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The R.E.D. Album is the fourth studio album by American rapper and West Coast hip hop artist Game, which was released on August 23, 2011 through DGC Records and Interscope Records after almost two years of delays since late 2009 and being rescheduled a total of 10 times.[1] Before the albums official release and unlike the several previous given release dates, Game confirmed that the new release date of August 23, 2011 given would be permanent for good,[2] The R.E.D. Album was also thought to be released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and that it would mark Game's return to Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records, the two record labels that released his debut album, The Documentary, before a feud with former fellow G-Unit labelmate 50 Cent caused him to release his two following albums, 2006's Doctor's Advocate and 2008's LAX, on Geffen Records, but this was proved untrue.[3]

Recording sessions for the album took place between early 2009 and late 2011 at the Ameraycan Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, at the Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California and at the Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. According to Game, Dr. Dre, Pharrell Williams and Mars (of production group 1500 or Nothin') would be executive producer's on the album. It was also stated that Game worked with a wide range of record producers during the albums recording sessions, those would include Boi-1da, Cool & Dre, DJ Khalil, DJ Premier, Don Cannon, Hit-Boy, Maestro, StreetRunner, The Futuristics as well as Bangladesh, DJ Quik, Drumma Boy, Hi-Tek, Jim Jonsin, Jeff Bhasker, Just Blaze, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, J. R. Rotem, Kanye West, Lex Luger, Nottz, No I.D., Nottz, Polow da Don, Ryan Leslie, RZA, Scoop DeVille, Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, will.i.am and many others that did not make the final cut.

Background and development

"The R.E.D. Album, people think the R.E.D. stands for gangbanging. I am what I am. [...] R.E.D. — that's rededicated. Rededicated to hip-hop [...] to my 'hood, Compton. Rededicated to my family, rededicated to everything."[4]

—Game talking about rededication to hip-hop

After Game released his third studio album LAX in 2008, he stated that he planned to retire from music to spend time with his family and focus on what was more important to him at the time.[5][6] Later, however, he stated that Interscope Records didn't want him to retire, and that they wanted him release another album in early February 2009.[7] Game stated that it was so far off his radar and that it was ridiculous. He later stated "Now, if you give me like five, ten million dollars or something to do it…I'm the biggest thing in that building now, with the recent demise of G-Unit, and that's just it, man".[8]

However, in early May 2009, it was revealed that Game had begun working on a new album titled D.O.C. or Diary of Compton, if he could get help from the original N.W.A members, those including Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC Ren.[4][9][10] Later in late November 2009, HipHopDX interviewed Game about the album's status, and he confirmed that D.O.C had been shelved, because he needed the help and focus from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg, and he stated that the key elements were not there when he started the project. In the same interview, Game revealed he partly chose to give the album its title because his fans simply gave the early material he recorded for the album "R.E.D". He later stated that he would re-dedicate himself to hip-hop after stating that he would retire after the release of his third album LAX.[11] In a later interview with MTV, he explained the title's meaning: "R.E.D." stands for "RE-Dedication", and is not related to his gang-banging connections, as was previously thought.[4]

Recording

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On October, 2009 Snoop Dogg reunited Dr. Dre and Game for the first time since Game parted ways with Aftermath Entertainment back in 2006.

Recording sessions for the album took place at all three of Paramount's recording studios, including at the Ameraycan Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, at the Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California and at the Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California.[12] Recording sessions for the album began on May 13, 2009, and it was revealed that Game began recording with Timbaland and Drumma Boy in Los Angeles, California.[4] Game also revealed to MTV that he had been working with record producers J. R. Rotem, Mike Lynn and Cool & Dre, and hoped to receive productions from Kanye West.[4] In an interview with XXL, Boi-1da stated that he had given beats to Game for the album.[13]

