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{{Infobox album
| name = Killa Season
| type = soundtrack
| longtype = / [[studio album]]
| artist = [[Cam'ron]]
| cover = Killa Season album cover.png
| alt = An image of a man wearing a red jacket and baseball cap, a white t-shirt and various gold necklaces. The artist's name and album title appear below him, colored in white and red respectively.
| released = May 16, 2006
| recorded = 2005–2006
| studio =
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| length = 70:14
| label = {{hlist|[[Diplomat Records|Diplomat]]|[[Asylum Records|Asylum]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|New Era|Killa}}
| producer = * Cam'ron {{small|({{abbr|exec.|executive producer}})}}
* Pro-V
* [[Ty Fyffe]]
* [[DJ BlackOut|BlackOut Movement]]
* Charlmagne
* Peersonile
* [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]]
* BBanga
* [[I.N.F.O.|I.N.F.O. & NOVA]]
* [[The Heatmakerz]]
* Big Tyme
* The Beat Firm
* Stay Gettin' Productions
* Chad Hamilton
* Sancochito's Ent.
* Boola
| prev_title = [[Purple Haze (album)|Purple Haze]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Crime Pays (Cam'ron album)|Crime Pays]]
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover art
| type = Studio Album
| cover = Killa Season Cam'ron.png
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
'''''Killa Season''''' is the [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack]] to the [[Killa Season (film)|2006 film of the same name]] and the fifth [[studio album]] by [[Harlem]] rapper [[Cam'ron]]. The album was released on May 16, 2006, by [[Diplomat Records]], [[Asylum Records]], and [[Atlantic Records]]. Cam'ron was also the executive producer of the album. The album received positive reviews but critics found the production and content lesser compared to ''[[Purple Haze (album)|Purple Haze]]''. ''Killa Season'' sold 114,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hasty |first=Katie |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chilis-warm-to-no-1-album-post-again-58329/ |title=Chili's Warm To No. 1 Album Post Again |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=May 15, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515145700/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chilis-warm-to-no-1-album-post-again-58329/ |archive-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/killa-season-mw0000417823 |title=Killa Season - Cam'ron |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
|rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="HHDX">{{cite magazine|last=Sims |first=Brian |url=https://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.637/title.camron-killa-season |title=Cam'ron - Killa Season |magazine=[[HipHopDX]] |publisher=Cheri Media Group |date=May 15, 2006 |access-date=May 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405222142/https://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.637/title.camron-killa-season |archive-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''
|rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Phoenix">{{cite news|last=Sylvester |first=Nick |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/15452-camron/ |title=Cam'Ron |newspaper=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]] |publisher=[[Phoenix Media/Communications Group]] |date=June 20, 2006 |access-date=December 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224182359/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/15452-camron/ |archive-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev4Score = 6.7/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Dombal |first=Ryan |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9012-killa-season |title=Cam'ron: Killa Season |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=May 18, 2006 |access-date=May 24, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123055946/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9012-killa-season/ |archive-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''RapReviews''
|rev5Score = 7/10<ref name="RR">{{cite web|last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_05_killacd.html |title=Cam'Ron :: Killa Season :: Diplomatic Man/Asylum Records |website=RapReviews |date=May 16, 2006 |access-date=December 24, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421150752/https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_05_killacd.html |archive-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|last=Relic |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/camron/albums/album/10346655/review/10480684/killa_season |title=Cam'ron: Killa Season |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |date=June 2, 2006 |access-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528093023/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/camron/albums/album/10346655/review/10480684/killa_season |archive-date=May 28, 2009}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
