Friday on Elm Street

Fabolous and Jadakiss have collaborated on a number of tracks, including "Respect It", "The Hope", "B.E.T.", Young Jeezy's "OJ" and Troy Ave's "Do Me No Favors".{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/03/fabolous-and-jadakiss-announce-freddy-vs-jason-mixtape/|title=Fabolous and Jadakiss Announce ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ Mixtape|website=XXL|date=2016-03-01|access-date=2016-04-03|last=Simmons|first=Ted}} The album is the speculated horror theme suggested by the title named after two of horror's most popular villains Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees.{{Cite web|url=http://radio.com/2016/03/01/fabolous-announces-joint-mixtape-with-jadakiss-freddy-vs-jason/|title=Fabolous Announces Joint Mixtape with Jadakiss ‘Freddy Vs. Jason’|last=Hailey|first=Johnathan|date=2016-03-01|website=Radio.com|access-date=2016-04-03}} On January 7, 2017, Fabolous and Jadakiss had an interview with HipHopDX and Fab described the theme of the album during the interview.{{Cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.3013/title.interview-fabolous-jadakiss-still-sitting-on-freddy-vs-jason-tomb#|title=Interview: Fabolous & Jadakiss Still Sitting On "Freddy Vs. Jason" Tomb|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=2017-01-11|website=HipHopDX|access-date=2017-08-01}}

{{cquote|"...Jason, you knew he was killer. You knew his work and you knew what he do. Freddy was a killer, and he might be a little more witty, cuz he talk more. The Jason character didn’t really say much, but you knew he was there. You can’t even escape it. Once you heard those footsteps, you knew he was in the area. There’s a lot of comparisons when you want to compare to things, but that was one of the ones we were looking at with Freddy vs. Jason. When it came to villains, they were always the two that were brought up."}}

On February 29, 2016, Fabolous posted a picture on Instagram with Jadakiss with the caption, "Freddy vs. Jason coming soon". This indicates that Fabolous and Jadakiss are releasing a joint mixtape titled, Freddy vs. Jason.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fabolous-and-jadakiss-announce-freddy-vs-jason-news.20416.html|title=Fabolous & Jadakiss Announce "Freddy Vs. Jason"|date=2016-02-29|access-date=2016-04-02|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Smith|first=Trevor}} On March 31, 2016, Fabolous releases a snippet of a Metro Boomin-produced song on Instagram that will appear on the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fabolous-teases-new-music-on-ig-references-pnd-x-kehlani-incident-new-video.37148.html|title=Fabolous Previews PartyNextDoor Punchline On Upcoming Metro Boomin-Produced Song|date=2016-03-31|access-date=2016-04-07|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|website=HotNewHipHop}} On April 2, 2016, Fabolous and Jadakiss released a freestyle of Future's "Wicked" from his mixtape, Purple Reign (2016).{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fabolous-and-jadakiss-wicked-freestyle-new-song.1969218.html|title=Fabolous & Jadakiss - Wicked (Freestyle) | Stream [New Song]|date=2016-04-02|access-date=2016-04-02|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Goddard|first=Kevin}} That same day, Jadakiss tweeted "#FreddyVsJason" to promote the album.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/04/02/new-music-fabolous-jadakiss-wicked-freestyle/|title=NEW MUSIC: FABOLOUS & JADAKISS – ‘WICKED (FREESTYLE)’|date=2016-04-02|website=Rap-Up|access-date=2016-04-10}}

On March 16, 2016, Fabolous confirmed he was releasing a project with Jadakiss, "Oh yeah man, he came to my party out at CIAA in Charlotte and we was talking about doing a couple things and one was to do a mixtape[…]I wanna do a mixtape, but we're gonna go through iTunes too."{{Cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/smokingsection/fabolous-jadakiss-freddy-vs-jason-mixtape-news/|title=Fabolous Confirms The ‘Freddy Vs. Jason’ Album With Jadakiss Is Really Coming Out|last=Whitt|first=Greg|date=2016-03-16|website=Uproxx|access-date=2016-04-14}} In October 2016, Lenny "Kodak Lens" Santiago, Senior Vice President of Roc Nation, told fans to prepare for the joint project. "Be excited about Fabolous and Jadakiss and what they’ve been talking about for months," he told Rap-Up. On January 17, 2017, the official trailer for the album was released.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fabolous-and-jadakiss-rapture-feat-tory-lanez-prod-by-vinylz-new-song.1972548.html|title=Fabolous & Jadakiss - Rapture Feat. Tory Lanez (Prod. By Vinylz & Cam O'Bi) [New Song]|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|date=2017-01-13|website=e.g. Hot New Hip Hop|access-date=2017-08-01}} It's a blend of The Blair Witch Project, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th. It's about a young woman running for her life, only to be disappointed, in tears, and haunted by a familiar yet frightening tune.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/01/14/new-music-fabolous-jadakiss-tory-lanez-rapture/|title=New Music: Fabolous & Jadakiss feat. Tory Lanez – 'Rapture'|website=Rap-Up|access-date=2017-08-01}}

