Self Explanatory (Classified album)

Self Explanatory

Studio album by

Classified

Released

April 7, 2009 (Canada/U.S.)

Genre

Hip-hop, Rap

Length

73:48

Label

Halflife Records/Sony Records

Classified chronology

While You Were Sleeping
(2007)

Self Explanatory
(2009)

Handshakes and Middle Fingers
(2011)

Self Explanatory is a 2009 album by Canadian rapper Classified (his twelfth album overall). The album received positive reviews from music critics. The first single "Anybody Listening", as of April 18, 2009, has spent 7 weeks on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at #52.^[1] The third single "Oh...Canada" was also active on the charts, peaking at #14 on the Canadian Hot 100, went platinum in digital downloads^[2]^[3] and was the entrance music for Patrick Côté in UFC 113. In December 2017, the album was certified Gold in Canada.^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AroundinSound	7.8/10^[5]
ChartAttack	^[6]
Driven	(8/10)^[7]
NOW	^[8]
RapReviews	(8/10)^[9]

YouTube Encyclopedic

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Transcription

Track listing

All tracks produced by Classified.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Self Explanatory"	3:05
2.	"Get Out the Way"	3:23
3.	"Choose Your Own Adventure 1"	3:09
4.	"Up All Night"	4:12
5.	"Quit While You're Ahead" (featuring Choclair, Maestro Fresh Wes and Moka Only)	4:34
6.	"Inspiration"	2:08
7.	"Choose Your Own Adventure 2"	2:56
8.	"Anybody Listening"	3:34
9.	"They Call This (Hip Hop)" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and B.o.B)	4:15
10.	"Oh... Canada"	3:22
11.	"Choose Your Own Adventure 3"	4:05
12.	"Where Are You"	3:23
13.	"Trouble"	3:40
14.	"Used to Be" (featuring Mike Boyd)	2:56
15.	"Breaking Up"	4:11
16.	"One Track Mind" (featuring Joel Plaskett)	3:34
17.	"Choose Your Own Adventure 4" (featuring Martin Finch and Ghetto Child)	2:34
18.	"Things Are Looking Up" (featuring Chad Hatcher)	3:54
19.	"Still Got It"	3:22
20.	"Loonie" (featuring D-Sisive, Shad K, DL Incognito and Buck 65)	3:36
21.	"Choose Your Own Adventure 5"	2:43
22.	"Choose Your Own Adventure 6"	1:12

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
23.	"Some People"	3:33

Singles

"Trouble" (2008),
"Anybody Listening" (2009), #52^[1]
"Up All Night" (2009)
"Oh...Canada" (2009), #14^[10]
"Quit While You're Ahead" (2009)
"They Call This (Hip Hop)" (2010)^[11]

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[12]	25

References

^ ^a ^b Canadian Hot 100 - Anybody Listening, Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
^ "Gold and Platinum". Cria.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ Classified Music Canada certifications
^ "Classified - Self Explanatory - 2009 - Sony BMG". Around in Sound. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ Gormely, Ian (2009-05-26). "Classified — Self Explanatory". CHARTattack. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "DRIVEN Magazine | CD review: Classified's Self-Explanatory". Drivenmag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ Addi Stewart. "Classified | NOW Magazine". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ "Classified :: Self Explanatory :: Halflife/Sony Records". Rapreviews.com. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ "Canada Singles Top 100 - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ Classified f/ B.O.B. & Royce Da 5″9′ – They Call This (Hip-Hop) Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Classified Music News & Info, billboard.com

v t e Classified
Discography
Studio albums	Trial & Error (2003) Boy-Cott-In the Industry (2005) Hitch Hikin' Music (2006) Self Explanatory (2009) Handshakes and Middle Fingers (2011) Classified (2013) Greatful (2016) Tomorrow Could Be the Day Things Change (2018)
Compilation albums	While You Were Sleeping (2007)
EPs	Tomorrow Could Be... (2018)
Singles	"Inner Ninja"

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