Lord Willin'

Lord Willin'
Studio album by
Clipse
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length60:48
Label
ProducerThe Neptunes
Clipse chronology
Exclusive Audio Footage
(1999) 		Lord Willin'
(2002) 		Hell Hath No Fury
(2006)
Singles from Lord Willin'
  1. "Grindin'"
    Released: May 14, 2002
  2. "When the Last Time"
    Released: July 30, 2002
  3. "Ma, I Don't Love Her"
    Released: December 3, 2002
  4. "Cot Damn"
    Released: April 29, 2003

Lord Willin' is the major label debut and second studio album by hip hop duo Clipse. The album was released on August 20, 2002,[1] in the United States by Star Trak and Arista. Recording sessions took place over a year, beginning in 2001. Production was handled by The Neptunes.

Following the shelving of their original debut studio album Exclusive Audio Footage by Elektra Records, long-time friends and collaborators The Neptunes signed the duo onto their record label Star Trak Entertainment. The Neptunes would go on to handle the production on Lord Willin', with Pharrell Williams featuring on 6 different tracks, including the hit singles "Grindin'" and "When the Last Time". Additional features include Ab Liva, Roscoe P. Goldchain, Faith Evans, Fabolous, Jadakiss and Styles P. The deluxe edition of the album contained 2 more tracks which were remixes of "Grindin'".

The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 122,000 units in its first week of release.[2] The album was well received by critics, and is considered one of the best hip hop albums of the 2000s.[3][4][5]

The album was ranked 12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Debut Albums of All-Time list.[6]

  1. ^ Smith, Mychal Denzel (August 21, 2017). "15 Years of Clipse's Lord Willin', The Album That Proved Virginia Beach Is for Rap Lovers". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Eminem Gets on with the 'Show' at No. 1 | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ^ "Clipse Drop 'Lord Willin Album: Today in Hip-Hop". Xxlmag.com.
  4. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s - Page 3". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Slantmagazine.com. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. July 2022.