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Upon its release ''Trials & Tribulations'' was met with generally favorable reviews from [[music criticism|music critic]]s. David Jeffries of [[Allmusic]] gave the album four out of five stars, saying "He sounds extra inspired when producer Sonny Digital pastes together gamelan orchestra chimes from Bali and a boom-bap backbeat from the golden age for the thrilling, hooky history lesson called "Before the Rollie," and when it comes to that Florida flash, "Bugatti" is blinding with Rick Ross and Future kicking the swagger into overdrive. The sequence of "Rider," "Hope," and "Pray for Me" makes for a long stretch of slow and low, and while this isn't a giant leap forward or a stunning diversion from previous releases, Hood's on a roll and it's hard not to welcome the usual power and polish."<ref name="allmusic1"/> Reed Jackson of [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] gave the album an L, saying "Regardless of its hiccups, though, Trials & Tribulations is a step forward for Ace. Although he’ll always be best known for tracks like “Hustle Hard” and “Bugatti”, it’ll be his more personal work that’ll separate him from the pack. Perhaps this will be the album that will finally put him in the limelight."<ref name="xxlmag1"/> Remmie Fresh of [[AllHipHop]] gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, saying "If there are issues on Trials and Tribulations, its in the repetitive content, but its easy to overcome, particularly once fans curate the songs their way on iTunes. There are incessant bars about God, the struggle, the haters, the money and the pursuit of prosperity. Sonically, he’s got great beats with The Renegades, Cardiak, Sonny Digital, Ben Billions, Schife, StreetRunner, and Lee On The Beats. This is his fourth album so he’s no rookie anymore and it shows. Hopefully, the BET debacle doesn’t have the social media world too hard on the emerging talent known as Ace Hood as his wings begin to spread."<ref name="allhiphop1"/>
Upon its release ''Trials & Tribulations'' was met with generally favorable reviews from [[music criticism|music critic]]s. David Jeffries of [[Allmusic]] gave the album four out of five stars, saying "He sounds extra inspired when producer Sonny Digital pastes together gamelan orchestra chimes from Bali and a boom-bap backbeat from the golden age for the thrilling, hooky history lesson called "Before the Rollie," and when it comes to that Florida flash, "Bugatti" is blinding with Rick Ross and Future kicking the swagger into overdrive. The sequence of "Rider," "Hope," and "Pray for Me" makes for a long stretch of slow and low, and while this isn't a giant leap forward or a stunning diversion from previous releases, Hood's on a roll and it's hard not to welcome the usual power and polish."<ref name="allmusic1"/> Reed Jackson of [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] gave the album an L, saying "Regardless of its hiccups, though, Trials & Tribulations is a step forward for Ace. Although he’ll always be best known for tracks like “Hustle Hard” and “Bugatti”, it’ll be his more personal work that’ll separate him from the pack. Perhaps this will be the album that will finally put him in the limelight."<ref name="xxlmag1"/> Remmie Fresh of [[AllHipHop]] gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, saying "If there are issues on Trials and Tribulations, its in the repetitive content, but its easy to overcome, particularly once fans curate the songs their way on iTunes. There are incessant bars about God, the struggle, the haters, the money and the pursuit of prosperity. Sonically, he’s got great beats with The Renegades, Cardiak, Sonny Digital, Ben Billions, Schife, StreetRunner, and Lee On The Beats. This is his fourth album so he’s no rookie anymore and it shows. Hopefully, the BET debacle doesn’t have the social media world too hard on the emerging talent known as Ace Hood as his wings begin to spread."<ref name="allhiphop1"/> Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX gave the album two and a half stars out of five, saying "Ace Hood fails to deliver on Trials & Tribulations, and with four albums under his belt that have produced similar results, no rapper has arguably done so much and so little at the same time. Ace Hood has an irrefutable response for that, and it comes on the album’s title track, “Trials & Tribulations,” with the following, “Go ahead and count me out, you can talk behind my back / Don’t give a fuck about what you say, so you think my music wack / That ain’t what my banker said, couple million wired in.” He makes more money than us. Argument settled."<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2116/title.ace-hood-trials-tribulations</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 23:37, 22 July 2013

