Fan of a Fan: The Album

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Fan of a Fan: The Album
Fan of a Fan The Album.jpg
Studio album by Chris Brown and Tyga
Released February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)
Recorded 2013–15
Genre
Length 48:24
Label
Producer
Chris Brown and Tyga chronology
Fan of a Fan
(2010)		 Fan of a Fan: The Album
(2015)
Chris Brown chronology
X
(2014)		 Fan of a Fan: The Album
(2015)		 Royalty
(2015)
Tyga chronology
Hotel California
(2013)		 Fan of a Fan: The Album
(2015)		 The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty
(2015)
Singles from Fan of a Fan: The Album
  1. "Ayo"
    Released: January 6, 2015
  2. "Bitches N Marijuana"
    Released: February 6, 2015

Fan of a Fan: The Album is the debut collaborative studio album by American recording artists Chris Brown and Tyga. It was released on February 20, 2015, by RCA Records, along with affiliated record labels; including Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. The album serves as the sequel to their breakout mixtape Fan of a Fan (2010).[2]

Singles

"Ayo" was released as the lead single[3] on January 6, 2015. The track was produced by American record producers Mark Kragen and Nic Nac, whom Chris Brown and Tyga previously worked with on "Loyal".[4]

"Bitches N Marijuana", which features a guest verse from West Coast rapper Schoolboy Q, was released as the album's second single on February 6, 2015.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 46/100[6]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[7]
DJBooth 4/5 stars[8]
HipHopDX XXX[9]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[10]
XXL L (3/5)[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 46, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on six reviews.[6] Gerrick D. Kennedy of The Los Angeles Times stated that, "Overwrought with rap cliches, Fan of a Fan is a formulaic heaping of bouncy bangers primed for the strip clubs that likely inspired it. There isn't much here, besides expletive-filled musings on sex, drugs, cars, money and dangerous misogyny".[12]

Commercial performance

Fan of a Fan: The Album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 selling 66,000 copies (51,000 in pure album sales).[13][14] In the second week the album fell at number 24, selling 21,000 copies (12,000 in pure album sales).[15] As of March 2015, the album has sold 72,000 copies and streamed 16 million times domestically.[16] Fan of a Fan: The Album is the second best-selling studio album Tyga and Brown's lowest sales album.

Track listing

Fan of a Fan: The Album — Standard edition[17]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Westside"  
The Breed 3:34
2. "Nothin' Like Me" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
4:05
3. "Ayo"  
3:45
4. "Girl You Loud"  
Drumma Boy 3:33
5. "Remember Me"  
4:13
6. "I Bet" (featuring 50 Cent)
P-Lo 4:02
7. "D.G.I.F.U." (featuring Pusha T)
3:44
8. "Better"  
  • Brown
  • Stevenson
  • Jackson
  • Arnold Hennings
  • Debra Killings
 Jackson 3:42
9. "Lights Out" (featuring Fat Trel)
Jackson 4:46
10. "Real One" (featuring Boosie Badazz)
Doman 4:59
11. "Bitches N Marijuana" (featuring Schoolboy Q)
Nic Nac 4:14
12. "She Goin' Up"  
3:47
Notes
Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Germany[35] February 20, 2015
RCA Records
United Kingdom[36] February 23, 2015
Canada[37] February 24, 2015
United States[38]

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External links

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