5 ★ Stunna
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5 * Stunna
- Artist: Birdman
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- Release Date: December 11, 2007
- Total Time: 75:26
- Type: Contains explicit content
- Genre: Rap
Review
As Brian "Baby" Williams aka Birdman's 5 * Stunna album arrived in late 2007, it landed pretty close to a street date once promised for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, the highly anticipated album from Birdman's "surrogate son" that suffered numerous unsurprising delays. Just over a year before, they acted like two sides of the same coin on the collaboration album Like Father, Like Son, so if this Stunna was designed to be a placeholder while Wayne finished Tha Carter III, it explains a lot. There's a Wayne-free true solo album for Birdman buried in these tracks, one that doesn't feel finished but has the uncompromising coldness he lays down when Weezy is away. The main problem is Birdman's delivery on these tracks just isn't up to snuff, like he was providing guide vocals to be improved upon later. While redundant numbers about cash, bling, and status aren't anything new for a Cash Money release, here they're particularly trying and the everyday production fails to overcome. Plus, the "Old Man" interludes are back and as boring as ever, save when the Mafia Don drops the laughable "I saw you guys on the TV thing." Swooping in to save the day are a handful of inspired tracks like the grand "100 Million" with Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Rick Ross or the hooky "Pop Bottles" with Wayne. Best of them all is the loose "Believe Dat," with Wayne again, as it feels like an uptempo follow-up to Like Father's great "Leather So Soft." Wayne steals the show on Birdman's own album not for the usual reasons -- much more talented -- but more for the way he remains comfortable and steady while dad bounces between hungry and listless. This inconsistent, everyday Cash Money release is carried by its highlights, but there's every indication it's rushed and could have been better. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi| 5 (In Mind Remixes) (1993 Album by Slowdive) | |
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5 ★ Stunna
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| Studio album by Birdman | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rap, Southern rap, Gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 75:25 | |||
| Label | Cash Money, Universal | |||
| Producer | Bryan "Birdman" Williams (exec), Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec), Kane Beatz, T-Mix, Cool & Dre, Young Yonny, Tommy Gunnz, The Fliptones, Steve Morales, Raymond "Sarom" Diaz, StreetRunner, Jim Jonsin |
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| HipHopDX |  [2] |
| RapReviews |    [3] |
| DJBooth.net | [4] |
5 * Stunna (also known as 5 Star Stunna) is the third studio album by American rapper Birdman, released on December 11, 2007.[5] The first official single was "Pop Bottles", featuring Lil Wayne. The second official single was "100 Million", featuring DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, and Dre. The third official single was "I Run This", featuring Lil Wayne.
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Background
Among other producers include Kane Beatz, T-Mix, Cool & Dre, Young Yonny, DJ Tone, The Fliptones, Tommy Gunnz, Steve Morales, and Raymond "Sarom" Diaz. Lil Wayne is featured on seven tracks. All three singles that featured Lil Wayne. The album was originally titled 5 Star General but was later changed. The album debuted at number eighteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 80,000 copies in its first-week. As of January 15, the album has sold over 372,000 copies in the United States.
Lawsuits
On October 2009, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records, and various music distribution outlets were sued for copyright infringement by Thomas Marasciullo, who claims his voice was used without permission. The rappers asked him to record some "Italian-styled spoken word recordings" in 2006. The lyrics were allegedly used on "Respect", and other tracks from the rappers' collaboration album Like Father, Like Son.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Keleigh Reid | 1:06 | |
| 2. | "Fully Loaded" | Kane Beatz | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "I Run This" (featuring Lil Wayne) | T-Mix, Drumma Boy | 3:31 | |
| 4. | "The Money "So Fresh"" | Jean "JROCK" Borges, Young Yonny (co.) | 4:35 | |
| 5. | "The Old Man #1" (Interlude) | Keleigh Reid | 1:01 | |
| 6. | "100 Million" (featuring DJ Khaled, Dre, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne) | Cool & Dre | 3:29 | |
| 7. | "Believe Dat" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Mark Batson, Jeff Bhasker (co.), Jeff Reid (add.) | 4:01 | |
| 8. | "Wet Paint" | T-Mix | 3:46 | |
| 9. | "Grind" (featuring Lil Wayne & Brisco) | StreetRunner | 3:48 | |
| 10. | "All the Time" | Jim Jonsin | 4:09 | |
| 11. | "The Old Man #2" (Interlude) | Keleigh Reid | 0:48 | |
| 12. | "Head Busta" | Young Yonny, Maestro | 4:28 | |
| 13. | "Pop Bottles" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Raymond Sarom Diaz, Steve Morales | 3:27 | |
| 14. | "Love My Hood" | T-Mix | 4:32 | |
| 15. | "I'm a Stunna" | T-Mix, DVS Productions | 4:37 | |
| 16. | "The Old Man #3" (Interlude) | Keleigh Reid | 1:02 | |
| 17. | "Make Way" (featuring Fat Joe & Lil Wayne) | The Fliptones, Jean "JROCK" Borges | 4:33 | |
| 18. | "So Tired" (featuring Lil Wayne) | The Fliptones, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | 4:06 | |
| 19. | "Outro" | Keleigh Reid | 0:50 | |
| 20. | "We Gangsta" (featuring All Star Cashville Prince & Yo Gotti) | T-Mix | 5:03 | |
| 21. | "Bossy" (featuring Jason Derülo) | The Fliptones, Jason Jay-E Epperson | 3:46 | |
| 22. | "R.I.P." | Mousa, Rodnae | 5:15 |
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| 23. | "'S' On My Chest" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Kane Beatz | 4:11 | |||||||
Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position[7] |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums | 2 |
References
- ^ "5 * Stunna Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1266664. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "5 * Stunna Review". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.887. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "5 * Stunna Review". RapReviews. http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_12_5starstunna.html. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "5 * Stunna Review". DJBooth.net. http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/birdman-5-star-stunna-1220071/. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ Satten, Vanessa (August 7, 2007). "Baby & Lil Wayne – Nobody Does It Better". XXL. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=12714. Retrieved August 10, 2007.
- ^ "Rapper Wayne sued over copyright". BBC. October 31, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8335706.stm. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "5 * Stunna Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1266664/charts-awards. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
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