:Fan of a Fan: The Album
{{Infobox album
| name = Fan of a Fan: The Album
| type = studio
| artist = Chris Brown and Tyga
| cover = Fan of a Fan The Album.jpg
| caption = Standard edition cover. Deluxe edition cover features golden background and letters.
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2015|02|20}}
| recorded = 2012–2015
| studio = {{hlist|Allure (Hollywood, California)|Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)|Ameraycan Studios (Los Angeles, California)}}
| genre =
- West Coast hip hop{{Cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/album-review-chris-brown-and-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-the-album-5-out-of-5-stars/11314271 |title=Album Review: Chris Brown and Tyga "Fan of a Fan: The Album" 5-out-of-5 stars @ARTISTdirect |access-date=2016-03-25 |archive-date=2016-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101202352/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/album-review-chris-brown-and-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-the-album-5-out-of-5-stars/11314271 |url-status=dead }}
- R&B
| length = 48:24
| label =
| producer =
- DJ Mustard
- Jess Jackson
- Nic Nac
- Mel & Mus
- P-Lo
- Drumma Boy
- Scott Storch
- DJ Frank E
- The MeKanics
- David D.A. Doman
- The Breed
- Mark Kragen
- Vinylz
- Boi-1da
- Mike Free
| prev_title = Fan of a Fan
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Chris Brown
| type = studio
| prev_title = X
| prev_year = 2014
| title = Fan of a Fan: The Album
| year = 2015
| next_title = Royalty
| next_year = 2015
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Tyga
| type = studio
| prev_title = Hotel California
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Fan of a Fan: The Album
| year = 2015
| next_title = The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty
| next_year = 2015
}}{{Singles
| name = Fan of a Fan: The Album
| type = studio
| single1 = Ayo
| single1date = January 6, 2015
| single2 = Bitches N Marijuana
| single2date = May 26, 2015
}}
}}
Fan of a Fan: The Album{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fan-of-a-fan-the-album/id963795663 |title=Fan of a Fan the Album by Chris Brown on Apple Music |website=iTunes |access-date=2017-09-09 |archive-date=2017-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216163128/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fan-of-a-fan-the-album/id963795663 |url-status=dead }} is a collaborative album by American singer Chris Brown and American rapper Tyga, billed together as Chris Brown X Tyga and was released on February 20, 2015, by RCA Records, along with affiliated record labels; including CBE Records, Last Kings Records, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. The album served as the sequel to their breakout mixtape Fan of a Fan (2010).{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chris-brown-and-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-new-mixtape.983.html|title=Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan of a Fan|date=16 May 2010|website=HotNewHipHop.com|access-date=23 December 2021}} A West Coast hip hop album infused with elements of R&B, Fan of a Fan: The Album focuses on gangsta rap themes. The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Background and recording
In late 2012, Chris Brown revealed that he and Tyga had begun working on a sequel to their collaborative mixtape, Fan of a Fan (2010), titled Fan of a Fan 2. He then mentioned that the project had been postponed due to their respective solo albums.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/GdZ2_MqA-NA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121119223345/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdZ2_MqA-NA&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdZ2_MqA-NA| title = Chris Brown Talks Working With Tyga On 'Fan Of A Fan 2' | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The artists continued recording songs for the project from 2013 until January 2015.
During a 2015 interview, Brown explained why they decided to create the album: "We already knew how to collaborate with each other. [We had] so much success from [Fan of a Fan the mixtape]. We wanted to reach our audiences abroad and be able to do it on a higher scale. As far as our music, individually we all have our own different variables and transitions on how we do stuff, but I think together, when we're collaborating, it's just so much fun."{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lmCfT4r13Q|title=Chris Brown and Tyga Reveal Why They Collaborated On Album Together|access-date=23 December 2021|via=YouTube}}
Music and lyrics
The lyrical themes of Fan of a Fan: The Album for the most part revolve around promiscuity, luxury, clubbing, and the duo's proficiency on the microphone. XXL commented that the album features “playful, sex-driven records, all while adding in a mix of slower rhythmic efforts.”{{cite web|last=J.|first=Miranda|date=February 24, 2015|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2015/02/chris-brown-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-review/|title=Chris Brown and Tyga Deliver What's Expected on 'Fan of a Fan|work=XXL|access-date=February 25, 2015}} The album's songwriting features a wide usage of braggadocio. According to AllMusic, “much of the material is a reflection of the carefree (and early-'90s) look of the album's packaging”. Musically, Fan of a Fan: The Album includes West Coast and DJ Mustard-styled productions, while the duo's performances alternate rapping from both of them, with Brown also showcasing melodic flows and R&B hooks in various tracks.
