Teflon Don (album)
Teflon Don is the fourth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross, released on July 20, 2010, on Maybach Music Group, Slip-n-Slide Records and Def Jam Recordings. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including Clark Kent, No I.D., The Olympicks, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Lex Luger, Danja, The Inkredibles, The Remedy, and Kanye West.
Teflon Don
July 20, 2010
2009–2010
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The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,300 copies in its first week. It attained some international charting and produced three singles with moderate Billboard chart success. On its release, Teflon Don received generally positive reviews from most music critics, earning praise for its cinematic production and Ross' lyrical persona. Based on an average score of 79 at Metacritic, it remains Ross's most critically acclaimed album to date.[2]
Background[edit]
In 2010, Ross announced to MTV that his next album would be entitled Teflon Don.[3] On the remix to his earlier single, "Maybach Music 2", DJ Khaled hyped the album, along with "Maybach Music III". In April 2010, on his official website, he stated that "Super High" would be the first single. Artists Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., Raphael Saadiq, and Drake were confirmed to be represented on the album.[4][5][6] Producers for the album included West and No I.D.[7]
Commercial performance[edit]
Teflon Don debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart behind Eminem's Recovery, with first-week sales of 176,300 copies.[44] It is Ross's first album not to debut at number one in the United States.[45] It also entered at number two on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Digital Albums charts.[46][47][48] In its second week, the album dropped to number three on the chart, selling 63,000 copies.[49] In its third week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, selling 39,000 copies that week.[50] On November 10, 2010, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[51] As of May 2012, the album had sold 724,000 copies in the US.[52]
In the United Kingdom, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 169,[53] and also at number 23 on the Top 40 RnB Albums chart.[54] In Canada, it debuted at number 17 on the Top 100 Albums chart.[55]
Writers for Teflon Don adapted from physical edition booklet.[56]
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