Pilot Talk

Pilot Talk
Studio album by
Curren$y
ReleasedJuly 13, 2010 (2010-07-13)
Recorded2009–2010
GenreHip hop
Length42:49
LabelDD172 (BluRoc)
Producer
Curren$y chronology
Jet Files
(2009) 		Pilot Talk
(2010) 		Pilot Talk II
(2010)
Singles from Pilot Talk
  1. "King Kong"
    Released: April 27, 2010
  2. "Roasted"
    Released: June 21, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.4/10) [2]
URB [3]
Spin [4]
AllHipHop.com [5]
HipHopDX [6]
PopMatters [7]

Pilot Talk is the third studio album by rapper Curren$y. It was released under Damon Dash's DD172 record label division, BluRoc Records.[8][9] The album was originally scheduled to be released on March 23, 2010.[8] However, it was later postponed and then given a June 15, 2010 release.[10] The album was then pushed back and released on July 13.[11] The entire album is solely produced by Ski Beatz except "Prioritize", which is produced by Nesby Phips, and "Roasted", which is produced by Monsta Beatz.[12] Ski Beatz also remixed the song "Breakfast" for the album which was originally produced by Mos Def.[13] Several music videos were shot for the album promotion and can be found on CreativeControl.tv[14]

The album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200.[15] It sold just over 10,764 copies its first week.[16] The album is now at 33,000 in total sales.[17]

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Review: Pilot Talk". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Brehain, Tom. "Review: Pilot Talk". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Vidal, Dan. "Review: Pilot Talk". URB. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Detrick, Ben. "Curren$y, 'Pilot Talk' (DD172/Island Def Jam)". Spin. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  5. ^ AbduSalaam, Ismael. "Curren$y, 'Pilot Talk' (DD172/Island Def Jam)". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  6. ^ Gibson, Luke. "Curren$y, 'Pilot Talk' (DD172/Island Def Jam)". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  7. ^ Amidon, David. "Curren$y, 'Pilot Talk' (DD172/Island Def Jam)". Popmatters. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Creative Control at YouTube PILOT TALK - WWW.CREATIVECONTROL.TV on YouTube
  9. ^ "Curren$y's Rocafella Chain Powered By BLUROC". DDotOmen. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  10. ^ Reid, Shaheem. "Damon Dash Resurrects Roc-A-Fella To Start A 'Positive Movement'". Archived from the original on May 4, 2010.
  11. ^ "Music Videos: Curren$y: King Kong". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27.
  12. ^ "Curren$y, My Sophomore Year". XXL Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10.
  13. ^ "Ski Beatz: Ski Remixes Breakfast". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27.
  14. ^ "Music Videos: Curren$y at Creative Control". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27.
  15. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/curren$y/chart-history/
  16. ^ "Currensy Pilot Talk First Week Sales | A leading hip-hop music blog". Hiptics.com. 2010-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  17. ^ "Upcoming Releases". HITS Daily Double. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-03-05.