Like a real-life urban drama script (think Hustle & Flow or Juice), Jay Rock's hard-edged debut focuses on his struggles to leave the mean streets behind him as he tries to make it as an artist.
As a onetime gang member of the Bloods in the projects of Watts, California, Rock has street credibility to spare, and like gangsta purveyors N.W.A and Snoop Dogg, he has a true knack for rhyming about the dangers of the West Coast.
Follow Me Home was several years in the making.
The gruff-voiced rapper scored a deal with Warner Bros.
by persistently hustling his demos and mixtapes (he acts out this process in a video for the ghetto homage lead single “All My Life”), and then split to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music when things were not progressing fast enough.
The result of the long wait was a carefully constructed album.
Along with Lil Wayne, who appears on “All My Life,” the album boasts production from the Game and an impressive list of collaborators, including Ab-Soul, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, and will.i.am.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Code RedKendrick Duckworth | Jay Rock | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Bout That | Jay Rock | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | No JokeKendrick Duckworth, Herbert Stevens, Piero Umiliani | Jay Rock | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Hood Gone Love ItK. Crowe, Kendrick Duckworth, Isaac Hayes, E. Ortiz, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer | Jay Rock | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | WestsideChris Brown | Jay Rock | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | ElbowsKendrick Duckworth | Jay Rock | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Boomerang | Jay Rock | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | All I Know is | Jay Rock | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | I'm Thuggin | Jay Rock | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Kill or Be KilledS. Watson | Jay Rock | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Just Like Me | Jay Rock | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Say WassupKendrick Duckworth, Herbert Stevens | Jay Rock | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Finest HourK. Crowe, E. Ortiz, W. Roberts | Jay Rock | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Life's a GambleHerbert Stevens | Jay Rock | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | All My LifeMarcello Valenzano | Jay Rock | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Intro | Jay Rock | Play | 01:03 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab-Soul | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Richie Abbott | Publicity |
| 3 | Willie B | Producer |
| 4 | Tom Baker | Mastering |
| 5 | Aaron Bean | Marketing |
| 6 | Joshua Binder | Legal Advisor |
| 7 | BJ the Chicago Kid | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Brett Morrow | Marketing |
| 9 | Chris Brown | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Valdora Case | Production Assistant |
| 11 | Cool & Dre | Producer |
| 12 | Glenda Cowan | Production Assistant |
| 13 | K. Crowe | Composer |
| 14 | Dae One | Producer |
| 15 | Anthony Devera | Marketing |
| 16 | DJ Quik | Mixing |
| 17 | Kendrick Duckworth | Composer, Vocals |
| 18 | Dennis Ervin | Merchandising |
| 19 | Penny Ervin | Merchandising |
| 20 | Braxton Flemming | Marketing |
| 21 | David Friley | Associate Producer, Marketing |
| 22 | Ben Grossi | General Manager, Marketing, Project Consultant |
| 23 | Bob Grossi | General Manager, Project Consultant |
| 24 | Isaac Hayes | Composer |
| 25 | Terrence Henderson | A&R, Associate Producer |
| 26 | Alori Joh | Vocals |
| 27 | J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | Producer |
| 28 | Krizz Kaliko | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 29 | Keisha Nicole | Vocals |
| 30 | Keith the Beast | Producer |
| 31 | Britton Kimler | Promoter |
| 32 | Kendrick Lamar | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 33 | Robert Lieberman | Legal Advisor |
| 34 | Lil Wayne | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 35 | Ryan Lindberg | Marketing |
| 36 | Korey Lloyd | Coordination, Marketing, Production Assistant, Project Manager, Publicity |
| 37 | Ali Martin | Mixing |
| 38 | Terrace Martin | Mixing, Producer |
| 39 | Bob McDowell | Marketing |
| 40 | Johnny McKinzie | A&R |
| 41 | Jeff Nelson | Marketing |
| 42 | Cory Nielsen | Tour Manager |
| 43 | Dawn O'Guin | Production Assistant |
| 44 | Estevan Oriol | Photography |
| 45 | E. Ortiz | Composer |
| 46 | Phonix Beats | Producer |
| 47 | Anita Pointer | Composer |
| 48 | Bonnie Pointer | Composer |
| 49 | June Pointer | Composer |
| 50 | Julian "Sebino" Prindle | Engineer, Mixing |
| 51 | Jose Ramirez | Marketing |
| 52 | Josh Rickards | Marketing |
| 53 | Mark Riefsteck | Booking |
| 54 | Rob E | Producer |
| 55 | W. Roberts | Composer |
| 56 | Jay Rock | Primary Artist |
| 57 | Chris Rooney | Marketing |
| 58 | Rick Ross | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 59 | Earl Russell | Merchandising |
| 60 | ScHoolboy Q | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 61 | Brian Shafton | General Manager, Project Consultant |
| 62 | Sounwave | Producer |
| 63 | Ron Spaulding | Associate Producer |
| 64 | Herbert Stevens | Composer |
| 65 | Tech N9ne | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 66 | Tha Bizness | Producer |
| 67 | Anthony "TOPDAWG" Tiffith | A&R, Executive Producer |
| 68 | Travis O'Guin | Executive Producer, Marketing |
| 69 | Piero Umiliani | Composer |
| 70 | Marcello Valenzano | Composer |
| 71 | Vic Wainstein | Engineer |
| 72 | S. Watson | Composer |
| 73 | Dave Weiner | Associate Producer |
| 74 | will.i.am | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |