Canal Street Confidential
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{{Infobox album
| name = Canal Street Confidential
| type = studio
| artist = Curren$y
| cover = Currensy Canal Street Confidential.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 4, 2015
| recorded = 2015
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=23}}
| label = {{hlist|Jet Life|Atlantic}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Acebranding
- Ben Billions
- Big Fruit
- Cash Fargo
- Cool & Dre
- Cookin' Soul
- DJ Spinz
- Dun Deal
- Geoffro
- KE
- KLC
- Like
- Purps
- Super Miles
}}
| prev_title = Pilot Talk III
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Fetti
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Canal Street Confidential
| type = Studio
| single1 = Bottom of the Bottle
| single1date = August 28, 2015
}}
}}
Canal Street Confidential is the eighth studio album by American rapper Curren$y. The album was released on December 4, 2015, by Jet Life Recordings and Atlantic Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/canal-street-confidential-deluxe/1052397904 |title=Canal Street Confidential (Deluxe) by Curren$y on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=2015-12-04 |access-date=2015-11-20}}{{cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.35338/title.curreny-announces-canal-st-confidential-album |title=Curren$y "Canal St. Confidential" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist |publisher=HipHopDX |date=2015-10-30 |accessdate=2015-11-20}}
Singles
On August 28, 2015 the album's first single "Bottom of the Bottle" featuring August Alsina and Lil Wayne was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Bottom-Bottle-August-Alsina-Explicit/dp/B0149SMJ8E |title=Bottom of the Bottle (feat. August Alsina & Lil Wayne) [Explicit]: Curren$y: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-20}} On October 30, 2015, the official music video was released.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/10/30/video-currensy-august-alsina-lil-wayne-bottom-of-the-bottle/ |title=Video: Curren$y feat. August Alsina & Lil Wayne – ‘Bottom of the Bottle’ |publisher=Rap-Up |date=2015-10-30 |accessdate=2015-11-20}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=David Jeffries |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/canal-street-confidential-mw0002882035 |title=Canal Street Confidential - Curren$y | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2015-12-04 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
|rev2 = Consequence of Sound
|rev3 = HipHopDX
|rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Fairfax |first=Jesse |url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2594/title.curreny-canal-street-confidential |title=Curren$y - Canal Street Confidential |publisher=HipHopDX |date=2015-12-16 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}
}}
Canal Street Confidential was met with mixed reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "It's another lark from a man who has taken plenty of them before, and while some may look to his major-label efforts for the more well-rounded LPs, they can check the Pilot Talk series for that kind of breadth, and appreciate Canal Street Confidential for the sharp and well-executed idea that it is." Ryan Staskel of Consequence of Sound gave the album a D+, saying "What we have here is an artist in cruise control taking a premature victory lap. If the Pilot Talk trilogy is Curren$y’s sky-high flight of fancy, then Canal Street Confidential feels more like a cab ride the day after a late night. “Roll one up for them haters,” Franklin rhymes on Canal Street Confidential. With that I ask, does anyone have a light?" Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX said, "Largely unmemorable and full of cameos that only wind up watering down Curren$y’s potential for excellence, Canal Street Confidential is a textbook case of an artist with a cult following attempting to make use of a greater budget. Possibly the result of label interference, he trades innovation for collaborations that neither guarantee new fans or manage to impress believers."
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at number 30 on the Billboard 200, selling nearly 21,000 units in its first week.{{cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36642/title.hip-hop-album-sales-g-eazy-rick-ross-kid-cudi |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: G-Eazy, Rick Ross & Kid Cudi |publisher=HipHopDX |date= |accessdate=2015-12-16}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 41:23
| title1 = Drive By
| note1 = featuring Future
| extra1 = {{flatlist|
}}
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Everywhere
| note2 =
| extra2 = Purps
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = How High
| note3 = featuring Lloyd
| extra3 = Purps
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Speed
| note4 =
| extra4 = Purps
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = What's Up
| note5 = featuring K Camp
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
- KE
- Super Miles
- Big Fruit{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length5 = 4:57
| title6 = Winning
| note6 = featuring Wiz Khalifa
| extra6 = Purps
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Bottom of the Bottle
| note7 = featuring August Alsina and Lil Wayne
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
}}
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Cruzin...
| note8 =
| extra8 = {{flatlist|
- Like
- Acebranding
}}
| length8 = 2:27
| title9 = Superstar
| note9 = featuring Ty Dolla Sign
| extra9 = Cool & Dre
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = Boulders
| note10 =
| extra10 = {{flatlist|
- Purps
}}
| length10 = 3:26
| title11 = All Wit My Hands
| note11 =
| extra11 = Cookin' Soul
| length11 = 2:28
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 48:55
| title12 = The Game
| note12 =
| extra12 = {{flatlist|
- Cash Fargo
- KLC{{ref|a|[a]}}
}}
| length12 = 3:05
| title13 = Str8
| note13 = featuring Corner Boy P and Fiend
| extra13 = {{flatlist|
- KLC
- Ben Billions
}}
| length13 = 4:27
}}
; Notes
- {{note|a|a}} signifies an additional producer.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|30|artist=Curren$y|accessdate=December 15, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|6|artist=Curren$y|accessdate=December 15, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}
| 94 |
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