''B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story '' is the third
studio album
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by American rapper
Cassidy
Cassidy may refer to:
Personal names
* Cassidy (given name)
* Cassidy (surname)
People
* Cassidy (musician) (born 1979), lead singer of Antigone Rising
* Cassidy (rapper) (born 1982), American rapper
* DJ Cassidy (born 1981), New York DJ
* Jame ...
. It was released under
Full Surface Records/
J Records.
[ Before its release, XXL Magazine ranked the album the 10th most anticipated album of 2007. The album debuted at #10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 63,000 copies sold in the first week released.
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Background
The album was originally titled ''This Time Around'', then it was changed to ''It Is What It Is'' and finally to ''B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story''.[Cassidy Leans On The Lord For 'B.A.R.S.']
/ref> Cassidy named the album B.A.R.S. after spending 8 months behind bars (in prison). B.A.R.S are also his initials, Barry Adrian Reese tory The album features songs about his accident and his time in jail as well as his relationship with God. He also created a ''B.A.R.S. Competition Freestyle Battle'' with finalists, G.O.D. Jewels, 21, of Chicago, IL
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, Rocky, 17, of Detroit, MI, and Lil' Chugga, 23, of, Columbia, TN on October 10, 2007 live on MTV's Sucker Free.
Production
Producer Swizz Beatz handled some of the production on the album. The album was released on Swizz Beatz's Full Surface Records imprint, a subsidiary of J Records. Other producers involved with the project were Neo Da Matrix, Don Cannon, Kanye West, Bink Bink may refer to:
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* Bink (The Magicians of Xanth), a character of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony
* Bink (producer)
Roosevelt Harrell III (born February 20, 1972) professionally know ...
, Hi-Tek, and others.
Swizz Beatz confirmed before the album's release that Sean Garrett would have production credits on this album:
Cassidy himself produced the track "All By Myself" which sampled "Me, Myself & I" by The Dramatics.
Three promotional mixtapes called "The Hustlas Home", "The Hustlas Home Pt.2", and "07-07-07" were released before the CD.Cassidy - 7-7-07 - Free Mixtape @ datpiff.com
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Features
Guest appearances include Swizz Beatz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eve, Angie Stone, Larsiny, Mashonda, Mark Morrison, Rell and John Legend.
"Celebrate" featuring John Legend samples jazz singer Nina Simone's version of the song "Strange Fruit."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
* https://www.myspace.com/cassidy
* https://www.myspace.com/cassidypromotions
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2007 albums
Cassidy (rapper) albums
J Records albums
Full Surface Records albums
Albums produced by Devo Springsteen
Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
Albums produced by Nottz
Albums produced by Hi-Tek
Albums produced by Bink (record producer)
Ruff Ryders Entertainment albums
Albums produced by Neo da Matrix