Church in These Streets is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on November 13, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was supported by four singles: "God", "Church in These Streets", "Gold Bottles" and "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe.
Singles On September 4, 2015, the album's first single, "God", was released. On September 23, 2015, the album's second single, "Church in These Streets", was released. On October 9, 2015, the album's third single, "Gold Bottles", was released. On October 16, 2015, the album's fourth single, "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe, was released.
Critical reception
Church in These Streets received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69 based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "When taking in a full album, his monotone, bellowing delivery is an acquired taste, and with only a few guest shots, plus a long track list, newcomers might find this big LP a tough go. Regardless, the ambitious Church in These Streets stands with the man's great Thug Motivation 101 while beating that album on artistic merit and meaningful lyrics." Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX stated, "With Church in These Streets, Jeezy has succeeded in staying fresh through six albums. Church in These Streets is a batch of trap-based jams that will inspire its target audience and delight a wide array of listeners." Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork Media said, "The best Jeezy music often exploited how far he could go with memorable ad libs and punchlines, a triumphant kind of simplicity. Here that gets muted to muddied results."
Commercial performance Church in These Streets debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 107,000 equivalent album units and first week sales of 98,000 copies in the United States. As of December 2015, Church in These Streets has sold 140,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Notes signifies a co-producer signifies a vocal producer "God" features additional vocals from Tasha Catour
Sample credits "Lost Souls" contains an audio excerpts from the motion picture entitled "Street Life". "No Other Way" contains an interpolation from Miami Nights 1984's original composition Astral Projection. "Just Win" contains audio excerpts of a motivational speech by Les Brown and a sample of "Main Theme" from L.A. Noire, written by Andrew Hale and Simon Hale.
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Performers Jeezy – primary artist Janelle Monáe – featured artist Monica – featured artist Tasha Catour – additional vocals
Musicians Julian Michael – guitar
Technical Seth Firkins – mixer Micah Wyatt – recording engineer Andres "Muzzy" Solis – recording engineer V12 – recording engineer Miles Walker – mixer Ryan Jumper – assistant mixer Nick Speed – assistant recording engineer Tony Rey – recording engineer Leslie Brathwaite – mixer
Production D. Rich – producer Cassius Jay – producer Beezo – producer London on da Track – producer Nard & B – producer XL Eagle – producer , co-producer Will-A-Fool – producer Southside – producer TM88 – producer Zaytoven – producer C4 – producer Supah Mario – producer Blanco The Ear – vocal producer Smurf – producer Rance – co-producer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200 158 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 14 US Rap Albums (Billboard) 9
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