TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening
Studio album by
TGOD Mafia
ReleasedJune 3, 2016
Recorded2015–2016
GenreHip hop
Length62:35
Label
Producer
Juicy J chronology
Stay Trippy
(2013) 		TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening
(2016) 		Rubba Band Business
(2017)
Wiz Khalifa chronology
Khalifa
(2016) 		TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening
(2016) 		Laugh Now, Fly Later
(2017)
TM88 chronology
88 World
(2016) 		TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening
(2016)
Singles from TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening
  1. "All Night"
    Released: May 13, 2016

Rude Awakening is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio TGOD Mafia, which consists of rappers Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa and record producer TM88. It was released on June 3, 2016, by Atlantic Records, Columbia Records and Empire Distribution.[1] The lone guest appearance is provided by fellow American rapper Project Pat. The album was supported by the single, "All Night".

Release and promotion

On March 21, 2016, record producer TM88 revealed that he along with rappers Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa, were releasing a collaboration album. He also posted a picture of the album's track list on Instagram. Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa were listed at the top of the picture, and beneath their names was the title that said, "Prod. by TM88", which suggested that TM88 had done the production on all of the songs.[2] On May 7, 2016, Wiz hinted at the album title in a tweet and said that the project would be released the following week.[3]

On May 13, a pre-order for the album was made available on iTunes which revealed an updated track list.[4] Initially a collaboration with One Direction's Liam Payne was slated to be included on the album, however, it was removed when it was done on an unfinished demo of the song that was leaked online in April 2016. On May 13, their first official single from the album, titled "All Night" was released on iTunes.[5][6]

Commercial performance

Rude Awakening debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, with 15,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 10,000 copies in its first week, and boasted over 4.1 million streams.[7] The album debuted in the top ten of the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Independent Albums and Digital Albums charts, reaching the numbers 3, 5 and 9 respectively.[8][9][10]

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from BMI[11] and ASCAP.[12]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."TGOD Mafia Intro"
 0:54
2."Da Power"
TM884:21
3."Medication"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Gilbere Forte
  • Victory Belz
TM884:06
4."Where Was You"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Curtis Washington
TM884:12
5."All Night"
TM884:05
6."I See It I Want It"
4:33
7."Hit Me Up"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
TM884:10
8."Green Suicide"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Washington
  • Green
TM884:26
9."Bossed Up"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Strickland
  • K. Gomringer
  • T. Gomringer
  • TM88
  • Cubeatz
4:40
10."She in Love"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Strickland
  • K. Gomringer
  • T. Gomringer
  • TM88
  • Cubeatz
4:01
11."Breaking News" (featuring Project Pat)
TM884:21
12."Itself"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
TM884:12
13."Luxury Flow"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Forte
  • Belz
TM884:10
14."Stay the Same"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • K. Gomringer
  • T. Gomringer
  • TM88
  • Cubeatz
2:35
15."On the Way"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Davis
  • Green
TM884:25
16."Cell Ready"
  • Houston
  • Thomaz
  • Simmons
  • Strickland
  • K. Gomringer
  • T. Gomringer
  • TM88
  • Cubeatz
3:24
Total length:62:35
Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 81
US Billboard 200[14] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 3

References

  1. ^ "TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening by Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa & TM88". iTunes. 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ Walker, Angus (2016-03-21). "TM88 Reveals Collab Project With Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  3. ^ Smith, Trevor (2016-05-07). "Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J & TM88's Project Is Dropping Next Week". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  4. ^ Smith, Trevor (2016-05-13). "Here's The Release Date & Tracklist For Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J's "TGOD Mafia: Rude Awakening"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  5. ^ Goddard, Kevin (2016-05-13). "Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J - All Night (Prod. By TM88) | Stream [New Song]". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  6. ^ "All Night - Single by Juicy J & Wiz Khalifa on iTunes". iTunes. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  7. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake, Juicy J & Wiz Khalifa". Hip Hop DX. June 13, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of June 25, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Independent Albums - Week of June 25, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Digital Albums Chart - Week of June 25, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  11. ^ "BMI Artist Search". BMI. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "ACE Repertory - Artist Search". ASCAP. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Top Canadian Albums - Week of June 25, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Week of June 25, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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