Goon Affiliated

{{Infobox album

| name = Goon Affiliated

| type = studio

| artist = Plies

| cover = Plies Goon Affiliated.PNG

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2010|6|8}}

| recorded = 2009–2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Southern hip hop|dirty rap}}

| length = 55:00

| label = {{hlist|Big Gates|Slip-n-Slide|Atlantic}}

| producer = {{hlist|Ted "Touche" Lucas (exec.)|Ronnell "Big Gates" Levatte (exec.)|Chef Tone|Kori Anders|Big Jones|Dunlap|J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League|Zaytoven|Clinton Sparks|Kamau Georges|BC of Necronam|J.R. Rotem|Dynamic|Troy Taylor|Friky Zeek|Fatboi|Polow da Don}}

| prev_title = Da REAList

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = The Real Testament II

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Goon Affiliated

| type = Studio

| single1 = Becky

| single1date = June 19, 2009

| single2 = Medicine

| single2date = October 10, 2009

| single3 = She Got It Made

| single3date = March 5, 2010

| single4 = Awesome

| single4date = March 2010

}}

Goon Affiliated is the fourth studio album by American rapper Plies.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617830/20090806/plies.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809193937/http://www.mtv.com//news//articles//1617830//20090806//plies.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2009|title=Plies Explains Goon Affiliated Album Title, Song 'First 48.'|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|publisher=MTV News|access-date=2009-04-07}} It was released on June 8, 2010, by Big Gates Records, Slip-n-Slide Records and Atlantic Records.

Background

Goon Affiliated was recorded between the fall of 2009 and the spring of 2010, set to be released just six months after Plies' previous album, Da Realist. As early as April 2009, Plies began assembling his "dream team" roster of rappers and producers for the project, immediately after the release of his single "Plenty Money".{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Plies Compiles A Collabo Wish List For New LP, Including Jadakiss|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609875/20090423/plies.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426041204/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609875/20090423/plies.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2009|publisher=MTV.com|access-date=14 December 2010|date=Apr 23, 2009}} Plies explained that having his brother with him during the recording of the album was very important.

In an August 2009 interview with MTV.com,{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Plies Explains Goon Affiliated Album Title, Song 'First 48.'|website=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617830/20090806/plies.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809193937/http://www.mtv.com//news//articles//1617830//20090806//plies.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2009|access-date=14 December 2010|date=Aug 7, 2009}} Plies discussed the meaning behind the track "First 48":

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"I got a song right now called 'First 48,' " the Florida native revealed. "It's wrapped around the whole TV series 'The First 48 Hours.' I'm telling you on the record: 'Everybody is a goon until they catch a case/ When the detectives get to the talking/ All that gangsta sh-- fades away/ The first 10 minutes, dog, you started off straight/ Detective applied a little pressure, you turn around and break.' That whole situation for me, that intro, I'm sitting here watching TV, and I didn't know it was that many unreal dudes still left in the streets," he continued. "I just focused on that situation. That's one of them records on my album I call 'choir rehearsal.' I know everybody is gonna sing it every time I perform it."

Additionally, Plies explained the title of the album:

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"Goon Affiliated, I had the pleasure of having my brother home for this album," he told us of the LP's title while parked on his tour bus in ATL. "He actually came up with the title of this album. The three previous albums, 'real' was incorporated into the album title. For me, we felt Goon Affiliated wasn't too gangsta, wasn't too soft. It was right in the middle. Kids in the suburbs could have goon friends and be goon affiliated. You could be a street cat and not call yourself a 'goon' but have goon homeboys and be goon affiliated. Or you could be a goon and be goon affiliated. It's a whole diverse situation for me."

The song "Look Like", which features rap verses from Young Jeezy & Fabolous is the first song on any of Plies' albums to feature other rappers.[http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/plies/goon-affiliated/29775/ Plies: Goon Affiliated (New Album)] prefix.

Promotion

In June 2009, Plies allegedly threw $12 into a concert crowd in Atlanta, Georgia, in promotion of Goon Affiliated, as he performed his final single before Goon Affiliated, "Plenty Money".{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Allen|title=Plies Throws $12 Into Concert Crowd|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9368/title.plies-throws-50-000-into-concert-crowd|access-date=14 December 2010|date=June 22, 2009}} Later that month, Plies released his track "Becky". In April 2010, Plies announced his "Goon Affiliated 25 Day Giveaway Contest". Fans called a toll-free hotline from May 1 to May 25, 2010, and if Plies picked up the phone, the caller won a prize. Plies pledged to give away iPads, jewelry from his personal collection, as well as scholarships for college, health care payments, mortgage payments, and other big-ticket items.{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Plies Announces Goon Affiliated 25 Day Giveaway Contest|website=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637613/20100422/plies.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424215117/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637613/20100422/plies.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2010|access-date=14 December 2010|date=Apr 22, 2010}}

=Singles=

"Becky", the first official single was released in June 2009 and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=plies|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Plies Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charting songs] at Billboard.com and number 14 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, The second single was "She Got It Made", featuring Bei Maejor. It was released on March 5, 2010. The first promotional single was "Medicine", featuring Keri Hilson. It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 21 on the Hot Rap Tracks. This track didn't make the final product.

