Give the Drummer Some

Give the Drummer Some
Studio album by Travis Barker
Released	March 15, 2011[1][2][3]
Recorded	2008–2011
Genre	Rap rock
Length	46:37
Label	Interscope
Producer	Travis Barker (exec.) The Neptunes, RZA, Kool Kojak, Chuck Inglish, Transplants, Kid Cudi, EDIT, Corey Taylor, Steve Aoki
Travis Barker chronology
Let the Drummer Get Wicked (2011) Give the Drummer Some (2011)
Singles from Give the Drummer Some
"Can a Drummer Get Some" Released: February 1, 2011

Give the Drummer Some is the first solo record by blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Barker had earlier announced that the album would be slated for a September 2010 release, but was later pushed back, with the album being released on March 15, 2011.^[4] The album, released under Interscope Records, was produced by the drummer himself, alongside The Neptunes, RZA, Kool Kojak, Chuck Inglish, Transplants, Kid Cudi, EDIT, Corey Taylor and Steve Aoki. The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 28,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

Background

The album title itself is a reference to a track by the Ultramagnetic MC's of the same name, which in turn derives from James Brown's "Funky Drummer." It was first announced by Barker himself that the album would be of "no one genre," indicating that the album wouldn't be based on hip hop or punk rock, unlike his previous remixes and collaborations. However, most of the tracks are hip hop and R&B influenced, though for instance 'Misfits' has a techno/dance sound and 'On My Own' has a Metal groove to it. Guests that collaborated and are featured are: Slaughterhouse,^[6] The Cool Kids, RZA, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Game, Raekwon, Tom Morello, Slash, Steve Aoki, Busta Rhymes, Lil Jon, Pharrell, Cypress Hill, Twista, Jay Rock, Kobe, Paul Wall, Clipse, Kid Cudi, Yelawolf, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco,^[7] Swizz Beatz, Bun B^[8] and Tech N9ne.^[8] Barker confirmed in an interview that there will not be any collaborations with Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge from Blink-182 as he thought it would be wrong to have the first new Blink-182 song on his album, and that the song will be released separately as a single before the album is released in June/July 2011. The track listing was revealed on February 25, 2011.^{[9] [10]}

Promotion

The first music video released from the album was for the song "Jump Down" featuring The Cool Kids. It was directed by Nichole Ehrlich and Chris Young, and premiered on October 14, 2010, on YouTube in both normal and 3D versions. The second music video "Carry It" featuring Raekwon, RZA and Tom Morello premiered on November 2, 2010. The first official single from the album, "Could a Drummer Get Some" featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz and Game, was released on February 1, 2011, though it leaked a few days earlier. Barker had performed the song live along with Game, Swizz Beatz and Mix Master Mike on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on February 10, 2011. Barker had performed the song "Saturday Night" live with Transplants, Mix Master Mike, Elvis Cortez of Left Alone and Kevin Bivona of Telacasters, on Conan on March 7, 2011. Music videos have been released for "Jump Down", "Carry It", "Could a Drummer Get Some" (Remix), "Misfits", "Saturday Night", "Let's Go", and most recently "Just Chill".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[11]
DJBooth	[12]

Track listing

Confirmed by Amazon.com.^[13]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Can a Drummer Get Some" (featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz & Game)	Dwayne Carter, Jr., William Roberts II, Kasseem Dean, Jayceon Taylor	Travis Barker	Travis Barker	3:21
2.	"If You Want To" (featuring Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco)	Pharrell Williams, Wasalu Jaco	Travis Barker	The Neptunes	3:53
3.	"Carry It" (featuring RZA, Raekwon & Tom Morello)	Robert Diggs, Corey Woods	Travis Barker, Robert Diggs, Tom Morello	Travis Barker, RZA	3:57
4.	"Knockin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, E-40 & Dev)	Calvin Broadus, Christopher Bridges, Earl Stevens, Devin Tailes	Travis Barker	Travis Barker, Kool Kojak	4:01
5.	"Jump Down" (featuring The Cool Kids)	Antoine Reed, Evan Ingersoll	Travis Barker	Chuck Inglish, Travis Barker	3:07
6.	"Devil's Got a Hold" (featuring Slaughterhouse)	Joseph Budden II, Dominick Wickliffe, Joell Ortiz, Ryan Montgomery	Travis Barker, Kevin Bivona	Travis Barker	5:53
7.	"Let's Go" (featuring Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes & Lil Jon)	Michael Atha, Carl Mitchell, Trevor Smith, Jr., Jonathan Smith	Travis Barker, Kevin Bivona	Travis Barker	3:13
8.	"Saturday Night" (Performed by the Transplants & Slash)	Rob Aston, Tim Armstrong	Travis Barker, Tim Armstrong, Slash	Travis Barker, Skinhead Rob, Tim Armstrong	3:24
9.	"Cool Head" (featuring Kid Cudi)	Scott Mescudi	Travis Barker, Scott Mescudi	Travis Barker, Kid Cudi, EDIT	4:40
10.	"Raw Shit*" (featuring Tech N9ne & Bun B)	Aaron Yates, Bernard Freeman	Travis Barker	Travis Barker, Kool Kojak	3:19
11.	"Just Chill" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Bun B & Kobe)	Dwight Grant, Bernard Freeman, Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt	Travis Barker, Kevin Bivona	Travis Barker	3:29
12.	"Beat Goes On" (featuring Cypress Hill)	Louis Freese, Senen Reyes	Travis Barker, Kevin Bivona	Travis Barker	4:20

