Brutha (album)

Brutha
Studio album by
Brutha
ReleasedDecember 21, 2008 (2008-12-21)
Length38:36
LabelDef Jam
Producers
Brutha chronology
Brutha
(2008)		 Vacancy
(2010)
Singles from Brutha
  1. "I Can't Hear the Music"
    Released: September 23, 2008
  2. "She's Gone (It's To Late)"
    Released: March 21, 2009

Brutha is the debut studio album by American R&B group Brutha, released on December 21, 2008, by Def Jam Recordings.[1] It peaked at number 81 on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and remains the group's only full-length project to be released. Brutha was supported by one single, "I Can't Hear The Music" featuring rapper Fabolous.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DJBooth.netStarStarStar[2]

AllMusic wrote that Brutha's "self-titled debut album shows them to be adept at conjuring up romantic moods atop arrangements that neatly avoid the usual slow-jam cliches."[3] DJBooth.net noted that Brutha was "punctuated by club ready tracks like "Can't Hear" and the Ne-Yo-esque "What If," but the bulk of the album is filled with mid-tempo crooning about love sought after and lost. In fact, the true measure of a black male R&B group is how hotly they inspire sweet love-making [...] and on that count Brutha comes out somewhere in between Day26 and Jagged Edge."[2]

Track listing

Brutha track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Bang Bang"
3:58
2."I Can't Hear the Music" (featuring Fabolous)
4:22
3."She's Gone"Dwayne Nesmith4:23
4."Set It Off"
  • Heavyweights
  • Ne-Yo[a]
4:21
5."Like This"Daron Jones3:49
6."Afraid of Love"
3:32
7."Ghost"Soundz3:11
8."What If"Nesmith3:58
9."Just Being Honest"Shea Taylor3:18
10."Make You Love It"Jazze Pha3:49

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes additional producer(s)

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Brutha". Amazon. 2008.
  2. 1 2 S., Nathan. "Brutha – Brutha Review". DJBooth.net. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Brutha – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brutha, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Brutha, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2020.


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