Singles
"Ayo" was released as the lead single{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ayo-single/id953221452|title=Ayo – Single by Chris Brown and Tyga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114000641/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ayo-single/id953221452|archive-date=January 14, 2015|website=iTunes Store (US)|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=April 2, 2017}} on January 6, 2015. The track was produced by American record producers Mark Kragen and Nic Nac, whom Chris Brown and Tyga previously worked with on "Loyal".{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2056730/chris-brown-tyga-ayo-lyric-video-fan-of-a-fan-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126061550/http://www.mtv.com/news/2056730/chris-brown-tyga-ayo-lyric-video-fan-of-a-fan-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2015|title=Chris Brown, Convertibles, Tyga And Tigers: Watch The 'Ayo' Lyric Video|first=Adam|last=Fleischer|website=Mtv.com|access-date=23 December 2021}}
"Bitches N Marijuana", which features a guest verse from West Coast rapper Schoolboy Q, was released as a promotional single on February 6, 2015. It was later sent to rhythmic radio as the album's second single on May 26 of that same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases | R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates|date=22 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522200028/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|access-date=23 December 2021|archive-date=2015-05-22}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fan-of-a-fan-the-album-mw0002819616|title=Fan of a Fan: The Album - Chris Brown & Tyga – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic|author=Andy Kellman|work=AllMusic|access-date=28 February 2015}}
|rev2=DJBooth
|rev3=HipHopDX
|rev3Score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Dowling|first=Marcus|date=February 23, 2015|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2430/title.chris-brown-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-the-album|title=Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan Of A Fan The Album|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225125710/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2430/title.chris-brown-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-the-album|archive-date=February 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}
|rev4=Rolling Stone
|rev4Score={{rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Murray|first=Nick|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/chris-brown-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-the-album-20150224|title=Chris Brown, Tyga's New Album: Fan of a Fan: The Album|date=February 24, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|access-date=February 25, 2015}}
|rev5=XXL
|rev5Score=L (3/5){{cite web|last=J.|first=Miranda|date=February 24, 2015|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2015/02/chris-brown-tyga-fan-of-a-fan-review/|title=Chris Brown and Tyga Deliver What's Expected on 'Fan of a Fan|work=XXL|access-date=February 25, 2015}}
}}
The album received mixed reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/fan-of-a-fan-the-album/chris-brown|title=Fan of a Fan: The Album – Chris Brown|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|access-date=February 25, 2015}} XXL said that "Chris Brown and Tyga have given fans what they wanted, but with an abundance of turn-up tracks, the album fails to tackle more serious topics, as the duo has in the past on “Deuces.” It’s a wonder why they avoided the prior formula this go round." Writing for Rolling Stone, Nick Murray commented that "Fan of a Fan has its share of bangers". Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times concluded that, "Overwrought with rap cliches, Fan of a Fan is a formulaic heaping of bouncy bangers primed for the strip clubs that likely inspired it. There isn't much here, besides expletive-filled musings on sex, drugs, cars and money".{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-chris-brown-and-tygas-fan-of-a-fan-packed-with-tired-rap-tropes-20150223-story.html|title=Review: We count every rap cliche in Chris Brown and Tyga's 'Fan of a Fan'|date=24 February 2015|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=23 December 2021}} Marcus Dowling of HipHopDX argued that "Tyga, Chris Brown and an ensemble cast of turnt up and fiendish rap wildmen perform club anthems, top-40 staples and err away from bar-for-bar lyrical mayhem on this album."
Commercial performance
Fan of a Fan: The Album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 moving 66,000 album-equivalent units with 51,000 in pure album sales in the first week of release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-25-billboard-200-fifth-week-sells-another-million/|title=Adele's '25' Sells Another 1.16 Million in U.S., Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|website=Billboard.com|date=27 December 2015|access-date=23 December 2021}} In the second week the album fell at number 24, with 21,000 album-equivalent units and 12,000 in pure album sales.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.32914/title.hip-hop-album-sales-drake-big-sean-nicki-minaj|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake, Big Sean, Nicki Minaj|date=11 March 2015|website=HipHopDX.com|access-date=23 December 2021}} As of March 2015, the album has sold 72,000 copies and has been streamed 16 million times domestically. On October 1, 2021 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33004/title.hip-hop-album-sales-empire-drake-big-sean|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: "Empire," Drake & Big Sean|date=18 March 2015|website=HipHopDX.com|access-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319165952/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33004/title.hip-hop-album-sales-empire-drake-big-sean|archive-date=19 March 2015|url-status=dead}}
In the United Kingdom, Fan of a Fan: The Album debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R&B Albums chart. The album was eventually certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums|website=Billboard.com|date=2 January 2013|access-date=23 December 2021}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Fan of a Fan: The Album {{nobold|— Standard edition}}{{cite web|title=Fan Of A Fan The Album Out 02.24.15 + Exclusive Pre-Order|url=http://www.chrisbrownworld.com/us/news/fan-fan-album-out-022415-exclusive-pre-order|publisher=chrisbrownworld.com|access-date=25 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219082756/http://www.chrisbrownworld.com/us/news/fan-fan-album-out-022415-exclusive-pre-order|archive-date=19 February 2015}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Westside
| writer1 ={{Flat list|
| extra1 = The Breed
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = Nothin' Like Me
| note2 = featuring Ty Dolla $ign
| writer2 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Tyrone Griffin Jr.
