M.I.A.M.I. was supported by five singles: "Culo", "That's Nasty", "Back Up", "Toma" and "Dammit Man". The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics and a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.[2]
M.I.A.M.I. received critical praise, especially in Pitbull's hometown of Miami. For the Miami New Times, Mosi Reeves especially praised Pitbull's performances in the second half of the album for "spitting thug raps and matching wits with Bun B from UGK, Trick Daddy, and Fat Joe."[8] Evelyn McDonnell of The Miami Herald rated the album three out of four stars, calling Pitbull "a skilled rhymer with a fast, Eminem flow but a deeper, more serious voice" but criticizing the album for including "six gratuitous bump-and-grind tracks."[7]
Nationally, the album got good reviews from Allmusic and Stylus Magazine. Alex Henderson of Allmusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five. While acknowledging that Pitbull "is hardly the first MC to rap about drugs and thug life or sex and women," Henderson praised "his willingness to combine Latin and Dirty South elements."[1] For Stylus Magazine, Erick Bieritz scored the album eight out of 10 points, describing it as "that odd record frontloaded with weak material and then packed with great songs on the B-side" with an "excellent taste in collaborators."[10]
While praising "Culo" and "Hurry Up and Wait", Alex P. Kellogg offered a more critical review for The Boston Globe: "...[the] chosen topics (partying, not giving a damn, and, ooh, giving up a life of crime) do not exactly make for groundbreaking material. From his spitfire style to his hoarse catcalls, it's clear Pitbull is excited, but he's not always exciting."[6] Jon Caramanica rated the album two stars out of five for Blender, calling the album outside of the Lil Jon-produced tracks "nimble but dull."[3]
Nick Marino of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution graded the album with a D-minus, for continuing what he called "a long tradition of substituting sex drive for imagination" by rappers from Miami. Commenting about the Atlanta-based executive producer, Marino wrote: "Lil Jon...for all his crunk magic, can only help a guy so much."[5]
Commercial performanceedit
M.I.A.M.I. debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.[2] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Independent Albums chart.[11] Since its release the album has spent 40 weeks on the chart.[12] On April 8, 2005, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies.[13] As of November 2012, the album has sold 644,000 copies in the United States.[14]
^ abWhitmire, Margo (2004-09-01). "McGraw's 'Live' Powers To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
^ abcCaramanica, Jon (August 24, 2004). . Blender. Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^Reeves, Mosi (May 27, 2004). "Dirt Hustlin'". Miami New Times. from the original on August 24, 2004. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ abMarino, Nick (August 24, 2004). "Listen Up! Fall Music Preview". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. E1. from the original on April 22, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ ab"CD report". The Boston Globe. September 17, 2004. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ abMcDonnell, Evelyn (August 24, 2004). "Miami on his mind, homeboy can rhyme". The Miami Herald. from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ abReeves, Mosi (August 26, 2004). "Pitbull: M.I.A.M.I. (TVT)". Miami New Times. from the original on September 22, 2004. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^Juon, Steve (August 24, 2004). "Pitbull :: M.I.A.M.I :: TVT Records". RapReviews.com. from the original on August 26, 2004.
^ abBieritz, Erik (September 20, 2004). Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^"Independent Albums - 2004-09-11". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^Cobo, Leila (November 19, 2012). "Pitbull Continues Brand Extension with 'Global Warming'". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
^"Pitbull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^"Pitbull Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^"Pitbull Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^"Pitbull Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^Cobo, Leila (October 2, 2010). "The Running of The Bull". Billboard. pp. 23–24. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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For other uses see Miami disambiguation M I A M I backronym of Money Is a Major Issue is the debut studio album by Cuban American rapper Pitbull It was released on August 24 2004 via TVT Records 1 The production on the album was primarily handled by Lil Jon Jim Jonsin Diaz Brothers and DJ Khaled The album also features guest appearances by Lil Jon Bun B Fat Joe Lil Scrappy and Trick Daddy among others M I A M I Studio album by PitbullReleasedAugust 24 2004RecordedMay 2003 May 2004GenreHip hopcrunkreggaetonLength62 17LabelTVTProducerBigg D Diaz Brothers DJ Khaled Lil Jon Jim Jonsin Nasty Beat MakersPitbull chronologyM I A M I 2004 Money Is Still a Major Issue 2005 Singles from M I A M I Culo Released July 6 2004 That s Nasty Released October 27 2004 Back Up Released December 22 2004 Toma Released February 1 2005 Dammit Man Released April 9 2005M I A M I was supported by five singles Culo That s Nasty Back Up Toma and Dammit Man The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics and a moderate commercial success It debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 55 000 copies in its first week 2 Contents 1 Production 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 4 1 Samples 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesProduction editThe executive producer of M I A M I is Lil Jon based out of Atlanta and known for producing crunk songs in addition to the Diaz Brothers 3 4 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The Atlanta Journal ConstitutionD 5 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 The Boston GlobeMixed 6 The Miami Herald nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Miami New TimesFavorable 8 RapReviews com7 10 9 Stylus8 10 10 M I A M I received critical praise especially in Pitbull s hometown of Miami For the Miami New Times Mosi Reeves especially praised Pitbull s performances in the second half of the album for spitting thug raps and matching wits with Bun B from UGK Trick Daddy and Fat Joe 8 Evelyn McDonnell of The Miami Herald rated the album three out of four stars calling Pitbull a skilled rhymer with a fast Eminem flow but a deeper more serious voice but criticizing the album for including six gratuitous bump and grind tracks 7 Nationally the album got good reviews from Allmusic and Stylus Magazine Alex Henderson of Allmusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five While acknowledging that Pitbull is hardly the first MC to rap about drugs and thug life or sex and women Henderson praised his willingness to combine Latin and Dirty South elements 1 For Stylus Magazine Erick Bieritz scored the album eight out of 10 points describing it as that odd record frontloaded with weak material and then packed with great songs on the B side with an excellent taste in collaborators 10 While praising Culo and Hurry Up and Wait Alex P Kellogg offered a more critical review for The Boston Globe the chosen topics partying not giving a damn and ooh giving up a life of crime do not exactly make for groundbreaking material From his spitfire style to his hoarse catcalls it s clear Pitbull is excited but he s not always exciting 6 Jon Caramanica rated the album two stars out of five for Blender calling the album outside of the Lil Jon produced tracks nimble but dull 3 Nick Marino of The Atlanta Journal Constitution graded the album with a D minus for continuing what he called a long tradition of substituting sex drive for imagination by rappers from Miami Commenting about the Atlanta based executive producer Marino wrote Lil Jon for all his crunk magic can only help a guy so much 5 Commercial performance editM I A M I debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 55 000 copies in its first week 2 The album also debuted at number one on the US Top Independent Albums chart 11 Since its release the album has spent 40 weeks on the chart 12 On April 8 2005 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA for sales of over 500 000 copies 13 As of November 2012 the album has sold 644 000 copies in the United States 14 Track listing editM I A M I track listingNo TitleProducer s Length1 305 Anthem featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon4 132 Culo featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Diaz Brothers3 393 She s Freaky Diaz Brothers3 204 Shake It Up featuring Oobie Lil Jon3 145 Toma featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon3 336 I Wonder featuring Oobie Lil Jon3 517 Get on the Floor featuring Oobie Lil Jon3 058 Dirty featuring Bun B The Demi4 369 Dammit Man featuring Piccallo Jim Jonsin Bigg D4 0110 We Don t Care Bout Ya featuring Cubo Diaz Brothers5 0611 That s Nasty featuring Lil Jon Fat Joe and Lil Scrappy DJ Nasty amp LVM4 1212 Back Up Diaz Brothers3 3813 Melting Pot featuring Trick Daddy DJ Khaled3 5714 Hustler s Withdrawal Diaz Brothers4 0915 Hurry Up and Wait Tru3 3416 Culo Miami Mix featuring Mr Vegas and Lil Jon Lil Jon Diaz Brothers4 09Total length 62 17 Samples edit The song Culo samples a Coolie Dance riddim Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for M I A M I Chart 2004 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 15 14US Independent Albums Billboard 16 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 17 7US Top Rap Albums Billboard 18 6 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for M I A M I Chart 2005 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 19 93Certifications editCertifications for M I A M I Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 13 Gold 634 000 20 References edit a b c Henderson Alex M I A M I AllMusic Review AllMusic Retrieved July 28 2018 a b Whitmire Margo 2004 09 01 McGraw s Live Powers To No 1 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved 2009 02 15 a b c Caramanica Jon August 24 2004 Little Havana MC is crunk with Lil Jon sunk without him Blender Archived from the original on November 3 2004 Retrieved July 28 2018 Reeves Mosi May 27 2004 Dirt Hustlin Miami New Times Archived from the original on August 24 2004 Retrieved July 28 2018 a b Marino Nick August 24 2004 Listen Up Fall Music Preview The Atlanta Journal Constitution p E1 Archived from the original on April 22 2006 Retrieved July 29 2018 a b CD report The Boston Globe September 17 2004 Retrieved July 28 2018 a b McDonnell Evelyn August 24 2004 Miami on his mind homeboy can rhyme The Miami Herald Archived from the original on August 25 2004 Retrieved July 28 2018 a b Reeves Mosi August 26 2004 Pitbull M I A M I TVT Miami New Times Archived from the original on September 22 2004 Retrieved July 28 2018 Juon Steve August 24 2004 Pitbull M I A M I TVT Records RapReviews com Archived from the original on August 26 2004 a b Bieritz Erik September 20 2004 Pitbull M I A M I Archived from the original on October 10 2004 Retrieved April 8 2014 Independent Albums 2004 09 11 Billboard Retrieved March 1 2020 Pitbull Billboard a b American album certifications Pitbull M I A M I Recording Industry Association of America Cobo Leila November 19 2012 Pitbull Continues Brand Extension with Global Warming Billboard Retrieved September 14 2013 Pitbull Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved September 18 2020 Pitbull Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved September 18 2020 Pitbull Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved September 18 2020 Pitbull Chart History Top Rap Albums Billboard Retrieved September 18 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2005 Billboard Retrieved September 18 2020 Cobo Leila October 2 2010 The Running of The Bull Billboard pp 23 24 Retrieved September 10 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M I A M I amp oldid 1185697642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
