| Cocky & Confident | ||||
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| Studio album by Juvenile | ||||
| Released | December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01) | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 72:26 | |||
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| Singles from Cocky & Confident | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (49/100) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| HipHopDX | |
| The New York Times | (unfavorable) |
| Now | |
| PopMatters |   |
| The Smoking Section | (unfavorable) |
| USA Today | |
Cocky & Confident is the eighth studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on December 1, 2009, by Atlantic Records, UTP Records and E1 Entertainment. The album is the rapper's follow up to his album Reality Check, which landed at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart when the album was released in March 2006. It features artists such as B.G., Dorrough, Kango Slim, Q Corvette, Rico Love and Pleasure P and others making guest appearances. Producers on the album include Mouse, Precise, FATBOI, Lu Balz, S-8ighty & more. It is the first album in which Juvenile himself produces. The album debuted at #49 on the Billboard 200 with 23,000 copies sold in its first week.
Singles
The first promo single is "Hands On You", featuring Pleasure P and produced by Lu Balz. It was released on iTunes on September 8, 2009. The first single is "Gotta Get It", which is produced by Precise. It was released on iTunes a week after "Hands On You" on September 15, 2009. The second single is "We Be Getting Money", featuring Shawty Lo, Dorrough, & Kango Slim and produced by S-8ighty. It was released on iTunes on October 27, 2009.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cocky & Confident" |
| Get Cool | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Gotta Get It" |
| Precise | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Back Back" |
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| 4:01 |
| 4. | "We Be Getting Money" (featuring Shawty Lo, Dorrough, and Kango Slim) |
| S-8ighty | 4:48 |
| 5. | "My Money Don't Fold" (featuring Kango Slim and T Money) |
| Niyo | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Feeling Right" (featuring B.G., Cape, and Kango Slim) |
| Niyo | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Top of the Line" |
| Mouse | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Make U Feel Alright" (featuring Kango Slim and Jay da Menace) |
| C. Smith | 4:02 |
| 9. | "It's All Hood" |
| C. Smith | 3:41 |
| 10. | "New Orleans Stunna" (featuring Rawsmoov) |
| Rawsmoov | 3:23 |
| 11. | "All Over You" (featuring Kango Slim) |
| S-8ighty | 3:02 |
| 12. | "You Can't Stop Me" (featuring Partners-N-Crime and Youngin') |
| Niyo | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Break It Down" (featuring Q Corvette) |
|
| 3:36 |
| 14. | "I'm Out Chere" (featuring Rico Love) |
| Tic Toc | 3:55 |
| 15. | "I'm Shining" |
| Mouse | 3:38 |
| 16. | "I Say" (featuring Youngin') |
| Precise | 3:44 |
| 17. | "Everything" (featuring Bobby Valentino) |
| FATBOI | 4:07 |
| 18. | "Hands On You" (featuring Pleasure P) |
|
| 3:33 |
| 19. | "Listen" (featuring Q Corvette) |
| Juvenile | 3:49 |
Sample credits
- "Listen" contains a portion of "Listen to Your Heart", written by Per Håkan Gessle and Mats Persson.
Personnel
- Terius "Juvenile" Gray – engineer, executive producer
- Aubrey "Pied Piper" Francis – co-executive producer
- Morton "Tim" Fry – co-executive producer
- Corey "CEO" Gray – executive producer
- Lu Balz – engineer (17)
- Jay da Menace – engineer (5, 8, 11)
- Graham Marsh – engineer (17)
- Arnold Mischkulnig – mixing (18)
- Mouse – engineer (7, 15)
- Brandon Park – assistant engineer (17)
- Precise – engineer (2-6, 8-14, 16, 18, 19), mixing (1-16, 19), additional mixing (17)
- S-8ighty – keyboards (2, 19)
- Glenn Schick – mastering
- Ray Seay – mixing (17)
- C. Smith – engineer (8, 9, 11-13, 19)
- Tic Toc – engineer (14)
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 49 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 7 |
References
- "Cocky And Confident Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- Jeffries, David. "Cocky & Confident - Juvenile". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- Kuperstein, Slava (10 December 2009). "Juvenile - Cocky And Confident". HipHopDX. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- Chinen, Nate (29 November 2009). "New CDs (Juvenile: "Cocky & Confident")". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- Rennie, Andrew (January 5–12, 2010). "Juvenile: Cocky & Confident (Atlantic/UTP/E1)". Now. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- Amidon, David (11 December 2009). "Juvenile: Cocky & Confident". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- TSSCrew (19 December 2009). "'It's All Hood' - Review Of Juvenile's Cocky & Confident". The Smoking Section. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- Jones, Steve; Mansfield, Brian (1 December 2009). "Albums (Juvenile, Cocky and Confident: Humble He's Not)". USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Roman Wolfe (2009-10-13). "Juvenile 'Cocky and Confident' On First Album In Three Years". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- Juvenile. "Juvenile - Cocky and Confident - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- Paine, Jake (2009-12-09). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/6/2009". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- "Juvenile Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- "Juvenile Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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