Like Father, Like Son is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Birdman and Lil Wayne. The album was released on October 31, 2006, through Cash Money Records and Universal Records. Guest appearances include Fat Joe, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Tha Dogg Pound and All Star Cashville Prince. Producers included Swizz Beatz and Scott Storch.
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| Released | October 31, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Studio | CMR (New Orleans) | |||
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| Length | 74:05 | |||
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The album's first single was "Stuntin' Like My Daddy". The second single released from the album was "Leather So Soft". The third single was "You Ain't Know". All of those singles have music videos. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,000 copies in its first week.[1] The album was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in December 2006.[2]
Background
editIn February 2006, Birdman and Lil Wayne released a mixtape, The Carter 2 Part 2: Like Father Like Son, hosted by DJ Khaled to promote the album. The mixtape had leftover tracks from Lil Wayne's album Tha Carter II and early versions of tracks that would later end up on Like Father, Like Son. According to the Cash Money's website, and an aggressive street campaign in Houston, the album was initially scheduled for release on September 26, 2006 but delays pushed the release back to October 31, 2006. In an interview, Lil Wayne said that "Army Gunz" might be the fourth single from the album. However, the song has not been released. In January 2009, Birdman said in an interview that a movie based on the title of the album and starring him and Wayne would be released in June 2009,[3] but it was never made.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | 75/100[4] |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Blender | [6] |
| HipHopDX | [7] |
| RapReviews | (7/10)[8] |
| Rhapsody | (favorable)[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Stylus | (C)[11] |
| XXL | [12] |
Like Father, Like Son received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying, "There's probably too much get money/stack-paper for those who want Wayne to speak on the injustices New Orleans has suffered post-Katrina, or to get to work on Tha Carter III, but that's not what Like Father, Like Son is about. This is the sure sound of Cash Money steadying the ship and getting back on course".
XXL Magazine also praised the album, giving it four stars out of five (XL), saying "With solid production throughout, Wayne's ever-evolving sentence structure and Baby's uncanny swagger, Like Father, Like Son falters only in the diversity department. Over the course of the project's 20 tracks, continued references to their dope-dealing pasts ("1st Key" and "Over Here Hustlin'") begin to dilute what otherwise is a solid project that ushers in a new Cash Money dynasty."
Commercial performance
editLike Father, Like Son debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,000 copies in its first week.[1] This became Birdman's second and Wayne's fifth US top-ten debut.[1] In its second week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, selling an additional 72,000 copies.[13] On December 11, 2006, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[2]
Lawsuit
editIn October 2009, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records and various music distribution outlets were sued for copyright infringement by Thomas Marasciullo, who claimed his voice was used without permission. The rappers asked him to record some "Italian-styled spoken word recordings" in 2006. The lyrics were allegedly used on "Respect" and other tracks from Like Father, Like Son and Birdman's 5 * Stunna.[14]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Loyalty" (skit) | 1:57 | ||
| 2. | "Over Here Hustlin’" | DJ Nasty & LVM | 4:52 | |
| 3. | "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" |
| T-Mix | 4:29 |
| 4. | "1st Key" |
| T-Mix | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Like Father, Like Son" |
| T-Mix | 4:23 |
| 6. | "You Ain't Know" |
| Scott Storch | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Family Rules" (skit) | 0:44 | ||
| 8. | "Know What I'm Doin'" (featuring Rick Ross & T-Pain) |
| T-Mix | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Don't Die" |
| T-Mix | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Ain't Worried Bout Shit" |
| T-Mix | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Out the Pound" (performed by Birdman) |
| T-Mix | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Leather So Soft" |
| Jim Jonsin | 4:54 |
| 13. | "Army Gunz" (performed by Lil Wayne) |
| DJ Nasty & LVM | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Protector" (skit) | 0:36 | ||
| 15. | "Get That Money" |
| T-Mix | 4:43 |
| 16. | "No More" (featuring All Star Cashville Prince) |
| T-Mix | 4:40 |
| 17. | "High" |
| T-Mix | 4:02 |
| 18. | "Cali Dro" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound) |
| DJ Nasty & LVM | 4:31 |
| 19. | "About All That" (featuring Fat Joe) |
| T-Mix | 4:31 |
| 20. | "Respect" (skit) | 0:35 | ||
| Total length: | 74:05 | |||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" (Rock Remix) | T-Mix | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Brown Paper Bag" (featuring Swizz Beatz) | Angel | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Neighborhood Superstars" (performed by Birdman) | T-Mix | 3:40 |
| 4. | "I'm Ridin'" | T-Mix | 6:32 |
| 5. | "Shooter" (performed by Lil Wayne featuring Robin Thicke) | Robin Thicke | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 1:37:40 | ||
Sample credits
- "1st Key" contains samples from "Pocket Full of Stones", written by Chad Butler and Bernard Freeman, as recorded by UGK.
- "Leather So Soft" contains a sample of "Feenin'", written by Donald DeGrate, Roger Troutman, and Larry Troutman; as performed by Jodeci.
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
External links
edit- Like Father, Like Son at Discogs (list of releases)
References
edit- ^ a b c "'Montana' Zooms By Manilow For Second Week At No. 1". Billboard. November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "American album certifications – Birdman & Lil Wayne – Like Father, Like Son". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ [1] Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Birdman and Lil' Wayne - Like Father, Like Son - Album Review". Absolutepunk.net. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Jeffries, David (October 31, 2006). "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Sims, Brian (October 30, 2006). "HipHopDX review". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ "RapReviews review". Rapreviews.com. October 31, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Rhapsody review Archived June 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Tower.com. October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ "Stylus review". Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ "XXL review". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1". Billboard. November 15, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rapper Wayne sued over copyright". BBC News. October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2020.