This Week (album)

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title: "This Week (album)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2004-albums", "jean-grae-albums", "albums-produced-by-lt-moe", "babygrande-records-albums", "albums-produced-by-9th-wonder", "albums-produced-by-midi-mafia"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Week_(album)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	This Week
type	studio
artist	Jean Grae
cover	JeanGrae ThisWeek albumcover.jpg
released
studio
genre	Underground hip hop
length
label	Babygrande
producer
prev_title	The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP
prev_year	2003
next_title	Jeanius
next_year	2008
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| name = This Week | type = studio | artist = Jean Grae | cover = JeanGrae ThisWeek albumcover.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = Underground hip hop | length = | label = Babygrande | producer = | prev_title = The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Jeanius | next_year = 2008 | misc = This Week is the second studio album by American rapper Jean Grae. It was released on September 21, 2004, via Babygrande Records. Recording sessions took place at The Cutting Room Studios in New York, at The Bar Upstairs, at The Brooklyn Academy, at Dojo, at The BK Firehouse and at The Fyre Dept. Production was handled by 9th Wonder, Belief, J. Cardim, LT Moe, Midi Mafia, Shan Boogs, Sid Roams, Will Tell and Adam Deitch, with Chuck Wilson and Ruddy Rock serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Block McCloud, Destruction, Ruddy Rock, Sinclair, The Genies and Tracey Moore.

Critical reception

| MC = 79/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Cokemachineglow | rev2score = 76/100% | rev3 = HipHopDX | rev3score = 4/5 | rev4 = Now | rev4score = | rev5 = Pitchfork | rev5score = 7.9/10 | rev6 = RapReviews | rev6score = 8/10 | rev7 = Spin | rev7score = B+ | rev8 = The Village Voice | rev8score = B+ | rev9 = Tom Hull | rev9score = B+ This Week was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on thirteen reviews.

Julianne Shepherd of Spin noted the rapper's vocal abilities, saying: "she finally showcases a flow as strong as her vitriol". Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote: "Grae can rhyme, and if she had a male larynx and a production budget, her hype men, chipmunk soul, minor-key piano hooks, and "I wanna rock a fella so bad" might stand underground on its head". Nin Chan of RapReviews wrote: "while I don't feel this to be anywhere near the seminal work that I feel she is utterly capable of, this is still essential listening from a highly relevant emcee". Jamin Warren of Pitchfork resumed: "while no track dips below the quality line, the album lacks thematic fluidity and spark". Peter Hepburn of Cokemachineglow concluded: "in the end, This Week suffers largely from the hype---there's no way this album could be as good as it was supposed to be". AllMusic's Andy Kellman stated: "Jean Grae continues to improve in every respect, but the negative aspect is that too many of the beats bleed into one another".

Track listing

| all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Intro | note1 = featuring Ruddy Rock and Tracey Moore | writer1 = | extra1 = J. Cardim | length1 = 2:32 | title2 = A-Alikes | writer2 = | extra2 = Sid Roams | length2 = 3:46 | title3 = Cuervo Loco | note3 = Skit | writer3 = | extra3 = Will Tell | length3 = 1:38 | title4 = Going Crazy | writer4 = | extra4 = Joey Chavez | length4 = 4:45 | title5 = Skit | note5 = | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 4:05 | title6 = Style Wars | note6 = featuring Block McCloud | writer6 = | extra6 = Will Tell | length6 = 3:59 | title7 = Not Like Me | writer7 = | extra7 = Belief | length7 = 4:59 | title8 = Supa Luv | writer8 = | extra8 = 9th Wonder | length8 = 4:12 | title9 = Give It Up | note9 = featuring Block McCloud | writer9 = | extra9 = Shan Boogs | length9 = 2:23 | title10 = Whatever | note10 = featuring The Genies | writer10 = | extra10 = Belief | length10 = 4:57 | title11 = The Wall | writer11 = | extra11 = LT Moe | length11 = 1:24 | title12 = Before the Spot (Skit) | note12 = featuring Destruction | writer12 = | extra12 = Will Tell | length12 = 4:43 | title13 = You Don't Want It | writer13 = | extra13 = Midi Mafia | length13 = 4:27 | title14 = Watch Me | writer14 = | extra14 = Sid Roams | length14 = 5:19 | title15 = P.S. | writer15 = | extra15 = J. Cardim | length15 = 3:40 | title16 = Don't Rush Me | writer16 = | extra16 = 9th Wonder | length16 = 4:32 | title17 = Fyre Blazer | writer17 = | extra17 = Adam Deitch | length17 = | total_length = 1:01:21

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2004) | Peak position | BillboardIndependent|47|artist=Jean Grae}} | BillboardRandBHipHop|83|artist=Jean Grae}} | |---|---|---|---| ::

References

References

1. "Critic Reviews for This Week - Metacritic".
2. Kellman, Andy. "Jean Grae - This Week Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic".
3. Hepburn, Peter. (October 6, 2004). "Jean Grae: This Week (Baby Grande; 2004) {{!}} Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com".
4. Ryce, Jeff. (September 27, 2004). "Jean Grae - This Week".
5. Richards, Jason. (November 11, 2004). "NOW: JEAN GRAE, Nov 11 - 17, 2004".
6. Warren, Jamin. (October 4, 2004). "Jean Grae: This Week".
7. Chan, Nin. (September 28, 2004). "Jean Grae :: This Week :: Koch Records".
8. Shepherd, Julianne. (September 2004). "Reviews". [[SPIN Media LLC]].
9. Christgau, Robert. (November 2, 2004). "Sonic Refuges".
10. Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jean Grae".

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