Retroactive (album)

This article is about the Grand Puba album. For other albums with similar titles, see Retroactive (disambiguation).
Retroactive
Studio album by
Grand Puba
ReleasedJune 9, 2009
GenreHip hop
LabelBabygrande
Producer
Grand Puba chronology
Understand This
(2001) 		Retroactive
(2009) 		Black from the Future
(2015)
Singles from Retroactive
  1. "This Joint Right Here/Go Hard"
    Released: September 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX2.5/5[1]
PopMatters7/10[2]
RapReviews8/10[3]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]

Retroactive is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Grand Puba. It was released on June 9, 2009 via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by DJ PhD, Billy Brick, Big Throwback, Elements, Grant Parks, Large Professor, Q-Tip, and Grand Puba himself. It features guest appearances from his fellow Brand Nubian groupmates Lord Jamar and Sadat X, Kid Capri, Big Phill, Khadijah Mohammed, Large Professor, Q-Tip, Rell, Sarah Martinez, Talee and Tiffani Davis. The album did not reach the Billboard 200, however, it peaked at number 97 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

  1. ^ Ryce, Jeff (July 3, 2009). "Grand Puba - RetroActive". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Browning, Rob (September 27, 2009). "Grand Puba: RetroActive, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 23, 2009). "Grand Puba :: RetroActive – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Grand Puba". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.