The Price of Fame

For other uses, see The Price of Fame (disambiguation).

The Price of Fame is the fifth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow. The album was released on December 19, 2006 through LBW Entertainment and Columbia Records. The production on the album was primarily handled by Jermaine Dupri, Nitti, Lil Ronnie and R. Kelly. The album also features guest appearances by Chris Brown, Johntá Austin, Pimp C, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and many others.

The Price of Fame
Studio album by Bow Wow
Released	December 19, 2006
Recorded	2005–06
Genre	Hip hop soul R&B
Length	43:38
Label	LBW Entertainment Columbia
Producer	Bow Wow Jermaine Dupri Nitti Lil Ronnie R. Kelly
Bow Wow chronology
Wanted (2005) The Price of Fame (2006) Face Off (2007)
Singles from The Price of Fame
"Shortie Like Mine" Released: October 3, 2006 "Outta My System" Released: February 13, 2007 "I'm a Flirt" Released: March 2, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
RapReviews	(6/10)^[2]

The Price of Fame received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in the first week.^[3] A month later the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 2007.^[4]

Singles

The first single from the album was "Shortie Like Mine" featuring Chris Brown and Johntá Austin; released on October 3, 2006;^[5] it peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[6] The second single was "Outta My System" featuring T-Pain; released on February 13, 2007, it peaked at number 22 on the chart.^[7] The third single "I Don't Know About That". The fourth and final single was supposed to be "4 Corners", but was never released as a single and a video was not shot. Every track on the album is edited, although explicit versions of songs such as "Shortie Like Mine", "4 Corners", and "I Don't Know About That" were recorded.

Commercial performance

The Price of Fame debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 262,000 copies in its first week.^[8] This became Bow Wow's fourth US top-ten album.^[8] On January 23, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[4] As of November 26, 2008, the album has sold 600,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:21
2.	"Price of Fame"	Shad Moss, Ronnie Jackson	Bow Wow, Lil Ronnie	2:38
3.	"4 Corners" (featuring Lil Scrappy, Pimp C, Short Dawg and Lil Wayne)	Chad Butler, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Shawn Carter, Jermaine Dupri, Kyambo Joshua, Darryl Richardson, Timothy Mosley, James Phillips	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*, No I.D.*	5:28
4.	"Outta My System" (featuring T-Pain and Johntá Austin)	Jaron Alston, Dupri, Rick James	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*, No I.D.*	3:58
5.	"How You Move It"	Teraike Crawford, Dupri, Curtis Jackson, Phillips, Phillip Pitts	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	3:53
6.	"Shortie Like Mine" (featuring Chris Brown, Johntá Austin and Jermaine Dupri)	Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, Dupri, Shawntae Harris	Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox*	4:28
7.	"Don't Know About That" (featuring Coke J and Young Capone)	Dupri, Chadron Moore, Rodriguez Vashaun Smith	Jermaine Dupri, Nitti	3:50
8.	"Tell Me"	Dupri, Timmy Gatling, Harris, Phillips, Alton "Wokie" Stewart	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	3:34
9.	"Damn Thing" (featuring Da Brat)	Dupri, Phillips, Anthony "T." Waters	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	2:43
10.	"Bet That" (featuring Khleo Thomas)	Jaron Alston, Dupri, Phillips	Jermaine Dupri, LRoc*	3:45
11.	"On Fiya"	Moss, Tad Mingo, Rufus Morgan	Free Agentz	3:52
12.	"Give It to You"	Moss, Jackson	Bow Wow, Lil Ronnie	3:10

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly)	Moss, Robert Kelly, Jackson	R. Kelly, Lil Ronnie	4:36

• (*) Denotes co-producer.

Notes

• Track 2, "Price of Fame", featuring uncredited vocals by Young Jinsu.
• Track 5, "How You Move It", featuring uncredited vocals by Da Brat.

Sample credits

• "4 Corners", contains excerpts from "Big Pimpin'" as performed by Jay-Z featuring UGK, and written by Shawn Carter, Chad Butler, Bernard Freeman, Timothy Mosley and Kyambo Joshua.
• "Outta My System" (feat. Johntá Austin and T-Pain), samples of "Hollywood" as performed by Rick James, and written by James Johnson, Jr.
• "How You Move It", contains interpolations from the composition "Disco Inferno" as performed by 50 Cent, and written by Curtis Jackson, Teraike Crawford and Phillip Pitts.
• "Tell Me", contains interpolations from the composition "When Will I See You Smile Again?" by Bell Biv DeVoe, and written by Timmy Gatling and Alton "Wokie" Stewart.

Bonus track

The album was released with the bonus track "I'm a Flirt" (featuring R. Kelly). This was due to be the album's second single, but it was changed to "Outta My System". The remix to "I'm A Flirt", with T.I. and T-Pain, is on R. Kelly's 2007 album Double Up and does not include Bow Wow. On downloadable music sites and YouTube, Bow Wow's verse was added to the beginning of the remix and is credited as Bow Wow & R. Kelly featuring T.I. and T-Pain.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006-2007) Peak position US Billboard 200^[9] 6 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10] 2 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[11] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200^[12] 91 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13] 35 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[14] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. RapReviews.com review
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13. "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
14. "Year-End Charts: Rap Albums - 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.