- Samuel Jean}}
| extra2 = {{flat list|
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Ayo
| writer3 = {{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson}}
| extra3 = {{Flat list|
- Nic Nac
- Kragen{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Girl You Loud
| writer4 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson}}
| extra4 = Drumma Boy
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = Remember Me
| writer5 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson}}
| extra5 = {{flat list|
}}
| length5 = 4:13
| title6 = I Bet
| note6 = featuring 50 Cent
| writer6 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Curtis Jackson III}}
| extra6 = P-Lo
| length6 = 4:02
| title7 = D.G.I.F.U.
| note7 = featuring Pusha T
| writer7 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Jackson
- Terrence Thornton
- Melvin Bradford}}
| extra7 ={{Flat list|
- David D.A. Doman
- Jackson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Better
| writer8 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Arnold Hennings
- Debra Killings}}
| extra8 = Jackson
| length8 = 3:42
| title9 = Lights Out
| note9 = featuring Fat Trel
| writer9 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Estefany Perez
- Martrel Reeves}}
| extra9 = Jackson
| length9 = 4:46
| title10 = Real One
| note10 = featuring Boosie Badazz
| writer10 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- James Stewart
- Torrence Hatch}}
| extra10 = Doman
| length10 = 4:59
| title11 = Bitches N Marijuana
| note11 = featuring Schoolboy Q
| writer11 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Paris Jones
- Quincy Hanley}}
| extra11 = Nic Nac
| length11 = 4:14
| title12 = She Goin' Up
| writer12 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson}}
| extra12 ={{Flat list|
- DJ Frank E
- Andrew Cedar{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length12 = 3:47
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Fan of a Fan: The Album {{nobold|— Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title13 = Wrong In the Right Way
| writer13 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Rico Evans}}
| extra13 = {{Flat list|
- Scott Storch
- The Mekanics}}
| length13 = 4:30
| title14 = Bunkin'
| note14 = featuring Jay 305 and T.I.
| writer14 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Stewart
- Jay Cummings
- Clifford Harris Jr.}}
| extra14 = Doman
| length14 = 5:02
| title15 = It's Yo Shit
| note15 = featuring Wale
| writer15 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson
- Olubowale Akintimehin}}
| extra15 = Mel & Mus
| length15 = 3:47
| title16 = Banjo
| writer16 ={{Flat list|
- Brown
- Stevenson}}
| extra16 = DJ Mustard
| length16 = 3:39
}}
;Notes
- {{note|a|[a]}} signifies a co-producer.
;Sample credits
- "D.G.I.F.U" samples "Forgot About Dre" by Dr. Dre and "Notorious Thugs" by The Notorious B.I.G.
- "Better" samples "Take Our Time" by TLC
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Fan of a Fan: The Album ! Chart (2015) ! Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA){{cite web | url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/urban-albums| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308220458/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/urban-albums| url-status=dead| archive-date=2015-03-08| title=ARIA Top 40 HIP HOP/R&B Albums Chart }}
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|16|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|51|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=January 14, 2024|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|60|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=January 14, 2024|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|11|artist=Chris Brown|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|12|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|30|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|France|33|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|id=266631|14|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|9|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|26|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|31|artist=Chris Brown|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|65|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|17|date=20150301|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|62|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|28|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|6|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|album=Fan Of A Fan - The Album|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|7|date=20150301|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20150301|access-date=April 16, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Chris Brown|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=Chris Brown|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRap|3|artist=Chris Brown|access-date=March 6, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2016 year-end chart performance for Fan of a Fan: The Album ! scope="col"| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-albums-2016.htm "ARIA Top 50 Urban Albums Chart 2016"]. ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
| 99 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Fan of a Fan: The Album}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2023|access-date=May 3, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=Chris Brown X Tyga|title=Fan of a Fan: The Album|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Chris Brown x Tyga|title=Fan Of A Fan|award=Platinum|relyear=2015|access-date=December 25, 2024|certyear=2021|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Chris Brown X Tyga|title=Fan Of A Fan The Album|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|id=13737-4013-2|access-date=March 11, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Fan of a Fan: The Album|artist=Chris Brown|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.chrisbrownworld.com/us/home}}
{{Chris Brown}}
{{Tyga}}
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