Greatful is the fourth major release studio album by Canadian rapper Classified released on January 15, 2016 on Halflife Records, distributed by Universal Music Canada,[4][5] and serves as his fifteenth album overall. The first single released, "No Pressure" featuring Snoop Dogg, peaked at number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100. The second single "Filthy" features DJ Premier. The third single "Noah's Arc" features Saukrates. The album debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Greatful
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2016[1] (Canada/U.S.)
GenreHip-hop
Length62:22
LabelHalflife Records/Universal Music Canada
ProducerClassified
Classified chronology
Classified
(2013)
Greatful
(2016)
Tomorrow Could Be...
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!6/10[2]
NOW[3]

Background

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According to Classified, he spent a long time working on the album and describes it as his magnum opus and most authentic project to date. He says "This album feels like what I've been working towards my whole career.......It took me longer than any other album, it's more personal and I got to work with my heroes in hip-hop. I'm excited to get this out to the fans who have listening to me since day one and the newer listeners who just started listening."[6] In October 2015, he announced he will be going on tour across Canada in support of the album.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Filthy" (featuring DJ Premier)3:23
2."No Pressure" (featuring Snoop Dogg)4:11
3."Beautiful Escape"3:52
4."Noah's Arc" (featuring Saukrates)3:44
5."Heavy Head"3:36
6."Square"4:21
7."Having Kids Is Easy"3:39
8."Work Away" (featuring David Myles)3:45
9."Oh No"3:21
10."It's Hard to Understand"3:12
11."Hoody and a Ballcap"3:46
12."Video Games" (featuring Mike Boyd)3:58
13."All My Life" (featuring Ria Mae)3:45
14."Grand Slam"3:41
15."Never Stop the Show" (featuring Snak the Ripper and Slug of Atmosphere)4:11
16."Best of Me (Closing Ceremonies)"5:57

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 6

References

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  1. ^ "Greatful by Classified on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  2. ^ Mullin, Kyle (2016-01-13). "Classified Greatful". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. ^ Juneja, Raoul (2016-01-13). "Classified Greatful". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  4. ^ "ACCLAIMED EAST COAST RAPPER CLASSIFIED TO RELEASE GREATFUL JANUARY 15 | Umusic". Universalmusic.ca. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  5. ^ "Classified Grateful Tour 2016 | KiSS Radio". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  6. ^ Hudson, Alex. "Classified Announces 'Greatful' Album, Plots Canadian Tour". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  7. ^ "Classified Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2016.