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Trials & Tribulations is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ace Hood. The album was released on July 16, 2013, by We the Best Music Group, Cash Money Records and distributed by Republic Records. The album was supported by the hit single "Bugatti" which has peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and "We Outchea" featuring Lil Wayne. The album features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Anthony Hamilton, Chris Brown, Future, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, T.I., 2 Chainz, and Birdman among others.

Background

On January 16, 2013, Ace Hood announced that his fourth studio album would be titled Trials & Tribulations.[2] On February 19, 2013, it was announced that the album would be released on July 16, 2013.[3] On April 7, 2013, during an interview on Power 99 Ace Hood explained the meaning of the title and why he displays so much passion in his music, saying: "I felt like for me to actually get people to support this Trials & Tribulations album, that's dropping July 16, like I needed them to understand what I've been through and really kind of visualize and see my trials and tribulations and understand where the passion come from, understand where the hunger come from."[4] On June 13, 2013, the album cover was released.[5] On June 26, 2013, the final track listing was revealed revealing guest appearances on the album from Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Anthony Hamilton, Chris Brown, Future, Rick Ross, Betty Wright, Wiz Khalifa, T.I., French Montana, 2 Chainz, DJ Khaled and Birdman.[6]

Release and promotion

On January 10, 2013, Ace Hood released a mixtape titled Starvation 2 in promotion of the album. It featured 20 tracks and guest appearances from Plies, Meek Mill, French Montana, and Kevin Cossom among others.[7] On March 8, 2013, the trailer for the album was released.[8]

Singles

On January 29, 2013, the first single from the album "Bugatti" featuring Rick Ross and Future was released.[9] The music video for "Bugatti" was directed by Gil Green and premiered on 106 & Park on February 6, 2013. DJ Khaled and Birdman make an appearance in the video.[10] The song has peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Ace Hood's most successful single of his career.[11] The song has sold over 500,000 copies and been certified Gold by the RIAA.[12] On May 6, 2013 the "Bugatti" (Remix) was released featuring Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Meek Mill, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Future, DJ Khaled and Birdman. The remix would be included as a deluxe edition track on the album.[13]

On June 5, 2013, the second single from the album "We Outchea" featuring Lil Wayne was released to iTunes.[14] The song was solicited to rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States on June 25, 2013.[15] On June 29, 2013, the music video was released for "We Outchea" featuring Lil Wayne.[16]

The first promotional single from the album "I Need Your Love" featuring Trey Songz was released on October 16, 2012.[17] On October 12, 2012, the music video was released for "I Need Your Love". The video features cameos from DJ Khaled, Birdman, Busta Rhymes, Meek Mill and Fat Joe.[18] On April 5, 2013, the music video was released for "Have Mercy".[19] The second promotional single "We Them Niggas" was released on June 26, 2013 along with the pre-order of the album on iTunes.[20][21] On July 16, 2013, the music video was released for "Trials & Tribulations".[22]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop8.5/10[23]
AllMusic[24]
HipHopDX[25]
XXL (L)[26]

