All American (Hoodie Allen EP)

All American is the debut EP by American hip hop artist Hoodie Allen.[1] It was released on April 10, 2012, and debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. "No Interruption" is the first single off the album.[2]

All American
EP by
Hoodie Allen
ReleasedApril 10, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
GenreHip hop
Length27:13
LabelSelf-released
ProducerRJF
Hoodie Allen chronology
All American
(2012)		 People Keep Talking
(2014)
Singles from All American
  1. "No Interruption"
    Released: March 29, 2012
  2. "No Faith in Brooklyn"
    Released: April 10, 2012

Background

On March 4, 2012, Hoodie announced via Twitter that his upcoming EP would be titled All American.[3] He decided on this title because he credits his success to America, because he felt the songs showcased his best music to date, and because of a hometown restaurant with the same title. Hoodie spent five months developing the album, building tracks from scratch with his producer, RJF, instead of using sampled beats.[1] Regarding the writing process, Hoodie states that "I would describe it as liberating... It was like, 'Okay, I hear this idea in my head, I hear these original ideas, [and] I'm putting them and piecing them together.'"[1] On March 29, 2012, Hoodie released the first single from All American entitled "No Interruption."[2] The music video was posted to YouTube and was featured on the front page the same day. As of May 1, 2018, it has gained more than 34 million views.[4]

Release and promotion

The night before the album's release, Hoodie announced that he would personally call every fan that buys the album.[5] All American was released on April 10, 2012.[6] Following the rapid success of the EP, Hoodie released the music video for his second single, "No Faith in Brooklyn", which features Jhameel, as a gift to his fans. Over the months of April and May, Hoodie made a 22-stop tour across the US in support of All American, featuring Wax, Jared Evan, and others varying from show to show.[7] On March 23, 2012, Hoodie hinted at an upcoming announcement of a "UK tour for June", and officially announced the four dates on April 19 via Facebook.[8] The "I Work Better in the UK Tour" was his first time performing overseas.

Commercial performance

In the United States, All American debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, with 28,000 copies sold in its first week.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lucky Man"
  • Steven Markowitz
  • Teddy Rosenthal
Roxpin2:45
2."No Interruption"
  • Markowitz
  • RJ Ferguson
  • Carlos St John
  • Grant Michaels
  • Amir Salem
  • Natalie Warner
  • Ferguson
  • WNDRBRD
3:35
3."Eighteen Cool"
  • Markowitz
  • Jason Weiss
Jay Vice3:28
4."Top of the World"
  • Markowitz
  • Rosenthal
  • Ferguson
  • Roxpin
  • Ferguson
3:32
5."No Faith in Brooklyn" (featuring Jhameel)
  • Markowitz
  • Ferguson
Ferguson3:21
6."Small Town"Markowitz 3:34
7."High Again"
  • Markowitz
  • Ferguson
Ferguson3:30
8."Ain't Gotta Work"
  • Markowitz
  • Ferguson
Ferguson3:28
Total length:27:13

Personnel
  • Hoodie Allen – composer, vocals
  • RJF – composer, producer
  • Grant "WNDRBRD" Michaels – composer, producer
  • Teddy "Roxpin" Rosenthal – composer, producer
  • Jay Vice – composer, producer
  • Carlos St John – composer
  • Amir Salem – composer
  • Natalie Warner – composer, vocals
  • DJ Fresh Direct – engineer, mixing tracks 1, 2, 4, 7
  • Mike Roberts – mixing tracks 3, 5, 6, 8
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinnell – mastering assistant
  • Frans Mernick – engineer
  • Pran Bandi – engineer
  • Chris Leon – engineer
  • Dennis Drummond – guitar
  • Spencer Stewart – bass
  • Ben Alleman – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Nick Toyne – backing vocals
  • Jhameel – vocals

Charts

References
  1. Cubarrubia, R.J. Hoodie Allen Goes Pro With Debut EP, 'All American'. Billboard. April 10, 2012.
  2. Hoodie Allen – “No Interruption” Video Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Smoking Section. March 29, 2012.
  3. Hoodie Allen. Twitter. March 5, 2012.
  4. No Interruption on YouTube
  5. Allen, Hoodie (April 9, 2012). "This is a letter to all my fans..." – via Facebook.
  6. Gamboa, Glenn. Hoodie Allen has iTunes No. 1 album. Newsday.
  7. Allen, Hoodie (March 7, 2012). "The All American Tour: With Wax". Facebook.
  8. Allen, Hoodie (April 19, 2012). "Huge news! Touring in the UK". Facebook.
  9. Caulfield, Keith (April 18, 2012). "Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard.
  10. "Hoodie Allen Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  12. Caulfield, Keith. Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Album Hits No. 1 On Billboard 200. The Hollywood Reporter. April 19, 2012.
  13. "Hoodie Allen Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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