Willennium

Willennium
Studio album by Will Smith
Released	November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)
Recorded	1998–1999
Studio	A Touch of Jazz Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Hacienda (Los Angeles, California) The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) Right Track Studios (New York City, New York) Quad Studios (New York City, New York) Maw Studios (New York City, New York) The Mix Room (Los Angeles, California) The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	61:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jeff Townes (also exec.) Will Smith (also exec.) Poke & Tone (also exec.) Omarr Rambert (exec.) Darren "Limitless" Henson Rob Fusari Keith Pelzer Falonte Moore Kay-Gee Darren Lighty Carvin Haggins "Little" Louie Vega Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Harvey Mason, Jr. Sauce Andre Harris Eric Roberson Mark Wilson
Will Smith chronology
Big Willie Style (1997) Willennium (1999) Born to Reign (2002)
Singles from Willennium
"Wild Wild West" Released: May 4, 1999 "Will 2K" Released: September 9, 1999 "Freakin' It" Released: March 22, 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	Unfavorable
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Harvard Crimson	A
Hot Press	4/12
NME	8/10
People	Mixed
PopMatters	Unfavorable
USA Today

Willennium is the second solo studio album by American rapper Will Smith. Recorded with a range of producers, including Poke & Tone and former collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, it was released on November 16, 1999 by Columbia Records. The album reached number 5 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA, making this Smith's second top ten album and second multi-platinum album following Big Willie Style in 1997. The album also reached the top ten on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified multi-platinum in that region and in other regions. "Wild Wild West", "Will 2K" and "Freakin' It" were released as singles.

Much of the recording for Willennium took place at producer DJ Jazzy Jeff's A Touch of Jazz Studios in Smith's hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where nine songs ("La Fiesta", "So Fresh", "Pump Me Up", "Can You Feel Me?", "Potnas", "Interlude", "No More", "Uuhhh" and "The Rain") were tracked. Additional recording took place in Los Angeles, California at The Hacienda ("Da Butta", "Who Am I", "Afro Angel", "Can You Feel Me?", "Potnas" and "No More") and The Mix Room ("Who Am I"), and in New York City, New York at The Hit Factory ("Will 2K", "Freakin' It", "Da Butta", "Interlude", "Uuhhh"), Right Track Studios ("Will 2K", "Freakin' It"), Quad Studios ("I'm Comin'") and Maw Studios ("La Fiesta").

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