Philadelphia Freeway

Philadelphia Freeway is the debut studio album from Philadelphia rapper Freeway. It was released under Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The most successful single was "Flipside", which featured Peedi Crakk. The single debuted at #95 on The Billboard Hot 100 music chart. It can also be found in the soundtrack to Bad Boys II. The lead single that was released was "What We Do", which featured Beanie Sigel & Jay Z. The single debuted at #97 on The Billboard 100 music charts. Most of the songs were produced by Just Blaze while some were produced by Bink! & Kanye West.

Philadelphia Freeway
Studio album by Freeway
Released	February 25, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	60:37
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam Criminal Background
Producer	Just Blaze Kanye West Bink! Melvin Carter Black Key
Freeway chronology
Philadelphia Freeway (2003) Free at Last (2007)
Singles from Philadelphia Freeway
"What We Do" Released: September 3, 2002 "Alright" Released: January 14, 2003 "Flipside" Released: February 25, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	(7/10)
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
USA Today

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews and on Metacritic the album gathered a score of 74 out of 100 based on 7 reviews.

Commercial performance

The album debuted and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 132,000 copies in its first week. The album sold over 500,000 copies, in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Free"	Leslie Pridgen Justin Smith Joey Melotti Vicki Sue Robinson	Just Blaze	3:25
2.	"What We Do" (featuring Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel)	Pridgen Smith Shawn Carter Dwight Grant Skip Scarborough	Just Blaze	3:49
3.	"All My Life" (featuring Nate Dogg)	Pridgen Roosevelt Harrell Nathaniel Hale Curtis Mayfield Ben Krass	Bink!	5:31
4.	"Flipside" (featuring Peedi Crakk)	Pridgen Smith Pedro Zayas	Just Blaze	3:57
5.	"On My Own" (featuring Nelly)	Pridgen Smith Cornell Haynes	Just Blaze	4:09
6.	"We Get Around" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Pridgen Calvin Broadus Smith	Just Blaze	3:56
7.	"Don't Cross the Line" (featuring Faith Evans)	Pridgen Smith Vinnie Barrett Bobby Eli	Just Blaze	4:03
8.	"Life" (featuring Beanie Sigel)	Pridgen Melvin Carter Grant Eddie Money	Ruggedness E-Bass[a]	4:32
9.	"Full Effect" (featuring Young Gunz)	Pridgen Smith Christopher Ries Hanif Muhammad	Just Blaze	4:50
10.	"Turn Out the Lights (Freewest)"	Pridgen Kanye West	Kanye West	3:59
11.	"Victim of the Ghetto" (featuring Rell)	Pridgen Harrell Yvette Davis	Bink!	5:12
12.	"You Don't Know (In the Ghetto)" (featuring Omillio Sparks)	Pridgen Mickey Davis Minnie Ripperton Richard Rudolph Leon Ware	Black Key	4:13
13.	"Alright" (featuring Allen Anthony)	Pridgen Allen Anthony Smith Ronnie Foster	Just Blaze Gee Roberson[b]	5:26
14.	"Hear the Song"	Pridgen West	Kanye West	3:36

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"You Got Me" (performed by Mariah Carey featuring Freeway and Jay-Z)	Mariah Carey Carter Pridgen Smith	Just Blaze	5:12
16.	"Line 'Em Up" (featuring Young Chris)	Pridgen Smith Ries	Just Blaze	4:46

Leftover Tracks

• "Roc the Mic (Remix)" (with Beanie Sigel featuring Nelly and Murphy Lee)
• "Show Go On" (with Twista)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Free" contains a sample of "Freeway Song", written by Joey Melotti and Vicki Sue Robinson, and performed by Vicki Sue Robinson.
• "What We Do" contains a sample from "I Just Can't See Myself Without You", written by Skip Scarborough, and performed by Creative Source.
• "All My Life" contains a sample of "I Want To Go Back", written by Curtis Mayfield and Ben Krass, and performed by The Impressions.
• "Don't Cross the Line" contains a sample of "To Get Love You Must Give Love", written by Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli, and performed by Ultimate Music Experience.
• "Life" contains an interpolation of "Life for the Taking", written by Eddie Money.
• "Victim of the Ghetto" contains a sample of "We Belong Together", written by Yvette Davis, and performed by The Spinners.
• "You Don't Know (In the Ghetto)" contains a sample of "Inside My Love", written by Minnie Ripperton, Richard Rudolph, and Leon Ware; and performed by Minnie Ripperton.
• "Alright" contains an interpolation of "Mystic Brew", written by Ronnie Foster.

Personnel

• Giulio Antognini – assistant engineer (15)
• Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
• Mariah Carey – background vocals (15)
• Shawn Carter – executive producer
• Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (15)
• Damon Dash – executive producer
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Manuel Farolfi – assistant engineer (15)
• Paul Gregory – engineer (15)
• Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 16), mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16)
• Alaine Laughton – additional vocals (12)
• Ken Lewis – mixing (15)
• M.A.J. – additional vocals (8)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (10, 14)
• Colin Miller – assistant engineer (15)
• Dave Perini – assistant engineer (15)
• Brian Stanley – engineer (3), mixing (3)
• Torrey Torae – additional vocals (14)
• Rabeka Tuinei – engineer (10, 14)
• Pat Viala – mixing (8)
• Doug Wilson – engineer (3, 6, 11), mixing (6, 11)
• Shane "Bermuda" Woodley – engineer (6, 7, 9, 10, 12–14)
• Carlisle Young – engineer (1, 3–5, 9, 12, 14)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200	192
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	38

External links

• Freeway – Philadelphia Freeway at Discogs (list of releases)