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"On My Own" (featuring Corey Taylor)	Corey Taylor	Travis Barker	Travis Barker, Corey Taylor	3:45
14.	"Don't Fuck With Me" (featuring Paul Wall, Jay Rock & Kurupt)	Paul Slayton, Johnnie McKenzie, Ricardo Brown	Travis Barker, Kevin Bivona	Travis Barker	4:22
15.	"City of Dreams" (featuring Clipse & Kobe)	Gene Thornton, Terrence Thornton, Honeycutt	Travis Barker	Travis Barker	4:47
16.	"Misfits" (featuring Steve Aoki)	Steve Aoki	Travis Barker, Steve Aoki	Travis Barker, Steve Aoki	9:10 *

*The actual length of the track is 4:03 + 4-minute silence + hidden track "I Play The Drums".^[14] The standard version has the hidden track included after "Beat Goes On".

• On the clean version "Raw Shit" is labeled "Raw ****".

Charts

Album Chart (2011) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[15] 68 Canadian Albums Chart[16] 17 French Albums Chart[17] 178 UK Albums Chart[18] 160 US Billboard 200[19] 9 US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart[20] 2 US Rap Albums Chart[21] 2 Personnel In alphabetical order Steve Aoki – vocals, producer Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar, producer Alabama Barker – vocals Landon Barker – vocals Travis Barker – bass, composer, creative director, drum programming, drums, percussions, keyboard, programming, producer B-Real – vocals DJ Marshall Barnes – turntables Beanie Sigel – vocals Kevin Bivona – bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards Dee Brown – assistant Joe Budden – vocals Bun B – vocals Andrew Coleman – engineer Crooked I – vocals Dev – vocals DJ Spider – turntables E-40 – vocals Edit – producer, programming Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering Game - vocals George Gumbs – assistant, mixing assistant Graham Stan Hargrove – assistant Ryan Hunter – photography Chuck Inglish – vocals, producer James Ingram – assistant, bass, editing, guitar mixing, studio manager Jay Rock – vocals Jaysonsucks – photography Kev-E-Kev – turntables Kobe – vocals Kurupt – vocals Kid Cudi – vocals, guitar, producer Kool Kojak – producer Lil Jon – vocals Lil Wayne – vocals Ludacris – vocals Lupe Fiasco – vocals Maxx242 – art direction Joshua Monroy – engineer Tom Morello – composer, guitar Nealhpogue – mixing Jeremiah Olvera – assistant, mixing assistant Joell Ortiz – vocals P-Mo – assistant Dawaun Parker – keyboards Paul Wall – vocals Pushead – cover art Raekwon – vocals Rick Ross – vocals Royce da 5'9" – vocals Mikey Rocks – vocals RZA – vocals, guitar, producer Sen Dog – vocals Skinhead Rob – vocals, producer Slash – guitar solo Snoop Dogg – vocals Swizz Beatz – vocals Corey Taylor – vocals, guitar, producer Tech N9ne – vocals Twista – vocals Pharrell Williams – vocals, producer Yelawolf – vocals References Travis Barker Premieres 'Carry It' Track With Behind The Scenes Video "Kerrang! Travis Barker solo album due September". Kerrang.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09. "Travis Barker Announces September Release for Solo Debut". BallerStatus.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09. Rap Release dates: Ghostface Killah, David Banner & 9th Wonder, Paul Wall Jacobs, Allen (March 23, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/20/2011". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 23, 2011. http://thathiphopblog.com/2011/03/10/travis-barker-ft-slaughterhouse-devils-hold/ Tracklisting Revealed To Travis Barker's "Give The Drummer Some" Tech N9ne status update on Twitter "Travis Barker – "Give The Drummer Some" [Tracklist] EastExclusives". Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2016. http://cache.interscope.com/images/local/500/001a0811-1121-4fb2-82a3-bdc13e16fe54.jpg Heaney, GregoryReview: Give the Drummer Some. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-23. Nathan S. "Travis Barker - Give the Drummer Some - Hip Hop Album Review". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2011-12-26. Give The Drummer Some [Explicit]: Travis Barker | Format: MP3 Download Travis Barker talks Give The Drummer Some track-by-track "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28th March 2011" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-08-22. "Travis Barker Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-04. "Discographie Travis Barker" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-13. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Update 2.04.2011". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-04-04. "Travis Barker Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-04. "Travis Barker Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-04. "Travis Barker Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-04.