|rev7Score = B−<ref name="Stylus">{{cite magazine|last=Greene |first=Jayson |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/camron/killa-season.htm |title=Cam'ron - Killa Season |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=May 24, 2006 |access-date=December 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013806/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/camron/killa-season.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
}}
''Killa Season'' garnered a positive reception but [[Music journalism|music critics]] were mixed toward Cam's choices in production and lyrical content compared to ''[[Purple Haze (album)|Purple Haze]]''. Peter Relic of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' found criticism in the album's production and soul samples and Cam's insults towards [[Jay-Z]] but still found it entertaining with its wordplay, saying that "''Killa Season'' proves Cam'ron can still bring heady verbiage and heat, but it's doubtful Jay-Z is losing much sleep."<ref name="RS"/> While also finding the production decent, Brian Sims of ''[[HipHopDX]]'' praised the album's skits and hooks and Cam's delivery for bringing light to creative imagery, saying that "As an industry veteran, Cam deserves a lot of credit for not using his album to address petty squabbles or provide some pseudo-intellectual autobiography."<ref name="HHDX"/> [[AllMusic]] editor David Jeffries said that the album was in need of a rewrite on some tracks but still found it enjoyable with memorable hooks and for showing a vulnerable side in Cam, concluding that "''Killa Season'' would have benefited from trimming and better planning, but those things are extremely rare in the world of Dipset. Taking that into account, the album is exceptional and a good enough excuse for two more years of mouthing off and starting trouble."<ref name="AM"/>
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album for continuing ''Purple Haze''{{'}}s formula with tight wordplay and loose soul sample production, despite containing tracks that were Dipset holdovers, concluding that, "Nonetheless Cam fans should be happy with ''Killa Season'', an album which continues his recent trend of solid (if somewhat unspectacular) solo CD's."<ref name="RR"/> Jayson Greene of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' found some of Cam's lyrics humorous at times, but found the production and guest artists lacking in variety in terms of go-to names, concluding with "Instead, ''Killa Season'' is a retreat, an album to satisfy the converted but one that will keep his mythical status confined to the 12-mile radius of his Manhattan home."<ref name="Stylus"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' writer Ryan Dombal felt the album was a disappointment compared to ''Purple Haze'', finding the production lacking in energy and in need of more humorous songs ("I.B.S.") then aggressive diss tracks ("You Gotta Love It"). Dombal also pointed out that the limited edition of the album contained a DVD that reveals Cam'ron's battle with Jay-Z was all for publicity, concluding that, "If this underwhelming offering is any indication, such blind self-reference has considerably slowed down Cam'ron's once-unstoppable Dipset Movement."<ref name="Pitchfork"/>
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Killa Cam (Intro)
| note1 = featuring [[40 Cal.]]
| writer1 = [[Cam'ron|Cameron Giles]]
| extra1 = Pro-V
| length1 = 5:01
| title2 = He Tried to Play Me
| note2 = featuring [[Hell Rell]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Hell Rell|Durrell Mohammad]]}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Charlmagne|Charles "C Roc" Harrison {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Leave You Alone
| note3 =
| writer3 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Don Robey|Deadric Malone]]}}
| extra3 = Blackout Movement
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = Living a Lie
| note4 = featuring Mo Money
| writer4 = Giles
| extra4 = [[Ty Fyffe]]
| length4 = 4:32
| title5 = We Make Change
| note5 = featuring [[Juelz Santana]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Juelz Santana|LaRon James]]|Jonathan Dugger|[[Chris Andrews (singer)|Chris Andrews]]}}
| extra5 = Jonathan Dugger
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = Voicemail (Interlude)
| note6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 2:04
| title7 = Wet Wipes
| note7 =
| writer7 = {{hlist|Giles|[[The Alchemist (producer)|Alan Maman]]}}
| extra7 = [[The Alchemist (producer)|The Alchemist]]
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Touch It or Not
| note8 = also known as "Suck It or Not") (featuring [[Lil Wayne]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter]]}}
| extra8 = Headbangaz Entertainment
| length8 = 3:41
| title9 = War
| note9 = featuring Hell Rell
| writer9 = {{hlist|Giles|Muhammed}}
| extra9 = NOVA
| length9 = 3:51
| title10 = Triple Up
| note10 = featuring 40 Cal.
