Seen It All: The Autobiography
Seen It All: The Autobiography is the seventh studio album by American rapper Jeezy. The album was released on September 2, 2014, through CTE World and Def Jam Recordings. The production was handled by several Southern hip hop producers, namely Drumma Boy, Mike Will Made It and Childish Major, among others. It features guest appearances from Jay-Z, Future, Rick Ross, The Game, Lil Boosie, August Alsina and Akon.
Seen It All: The Autobiography
September 2, 2014
44:26
- Black Metaphor
- Cardo
- Childish Major
- Don Cannon
- Drumma Boy
- Frank Dukes
- Hollywood Hot Sauce
- Johnny Juliano
- Ke'noe
- Lyle LeDuff
- Mike Will Made It
- No I.D.
- P-Nasty
- Tony Rey
- Trakmatik
- Will-A-Fool
Seen It All: The Autobiography was supported by two singles, "Me OK" and "Seen It All". The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 selling 121,000 copies in its first week.
Background[edit]
On December 12, 2012, Jeezy released his twelfth mixtape, titled It's tha World.[1] The second single "R.I.P." was released in February 2013, and eventually was certified platinum.[2][3] In August 2013, Jeezy released a compilation mixtape with CTE World artists, Doughboyz Cashout and YG, titled Boss Yo Life Up Gang. Both singles from its mixtape, "My Nigga" by YG and "Mob Life" by Doughboyz Cashout (the former of which was certified platinum by the RIAA).[4] On September 18, 2013, he announced his plans to release his next album soon, saying it will detail deeper into his street origins, revealed that Future, Usher, Ludacris and Don Cannon, would be involved in the album.[5]
Jeezy also spoke about the album, saying: "A lot of y'all know when I came in the game, I pretty much came in the game with my hands behind my back. 'Cause a lot of the shit I'd like to talk about or could've talked about probably would have got me in a lot of trouble. This is probably my first album where I can explain and let niggas know where I stand. In layman's terms, the statute of limitations is over with."[6] On June 30, 2014, Jeezy announced that his fifth studio album would be titled Seen It All and announced it would be released on September 2, 2014.[7] On July 25, 2014, Jeezy revealed the cover art for Seen It All: The Autobiography.[8]
Singles[edit]
On October 8, 2013, the album's first promotional single "In My Head" was released.[9] On May 30, 2014, Jeezy released the album's first single "Me OK".[10] On July 1, 2014, he released the second single, the title-track "Seen It All" featuring Jay-Z.[11] On August 4, 2014, the music video for "Me OK", was released.[12] The video was directed by Motion Family and features cameo appearances from Rich Homie Quan, Trey Songz and T.I.[13] On August 22, 2014, the music video was released for "No Tears" featuring Future.[14] The remixed version of the song "Holy Ghost", which was released on September 3, 2014, features Kendrick Lamar and includes an introduction by T. D. Jakes.[15][16] On September 15, 2014, the music video was released for "Holy Ghost".[17]
Commercial performance[edit]
Seen It All: The Autobiography debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 121,000 copies in the United States.[31] This was nearly a 50% decrease in sales from his last studio album TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition which sold 233,000 copies in its first week.[32] In its second week, it dropped to number six, selling 33,000 copies.[33] In its third week, it dropped to number 14, selling 21,000 copies.[34] In its fourth week, it dropped to number 25, selling 14,000 copies.[35] As of October 2016, the album has sold 342,000 copies in the US.[36]