Later, in another interview with XXL, Game confirmed that the album's guests would include fellow rappers Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams, Gucci Mane and Kanye West, and he also stated that he desired to work with pop singer Lady Gaga, stating that he was trying to get Interscope Records executive Jimmy Iovine to allow this collaboration to come to fruition.[14] On October 3, 2009, Snoop Dogg posted a picture on the social networking website Twitter of himself, Dr. Dre and Game in the studio working together. The picture was taken a day earlier, and it marked the first time Game had worked with Dr. Dre for some years since the beef with former fellow G-Unit labelmate 50 Cent. Later, in early January 2010, Game posted a picture of himself wearing several chains, all with the Aftermath logo attached to them, with the caption "It's funny how things come Full Circle" to his own Twitter page, suggesting that he had returned to the record label: this was later officially confirmed.[15]

Game later revealed that Dr. Dre and Pharrell Williams would be executive producing the album.[16] However, later Game stated that he was now "unclear" if Dr. Dre will be producing on the album. Also, in early January 2010, Game revealed to Billboard that DJ Khalil had contributed production for the album.[17] He revealed to Rap-Up that Chris Brown and Dr. Dre would be featured on the album.[18] Akon has also been confirmed to be featured on a track titled "Would I Be Wrong?" with production from Polow da Don.[19] Game confirmed a collaboration with Justin Timberlake saying that "I never thought in my life that I would ever work with Justin, and then for it to turn out and be as catastrophic as it was amazing."[20][21] He also confirmed that he enlisted Nicki Minaj for a feature.[21] Game recorded a song with Jim Jones and Jadakiss titled "Gangs in New York" which highlights production from record producer Scoop DeVille.[18]

Game later revealed that he collaborated with Rick Ross, Robin Thicke, Ashanti,[22] Bow Wow,[23] Beanie Sigel and Jay Electronica.[17] Game revealed that RZA also contributed production for the album.[24] Game also stated that rapper Shyne would be a guest on the album.[25] On June 11, 2010, Game leaked a song on his Twitter account titled "We Do It Big". It features Yung Joc and samples "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.. He also spoke in an interview on 95.7 The Beat's live chat in which he stated Nas, 'will not make the album this time, but that's my big brother'. Game also gave his thoughts on Drake and Will Smith. In addition to this Game confirmed Dr. Dre, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, T.I. and Snoop Dogg would be featured on the album, with production coming from Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Kanye West, and Timbaland.[26] During his promotional tour of America, Game spoke to Jenny Boom Boom on Hot 97.3 and stated that the album's repeated delays have meant he's been able to work with DJ Toomp, and was also hoping to record with DJ Premier, before the album's release.

Game confirmed that fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg would appear twice on the album, as well as Lupe Fiasco guest featuring on the album. He also stated 'pending we get the song cleared', Jay Electronica and Nas would be featured on the album.[27] On June 23, 2010, Game recorded a track from the album titled "Good Girl, Bad Girl" at Encore Studios in Burbank, California,[28] the track features Canadian rapper Drake and production from Cool & Dre, also Queen Latifah was in the recordings at the studio but didn't collaborate.[29] Game revealed that Dr. Dre wouldn't just produce on the album he would be on there vocally.[30][31] In August 2010 producer Bangladesh, stated that he had been sending Game tracks for the album. Later in August 2010 producer Drumma Boy, stated that he had produced a song for the album that also featured Young Buck, and was hoping to get Nipsey Hussle on the track as well.[32] Black Wall Street artist, Mysonne, also confirmed that he had worked on the album with Game.[33]

On December 7, 2010, it was confirmed that B.o.B was working on the album with Game.[34] Game later confirmed that he had recording sessions with production team 1500 or Nothin', and later officially confirmed that Kanye West and DJ Premier had contributed production for the album. He also stated that he had recording sessions with several other record producers, including Jim Jonsin, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, Swizz Beatz, will.i.am, Just Blaze, The Futuristics, DJ Quik, Nottz, Hi-Tek, Maestro, Ryan Leslie, Dessy Des, TreBeatz, StreetRunner, Don Cannon, Scott Storch, Hit-Boy, Phonix, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Tha Bizness and Lex Luger. Later it was revealed that Tyga, Red Cafe, K-Young, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Ludacris, Ne-Yo, Jazmine Sullivan, Wu-Tang Clan, Common, Young Jeezy, Busta Rhymes, Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi and AZ were confirmed to be working on the album as well.[35][36][37][38]

