Blue Collar (album)

Blue Collar
Studio album by Rhymefest
Released	July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11)
Recorded	2003–2006
Studio	Animal House Studios (Milwaukee, WI) Baseline Recording Studios II (New York, NY) Encore Studios (Burbank, CA) Allido Sound (New York, NY) Tree Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA) The Record Room (North Miami, FL) Franco De Leon Recording Studio (Chicago, IL) Duplex Studios (Chicago, IL)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	58:23
Label	AllIDo J
Producer	Animal House Cochise Cool & Dre Emile Just Blaze Kanye West Mark Ronson No I.D. Terry Hunter
Rhymefest chronology
Blue Collar (2006) El Che (2010)
Singles from Blue Collar
"Brand New" Released: September 6, 2005 "Dynomite (Going Postal)" Released: March 14, 2006 "Stick" Released: July 11, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	4/5[2]
IGN	8.3/10[3]
Pitchfork	8/10[4]
PopMatters	8/10[5]
Slant	[6]
Spin	[7]
The A.V. Club	A[8]
The Guardian	[9]
The Village Voice	A-[10]

Blue Collar is the debut studio album by American rapper Rhymefest. It was released on July 11, 2006 via Allido/J Records.

The album was recorded at Animal House Studios in Milwaukee, at Baseline Recording Studios II and Allido Sound in New York City, at Encore Studios in Burbank, at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, at The Record Room in North Miami and at Franco De Leon Recording Studio in Chicago, with additional recording took place at Duplex Studios in Chicago.

Production was handled by No I.D., Mark Ronson, Animal House, Cool & Dre, Emile, Cochise, Just Blaze, Kanye West and Terry Hunter. It features guest appearances from Kanye West, Bump J, Citizen Cope, Malik Yusef, Mario, Mike Payne, Mikkey, Q-Tip and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 61 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Its lead single, "Brand New", made it to number 32 on the UK singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Feel Free (Intro)" (featuring Q-Tip)	Jonathan Davis Mike Payne Jon Frost	Animal House	1:11
2.	"Dynomite (Going Postal)"	Che Smith Justin Smith Jerry Harris Toby Henry Sylvia Robinson	Just Blaze	3:50
3.	"Brand New" (featuring Kanye West)	C. Smith Kanye West Gabriel Roth	Kanye West	3:40
4.	"Fever"	John Davenport Eddie Cooley	No I.D.	3:48
5.	"All I Do"	C. Smith Emile Haynie Jeremy Ball Willie Hutchinson	Emile Cochise	3:27
6.	"Get Down"	C. Smith Ernest Wilson Pierre Barouh Francis Lai	No I.D.	3:02
7.	"More" (featuring Kanye West)	C. Smith West Marcello Valenzano Andre Lyon	Cool & Dre	4:12
8.	"Chicago-Rillas" (featuring Mikkey and Bump J)	C. Smith Mikkel Nance Terrance Boykin Wilson Michael Snoddy	No I.D.	4:27
9.	"Stick"	C. Smith Frost	Animal House	3:31
10.	"All Girls Cheat" (featuring Mario)	C. Smith Valenzano Lyon Ernie Isley Rudolph Isley Ronald Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Christopher Jasper	Cool & Dre Mark Ronson (co.)	4:13
11.	"Devil's Pie"	C. Smith Mark Ronson Julian Casablancas	Mark Ronson	4:51
12.	"Sister" (featuring Mike Payne)	C. Smith Garry Glenn	No I.D. Rhymefest (co.)	3:54
13.	"Mr. Blue Collar (Interlude)" (featuring Malik Yusef)	Malik Yusef Terry Hunter	Terry Hunter	2:01
14.	"Bullet" (featuring Citizen Cope)	C. Smith Clarence Greenwood Haynie	Emile Mark Ronson (co.) Jon Brion (add.)	4:00
15.	"Tell a Story"	C. Smith Ronson Vernon Bullock Harvey Fuqua Harry Nilsson	Mark Ronson	4:30
16.	"Build Me Up" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)	C. Smith Ronson Tony Macaulay Mike d'Abo	Mark Ronson	3:46
Total length:				58:23

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains a sample from "We Will Always Be Together" written by Jerry Harris, Toby Henry and Sylvia Robinson as performed by The Whatnauts and a sample from "The Black Prince Has Arrived" performed by Jimmie Walker.
• Track 3 contains a sample of "The Dap Dip" performed by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and a portion of the composition "Pick It Up, Lay It in the Cut" written by Gabriel Roth.
• Track 4 contains a sample from "Fever" written by John Davenport and Eddie Cooley performed by La Lupe.
• Track 5 contains a sample from "Ain't That (Mellow Mellow)" written by Willie Hutchinson as performed by Willie Hutch.
• Track 6 contains a sample from "Un Homme et Une Femme" written by Pierre Barouh and Francis Lai as performed by Francis Lai.
• Track 9 contains a sample of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras".
• Track 10 contains a sample from "Think of Your Thoughts as Children" written and performed by Phillipe Wynn and a portion of the composition "Footsteps in the Dark" written by Ernie Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Chris Jasper.
• Track 11 contains a sample from "Someday" written by Julian Casablancas as performed by The Strokes.
• Track 12 contains a sample from "Intimate Friends" written by Garry Glenn as performed by Eddie Kendricks.
• Track 14 contains a sample from "Bullet and a Target" written by Clarence Greenwood as performed by Citizen Cope.
• Track 15 contains a sample from "You Don't Have to Be Alone" written by Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua as performed by The New Birth and a portion of the composition "One" written by Harry Nilsson.
• Track 16 contains a portion of the composition "Build Me Up Buttercup" written by Tony Macaulay and Mike d'Abo.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[11]	13
US Billboard 200[12]	61
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	10

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Blue Collar - Rhymefest | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
2. Ryce, Jeff (July 11, 2006). "Rhymefest - Blue Collar". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
3. D., Spence (September 18, 2006). "Rhymefest - Blue Collar". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
4. Macia, Peter (July 20, 2006). "Rhymefest: Blue Collar". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
5. Frauenhofer, Michael (July 6, 2006). "Rhymefest: Blue Collar | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
6. Neigher, Eric (July 10, 2006). "Review: Rhymefest, Blue Collar". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
7. Ryan, Chris (August 2006). "SPIN In: New CDs". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 8. SPIN Media LLC. p. 84. ISSN 0886-3032.
8. Rabin, Nathan (July 12, 2006). "Rhymefest: Blue Collar". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
9. Cooper, Leonie (July 14, 2006). "Rhymefest, Blue Collar". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
10. Christgau, Robert (August 8, 2006). "Devils We Know". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
11. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
12. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 29, 2006. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
13. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 29, 2006. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

External links

• Rhymefest – Blue Collar at Discogs (list of releases)