Reception

=Commercial performance=

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart with sales of 56,000 copies.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11493/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-13-2010 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/13/2010 |access-date=2010-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927210940/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11493/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-13-2010 |archive-date=2012-09-27 |url-status=dead }} Goon Affiliated stopped at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 the following week and sold 21,000 copies, bringing the sales total to 77,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11539/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-20-2010|title=Hip Hop Album sales ending 6/20/10|last=Jacobs|first=Allen|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=28 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928101521/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11539/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-20-2010|archive-date=28 September 2012|url-status=dead}} The album crossed the 150,000 sold mark on July 18, 2010 becoming the fourth of his albums to cross that benchmark.{{cite web|last=Jacobs |first=Allen |url=http://beta.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11766/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-18-2010/ |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/18/2010 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX |publisher=Beta.hiphopdx.com |date=2010-07-22 |access-date=2012-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309185038/http://beta.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11766/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-18-2010/ |archive-date=2012-03-09 }}{{cite web|url=http://hiphopencounter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rap21.png|format=PNG|title=Photographic image of Total Sales page|website=Hiphopencounter.com|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323061506/http://hiphopencounter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rap21.png|url-status=dead}}

=Critical reception=

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=David |last=Jeffries |title=Review: Goon Affiliated |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1709475|pure_url=yes}} |work=AllMusic |access-date=10 June 2010}}

|rev2 = HipHopDX

|rev2score = {{rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.1455/title.plies-goon-affiliated|title=Album Reviews Plies Goon Affiliated|last=Ortiz|first=Edwin|date=12 June 2010|access-date=13 June 2010}}

|rev3 = USA Today

|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Jones |title=Review: Goon Affiliated |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-06-08-listen08_ST_N.htm |work=USA Today|access-date=12 June 2010 |date=8 June 2010}}

}}

The album was released to mixed reviews from music critics. Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX gave the album a 1.5 out of 5 stars. He disliked tracks "Bruh Bruh", "Rob Myself", "Awesome" and "Good Dick" while liking "Go Live", "Look Like" and "Kitty Kitty".

Track listing

The track listing was confirmed by AllMusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/goon-affiliated-mw0001956322 |title=Overview: Goon Affiliated|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 25, 2016}}

{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Go Live

| writer1 = {{hlist|Brandon Crear aka Yung Necro Music|Plies|Ronell "Big Gates" Levatte}}

| extra1 = Yung Necro Music

| length1 = 3:32

| title2 = Rob Myself

| writer2 = {{hlist|Erik Ortiz|Kevin Crowe|Plies}}

| extra2 = J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

| length2 = 4:03

| title3 = Awesome

| writer3 = {{hlist|Plies|Xavier Dotson}}

| extra3 = Zaytoven

| length3 = 3:38

| title4 = Bruh Bruh

| writer4 = {{hlist|Plies|Dotson}}

| extra4 = Zaytoven

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Get My Niggas Out

| writer5 = {{hlist|L. Jones|Plies|Gates}}

| extra5 = Big Jones

| length5 = 3:41

| title6 = Flaw

| writer6 = {{hlist|Jones|Plies|Gates}}

| extra6 = Big Jones

| length6 = 3:13

| title7 = Becky

| writer7 = {{hlist|J. R. Rotem|Plies}}

| extra7 = J. R. Rotem

| length7 = 3:20

| title8 = Kitty Kitty

| writer8 = {{hlist|Plies|Tony "Chef Tone" Scales|Tremaine Neverson|Troy Taylor}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Chef Tone|Taylor}}

