Love, Life & Loyalty is the first and only album by American hip hop musician GLC, released on October 12, 2010, on Ylimit Records. The album was mostly produced by Kanye West, but he received other production collaborations, like the producer and singer T-Pain, among The Legendary Traxster and the rest of Kanye's GOOD Music producers.
Background The album features production by Arlo Jackson, Sean Breeze, Dae Dae, Ferrari Mike, Leonard Harris, GLC himself, Keezo Kane, The Legendary Traxster, T-Pain, Christian Rich, Arron Starr, Albert Sye, Kanye West, Xcel, this influenced in the album style and lyricism, who assumed alternative hip hop characteristics, added at the midwest rap style, who created a new fusion in GLC's career. In the lyricism predominated the old southern lyrical styles, over the GLC compositions and Kanye's production, and the lyricism was compared to Kanye's debut and second albums. The album was announced by GLC at the beginning of the year, and was promoted with the single "Flight School". GLC also promoted his work in Kid Cudi's second album, in the track "The End", along Nicole Wray, Cudi and Chip tha Ripper. GLC helped Kanye's fifth album in the background vocals. GOOD Music officially announced the album in September.
Charts and critical response The album reached No. 90 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Critic response was mostly positive in the alternative hip hop and UK scene. The best received tracks were "Flight School" and "Clockin' Lotsa Dollarz".
Singles The album's single "Flight School", featured production and vocals from his mentor, Kanye West, as well as T-Pain. The song does not have an official music video, but was well received by most Magazines and Critics alike. The first official single of the album is "Clockin' Lotsa Dollarz", featuring the south star, member of UGK, Bun B, along with the rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot, featuring production from Kanye West and The Legendary Traxster. The single had an official music video, and was performed live at the A3C festival, in Perfect Attendance Stage, in a surprise performance; also at the B. B. King, in NYC. The single, on iTunes, comes with a clean and an explicit version.
Track listing
Personnel Confirmed by AllMusic.
Victor Alexander – Composer Kori Anders – Engineer Craig Bauer – Engineer, Mixing Eric Bearden – Composer Jeremy Bolden – Composer Terrence Boykin - Composer Sean Breeze – Producer Bryant Bell – Composer Arron Butts – Composer Mel Carter – Executive Producer Tator Chip – Vocals Eugene Cohill – A&R, Engineer Dae Dae – Producer Damien Davis – Composer Janelle Dudley – Vocals Ferrari Mike – Executive Producer Andre Frazier – Composer Bernard Freeman – Composer GLC – Arranger, Design, Photography, Producer Leonard Harris – Design, Engineer, Executive Producer, Photography Leonard Lavelle Harris – Composer Kende Hassan – Composer Taiwo Hassan – Composer, Engineer
Matt Hennessy – Engineer, Mixing Leray "Arlo" Jackson – Composer Keezo Kane – Producer Shaun Kerr – Composer Anthony Kilhoffer – Engineer Michael Kolar – Engineer, Mastering, Mixing Jeff Lane – Engineer Laurie Latham – Engineer The Legendary Traxster – Mixing, Producer Samuel Lindley – Composer Man Man – Keyboards Carl Mitchell – Composer Faheem Rasheed Najm – Composer, Producer Anthony Ray – Composer, Engineer Christian Rich – Producer Brian Sledge – Composer Bruce Springsteen – Composer Jon Spurgeon – Engineer Arron Starr – Producer Albert Sye – Executive Producer Kanye West – Composer, Producer Xcel – Producer Zzaje – Horn
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