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I'm a Hustla

Field	Value
name	I'm a Hustla
type	studio
artist	Cassidy
cover	Cassidy_i'm_a_hustla_album_cover.png
released
genre	Hip hop
length	59:59
label
producer
prev_title	Split Personality
prev_year	2004
next_title	B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story
next_year	2007
misc	{{Singles
name	I'm a Hustla
type	studio
single1	I'm a Hustla
single1date	February 28, 2005
single2	B-Boy Stance
single2date	June 20, 2005

I'm a Hustla is the second studio album by American rapper Cassidy. It was released on June 28, 2005, by Full Surface Records and J Records. The album includes production from Bink, Devo Springsteen, Hi-Tek, Neo da Matrix, Nottz, L.E.S., The Individualz and Swizz Beatz, the latter of whom also executive produced the album. It features guest appearances from Nas, Quan, Mario, Mashonda, Raekwon, Lil Wayne, Fabolous and Mary J. Blige.

The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, with 93,000 copies sold in the first week. It was supported by the singles "I'm a Hustla" and "B-Boy Stance". The album's title-track features a sample from Jay-Z's "Dirt off Your Shoulder" and the song was nominated for a Vibe Award in the category Street Anthem. A remix featuring Mary J. Blige followed soon after. In 2006, the ringtone version of "I'm a Hustla" was one of the first-ever ringtones to be certified platinum.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that I'm a Hustla was "certainly harder overall than Split Personality; the seductive tracks are fewer in number and not nearly as melodic [...] Despite the concerted attempt to come off differently, I'm a Hustla isn't much more effective than Split Personality. PopMatters critic Matt Cibula wrote: "Some might think Cassidy hurts his arguments by playing all sides of the fence, but I would refer them to the original American rapper, Walt Whitman, and that dope line about contradicting oneself and containing multitudes. Cassidy is no Walt Whitman yet, but he might get there eventually, especially if he keeps trying to push the flow forward in his own weird visionary way. This is what I’m hoping happens. If he backslides and just goes for the cheddar, that will be a wiser business move, but a loss to American music."

Track listing

Samples credits

"I'm a Hustla" samples from "Dirt off Your Shoulder" by Jay-Z.
"Can't Fade Me" samples from "Brown Baby" by Diana Ross.
"So Long" samples from "Ain't It Good Feeling Good" performed by Eloise Laws.
"Get 'Em" samples from "Getaway" written by Peter Cor & Beloyd Taylor.
"The Message" samples from "Is It Because I'm Black" performed by Sly Johnson and from Tupac Resurrection by Tupac Shakur.
"A.M. to P.M." samples from "I Want to Break Free" by Queen.
"On the Grind" samples from "Wildflowers" performed by New Birth.
"6 Minutes" samples from "Castles" performed by The Buoys.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak
position	Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	US Billboard 200	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)
94
5
2
2

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
85

References

(February 25, 2005). "Going for Adds".
"Anthony Hamilton News - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com.
[http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/vibe-awards.htm Vibe Awards 2005, News, Nominees & Winners, TV Schedule] {{webarchive. link. (June 22, 2007 Chiff.com, November 12, 2005)
[https://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/061406.asp RIAA Launches New Gold And Platinum Award For Ringtones] RIAA.com, June 14, 2006
[{{AllMusic
[https://www.popmatters.com/cassidy-imahustla-2495867029.html PopMatters review]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071109012343/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cassidy/albums/album/7416480/review/7482989/im_a_hustla Rolling Stone review]
[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2005_07_imahustla.html RapReviews review]
"VIBE review".
(July 7, 2005). "Albums : Top 100".
"Cassidy Chart History (''Billboard'' 200)".
"Cassidy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".
"Cassidy Chart History (Top Rap Albums)".
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard.

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