Purple Haze (album)

Purple Haze
Studio album by Cam'ron
Released	December 7, 2004
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	77:47
Label	Roc-A-Fella, Diplomat, Def Jam
Producer	Damon Dash (exec.), Kareem "Biggs" Burke(exec.), Skitzo, The Heatmakerz, Chad Hamilton, Nasty Beat Makers, Kanye West, Brian "All Day" Miller, Ty-Tracks, Charlemagne, Pop & Versatile, Stay Getting Productions, Bang, The Legendary Traxster, Self Service, Music Mystro, Amadeus
Cam'ron chronology
Come Home with Me (2002) Purple Haze (2004) Killa Season (2006)

Purple Haze is the fourth studio album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron. The album was released on December 7, 2004, by Roc-A-Fella Records, Diplomat Records and Def Jam Recordings. The release of this album was delayed several times from November 2003, the first single "Get Em Girls" was released a year prior to the actual album release. The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 with 123,000 copies sold in its first week.^[1] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10[6]
RapReviews.com	7.5/10[7]
Spin	B+[8]
Stylus Magazine	B+[9]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Purple Haze at number 114 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Skitzo	2:10
2.	"More Gangsta Music" (featuring Juelz Santana)	The Heatmakerz	4:26
3.	"Get Down"	Chad Hamilton	2:37
4.	"Welcome to Purple Haze (Skit)"		1:15
5.	"Killa Cam/Roll That (Skit)" (featuring Opera Steve & Joel Boylan)	The Heatmakerz	4:24
6.	"Leave Me Alone, Pt. 2"	Nasty Beat Makers	4:02
7.	"Down and Out" (featuring Kanye West & Syleena Johnson)	Kanye West, Brian "All Day" Miller	4:08
8.	"Harlem Streets"	Ty-Tracks	3:41
9.	"Rude Boy (Skit)"		1:28
10.	"Girls" (featuring Mona Lisa)	Charlemagne	3:43
11.	"I'm a Chicken Head (Skit)"		1:26
12.	"Soap Opera"	Pop & Versatile	4:10
13.	"O.T. (Skit)"		0:24
14.	"Bubble Music"	Stay Gettin' Productions	3:51
15.	"More Reasons/Car (Skit)" (featuring Jaheim)	Chad Hamilton	4:30
16.	"The Block (Skit)"		0:46
17.	"The Dope Man" (featuring Jim Jones)	Bang	3:26
18.	"Family Ties" (featuring Nicole Wray)	Skitzo	4:17
19.	"Chi (Skit)/Adrenaline/Phone (Skit)" (featuring Twista & Yung Buk of Psycho Drama)	The Legendary Traxster	4:39
20.	"Hey Lady" (featuring Freekey Zekey & Jim Jones)	Pop & Versatile	3:07
21.	"Shake" (featuring J.R. Writer)	Self Service, Music Mystro	3:28
22.	"Get 'Em Girls/The Mizzle (Outro)" (featuring Sarah Hindes)	Skitzo	4:23
23.	"Dip-Set Forever"	Kanye West	3:54
24.	"Take 'Em to Church" (featuring Juelz Santana & Un Kasa)	Amadeus	3:48

Samples

• "More Gangsta Music" contains a sample of "Woman I Need You" by Sizzla.
• "Get Down" contains a sample of "Life's Opera" by Marvin Gaye.
• "Leave Me Alone Pt. 2" contains a sample of "Bajo Fuego" by Jerry Goldsmith.
• "Down And Out" contains a sample of "Strung Out" by William Bell & Mavis Staples.
• "Harlem Streets" contains a sample of "Theme from Hill Street Blues" by Mike Post.
• "Girls" contains a sample of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
• "Soap Opera" contains a sample of "Merry-Go-Ride" by Smokey Robinson.
• "Bubble Music" contains a sample of "Blues Dance Raid" by Steel Pulse.
• "More Reasons" contains a sample of "Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
• "The Dope Man" contains a sample of "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players.
• "Hey Lady" contains a sample of "I Want to Be Your Man" by Roger Troutman.
• "Get 'Em Girls" contains a sample of "Carmina Burana - O Fortuna" by Carl Orff.
• "Dip-Set Forever" contains a sample of "Forever" by Chuck Cissel.

Personnel

• Cam'ron – Executive Producer
• Kareem "Biggs" Burke – Executive Producer
• Traxster – Mixing
• Tony Dawsey – Mastering
• Bang – Producer
• Carlisle Young – Mixing
• Charlemagne – Producer
• Eric "Ebo" Butler – Mixing
• Cam'ron – Producer
• Oluwaseye Olusa – Photography
• Kanye West – Producer
• Chad Hamilton – Producer
• Traxster – Producer
• The Heatmakerz – Producer
• Versatile – Producer
• Skitzo - Producer
• Ryan Press – Producer
• Duke Dagod – A&R
• Nasty Beatmakers – Producer
• Stay Gettin' Productions - Producer
• Robert Sims – Art Direction
• Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – Producer
• Travis Cummings – Artist Coordination
• Ty Tracks – Producer
• Jamel George – Artist Coordination
• Monica Morrow – Stylist
• Shalik Berry – Artist Coordination
• Mike Peters – Vocals
• Rick Patrick – Creative Director
• Jim Jones – Vocals
• Juelz Santana – Vocals
• Mike T. – Engineer
• Jaconda "Ms" Blunt – Vocals
• Carlisle Young – Engineer
• Latrice "Grease" Carter – Vocals
• Eric "Ebo" Butler – Engineer
• Sarah Hinds – Vocals
• Mike Peters – Engineer
• Steven "Opera Steve" Santiago – Vocals
• Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck – Engineer
• Dave Irving – Vocals
• Damon Dash – Executive Producer

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[11]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	4

References

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2. "Purple Haze Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
3. Andy Kellman (2004-12-07). "Purple Haze - Cam'ron". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
4. Entertainment Weekly (New York, new York) (December 17): 84. 2004.
5. NME (United Kingdom) (January 8): 45. 2005
6. "Purple Haze". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
7. "Cam'Ron :: Purple Haze :: Roc-A-Fella Records". Rapreviews.com. 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
8. Spin (New York) (December): 100-1001. 2005
9. "Stylus Magazine review". Stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
10. Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
11. "Cam'ron – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Cam'ron. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
12. "Cam'ron – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Cam'ron. Retrieved May 20, 2014.