New Joc City

New Joc City
Studio album by Yung Joc
Released June 6, 2006
Recorded 2004–06
Genre Southern hip hop
Length 54:48
Label
Producer
Yung Joc chronology
New Joc City
(2006)		 Hustlenomics
(2007)Hustlenomics2007
Singles from New Joc City
  1. "It's Goin' Down"
    Released: June 13, 2006
  2. "I Know You See It"
    Released: July 15, 2006
  3. "1st Time"
    Released: November 2006

New Joc City is the debut album by American rapper Yung Joc. It features the hit songs "I Know You See It" and "It's Goin' Down" which was produced by Nitti and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

New Joc City was released in the United States on June 6, 2006 by Atlantic Records.[1] It debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 with over 150,000 copies sold in the first week.[2] On August 11, 2006, the RIAA certified the album Gold for selling 500,000 copies.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionC+[4]
HipHopDX[5]
Pitchfork(3.2/10)[6]
RapReviews(6.5/10)[7]
XXL[8]

Reviews for this album were mixed. Rating the album "L" (in its five-level clothing size rating system from "S" to "XXL"), XXL described "Dope Boy Magic" as having "endless head-turning punch lines...with different sequential number combinations" but described the tracks as "go[ing] in cliché circles" with "[c]orny brand-name drops."[8] In a three-star (out of five) review, David Jeffries of AllMusic described the album as having an "identity crisis" due to tracks that he found "less convincing" than the "safe and tested surroundings" of "It's Goin' Down" and "I Know You See It."[1] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, based in Yung Joc's hometown, graded the album "C+", describing lead single "It's Goin' Down" as "simple...[but] infectious" while finding a lack of "a new, exciting reserve of wordplay and delivery."[4] RapReviews found other tracks such as "Don't Play Wit It" to be better choices as a lead single.[7]

For HipHopDX, Brian Sims rated New Joc City two out of five ("aluminum") due to what he called "reused lines" and a "dull mood plaguing most of the album."[5] Sims compared Yung Joc's rapping style on "It's Goin' Down" to "a senior citizen on the MARTA," describing the song as "bar after monotonous bar."[5] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork described the album as having "no visible identity of purpose" and "bargain-basement minimal snap stuff."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."New Joc City (Intro)"Dana "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey2:15
2."It's Goin' Down"Nitti4:01
3."He Stayed in Trouble (Interlude)" (featuring A.D. "Griff" Griffin) 0:56
4."Do Ya Bad"Crown Kingz Productions (C.K.P.)/N.U. Music Productions4:10
5."Don't Play Wit It" (featuring Big Gee)Deezle4:01
6."Excuse Me Officer (Interlude)" (featuring A.D. "Griff" Griffin) 0:38
7."Dope Boy Magic" (featuring Nicolas "Play Boy Nick" Smith, Corey "Black Owned C-Bone" Andrews & Chino Dolla)Chauncey "Chino Dolla" Stevens4:32
8."Patron"Dwain "Kochease" Warren4:43
9."Flip Flop" (featuring Boyz N Da Hood, Nino Storm & Cheri Dennis)Dana "Dee Jay Dana" Ramey4:36
10."I'm Him"Chris "Chris Flame" Ussery, Chino Dolla3:42
11."Hear Me Coming"Benny "Dada" Tillman, Carlos "Los Vegas" Thornton3:57
12."I Know You See It" (featuring Brandy "Ms. B" Hambrick)Yung Joc, Kochease4:01
13."Yung Nigga (Interlude)" (featuring A.D. "Griff" Griffin) 0:15
14."1st Time" (featuring Marques Houston)Benny "Dada" Tillman, Carlos "Los Vegas" Thornton4:27
15."Knock It Out"Darren "Milwaukee Black" Jordan4:25
16."Picture Perfect"Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams4:09

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 New Joc City at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Harris, Chris (2006-06-14). "AFI Score First Billboard #1; Ice Cube And Yung Joc Open Big". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yung Joc". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  4. 1 2 Murray, Sonia (June 6, 2006). "Yung Joc: "New Joc City"". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Sims, Brian (June 12, 2006). "Yung Joc - New Joc City". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (June 26, 2006). "Yung Joc: New Joc City". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Juon, Steve "Flash" (June 13, 2006). "Yung Joc: New Joc City". RapReviews.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Barone, Matt (June 2, 2006). "Yung Joc: New Joc City". XXL. Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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