Upon its release Trials & Tribulations was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "He sounds extra inspired when producer Sonny Digital pastes together gamelan orchestra chimes from Bali and a boom-bap backbeat from the golden age for the thrilling, hooky history lesson called "Before the Rollie," and when it comes to that Florida flash, "Bugatti" is blinding with Rick Ross and Future kicking the swagger into overdrive. The sequence of "Rider," "Hope," and "Pray for Me" makes for a long stretch of slow and low, and while this isn't a giant leap forward or a stunning diversion from previous releases, Hood's on a roll and it's hard not to welcome the usual power and polish."[24] Reed Jackson of XXL gave the album an L, saying "Regardless of its hiccups, though, Trials & Tribulations is a step forward for Ace. Although he’ll always be best known for tracks like “Hustle Hard” and “Bugatti”, it’ll be his more personal work that’ll separate him from the pack. Perhaps this will be the album that will finally put him in the limelight."[26] Remmie Fresh of AllHipHop gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, saying "If there are issues on Trials and Tribulations, its in the repetitive content, but its easy to overcome, particularly once fans curate the songs their way on iTunes. There are incessant bars about God, the struggle, the haters, the money and the pursuit of prosperity. Sonically, he’s got great beats with The Renegades, Cardiak, Sonny Digital, Ben Billions, Schife, StreetRunner, and Lee On The Beats. This is his fourth album so he’s no rookie anymore and it shows. Hopefully, the BET debacle doesn’t have the social media world too hard on the emerging talent known as Ace Hood as his wings begin to spread."[23] Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX gave the album two and a half stars out of five, saying "Ace Hood fails to deliver on Trials & Tribulations, and with four albums under his belt that have produced similar results, no rapper has arguably done so much and so little at the same time. Ace Hood has an irrefutable response for that, and it comes on the album’s title track, “Trials & Tribulations,” with the following, “Go ahead and count me out, you can talk behind my back / Don’t give a fuck about what you say, so you think my music wack / That ain’t what my banker said, couple million wired in.” He makes more money than us. Argument settled."[27]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Testimony"Antoine McColister, Mervin Riviere, Bryan JohnsonThe Renegades[28]1:27
2."Trials & Tribulations"McColister, Riviere, JohnsonThe Renegades[28]3:08
3."Another Statistic"McColister, Carl McCornickCardiak3:37
4."Before The Rollie" (featuring Meek Mill)McColister, Robert Williams, Sonny UwaezuokeSonny Digital[29]4:17
5."We Outchea" (featuring Lil Wayne)McColister, Dwayne Carter, Anthony NorrisLee On The Beats4:19
6."We Them Niggas"McColister, Matthew SamuelsBoi-1da, The Maven Boys4:04
7."The Come Up" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)McColister, Antohny Hamilton, Jeremy McArthurArthur McArthur [30]3:59
8."Rider" (featuring Chris Brown)McColister, Chris Brown, B. YewahBeewirks4:30
9."Hope"McColister, Norris, E. TurnerLee On The Beats4:32
10."Pray For Me"McColister, Uwaezuoke, Leland Wayne, Joshua Luellen, Bart SimmonsSonny Digital, Metro Boomin, Southside, TM88[31]3:37
11."Bugatti" (featuring Future and Rick Ross)McColister, Nayvadius Cash, William Roberts, Michael WilliamsMike Will Made It4:29
12."How I'm Raised"McColister, Ben Diehl, Ian LewisBen Billions, Schife3:34
13."My Bible"McColister, Nicholas Warwar, Eddie RobinsonStreetRunner3:46
14."Mama" (featuring Betty Wright)McColister, Bessie Norris, McCornick, Khaled bin Abdul Khaled, Barry ManilowCardiak, DJ Khaled (co.)5:59
Total length:55:24
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Bugatti (Remix)" (featuring DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, T.I., Wiz Khalifa, Birdman, Future, French Montana and 2 Chainz)McColister, Khaled Khaled, R. Williams, Clifford Harris, Cameron Thomaz, Bryan Williams, Cash, Karim Kharbouch, Tauheed Epps, M. WilliamsMike Will Made It5:26
16."Fuck Da World"McColister, Tyree PittmanYoung Chop4:26
17."Have Mercy"McColister, McCornickCardiak4:54
Total length:70:12
Best Buy deluxe edition bonus tracks[32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Thugs Fall" (featuring Kevin Cossom)McColister, Kevin Cossom, Jermaine Jackson, Andrew HarrThe Runners4:42
19."Disloyal"McColister, WayneMetro Boomin4:08

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