| note8 = featuring Trey Songz

| length8 = 3:32

| title9 = Whatever I Say

| writer9 = {{hlist|Plies|Gates}}

| extra9 = Dunlap Exclusive

| length9 = 3:16

| title10 = Goonette

| writer10 = {{hlist|Crear|Plies|Gates}}

| extra10 = BC of Necronam

| length10 = 3:40

| title11 = Good Dick

| writer11 = {{hlist|Plies|Xavier Murray|Gates}}

| extra11 = Friky Zeek AKA Revenue

| length11 = 4:17

| title12 = Model

| writer12 = {{hlist|Ladamon Douglas|Plies}}

| extra12 = FATBOI

| length12 = 3:48

| title13 = Look Like

| writer13 = Plies, Gates

| extra13 = Dynamic

| note13 = featuring Fabolous and Young Jeezy

| length13 = 4:38

| title14 = All I Know

| writer14 = {{hlist|D. Anefils|Ortiz|Crowe|Plies}}

| extra14 = J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

| length14 = 3:30

| title15 = She Got It Made

| writer15 = {{hlist|Brandon Green|Clinton Sparks|Plies}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Sparks|Kamau Georges}}

| note15 = Additional vocals by Bei Maejor

| length15 = 3:27

}}

{{track listing

| headline = iTunes bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title16 = Chirpin'

| extra16 = Big Jones

| note16 = featuring Fella

| length16 = 3:59

| title17 = Letter

| extra17 = BC of Necronam

| length17 = 4:39

| title18 = Medicine

| extra18 = Polow da Don

| note18 = featuring Keri Hilson

| length18 = 3:31

| title19 = Bricks on Me

| extra19 = Zaytoven

| note19 = featuring Fella

| length19 = 4:20

}}

Personnel

Credits for Goon Affiliated adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/goon-affiliated-mw0001956322/credits |title=Credits: Goon Affiliated|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 25, 2016}}

Plies - Executive Producer
Zaytoven - Producer
Chris Wheeler - Design
Bryan Tyson - Engineer
Troy Taylor - Composer, Producer, Engineer
Clinton Sparks - Composer, Producer
Glenn Schick - Mastering
J. R. Rotem - Producer
Gee Roberson - A&R
Brian Ranney - Package Production
Brian Pedersen - Assistant
Carlos Oyanedel - Assistant
Jean Nelson - A&R
Charles Moniz - Engineer
Mike Miller - Assistant
Graham Marsh (producer) - Engineer
Rob Marks - Mixing
Bei Maejor - Vocals, Vocal Producer
Ted "Touche" Lucas - Executive Producer

Ronnell "Big Gates" Levatte - Executive Producer
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League - Producer
Patrick Hoelck - Photography
Dorian "DP" Hendricks - Vocal Engineer
Rob Gold - Photo Production
Kamau Georges - Producer
Friky Zeek - Producer
Patrick Fong - Art Direction, Design
Trina Edwards - A&R
Dynamic - Producer
Dunlap Exclusive - Producer
Anne Declemente - A&R
Otha "Vakseen" Davis III - Product Manager
Bob Croslin - Cover Photo
Chefton - Producer
Leslie Brathwaite - Mixing
Big Jones - Producer
BC - Producer
Kori Anders - Producer, Engineer
"RJ" Jacques - Technical Production

Charts

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Chart (2010) ! Peak position
US Billboard 200{{cite web\|title=Billboard 200 Week of June 26, 2010\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/billboard-200\|publisher=Billboard Week of 26 June 2010\|access-date=14 December 2010}} \|align=center\|5
US Top Rap Albums{{cite web\|title=Billboard Rap Albums Week of June 26, 2010\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/rap-albums\|publisher=Billboard Week of 26 June 2010\|access-date=14 December 2010}} \|align=center\|1
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums{{cite web\|title=Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Week of June 26, 2010\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/r-b-hip-hop-albums\|publisher=Billboard Week of 26 June 2010\|access-date=14 December 2010}} \|align=center\|1

class="wikitable sortable"

Chart (2010)

! Peak
position

US Billboard 200{{cite web|title=Billboard 200 Week of June 26, 2010|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/billboard-200|publisher=Billboard Week of 26 June 2010|access-date=14 December 2010}}

|align=center|5

US Top Rap Albums{{cite web|title=Billboard Rap Albums Week of June 26, 2010|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/rap-albums|publisher=Billboard Week of 26 June 2010|access-date=14 December 2010}}

|align=center|1

US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums{{cite web|title=Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Week of June 26, 2010|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-06-26/r-b-hip-hop-albums|publisher=Billboard Week of 26 June 2010|access-date=14 December 2010}}

|align=center|1

References

Category:2010 albums

Category:Plies (rapper) albums

Category:Albums produced by Polow da Don

Category:Albums produced by J. R. Rotem

Category:Albums produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

Category:Albums produced by Fatboi

Category:Albums produced by Troy Taylor (record producer)

Category:Albums produced by Zaytoven

Category:Atlantic Records albums