Philadelphia Freeway 2

Philadelphia Freeway 2 is the third solo studio album by American rapper Freeway. It was released on May 5, 2009 via Real Talk Entertainment. Production was handled by Big Hollis, Cozmo, Vince V., Real Talk Ent. and Preach, with Derrick Johnson serving as executive producer. It features a lone guest appearance from Sheek Louch. The album debuted at number 99 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 10 on the Top Rap Albums and number 14 on the Independent Albums, selling about 5,200 units in the US during its first week.[5] The song "Finally Free" was released as a lead single off of the album.

Philadelphia Freeway 2
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2009 (2009-05-05)
Recorded2008-2009
GenreHip hop
Length39:46
LabelReal Talk Entertainment
Producer
  • Big Hollis
  • Cozmo
  • Preach
  • Real Talk Ent.
  • Vince V.
Freeway chronology
Free at Last
(2007)
Philadelphia Freeway 2
(2009)
The Stimulus Package
(2010)
Singles from Philadelphia Freeway 2
  1. "Finally Free"
    Released: April 14, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cokemachineglow62/100%[2]
HipHopDX3/5[3]
Pitchfork4.7/10[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Pay Attention"Big Hollis1:14
2."Finally Free"Big Hollis3:32
3."Gotz 2 Be tha Bomb"Vince V.4:08
4."Hands Up"Cozmo4:03
5."Think About It"Real Talk Ent.0:14
6."Crack Rap"Cozmo5:14
7."Murda Muzic"Vince V.3:43
8."Around the World"Vince V.3:54
9."Streets Won't Miss'em"
  • Big Hollis
  • Preach
3:13
10."The Nation"Real Talk Ent.0:22
11."It's a Good Day"Cozmo4:23
12."Keep Yo Hands Up" (featuring Sheek Louch)Cozmo4:04
13."Philly Freezer"Big Hollis1:42
Total length:39:46

Personnel edit

  • Leslie "Freeway" Pridgen – vocals
  • Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – vocals (track 12)
  • Walter Hollis – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 13), mixing
  • Vince V. – producer (tracks: 3, 7, 8)
  • Cozmo Hickox – producer (tracks: 4, 6, 11, 12)
  • Real Talk Ent. – producer (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Preach of Beat Killaz – producer (track 9)
  • Ken Lee – mastering
  • Derrick "Sac" Johnson – executive producer

Release history edit

Charts edit

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 99
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 19
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[8] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 14

References edit

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway 2 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ McGowan, Colin (2009). "Freeway: Philadelphia Freeway 2 (Real Talk Ent.; 2009) | Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved May 13, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Burgess, Omar (May 25, 2009). "Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway 2". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 8, 2009). "Freeway: Philadelphia Freeway 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Paine, Jake (May 27, 2009). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/24/2009". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Freeway Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Freeway Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Freeway Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Freeway Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2023.