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}} ''My Name Is My Name'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T (who is one half of the hip hop duo Clipse). It was released on October 7, 2013, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. While leading up to the album's announcement, Pusha T released the mixtape ''Fear of God'' and the EP ''Fear of God II: Let Us Pray'' during 2011, along with collaborating on the GOOD Music's compilation album ''Cruel Summer'' (released in 2012). In 2013, he also released another mixtape ''Wrath of Caine''. The album's production was handled primarily by Kanye West, along with several producers, such as Hudson Mohawke, 88-Keys, The-Dream, No I.D., Nottz, Don Cannon and Swizz Beatz. It also features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz, Kanye West, Big Sean, Future, Pharrell Williams, Chris Brown and Kendrick Lamar, among others. Upon the album's release, it was met with universal acclaim from music critics and was positioned highly on many "Best Albums of 2013" lists by major publications. The album also fared well commercially debuting at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 74,000 copies in its first week of release. As of November 20, 2013, the album has sold 122,000 copies in the United States. The album was promoted by five singles; "Pain" featuring Future, "Numbers on the Boards", "Sweet Serenade" featuring Chris Brown, "Let Me Love You" featuring Kelly Rowland, and "Nosetalgia" featuring Kendrick Lamar, along with the promotional single "Who I Am" featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean. ==Background== After establishing his solo career, while signing a deal to GOOD Music in September 2010, Pusha T released his first solo project, a mixtape, titled ''Fear of God'' (2011). Following the release of his mixtape, he released his first extended play, a sequel to the mixtape, titled ''Fear of God II: Let Us Pray'' (2011). After the release of his EP, Pusha T started working on his debut album, and at the time it have included the production from Kanye West, The Neptunes, Bangladesh, Ryan Leslie and Alex da Kid. After continued to working on his first full-length album, which was originally set to be released in 2012, it was pushed back due to his participation in GOOD Music's first compilation album ''Cruel Summer'' (2012). In July 2012, Pusha T told MTV that while he was putting together his solo album, he was heavily influenced by Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino's 1997 film ''The Devil's Advocate''. "This album was based off the movie 'Devil's Advocate'. Not theme-wise at all, but just in the feel of the album. 'Devil's Advocate' is a very dark movie, but at the same time, visually, it's beautiful. The album is based off of that because I speak about the harsh realities of street life but there's a lot of glitz and glamour that comes along with that. If you just look at it at face value, you might think, 'It sounds a bit like he's glorifying (life )', but when you get tuned into the record, you realize that you get both sides of it." In 2012, in an interview, Pusha T spoke on the inspiration behind the album title. "Basically, I tried to pick a title that embodied who I am as an artist. I wanted people to understand like Pusha is everything that I really, really am. Actually, there is a line in 'Pain' where I say "My name is my name," that line comes from Marlo Stanfield from the series ''The Wire''. It was one of the more prominent catch phrases that he said at the end of that series. He was basically saying, I am who I am, I stand on my name I live this. I really felt that embodied my presence in the rap game." Pusha T announced the new title of his album in November 2012, along with ''Spin'' reporting that his album had been pushed back until 2013. On March 19, 2013 Pusha T said that the album will include 13 songs and he had already finished 11 of those songs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「My Name Is My Name」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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