Give the Drummer Some
Give the Drummer Some is the debut solo studio album by American drummer Travis Barker. Barker had earlier announced that the album would be slated for a September 14, 2010 release, but was later pushed back, with the album being released on March 15, 2011.[4] The album, released under Interscope Records, was produced by the drummer himself, alongside The Neptunes, RZA, Kool Kojak, Chuck Inglish, Transplants, Kid Cudi, edIT, Corey Taylor and Steve Aoki. The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 28,000 copies in the United States.[5]
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| Released | March 15, 2011[1][2][3] | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2011 | |||
| Genre | Rap rock | |||
| Length | 46:37 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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Background
The album title itself is a reference to a track by the Ultramagnetic MC's of the same name, which in turn derives from James Brown's "Funky Drummer." The album cover was created by Pushead. It was first announced by Barker himself that the album would be of "no one genre," indicating that the album wouldn't be based on hip hop or punk rock, unlike his previous remixes and collaborations. However, most of the tracks are hip hop and R&B influenced, though for instance "Misfits" has a techno and dance sound and "On My Own" has a metal groove to it. Guests that collaborated and are featured are: Slaughterhouse,[6] The Cool Kids, RZA, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Game, Raekwon, Tom Morello, Slash, Steve Aoki, Busta Rhymes, Lil Jon, Pharrell,[7] Tech N9ne,[7] Cypress Hill, Twista, Jay Rock, Kobe, Paul Wall, Clipse, Kid Cudi, Yelawolf, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco,[8] Swizz Beatz, and Bun B. Barker confirmed in an interview that there will not be any collaborations with Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge from Blink-182 as he thought it would be wrong to have the first new Blink-182 song on his album, and that the song will be released separately as a single before the album is released in June–July 2011. The track listing was revealed on February 25, 2011.[9] [10]
Promotion
The first music video released from the album was for the song "Jump Down" featuring The Cool Kids. It was directed by Nichole Ehrlich and Chris Young, and premiered on October 14, 2010, on YouTube in both normal and 3D versions. The second music video "Carry It" featuring Raekwon, RZA and Tom Morello premiered on November 2, 2010. The first official single from the album, "Could a Drummer Get Some" featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz and Game, was released on February 1, 2011, though it leaked a few days earlier. Barker had performed the song live along with Game, Swizz Beatz and Mix Master Mike on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on February 10, 2011. Barker had performed the song "Saturday Night" live with Transplants, Mix Master Mike, Elvis Cortez of Left Alone and Kevin Bivona of Telacasters, on Conan on March 7, 2011. Music videos have been released for "Jump Down", "Carry It", "Could a Drummer Get Some" (remix), "Misfits", "Saturday Night", "Let's Go", and most recently "Just Chill".
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [11] |
| DJBooth |  [12] |
Track listing
Confirmed by Amazon.com.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Can a Drummer Get Some" (featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz and Game) | Travis Barker | Travis Barker | 3:21 | |
| 2. | "If You Want To" (featuring Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco) | Travis Barker | The Neptunes | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "Carry It" (featuring RZA, Raekwon and Tom Morello) |
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| 3:57 | |
| 4. | "Knockin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, E-40 and Dev) | Travis Barker |
| 4:01 | |
| 5. | "Jump Down" (featuring The Cool Kids) | Travis Barker |
| 3:07 | |
| 6. | "Devil's Got a Hold" (featuring Slaughterhouse) |
| Travis Barker | 5:53 | |
| 7. | "Let's Go" (featuring Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon) |
| Travis Barker | 3:13 | |
| 8. | "Saturday Night" (performed by the Transplants and Slash) |
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| 3:24 | |
| 9. | "Cool Head" (featuring Kid Cudi) | Scott Mescudi |
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| 4:40 |
| 10. | "Raw Shit*" (featuring Tech N9ne and Bun B) | Travis Barker |
| 3:19 | |
| 11. | "Just Chill" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Bun B and Kobe) |
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| Travis Barker | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Beat Goes On" (featuring Cypress Hill) |
| Travis Barker | 4:20 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "On My Own" (featuring Corey Taylor) | Corey Taylor | Travis Barker |
| 3:45 |
| 14. | "Don't Fuck With Me" (featuring Paul Wall, Jay Rock and Kurupt) |
| Travis Barker | 4:22 | |
| 15. | "City of Dreams" (featuring Clipse and Kobe) |
| Travis Barker | Travis Barker | 4:47 |
| 16. | "Misfits" (featuring Steve Aoki) | Steve Aoki |
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| 9:10 * |
*The actual length of the track is 4:03 + 4-minute silence + hidden track "I Play The Drums".[14] The standard version has the hidden track included after "Beat Goes On".
