Weekend at Burnie's

This article is about The Curren$y album. For The Simpsons episode, see Weekend at Burnsie's.

Weekend at Burnie's
Studio album by
Curren$y
ReleasedJune 28, 2011
Recorded2011
GenreHip hop
Length43:56
Label
Producer
Curren$y chronology
Covert Coup
(2011) 		Weekend at Burnie's
(2011) 		Muscle Car Chronicles
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[1]
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB[4]
Beats Per Minute90%[5]
Blare[6]
Cokemachineglow84%[7]
Consequence of SoundCāˆ’[8]
HipHopDX[9]
Pitchfork8.0/10[10]
Prefix7.5/10[11]
Spectrum Culture[12]

Weekend at Burnie's is the fifth studio album by American rapper Curren$y. The album was released on June 28, 2011, through Warner Bros.[13] Eleven tracks on this album are produced by Monsta Beatz. The album's lead single, "#JetsGo" is produced by Rahki. "You See It" and "This Is the Life" were leaked to promote the album. On June 21 Curren$y premiered the album during a Ustream-Session. It featured the Bonus Tracks "JLC" and "Get Paid." In its first week, the album sold 23,000 copies in the US, after a Billboard 200 debut of #22.[14]

Critical reception

Weekend at Burnie's was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77 based on 12 reviews.[2] Aggregate website AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.2 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer David Jeffries said: Currensy's Weekend at Burnie's EP and/or mixtape is a worthwhile distraction, offering fans of his Pilot Talk efforts a chance to hear the rapper in a different setting. Here, the setting is hard, minimal, and retro, with producer Monsta Beatz bringing the ā€˜80s flavor on all tracks."[3] Andres Tardio of HipHopDX gave the release a 3 out of 5, explaining: "There's an inconsistency on Weekend at Burnie's that keeps it from being fully successful. At some points, Curren$y shows why he was given the Spitta moniker, but other times, he shows how limited his flow and subject matter can be, slowly pushing through tracks with no real focus."[9] At Pitchfork, Tom Breihan wrote: "Weekend at Burnie's is remarkably warm and approachable, and it brings Curren$y closer to the sound of current radio-rap than he's been in a while."[10]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Weekend at Burnie's
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref
Beats Per Minute Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 2011 33 [15]
Cokemachineglow Cokemachineglow's Top 50 Albums of 2011 22 [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."#JetsGo"
Rahki3:13
2."Still" (featuring Trademark da Skydiver and Young Roddy)
Monsta Beatz3:31
3."She Don't Want a Man"
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz4:32
4."One Life"
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz3:04
5."You See It"
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz3:33
6."Televised" (featuring Fiend)
Monsta Beatz5:26
7."This Is the Life"
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz3:58
8."On G's" (featuring Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver)
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
  • Washington
Monsta Beatz4:27
9."Money Machine"
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz3:22
10."What's What"
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz2:09
11."JLC" (bonus track)
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
Monsta Beatz2:31
12."Get Paid" (featuring Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver) (bonus track)
  • S. Franklin
  • D. Harleaux
  • Washington
Monsta Beatz4:10

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (July 5, 2011). "A.V. Club Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ McMullen, Chase (July 3, 2021). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Khan, Joshua (July 3, 2011). "REVIEW: Curren$y - "Weekend At Burnie's"". BLARE Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cokemachineglow Review". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. ^ O'Shoney, Carson (July 14, 2011). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Tardio, Andre (June 29, 2011). "HipHopDX Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Breihan, Scott (June 30, 2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Curren$y: Weekend at Burnie's". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Millard, Drew (May 11, 2011). "Prefix Magazine Review". Prefix. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Kangas, Chaz (June 28, 2011). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Horowitz, Steven (June 21, 2011). "Curren$y Syncs "Weekend at Burnie's" LP with Film In Honor of its Release". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  14. ^ Jacobs, Allen. "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/3/2011". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  15. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Beats Per Minute. December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "Curreny Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Curreny Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Curreny Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ā€“ Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.