- You Can't See Me
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You Can't See Me Studio album by John Cena & Tha Trademarc Released May 10, 2005 (U.S.)
May 30, 2005 (U.K.)Recorded 2004 - 05 Genre Wrestling rap Length 65:27 Label Columbia
WWE Records
CK 92498Producer Chaos
Eligh
Freakas
Hidden Agenda
Jake One & KutfatherJohn Cena & Tha Trademarc chronology - You Can't See Me
(2005)Chain Gang Revolution
(2011)Singles from You Can't See Me - "My Time Is Now"
- "Bad Bad Man (featuring Bumpy Knuckles)"
- "Right Now"
Audio sample Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] RapReviews [2] Stylus Magazine (D+)[3] You Can't See Me is the debut album of WWE wrestler John Cena and his cousin Tha Trademarc. Released on May 10, 2005, the album debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 charts with over 43,000 copies sold in the first week released.[4][5] In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at #103 on the Top 200 Albums Chart.[6]
It features a guest appearance by Boston rapper Esoteric on one track, and Bumpy Knuckles on several. The cover art is based on Cena's customized WWE Championship belt, while the title comes from his popular catchphrase. The album sold 1,346,000 units as of October 8, 2010.[7]
Contents
Track listing
- All Songs Written By John Cena & Marc Predka, except where noted. All Tracks Produced By Chaos & Order (aka James McEwan & Todd Spadafore), except where noted.
- "The Time is Now" - 2:58 (Produced By Jake Dutton aka Jake One)
- "Don't Mess with Us" - 3:24 (Produced By Eli Nachowitz aka Eligh)
- "Flow Easy" (feat. Bumpy Knuckles) - 3:47 (Cena, Predka, Freddie Foxxx; Produced By Hidden Agenda)
- "Right Now" - 3:47
- "Make it Loud" - 4:20
- "Just Another Day" - 3:58 (Produced By Jake-One)
- "Summer Flings" - 3:35 (Cena, Predka, R. DeBona)
- "Keep Frontin'" (feat. Bumpy Knuckles) - 4:13 (Cena, Predka, Foxxx; Produced By Hidden Agenda)
- "We Didn't Want You to Know" - 4:16 (Produced By Jake-One)
- "Bad, Bad Man" (feat. Bumpy Knuckles) - 3:31 (Cena, Predka, Foxxx)
- "Running Game" - 3:52
- "Beantown" (feat. Esoteric) - 3:47 (Cena, Predka, Seamus Ryan)
- "This is How We Roll" - 4:09
- "What Now" - 4:30
- "Know the Rep" (feat. Bumpy Knuckles) - 2:59 (Cena, Predka, Foxxx; Produced By Jake-One)
- "Chain Gang is the Click" - 3:52
- "If it All Ended Tomorrow" - 4:30
Videos
- "Bad, Bad Man" - A spoof of the 1980s culture, focusing on the A-Team television series; guest starring Gary Coleman and impersonators of Michael Jackson, Madonna, among other popular celebrities. This video is featured on the DVD for WWE's Judgment Day 2005.
- "Right Now" - The video was shot in West Newbury, Massachusetts and Hampton Beach, New Hampshire and features clips from Cena's family videos. This video was released on WWE's SummerSlam 2005 DVD and his My Life DVD.
Notes
- The album went through several titles including "Underground", "Basic Thuganomics", and others before being released as "You Can't See Me".
- The first track, "The Time is Now", is currently being used by Cena as his entrance music.
- "The Time Is Now" contains samples from "Ante Up" by M.O.P. and "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Bobby Russell.[8]
- Cena originally stated on WWE.com that his previous entrance theme song, "Basic Thuganomics", would appear on the album.[9] However, it did not make it onto the album. It was, however, released on the WWE Originals soundtrack album in January 2004.
- "If it All Ended Tomorrow" was used in the ending credits of Cena's movie, The Marine.
- An additional track, "The Underground", was made available on the Trademarcs MySpace page.
- "Bad, Bad Man" was used in trailers for the fifth season of the FX drama The Shield that focused on the Jon Kavanaugh character, and in the trailer for Seth Rogen comedy, Observe and Report.
- On October 14, 2008, M.O.P. filed suit in a New York Federal Court against the WWE and John Cena. The group claims that Cena and the WWE stole parts of their song "Ante Up" for his theme song "The Time is Now". The theme song is also featured as the first track on the album You Can't See Me. M.O.P. is seeking the destruction of the song and asking for $150,000 in damages.[10]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ "John Cena - Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=643036&model.vnuAlbumId=679945. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ "John Cena - Artist Chart History". filmbug.com. http://www.filmbug.com/db/345995. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Chart Log UK - 2005". http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2005.HTM. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=643036&model.vnuAlbumId=679945
- ^ Yuke's. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008. (THQ). (2007) