Church in These Streets

Church in These Streets
Studio album by Jeezy
Released	November 13, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	60:02
Label	Def Jam CTE World
Producer	Beezo Blanco The Ear C4 Cassius Jay D. Rich London on da Track Nard & B Rance Southside Smurf TM88 Will-A-Fool Zaytoven
Jeezy chronology
Seen It All: The Autobiography (2014) Church in These Streets (2015) Trap or Die 3 (2016) Singles from Church in These Streets "God" Released: September 4, 2015 "Church in These Streets" Released: September 23, 2015 "Gold Bottles" Released: October 9, 2015 "Sweet Life" Released: October 16, 2015

Church in These Streets is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on November 13, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings and CTE World.^[1][2] The album was supported by four singles: "God", "Church in These Streets", "Gold Bottles" and "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe.

Singles

On September 4, 2015, the album's first single "God" was released.^[3] On September 23, 2015, the album's second single "Church in These Streets" was released.^[4] On October 9, 2015, the album's third single "Gold Bottles" was released.^[5] On October 16, 2015, the album's fourth single "Sweet Life" featuring Janelle Monáe was released.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
HipHopDX	[9]
Now	[10]
Pitchfork Media	6.0/10[11]

Church in These Streets received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69 based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[7] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "When taking in a full album, his monotone, bellowing delivery is an acquired taste, and with only a few guest shots, plus a long track list, newcomers might find this big LP a tough go. Regardless, the ambitious Church in These Streets stands with the man's great Thug Motivation 101 while beating that album on artistic merit and meaningful lyrics."^[8] Aaron McKrell of HipHopDX stated, "With Church in These Streets, Jeezy has succeeded in staying fresh through six albums. Church in These Streets is a batch of trap-based jams that will inspire its target audience and delight a wide array of listeners."^[9] Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork Media said, "The best Jeezy music often exploited how far he could go with memorable ad libs and punchlines, a triumphant kind of simplicity. Here that gets muted to muddied results."^[11]

Commercial performance

Church in These Streets debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 107,000 equivalent album units and first week sales of 98,000 copies in the United States.^[12] As of December 2015, Church in These Streets has sold 140,000 copies in the United States.^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Grind State"	Jay Jenkins Dwayne Richardson	D. Rich	3:43
2.	"Lost Souls"	Jenkins Richardson	D. Rich	3:44
3.	"Holy Water"	Jenkins Josh Cross	Cassius Jay Beezo	4:13
4.	"Gold Bottles"	Jenkins London Holmes	London on da Track	3:12
5.	"Hell You Talkin' Bout"	Jenkins Holmes	London on da Track	2:31
6.	"Hustlaz Holiday"	Jenkins Willie Byrd James Bernard Rosser, Jr. Brandon Rackley	Nard & B Will-A-Fool	3:27
7.	"Eternal Reflection (Interlude)"	Jessica Care Moore	Cassius Jay	2:02
8.	"God"	Jenkins Joshua Luellen Lionel Nealy Bryan Simmons Latasha Williams	Southside TM88	3:28
9.	"Church in These Streets"	Jenkins Xavier Dotson	Zaytoven	3:08
10.	"New Clothes"	Jenkins Rosser, Jr. Rackley	Nard & B Zaytoven Cassius Jay	3:45
11.	"Sweet Life" (featuring Janelle Monáe)	Jenkins Lorine Chia Jonathan D. Priester Christopher Umana	C4 Supah Mario	3:42
12.	"Scared of the Dark"	Jenkins Rosser, Jr. Rackley	Nard & B	3:39
13.	"No Other Way"	Jenkins Rosser, Jr. Rackley	D. Rich	3:33
14.	"Sister Good Game's Testimony"	Jenkins Rosser, Jr. Rackley	Nard & B	1:29
15.	"J-Bo"	Jenkins Rosser, Jr. Rackley	Nard & B	3:27
16.	"I Feel Ya"	Jenkins Rosser, Jr. Rackley	Nard & B	3:28
17.	"Go Get It (Interlude)"	Jenkins Cross	Cassius Jay Blanco the Ear	1:29
18.	"Just Win"	Jenkins Cross Les Brown Alden Ellis Andrew Hale	Smurf	3:51
19.	"Forgive Me" (featuring Monica)	Jenkins Christopher Steven Brown Larrance Dopson Ellis Charles Hamilton	Smurf Rance Blanco The Ear	3:53
Total length:				01:02:11

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]	59
US Billboard 200[15]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16]	2

References

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12. "Bieber's 'Purpose' has biggest sales week of 2015". Usatoday.com. 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
13. Smith, Trevor. "Charts Don't Lie: December 9th". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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