On January 18, 2011 Game tweeted along with a picture that he was working on a song with actor, R&B singer Tyrese Gibson. Later on January 30, 2011 in an interview with AllHipHop, Game confirmed that rapper E-40 and R&B singer Trey Songz would be featured on the album.[39] On June 2, 2011, in an interview with Vibe, Game revealed that the album would feature rapper Tyler, the Creator on a track called "Martians vs. Goblins". He also revealed that the album features a Dr. Dre produced song about his father, and described it as a "sort of like a dream, but I wish it would’ve came true when I was a kid, so I kind of lived it out".[40] On June 11, 2011 Game confirmed that rapper Kendrick Lamar would be featured on the album.[41]

Later, in an interview with Rap-Up, Game spoke about a reflective song he recorded with singer Nelly Furtado titled "Mother Knows", produced by The Neptunes, describing it as a "walk through a time period in my life when I was young and my mom was trying to instill all these values in me and I was just a rebel and going against everything she said". He also compared Nelly Furtado's singing on the hook to Janet Jackson.[42] On June 13, 2011 Game revealed to Rap-Up that he did a song with rapper Lupe Fiasco titled "Skate On".[43] Later on June 16, 2011 in another interview with Rap-Up, Game expressed interest in collaborating with rapper J. Cole.[44]

On June 23, 2011 it was confirmed that R&B singer Usher would be featured on the album.[45] On July 5, 2011 it was confirmed that Mars of production duo 1500 or Nothin' would be also executive producing on the album.[46][47] On July 9, 2011 rapper Wale himself confirmed that he would be featured on the album.[48][49] Later on August 4, 2011 after almost three years of spending time on recording for the album it was confirmed that Game finally finished recording for the entire album.[50] It was also confirmed by Game that Dr. Dre would narrate the entire album.[50]

Release and promotion

"There’s a lot more that goes into it than just putting a burn in the CD, throwing it in the package, and putting it in Best Buy,” he explained. “I’ve been touring, I had a daughter, the label politics, the timing, other people having to drop, picking the right single[…] There’s a lot of things that go into a major distributed album and the timing hasn’t been right yet."[51]

—Game talking about the delays on The R.E.D. Album

The album reportedly suffered numerous delays since 2009, and it was also confirmed that it was rescheduled with a remarkable total of 10 times.[52] The first date for the album to be released was on December 1, 2009, but was pushed back to December 8, 2009. However, that date would also be later pushed back to December 15, 2009, and it was pushed back once more to February 16, 2010, reportedly due to Dr. Dre needing more time to finish production for the album.[53] The next confirmed date for the album to be released was June 15, 2010 but was changed to June 29, 2010.

The next release date given for the album was listed as July 6, 2010 but this time Game delayed the release date himself, because he wanted to release the album on August 24, 2010 in order to dedicate it to Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant. He stated that he chose August 24 cause he got caught up in the 2010 NBA Finals frenzy and was inspired by his home team hero Kobe Bryant, but later that date would be pushed back as well.[54]

After almost two years of delays, on May 5, 2011 it was officially confirmed by Game and Interscope Records executive Jimmy Iovine that the album would be officially released in late August, 2011, and that it would not be pushed back any further.[55] Later, on May 17, 2011, Game announced via Twitter that he had just finished a conference call with Jimmy Iovine and Interscope Records, then he went on and officially confirmed that the album would be officially released on August 23, 2011.[1][2][56] Unlike in the past, Game promised that the new date given would be permanent.[2][57]

Before the albums official release, Game admitted and told Billboard that he delayed the release of the album to cause maximum disruption to his hip-hop rivals, stating that he wanted to drop the album right in the middle of Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaboration Watch the Throne and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV, saying that it was his ingenious plan.[58]

Tour

On May 21, 2009 Game announced upcoming tour dates for performances in the United Kingdom for the summer of 2009. The West Coast-bred emcee made his first United Kingdom appearance since last December 2008. Game returned to the United Kingdom with three live dates confirmed across the country. Game assembled a coast-to-coast US trek to support his latest effort, LAX.[59] The club/theater outing was scheduled to visit nearly 30 cities, starting with several California performances in mid-February 2009.[60]

