B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story
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| Studio album by Cassidy | ||||||||||
| Released | November 6, 2007 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 at The Saltmine Studios | |||||||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 61:14 | |||||||||
| Label | J, Full Surface, Ruff Ryders, Epic | |||||||||
| Producer | Swizz Beatz (Exec.), Bink!, Devo Springsteen, Hi-Tek, Neo Da Matrix, Nottz, Cassidy, Kanye West, The Individualz, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Devon "Gold" Golder | |||||||||
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B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story is the third studio album by American rapper Cassidy. It was released under Full Surface Records/J Records. Before its release, XXL Magazine ranked the album the 10th most anticipated album of 2007. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 with 63,000 copies sold in the first week released.
The album was originally titled This Time Around, then it was changed to It Is What It Is and finally to B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story. Cassidy named the album B.A.R.S. after spending 8 months behind bars (in prison). B.A.R.S are also his initials, Barry Adrian Reese [Story]. The album features songs about his accident and his time in jail as well as his relationship with God. He also created a B.A.R.S. Competition Freestyle Battle with finalists, G.O.D. Jewels, 21, of Chicago, IL, Rocky, 17, of Detroit, MI, and Lil' Chugga, 23, of, Columbia, TN on October 10, 2007 live on MTV's Sucker Free.
Producer Swizz Beatz handled some of the production on the album. The CD was released on Swizz Beatz' Full Surface Records imprint, a subsidiary of J Records. Other producers involved with the project were Neo Da Matrix, Don Cannon, Kanye West, Bink, Hi-Tek, and others.
Swizz Beatz confirmed before the album's release that Sean Garrett would have production credits on this album:
Cassidy himself produced the track "All By Myself" which sampled "Me, Myself & I" by The Dramatics.
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