- On the clean version "Raw Shit" is labeled "Raw ****".
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[15] | 68 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[16] | 17 |
| French Albums Chart[17] | 178 |
| UK Albums Chart[18] | 160 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 9 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[20] | 2 |
| US Top Rap Albums[21] | 2 |
Personnel
In alphabetical order
- Steve Aoki – vocals, producer
- Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar, producer
- Alabama Barker – vocals
- Landon Barker – vocals
- Travis Barker – bass, composer, creative director, drum programming, drums, percussions, keyboard, programming, producer
- B-Real – vocals
- DJ Marshall Barnes – turntables
- Beanie Sigel – vocals
- Kevin Bivona – bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards
- Dee Brown – assistant
- Joe Budden – vocals
- Bun B – vocals
- Andrew Coleman – engineer
- Crooked I – vocals
- Dev – vocals
- DJ Spider – turntables
- E-40 – vocals
- Edit – producer, programming
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Game – vocals
- George Gumbs – assistant, mixing assistant
- Graham Stan Hargrove – assistant
- Ryan Hunter – photography
- Chuck Inglish – vocals, producer
- James Ingram – assistant, bass, editing, guitar mixing, studio manager
- Jay Rock – vocals
- Jaysonsucks – photography
- Kev-E-Kev – turntables
- Kobe – vocals
- Kurupt – vocals
- Kid Cudi – vocals, guitar, producer
- Kool Kojak – producer
- Lil Jon – vocals
- Lil Wayne – vocals
- Ludacris – vocals
- Lupe Fiasco – vocals
- Maxx242 – art direction
- Joshua Monroy – engineer
- Tom Morello – composer, guitar
- Neal H Pogue – mixing
- Jeremiah Olvera – assistant, mixing assistant
- Joell Ortiz – vocals
- P-Mo – assistant
- Dawaun Parker – keyboards
- Paul Wall – vocals
- Pushead – cover art
- Raekwon – vocals
- Rick Ross – vocals
- Royce da 5'9" – vocals
- Mikey Rocks – vocals
- RZA – vocals, guitar, producer
- Sen Dog – vocals
- Skinhead Rob – vocals, producer
- Slash – guitar solo
- Snoop Dogg – vocals
- Swizz Beatz – vocals
- Corey Taylor – vocals, guitar, producer
- Tech N9ne – vocals
- Twista – vocals
- Pharrell Williams – vocals, producer
- Yelawolf – vocals
References
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- "Travis Barker Announces September Release for Solo Debut". BallerStatus.com. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- "Rap Release Dates: Ghostface Killah, David Banner & 9th Wonder, Paul Wall". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- Jacobs, Allen (March 23, 2011). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/20/2011". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- "Nothing found for 2011 03 10 Travis Barker Ft Slaughterhouse Devils Hold". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "Tech N9ne on Twitter". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "Tracklisting Revealed To Travis Barker's "Give The Drummer Some"". HipHopDX. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "Travis Barker – "Give The Drummer Some" [Tracklist] EastExclusives". Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Heaney, GregoryReview: Give the Drummer Some. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-23.
- Nathan S. "Travis Barker - Give the Drummer Some - Hip Hop Album Review". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- "Give The Drummer Some". Retrieved 6 March 2017 – via Amazon.
- "Travis Barker talks Give The Drummer Some track-by-track". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28th March 2011" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- "Travis Barker Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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