The tour Begin on February 18, 2009 and concluding March 29, 2009 stops included Los Angeles, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, Boise, Idaho, Denver, Colorado, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dallas, Texas, Houston, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, New Haven, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, Norfolk, Virginia, New York City, New York and more.[61] The following year Game went on the European Club Tour 2010.[62]

Mixtapes

In 2010 and 2011, Game released several free-to-download mixtapes, partly in order to act as promotion for the album. The first of these mixtapes, The Red Room, was released on April 26, 2010. The mixtape was originally intended to be hosted by DJ Drama as a "Gangsta Grillz" project: however, he cancelled his participation in the project after hearing several of the disses aimed at him in the freestyle track "400 Bars", and was replaced by long-time Game collaborator DJ Skee.[63]

The aforementioned "400 Bars", a 20-minute long freestyle over four-hundred consecutive bars of music (over the production of the Jay Electronica song "Exhibit C") was later only included on the mixtape in a remixed form, titled "The Skeemix". Game admitted it was the hardest freestyle he had ever had to record, having previously recorded "300 Bars" and "360 Bars" for previous mixtapes.[64] Guests on the mixtape include Nipsey Hussle, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Kanary Diamonds, Busta Rhymes, Bizzy Bone, Hurricane Chris, Fabolous, and several members of Game's own record label, The Black Wall Street Records, including XO, K-Young, Menace, Maad Maxx and Juice.[65]

Later that year, on August 3, 2010, Game released the mixtape Brake Lights, available to download through XXL, again hosted by DJ Skee.[66] The mixtape's guests include Snoop Dogg, Nas, T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Flame, Busta Rhymes, Robin Thicke and Shawty Lo, and production is handled by several producers, including DJ Toomp, J. R. Rotem and Rich Skillz, among others.[67] In a later interview with XXL, Game revealed that Brake Lights was designed to be an appetiser to The R.E.D. Album, released mainly to keep up anticipation for the album until its completion.[68][69]

On January 24, 2011, Game released the double disc mixtape Purp & Patron, again hosted by DJ Skee, but this time also by Funkmaster Flex.[70] Guests on the mixtape include Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Detail, Tools, Sam Hook, Menace, TD, Mistah F.A.B., The Jacka, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous, Rev. Burke, Mysonne, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Ashanti, Kurupt, Lil Boosie, Jim Jones, Clinton Sparks, Mike Epps, Ashley Cole, Swizz Beatz, Travis Barker, Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One and Dre, and the mixtape's production was handled by several record producers, including Dr. Dre, Ervin 'EP' Pope, The Neptunes, Bink, DJ Shake, Nottz, 1500 or Nothin', Che Vicious, D.A. Dorman, Cool & Dre, RZA, Stargate, Mike City, Raw Uncut, Denaun Porter, DJ Haze, DJ Green Lantern, and Travis Barker, among others.[71]

Upon its release, the mixtape was a internet download success, and received generally positive reviews from music critics.[72] A week after the mixtape's initial release, a sequel was released, titled Purp & Patron: The Hangover, a 10 track mixtape of leftover songs that were not included on the original Purp & Patron.[73] The mixtape's guests include Birdman, Mars of 1500 or Nothin', Timbaland, Kurupt, JoiStaRR, David Banner, Ghostface Killah, Joell Ortiz, Young Chris, Eve, Black Thought, Money Malc, Fat Joe, Fred the Godson, Diggy Simmons, Jermaine Dupri, and Busta Rhymes, and the mixtape's production is handled by several record producers, including 1500 or Nothin', Timbaland, Amadeus and Sean C & LV.[74][75]

On July 7, 2011,‎ Game announced via Twitter that he and Mars of production duo 1500 or Nothin' would be releasing one final mixtape in the run-up to the album's release, titled HoodMorning [No Typo] [Candy Coronas], and it was released on August 1, 2011.[76][77]