| writer10 = {{hlist|Giles|[[40 Cal.|Calvin Byrd]]|[[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble]]|[[Gamble and Huff|Leon Huff]]|[[Gene McFadden]]|[[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]]}}
| extra10 = Headbangaz Entertainment
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = I.B.S
| note11 =
| writer11 = Giles
| extra11 = [[The Heatmakerz]]
| length11 = 3:32
| title12 = Get Ya Gun
| note12 =
| writer12 = Giles
| extra12 = Big Tyme
| length12 = 3:58
| title13 = White Girls
| note13 =
| writer13 = Giles
| extra13 = The Beat Firm
| length13 = 3:48
| title14 = Girls, Cash, Cars
| note14 =
| writer14 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Rick Wakeman]]}}
| extra14 = Stay Gettin' Productions
| length14 = 3:06
| title15 = Do Ya Thing (Remix)
| note15 =
| writer15 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Charles Stepney]]|[[Maurice White]]|[[Verdine White]]}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Chad Hamilton|Ryan Press {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length15 = 2:54
| title16 = [[Get'em Daddy]] (Remix)
| note16 = featuring Hell Rell, [[J.R. Writer]], & [[Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Giles|Mohammed|[[J.R. Writer|Rusty Brito]]|[[Jim Jones (rapper)|Joseph Jones]]}}
| extra16 = [[I.N.F.O. (Producer)|I.N.F.O.]]
| length16 = 4:33
| title17 = Voicemail (Interlude 2)
| note17 =
| extra17 = Sancochito's Ent.
| length17 = 1:13
| title18 = Something New
| note18 = featuring Hell Rell
| writer18 = {{hlist|Giles|Mohammed|[[Spooner Oldham]]|[[Dan Penn]]}}
| extra18 = Boola
| length18 = 3:18
| title19 = You Gotta Love It
| note19 = featuring [[Max B]]
| writer19 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Max B|Charley Wingate]]|[[Jerry Goldsmith]]}}
| extra19 = I.N.F.O.
| length19 = 6:13
| title20 = Love My Life
| note20 = featuring [[Nicole Wray]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|Giles|[[Nicole Wray]]|Dugger}}
| extra20 = Jonathan Dugger
| length20 = 4:26
| title21 = Exclusive Track 1
| note21 =
| extra21 =
| length21 = 2:02
| title22 = Exclusive Track 2
| note22 =
| extra22 =
| length22 = 3:04
}}
;Leftover tracks
*"It's Nothin" {{small|(featuring Juelz Santana)}}
'''Sample credits'''
* "Leave You Alone" contains a sample from "You're Gonna Make Me Cry", written by [[Don Robey|Deadric Malone]], as recorded by [[Etta James]].
* "We Make Change" contains excerpts from "[[Girl Don't Come]]", written by [[Chris Andrews (singer)|Chris Andrews]], performed by [[Ronnie Dyson]].
* "Triple Up" contains excerpts from "Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People", written by [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff]], [[Gene McFadden]], and [[John Whitehead (singer)|John Whitehead]]; performed by [[The O'Jays]].
* "Girls, Cash, Cars" contains a sample from "Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight", written and performed by [[Rick Wakeman]].
* "Do Ya Thing (Remix)" contains excerpts from "[[That's the Way of the World]]", written by [[Charles Stepney]], [[Maurice White]], and [[Verdine White]]; performed by [[Earth, Wind & Fire]].
* "Something New" contains a sample of "[[I'm Your Puppet]]", written by [[Spooner Oldham]] and [[Dan Penn]], as performed by [[James & Bobby Purify]].
* "You Gotta Love It" contains interpolations from "Roxy Loses", written by [[Jerry Goldsmith]].
==Personnel==
Credits for ''Killa Season'' adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/killa-season-mw0000417823/credits|title=Killa Season - Cam'ron | Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>
* Eric "Ebo" Butler - [[Audio engineer|engineer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Karen Civil]] - [[A&R]]
* Tony Dawson - [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* Mike DeSalvo - assistant engineer
* Walik Goshorn - [[photography]]
* Phil Knott - photography
* Ralph Rivera - [[Art Direction|art direction]]
* Serge "Surgical" Tsai – engineer, mixing
* Jacob York - A&R
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (2006)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Cam'ron|id=275868|access-date=May 20, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Cam'ron|id=275868|access-date=May 20, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRap|1|artist=Cam'ron|id=275868|access-date=May 13, 2015}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (2006)
!Position
|-
|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums|title=2006 Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110065029/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums|archive-date=November 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|-
|US Top Rap Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-rap-albums|title=2006 Year-End Charts: Rap Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330215507/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-rap-albums|archive-date=March 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|25
|}
{{col-end}}
==See also==
* [[List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2006]]
* [[List of number-one rap albums of 2006 (U.S.)]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Cam'ron}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:2006 albums]]
[[Category:Cam'ron albums]]
[[Category:Diplomat Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Ty Fyffe]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Heatmakerz]]
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