Philadelphia Freeway
Studio album by Freeway
Released	February 25, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	60:37
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Producer	Just Blaze Kanye West Bink! Melvin Carter Black Key
Freeway chronology
Philadelphia Freeway (2003) Free at Last (2007)
Singles from Philadelphia Freeway
" What We Do" Released: September 3, 2002 "Alright" Released: January 14, 2003 " Flipside" Released: February 25, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	(7/10) [2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
USA Today	[5]

Philadelphia Freeway is the debut studio album from Philadelphia rapper Freeway. It was released under Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The most successful single was " Flipside", which featured Peedi Crakk. The single debuted at #95 on The Billboard Hot 100 music chart. It can also be found in the soundtrack to Bad Boys II. The lead single that was released was " What We Do", which featured Beanie Sigel & Jay Z. The single debuted at #97 on The Billboard 100 music charts. Most of the songs were produced by Just Blaze while some were produced by Bink! & Kanye West.

The album received positive reviews and on Metacritic the album gathered a score of 74 out of 100 based on 7 reviews. ^[6]

The album debuted and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 132,000 copies in its first week. ^[7] The album sold over 500,000 copies, ^[8] in the United States.

Leftover Tracks

• " Roc the Mic (Remix)" (with Beanie Sigel featuring Nelly and Murphy Lee)
• "Show Go On" (with Twista)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Free" contains a sample of "Freeway Song", written by Joey Melotti and Vicki Sue Robinson, and performed by Vicki Sue Robinson.
• "What We Do" contains a sample from "I Just Can't See Myself Without You", written by Skip Scarborough, and performed by Creative Source.
• "All My Life" contains a sample of "I Want To Go Back", written by Curtis Mayfield and Ben Krass, and performed by The Impressions.
• "Don't Cross the Line" contains a sample of "To Get Love You Must Give Love", written by Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli, and performed by Ultimate Music Experience.
• "Life" contains an interpolation of "Life for the Taking", written by Eddie Money.
• "Victim of the Ghetto" contains a sample of "We Belong Together", written by Yvette Davis, and performed by The Spinners.
• "You Don't Know (In the Ghetto)" contains a sample of " Inside My Love", written by Minnie Ripperton, Richard Rudolph, and Leon Ware; and performed by Minnie Ripperton.
• "Alright" contains an interpolation of "Mystic Brew", written by Ronnie Foster.

• Giulio Antognini – assistant engineer (15)
• Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
• Mariah Carey – background vocals (15)
• Shawn Carter – executive producer
• Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (15)
• Damon Dash – executive producer
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Manuel Farolfi – assistant engineer (15)
• Paul Gregory – engineer (15)
• Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 16), mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16)
• Alaine Laughton – additional vocals (12)
• Ken Lewis – mixing (15)
• M.A.J. – additional vocals (8)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing (10, 14)
• Colin Miller – assistant engineer (15)
• Dave Perini – assistant engineer (15)
• Brian Stanley – engineer (3), mixing (3)
• Torrey Torae – additional vocals (14)
• Rabeka Tuinei – engineer (10, 14)
• Pat Viala – mixing (8)
• Doug Wilson – engineer (3, 6, 11), mixing (6, 11)
• Shane "Bermuda" Woodley – engineer (6, 7, 9, 10, 12-14)
• Carlisle Young – engineer (1, 3-5, 9, 12, 14)

• Freeway – Philadelphia Freeway at Discogs (list of releases)