Promotional singles

The first promotional single was "Krazy", which was released on November 10, 2009 to the iTunes Store,[78] followed by "Big Money" released on December 15, 2009 to the iTunes Store,[79] "It Must Be Me" released on April 14, 2010 to the radio, then officially being released on April 27, 2010 to the iTunes Store and on February 3, 2010,[80] Game released another promo single entitled "Shake" but it wasn't released to the iTunes Store.[81] Music videos have been shot for "Shake" and "It Must Be Me". MTV premiered the video for "Shake" on April 27, 2010.[82] The video for the street single "It Must Be Me" was set to be premiered live on 106 & Park on June 4, 2010 but it never premiered.[83]

The first official single was supposed to be "Ain't No Doubt About It", which features Justin Timberlake & Pharrell Williams.[84] Later, in an interview with Complex, it was revealed that "Krazy", "Big Money," and "It Must Be Me", were all promotional singles for iTunes and digital download, indicating that none of them would actually make the album.[85] He did however confirm in that same interview, that "Ain't No Doubt About It," wasn't supposed to be the first main single as it was a leak, the single was released on May 18, 2010 to the iTunes Store[86] A video for the single "Ain't No Doubt About It" had also been shot but was never released till on July 2, 2011.[87]

As these songs all failed to chart, Game decided to have them all removed from the album and chose instead to release them on various mixtapes, including The Red Room and the Brake Lights mixtapes.[88] Although confirmed to the album's second official single "Bottles & Rockin' J's" which is produced by Lex Luger, and features DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes and Rick Ross,[42] it was later confirmed to be the album's sixth street single.[89][90]

Singles

"Red Nation" was announced as the album's first official single on March 2, 2011. The song features production from Cool & Dre,[91][92] and Sean "Diddy" Combs announced via his Twitter page that the single would feature fellow American rapper Lil Wayne.[93] Anticipated by fans to be officially released, the single was officially released to the iTunes Store on April 12, 2011,[94] but it did not achieve commercial success worldwide nor in the United States, only peaking at number sixty-two on the Billboard Hot 100. In spite of reaching chart success, the music video for the single came under some controversy, being banned from airing on cable networks MTV and BET due to being deemed inappropriate and being a portrayal of gang culture, causing a controversy due to Game's alleged affiliation with the notorious Los Angeles, California gang the Bloods.[95] However, Game refused to let the snub derail his plans for promotion, so he still vowed to release the video online so fans can form their own opinions about the controversy for themselves. After the music videos release and quickly receiving over 3 million views on YouTube, there were rumors that BET and MTV were reconsidering airing the banned Red Nation video.[96][97]

On June 22, 2011 it was confirmed that the album's second official single would be titled "Pot of Gold" and it would feature R&B singer Chris Brown with production from The Futuristics, the single was officially released to the iTunes Store on June 28, 2011.[98][99] The song debuted at number seventy-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States for the week ending July 30, 2011,[100] and has since peaked at number number sixty-four.[101] While shooting for the single's music video an incident occurred with record producer and one half of the production duo 1500 or Nothin' Mars was held up at gunpoint and got robbed of $12,000 in cash and jewelry by two armed robbers.[102] The music video for the single was officially released on July 25, 2011.[103]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Los Angeles Times[104]
Allmusic[105]
Slant Magazine[106]

