The Darkside Vol. 1
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| Studio album by Fat Joe | ||||
| Released | July 27, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:11 | |||
| Label | Terror Squad, E1 | |||
| Producer | Cool & Dre (also exec.), Macho TS exec., Zeferiah (also exec.), DJ Premier, I.F.O., Infamous, Just Blaze, Raw Uncut, Rico Love, Scram Jones, Scoop DeVille, Streetrunner | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop | 8/10 |
| Allmusic |    |
| DJBooth | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Now | |
| The Phoenix | |
| RapReviews | 7/10 |
| Spin | 7/10 |
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| XXL |
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The Darkside Vol. 1 is the tenth solo studio album by American rapper Fat Joe. The album was released July 27, 2010 by Terror Squad Entertainment and E1 Music. Production was provided by Cool & Dre, Streetrunner, DJ Infamous, Just Blaze, Scram Jones, DJ Premier, Raw Uncut, and Scoop DeVille, among others. Guest appearances came from Trey Songz, Too Short, R. Kelly, Cam'ron, Clipse, Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy.
The album was announced in January 2010 by Fat Joe saying that "he was working on a new album, The Darkside: Volume 1". MTV News reported that Fat Joe intended "all the material...to be much harsher" than his previous album. On March 28, 2010, Fat Joe signed a record deal with E1 Music and announced that he would release The Darkside Vol. 1 through the label in July. Fat Joe stated The Darkside Vol. 1 is all about: showin' the world that I'm a legend, and just furtherin' the legacy." Fat Joe stated that he returned to his hardcore hip hop roots and considers this album to be a classic.
The first single from The Darkside is "(Ha Ha) Slow Down", which features rapper Young Jeezy. The song peaked at number 54 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 23 on their Rap Songs chart. The second single from The Darkside is "If It Ain't About Money" featuring Trey Songz. The song charted on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at 57, and also charted at 25 on the Rap Songs chart.
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