''Beach Cruiser'' is the debut

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by American rapper

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. It was released on August 29, 2011, by Glasses Malone's record label Blu Division Music,

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and

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, distributed by

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. It was postponed at least four times between its initial announcement and ultimate release.

Title

The album's title is named, after the beach cruiser bicycle. In an interview Glasses Malone said, "It's called ''Beach Cruiser'', everybody loves a Beach Cruiser. People love those bikes in the 'hood. It's classic, also when y'all gonna hear the music on the record it gonna be dope to a point where you just feel like there is some kind of cruise which you just ridin to the beach, so again I called it Beach Cruiser.""Glasses Malone"
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'', August 2005.

Singles

The album's first single, "

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" featuring

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, was released on November 6, 2007. The song peaked at number 85 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at number 24 on the US Hot Rap Tracks charts."Glasses Malone & Mack 10: Beach Boys"
, Tim "Styles" Sanchez, AllHipHop.com, March 6, 2008. "Haterz" featuring Birdman and

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, was released as the album's second single on August 19, 2008. " Til da Sun Come Up" featuring

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and Birdman, was released as the album's third single on May 12, 2009. The song peaked at number 94 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. "I Get Doe" featuring

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, was released as the album's fourth single on June 15, 2010.

Commercial performance

According to HipHopDX, the album has sold 3,200 copies during the first week, debuting at number 165 on the US ''Billboard'' 200.

Critical response

HipHopDX gave the album a 3 out of 5 rating calling the album " more of a throwback than a new jack, more of a memory than the future, but he bangs." and concluded with "With unpolished rhymes, a gutter flow and street-centered approach, it’ll be interesting to see what he does when label woes don’t interfere with his path."Review: Glasses Malone - Beach Cruiser
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Track listing

References

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