Upon release, Game has received positive reviews for his passionate performance on the album and ear for production. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[107] HipHopDX gave the album 4 stars, they wrote that "Game’s first three albums possessed different attributes of the West Coast emcee’s personality. The R.E.D. Album is an amalgam of all three, where Game’s penchant for punchy, honest verses proves he has several more miles of music before bowing out." Facing delays and poor reception to his singles, Game had been written off by many critics, however, Nathan S., of DJ Booth praised Game for his determination not to be ignored "if you can put aside all the twists and turns I mentioned above and simply listen, you’ll find the work of an emcee dead set on clawing his way back into rap’s elite ranks." The first track of the album, "The City" has been highly praised, especially Kendrick Lamar's spoken word chorus and accapella verse at the end. But again, Game has been praised for his own fiery delivery, "The album opens with "The City", a darkly epic cut that not only gives Kendrick Lamar his most high profile guest verse ever but is a powerful reminder of what an intensely passionate rapper Game can be."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dr. Dre Intro" (performed by Dr. Dre)A. Young 0:26
2."The City" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)J. Taylor, A. Lyon, M. Valenzano, K. Lamar, J. SteinmanCool & Dre5:41
3."Drug Test" (featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg & Sly)J. Taylor, A. Young, C. Broadus, K. Abdul-Rahman, D. Tannenbaum, S. Jordan, S. Benton, K. Lamar, J. Cole, E. Hayes, B. HoneycuttDJ Khalil2:46
4."Martians vs. Goblins" (featuring Lil Wayne & Tyler, The Creator)J. Taylor, D. Carter, T. Okonma, L. Dopson, C. Brown, L. EdwardsLarrance Dopson, Brody, Mars3:48
5."Red Nation" (featuring Lil Wayne)J. Taylor, D. Carter, A. Lyon, M. Valenzano, E. Guenther, F. SenfterCool & Dre3:49
6."Dr. Dre 1" (performed by Dr. Dre)A. Young 0:25
7."Good Girls Gone Bad" (featuring Drake)J. Taylor, A. Lyon, M. Valenzano, A. Graham, J. B. Corbitt, C. ReidCool & Dre4:38
8."Ricky"J. Taylor, K. Abdul-Rahman, D. TannenbaumDJ Khalil4:07
9."The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"J. Taylor, C. HollisHit-Boy2:28
10."Heavy Artillery" (featuring Rick Ross & Beanie Sigel)J. Taylor, D. Grant, W. Roberts, N. Warwar, M. Anello, B. Sigler, P. Hurtt, K. GambleStreetRunner, Ilo (add.)4:14
11."Paramedics" (featuring Young Jeezy)J. Taylor, J. Jenkins, V. BrooksMaestro4:56
12."Speakers on Blast" (featuring Big Boi & E-40)J. Taylor, A. Patton, E. Stevens, L. EdwardsMars5:11
13."Hello" (featuring Lloyd)J. Taylor, L. Polite, L. Edwards, S. JeanBrody, Larrance Dopson, Mars3:49
14."All the Way Gone" (featuring Mario & Wale)J. Taylor, D. Cannon, L. Edwards, M. Barrett, O. AkintimehinDon Cannon, Mars4:07
15."Pot of Gold" (featuring Chris Brown)J. Taylor, C. Brown, S. Jean, R. Miller, A. Gardner, B. RosenworcelThe Futuristics3:21
16."Dr. Dre 2" (performed by Dr. Dre)A. Young 0:24
17."All I Know"J. Taylor, L. Breeze, M. Samuels, A. Ortiz, C. GreenBoi-1da, Pebrocks (co.), Big Kast (co.)4:03
18."Born in the Trap"J. Taylor, C. Martin, V. McCoyDJ Premier3:46
19."Mama Knows" (featuring Nelly Furtado)J. Taylor, P. WilliamsPharrell Williams3:52
20."California Dream"J. Taylor, L. Edwards, G. Kerr, S. RobinsonMars6:12
21."Dr. Dre Outro" (performed by Dr. Dre)A. Young 0:30
f.y.e. exclusive bonus track[108]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
22."I'm the King"J. Taylor, L. Dopson, L. Edwards1500 or Nothin'5:14
iTunes bonus track[109]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
22."Basic Bitch"J. Taylor, D. PateDirk Pate3:34

Sample credits

Information taken from The R.E.D. Album's liner notes.

Personnel

Credits for The R.E.D. Album adapted from Allmusic.[110]

Musicians

Production

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, format, and catalog number
Region Date Format Label Catalog Edition
France[111] August 19, 2011 CD, digital download Polydor, Universal Music B005GETSTY Standard
Germany[112] CD Interscope, Universal Music B002U1ACBO
United Kingdom[113] August 19, 2011 CD, digital download Polydor B002U1ACBO Standard
Canada[114] August 23, 2011[115] CD, digital download DGC, Interscope B002U1ACBO Standard
United States[116]

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