The Price of Fame

The Price of Fame
The Price of Fame
Studio album by Bow Wow
Released	December 19, 2006
Recorded	2005–06
Genre	Hip hop; soul; R&B;
Length	43:38
Label	LBW Entertainment; Columbia;
Producer	Bow Wow; Jermaine Dupri; Nitti; Lil Ronnie; R. Kelly;
Bow Wow chronology
Singles from The Price of Fame
	"Shortie Like Mine"; Released: October 3, 2006; "Outta My System"; Released: February 13, 2007; "I'm a Flirt"; Released: March 2, 2007;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
RapReviews	(6/10)^[2]

The Price of Fame is the fifth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow. It was released on December 19, 2006, by Bow Wow's LBW Entertainment, an imprint of Columbia Records; it serves as the first project issued through the former label. The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Johntá Austin, Pimp C, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Da Brat, Lil Scrappy, Khleo Thomas, R. Kelly, and former label boss Jermaine Dupri. Production was handled by the latter two themselves, alongside No I.D., Nitti, Lil Ronnie, LRoc, and Bryan-Michael Cox. It was Bow Wow's second album to contain uncensored profanity, though a Parental Advisory label was never issued.

The Price of Fame received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in the first week.^[3] A month later the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 2007.^[4]

Singles

The first single from the album was "Shortie Like Mine" featuring Chris Brown and Johntá Austin; released on October 3, 2006;^[5] it peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[6] The second single was "Outta My System" featuring T-Pain; released on February 13, 2007, it peaked at number 22 on the chart.^[7] The third single "I Don't Know About That". The fourth and final single was supposed to be "4 Corners", but was never released as a single and a video was not shot. Every track on the album is edited, although explicit versions of songs such as "Shortie Like Mine", "4 Corners", and "I Don't Know About That" were recorded.

Commercial performance

The Price of Fame debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in its first week.^[8] This became Bow Wow's fourth US top-ten album.^[8] On January 23, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[4] As of November 26, 2008, the album has sold 600,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:21
2.	"Price of Fame"	Shad Moss, Ronnie Jackson	Bow Wow, Lil Ronnie	2:38
3.	"4 Corners" (featuring Lil Scrappy, Pimp C, Short Dawg and Lil Wayne)	Chad Butler, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Shawn Carter, Jermaine Dupri, Kyambo Joshua, Darryl Richardson, Timothy Mosley, James Phillips	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc, No I.D.	5:28
4.	"Outta My System" (featuring T-Pain and Johntá Austin)	Jaron Alston, Dupri, Rick James	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc, No I.D.	3:58
5.	"How You Move It"	Teraike Crawford, Dupri, Curtis Jackson, Phillips, Phillip Pitts	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	3:53
6.	"Shortie Like Mine" (featuring Chris Brown, Johntá Austin and Jermaine Dupri)	Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, Dupri, Shawntae Harris	Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox*	4:28
7.	"Don't Know About That" (featuring Coke J and Young Capone)	Dupri, Chadron Moore, Rodriguez Vashaun Smith	Jermaine Dupri, Nitti	3:50
8.	"Tell Me"	Dupri, Timmy Gatling, Harris, Phillips, Alton "Wokie" Stewart	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	3:34
9.	"Damn Thing" (featuring Da Brat)	Dupri, Phillips, Anthony "T." Waters	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	2:43
10.	"Bet That" (featuring Khleo Thomas)	Jaron Alston, Dupri, Phillips	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	3:45
11.	"On Fiya"	Moss, Tad Mingo, Rufus Morgan	Free Agentz	3:52
12.	"Give It to You"	Moss, Jackson	Bow Wow, Lil Ronnie	3:10

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly)	Moss, Robert Kelly, Jackson	R. Kelly, Lil Ronnie	4:36

(*) Denotes co-producer.

Notes

Track 2, "Price of Fame", featuring uncredited vocals by Young Jinsu.
Track 5, "How You Move It", featuring uncredited vocals by Jermaine Dupri.

Sample credits

"4 Corners", contains excerpts from "Big Pimpin'" as performed by Jay-Z featuring UGK, and written by Shawn Carter, Chad Butler, Bernard Freeman, Timothy Mosley and Kyambo Joshua.
"Outta My System" (feat. Johntá Austin and T-Pain), samples of "Hollywood" as performed by Rick James, and written by James Johnson, Jr.
"How You Move It", contains interpolations from the composition "Disco Inferno" as performed by 50 Cent, and written by Curtis Jackson, Teraike Crawford and Phillip Pitts.
"Tell Me", contains interpolations from the composition "When Will I See You Smile Again?" by Bell Biv DeVoe, and written by Timmy Gatling and Alton "Wokie" Stewart.

Bonus track

The album was released with the bonus track "I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly). This was due to be the album's second single, but it was changed to "Outta My System". The remix to "I'm A Flirt", with T.I. and T-Pain, is on R. Kelly's 2007 album Double Up and does not include Bow Wow. On downloadable music sites and YouTube, Bow Wow's verse was added to the beginning of the remix and is credited as Bow Wow & R. Kelly featuring T.I. and T-Pain.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006-2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[11]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	35
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[14]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ RapReviews.com review
^ Harris, Chris (2006-12-27). "Nas Proves Hip-Hop Is Alive And Well With Third Career #1 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "American album certifications – Bow Wow – The Price of Fame". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b "Nas Scores Third No. 1 Album With 'Hip-Hop Is Dead'". Billboard. December 27, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "Bow Wow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^ "Bow Wow Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^ "Bow Wow Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "Year-End Charts: Rap Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] RapReviews.com review

[3] Harris, Chris (2006-12-27). "Nas Proves Hip-Hop Is Alive And Well With Third Career #1 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

[RIAA-4] "American album certifications – Bow Wow – The Price of Fame". Recording Industry Association of America.

[5] "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.

[6] "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.

[7] "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.

[BB200-8] "Nas Scores Third No. 1 Album With 'Hip-Hop Is Dead'". Billboard. December 27, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Bow_Wow-9] "Bow Wow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Bow_Wow-10] "Bow Wow Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[ac_BillboardRap_Bow_Wow-11] "Bow Wow Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[12] "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[13] "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[14] "Year-End Charts: Rap Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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The Price of Fame

Singles

Commercial performance

Track listing

Bonus track

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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