On November 21, 2017, the tracklist was officially revealed, and the album's title was changed to "Friday on Elm Street," as legal issues prevented the duo from naming it "Freddy vs Jason."{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/11/fabolous-jadakiss-friday-on-elm-street/|title=Fabolous and Jadakiss Share 'Friday on Elm Street' Album Tracklist and Cover|website=XXL|date=2017-11-21|access-date=2017-11-21|last=Mojica|first=Nick}}

On January 13, 2017, the promotional single, "Rapture" featuring Tory Lanez was released. The song was produced by Vinylz and Cam O'Bi, which samples Anita Baker's, "Caught Up in the Rapture". The album's lead single "Stand Up" featuring Future was released on October 31, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8021978/fabolous-jadakiss-new-song-stand-up-future|title=Fabolous & Jadakiss Link Up With Future on 'Stand Up'|publisher=Billboard|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|date=October 31, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017}}

Friday on Elm Street debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with 35,000 album-equivalent units, of which 20,000 were pure album sales.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8054975/taylor-swift-reputation-spends-third-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 3, 2017|access-date=December 4, 2017}} It is Fabolous' sixth US top 10 album and Jadakiss' fifth.

Credits were adapted from iTunes and Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/81493226|title=Friday On Elm Street / Fabolous|website=Tidal|access-date=November 24, 2017}}

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| title2 = Stand Up

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| title3 = Theme Music

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| title4 = Ground Up

| writer4 = {{hlist|Jackson|Phillips|Luis Santiago|Isaac Hayes}}

| extra4 = Grade A

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| title5 = Soul Food

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| extra5 = C-Sick

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| title6 = Principles

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| extra6 = Neo da Matrix

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| title7 = Talk About It

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| title8 = All About It

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| title9 = I Pray

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| title10 = Ice Pick

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| extra10 = Pav Bundy

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| title11 = Nightmares Ain't As Bad

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| title12 = Stand Up (Remix)

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• "Ground Up" features background vocals from Luis Santiago.
• "Soul Food" features additional vocals from Daphne Larue.
• "Principles" features background vocals from Range.
• "Nightmares Ain't As Bad" features additional vocals from Kissie Lee.

Sample credits

• "F vs J Intro" contains samples of "You're a Customer" by EPMD and "I'm Glad You're Mine" by Al Green.
• "Theme Music" contains a sample of "Far Cry" by Marvin Gaye.
• "Ground Up" contains a sample of "Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes.
• "Soul Food" contains a sample of "I'm Willing to Run All the Way" by Glenn Jones and the Modulations.
• "Talk About It" contains a sample of "Can We Talk" by Tevin Campbell.
• "I Pray" contains a sample of "Hands of God" by Adrian Younge.

Credits adapted from Tidal.

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Performers

• Fabolous – primary artist
• Jadakiss – primary artist
• Future – featured artist {{small|(tracks 2, 12)}}
• Swizz Beatz – featured artist {{small|(tracks 3, 9)}}
• Teyana Taylor – featured artist {{small|(track 7)}}
• French Montana – featured artist {{small|(track 8)}}
• Styles P – featured artist {{small|(track 10)}}
• Yo Gotti – featured artist {{small|(track 12)}}
• Jeezy – featured artist {{small|(track 12)}}

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• Dayzel "The Machine" Fowler – recording engineer {{small|(tracks 1, 3–10, 12)}}, mixing engineer {{small|(track 2)}}
• Steve Dickey – recording engineer {{small|(tracks 1–9, 11, 12)}}, mixing engineer {{small|(tracks 1, 4–12)}}
• Aneef Sheriff – assistant recording engineer {{small|(tracks 1–9, 11, 12)}}
• Ben Diehl – recording engineer {{small|(track 8)}}

Instruments

• RushDee – keyboard {{small|(track 11)}}
• Ledarius Wilson – keyboard {{small|(track 11)}}

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Production

• Ted Smooth – producer {{small|(track 1)}}
• Mally the Martian – additional producer {{small|(tracks 1, 11)}}, co-producer {{small|(track 7)}}
• Reazy Renegade – producer {{small|(track 2)}}
• Swizz Beatz – producer {{small|(track 3)}}
• Grade A – producer {{small|(track 4)}}
• C-Sick – producer {{small|(track 5)}}
• Neo da Matrix – producer {{small|(track 6)}}
• Mark Henry – producer {{small|(track 7)}}
• KidExcluzive – co-producer {{small|(track 7)}}
• Ben Billions – producer {{small|(track 8)}}
• Schife Karbeen – producer {{small|(track 8)}}
• Sean C & LV – producer {{small|(track 9)}}
• Adrian Younge – co-producer {{small|(track 9)}}
• Marvino Beats – uncredited co-producer {{small|(track 9)}}
• Pav Bundy – producer {{small|(track 10)}}
• Doe Pesci – producer {{small|(track 11)}}
• Buku – producer {{small|(track 11)}}
• R8 – producer {{small|(track 11)}}

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