This article is about the studio album. For the mixtape, see
Fan of a Fan .
2015 studio album by Chris Brown and Tyga
Fan of a Fan: The Album Released February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20 ) Genre Length 48 :24 Label Producer
X (2014)
Fan of a Fan: The Album (2015)
Royalty (2015)
Fan of a Fan: The Album [3] is the debut studio album by American singer Chris Brown and American rapper Tyga , billed together as Chris Brown X Tyga and was released on February 20, 2015, by RCA Records , along with affiliated record labels ; including CBE Records, Last Kings Records , Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records and Republic Records . The album serves as the sequel to their breakout mixtape Fan of a Fan (2010).[4]
Singles [ ]
"Ayo " was released as the lead single[5] 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 ".[6]
"Bitches N Marijuana ", which features a guest verse from West Coast rapper Schoolboy Q , was released as a promotional single on February 6, 2015. It was later sent to rhythmic radio as the album's second single on May 26 of that same year.[2]
Critical reception [ ]
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.[7] Gerrick D. Kennedy of The Los Angeles Times concluded 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".[13]
Commercial performance [ ]
Fan of a Fan: The Album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 moving 66,000 album-equivalent units with 51,000 in pure album sales in the first week of release.[14] [15] In the second week the album fell at number 24, with 21,000 album-equivalent units and 12,000 in pure album sales.[16] As of March 2015, the album has sold 72,000 copies and has been streamed 16 million times domestically.[17]
In the United Kingdom, Fan of a Fan: The Album debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R&B Albums chart. The album was eventually certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 60,000 copies in the UK.
On that year it was released, Fan of a Fan: The Album was ranked as the 144th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[18]
Track listing [ ]
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 )
David D.A. Doman
Jackson[a]
3:44 8. "Better"
Brown
Stevenson
Arnold Hennings
Debra Killings
Jackson 3:42 9. "Lights Out" (featuring Fat Trel ) Jackson 4:46 10. "Real One" (featuring Boosie Badazz )
Brown
Stevenson
James Stewart
Torrence Hatch
Doman 4:59 11. "Bitches N Marijuana " (featuring Schoolboy Q ) Nic Nac 4:14 12. "She Goin' Up" 3:47
13. "Wrong In the Right Way"
Brown
Stevenson
Scott Storch
Michael Hernandez
Rico Evans
Ernest Isley
Marvin Isley
O Kelly Isley
Ronald Isley
Rudolph Isley
Christoper Jasper
4:30 14. "Bunkin'" (featuring Jay 305 and T.I. ) Doman 5:02 15. "It's Yo Shit" (featuring Wale ) Mel & Mus 3:47 16. "Banjo"
Brown
Stevenson
McFarlane
DJ Mustard 3:39
Notes
Sample credits
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Certifications [ ]
Release history [ ]
References [ ]
^ Album Review: Chris Brown and Tyga “Fan of a Fan: The Album” 5-out-of-5 stars @ARTISTdirect
^ Jump up to: a b "Top 40 Rhythmic future releases" . All Access. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015.
^ "Fan of a Fan the Album by Chris Brown" . iTunes . 20 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ "Tyga and Chris Brown team up to drop their new collaborative mixtape entitled "Fan of a Fan" Hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar" . hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 17 November 2015 .
^ "Ayo – Single by Chris Brown and Tyga" . iTunes Store (US) . Apple Inc . Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2017 .
^ "Chris Brown, Convertibles, Tyga And Tigers: Watch The 'Ayo' Lyric Video" . mtv.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Fan of a Fan: The Album – Chris Brown" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 25, 2015 .
^ Andy Kellman. "Fan of a Fan: The Album - Chris Brown & Tyga – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 28 February 2015 .
^ "Chris Brown x Tyga – Fan of a Fan: The Album – Stream - DJBooth" . DJBooth.net . Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-04-02 .
^ Dowling, Marcus (February 23, 2015). "Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan Of A Fan The Album" . HipHopDX . Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015 .
^ Murray, Nick (February 24, 2015). "Chris Brown, Tyga's New Album: Fan of a Fan: The Album" . Rolling Stone . Wenner Media . Retrieved February 25, 2015 .
^ J., Miranda (February 24, 2015). "Chris Brown and Tyga Deliver What's Expected on 'Fan of a Fan" . XXL . Retrieved February 25, 2015 .
^ We count every rap cliche in Chris Brown and Tyga's 'Fan of a Fan' – LA Times
^ "Adele sells million in fifth week" . Billboard News . December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015 .
^ HipHopDX (4 March 2015). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Big Sean, Drake, Chris Brown" . HipHopDX . Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015 .
^ HipHopDX (12 March 2015). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake, Big Sean, Nicki Minaj" . HipHopDX .
^ HipHopDX (18 March 2015). "Hip Hop Album Sales: "Empire," Drake & Big Sean" . HipHopDX . Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015" . Billboard . Retrieved December 12, 2015 .
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^ "Lescharts.com – Chris Brown X Tyga – Fan Of A Fan – The Album" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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^ "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 2015-02-23 al 2015-03-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 6 March 2015 .
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^ "Danish album certifications – Chris Brown X Tyga – Fan of a Fan: The Album" . IFPI Danmark . Scroll through the page-list below until year 2019 to obtain certification.
^ "British album certifications – Chris Brown X Tyga – Fan of a Fan: The Album" . British Phonographic Industry .Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Fan of a Fan: The Album in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Tyga, Chris Brown – Fan of a Fan the Album (Deluxe Version)" . amazon.de. Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
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