Pressure is the tenth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on December 15, 2017, by YJ Music, Inc. and Agency 99, under exclusive license to Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Puff Daddy and Kodak Black, among others. The album was supported by three official singles: "Bottles Up" featuring Puff Daddy, "Cold Summer" featuring Tee Grizzley and "This Is It".
Background On November 30, 2017, the album was teased with a trailer via Jeezy's Instagram. The teaser revealed the album's title and release date. The tracklist was later revealed on December 6, 2017.
Singles The album's lead single, "Bottles Up" featuring Puff Daddy was released on October 27, 2017. The album's second single, "Cold Summer" featuring Tee Grizzley was released on November 3, 2017.
The first and second promotional singles, "Spyder" and "American Dream" featuring J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar were released simultaneously on December 14, 2017.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, Pressure received a score of 66 out of 100 from four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reception".
Andy Kellman of AllMusic expressed a mixed response describing the album as a "routine follow up to Trap or Die 3", stating "Jeezy doesn't deviate from his standard set of themes. He's still rhyming about his rise from the bottom, the product he's shifting, and all the disposable wealth and women that have come with it, all the while castigating would-be detractors and snitches".
Commercial performance Pressure debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with 72,000 album-equivalent units, of which 54,000 were pure album sales. It is Jeezy's ninth consecutive US top 10 album since 2005.
Track listing Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes.
Notes signifies a co-producer signifies an additional producer signifies an uncredited producer
Sample credits "Cold Summer" contains excerpts from "Street Fame", written by Tupac Shakur and Delmar Arnaud, as performed by 2Pac. "Bottles Up" contains interpolations from "Tear Da Club Up", written by Paul Beauregard, Ricky Dunigan, Lola Mitchell and Jordan Houston, as performed by Three 6 Mafia. "Valet Interlude" contains samples from "For You", written by Shirleen Aubert and Kevin Grady, as performed by Lushus Daim & the Pretty Vain. "Like Them" contains a sample from Frank Dukes' original composition "Amby". "The Life" contains a sample from Frank Dukes' original composition "Emoboy". "American Dream" contains samples from "Flying", written by Bilal Oliver and Dominick Lamb, as performed by Bilal. "Snow Season" contains excerpts from "Northern Lights", performed by Stellardrone.
Personnel Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes.
Performers Jeezy – primary artist Tee Grizzley – featured artist Payroll Giovanni – featured artist 2 Chainz – featured artist Puff Daddy – featured artist Kodak Black – featured artist YG – featured artist Tory Lanez – featured artist Rick Ross – featured artist Wizkid – featured artist Trey Songz – featured artist J. Cole – featured artist Kendrick Lamar – featured artist
Technical Mike Bozzi – mastering engineer John Scott – recording engineer , mixing engineer Matt Testa – recording engineer Finis "KY" White – recording engineer Thomas "Tomcat" Bennett – recording engineer Karl Heilbron – recording engineer Mez – recording engineer Matt Schaeffer – recording engineer Derek "MixedbyAli" Ali – recording engineer Derek Garcia – recording engineer Johann Chavez – recording engineer Tony Rey – recording engineer
Instruments Jesse Brotter – bass John Scott – piano William Mallard – horn Dorsey Minns Jr. – horn Daniel Szczepanski – horn Ryan Leslie – piano
Production D. Rich – producer P.C. – producer Gotti Rock Solid – producer Vinylz – producer Big White – co-producer DJ Spinking – additional producer Djay Cas – producer Neenyo – producer Tone Mason – producer Frank Dukes – co-producer Cardiak – producer Soundsmith Productions – producer Chigz – producer
Misc Piotr Lato – horn arranger
Managerial Roland "DJ Folk" Bailey – A&R Tab Nkhereanye – A&R Leesa D. Brunson – A&R operations Terese Joseph – A&R administration Brittany Mansfield – A&R coordination Agency99 – management Rob Caiaffa – marketing Angel Martinez – product manager Chelsea Donini – digital manager Tai Linzie – art production Andy Proctor – package production Sedlmayr & Associates – legal counsel Deborah Mannis-Gardner – clearance agent Cindy Zaplachinski – business affairs Antoinette Trotman – business affairs Ian Allen – business affairs Jamie Sudhalter – business affairs Vol Davis III – business affairs
Charts Chart (2017) Peak position US Billboard 200 6
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