Supply & Demand (Playaz Circle album)

Supply & Demand is the debut studio album by American Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle from Atlanta. It was released on October 30, 2007 via Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam South Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Upstairs Studio, The Bank, Hot Beats Recording Studios, The Ludaplex, PatchWerk Recording Studios and Doppler Studios in Atlanta, at Area 51 in Detroit, at Legacy Recording Studios in New York, at Hit Factory Criteria, Circle House Studios and H&N Studio in Miami. Production was handled by B-Crucial, Bigg D, Buckwild, Drumma Boy, Jean "J Rock" Borges, Knoxville, M16, Midnight Black, Mr. Porter, Streetrunner, Tony Dinero and Wonder Arillo, with Chaka Zulu, Jeff Dixon and Ludacris serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Phonte and Shawnna.

Supply & Demand
Studio album by
Playaz Circle
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)
Recorded2004–07
Studio
  • Upstairs (Atlanta)
  • The Bank (Atlanta)
  • Hot Beats (Atlanta)
  • The Ludaplex (Atlanta)
  • Area 51 (Detroit)
  • PatchWerk Recording StudiosPatchWerk (Atlanta)
  • Doppler (Atlanta)
  • Legacy (New York City)
  • Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
  • Circle House (Miami)
  • H&N (Miami)
Genre
Length43:57
Label
Producer
Playaz Circle chronology
Supply & Demand
(2007)		 Flight 360: The Takeoff
(2009)
Singles from Supply & Demand
  1. "Duffle Bag Boy"
    Released: May 1, 2007
  2. "Betta Knock"
    Released: December 12, 2007
  3. "#1 Trap Pick"
    Released: April 8, 2008
  4. "Paper Chaser"
    Released: August 19, 2008
  5. "We Workin'"
    Released: October 28, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX1.5/5[2]
PopMatters4/10[3]
RapReviews6/10[4]

The title of the album was believed to have been changed to Pound 4 Pound, but in an interview Tity Boi confirmed the title to be Supply & Demand. Playaz Circle released a single on called "U Can Believe It" featuring Ludacris and Duffle Bag Boy featuring Lil Wayne. The album debuted at No. 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 26,138 copies.[5] In its second week, it dropped to No. 79, selling 11,261 copies.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dear Mr. L.A. Reid"
Knoxville4:29
2."#1 Trap Pick"
  • Conyers
  • Epps
  • Brian Morton
  • Tony Ratliff
  • B-Crucial
  • Tony Dinero
3:24
3."Duffle Bag Boy" (featuring Lil' Wayne)
M-164:18
4."Betta Knock" (featuring Ludacris)
Wonder Arillo4:13
5."Paper Chaser" (featuring Phonte)
Kon Artis4:02
6."We Workin'"
Drumma Boy3:05
7."U Can Believe It" (featuring Ludacris)
Buckwild4:23
8."Paint Still Wet"
  • Conyers
  • Epps
  • Tracey Sewell
Midnight Black4:25
9."Outlaw"
Bigg D3:29
10."Gucci Bag" (featuring Shawnna)
J-Rock4:25
11."Let Me Fly"
  • Conyers
  • Epps
  • Nicholas Warwar
Streetrunner3:44
Total length:43:57
Sample credits
  • Track 1 contains a sample of "A Woman Needs a Good Man" written by Mikki Farrow, Marvin Jackson and Bunny Sigler and performed by The Three Degrees
  • Track 7 contains elements of "The Love We Share Is the Greatest of Them All" written by Tom Brock

Charts
Chart performance for Supply & Demand
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 27
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 3
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

References
  1. Jeffries, David. "Supply & Demand - Playaz Circle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  2. Springer, Anthony (November 7, 2007). "Playaz Circle - Supply And Demand". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  3. Henderson, Stuart (January 24, 2008). "Playaz Circle: Supply and Demand, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. Hernandez, Pedro (November 20, 2007). "Playaz Circle :: Supply & Demand – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  5. Hale, Andres (November 7, 2007). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 11/4/07". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. Hale, Andres (November 14, 2007). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 11/11/07". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  7. "Playaz Circle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. "Playaz Circle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  9. "Playaz Circle Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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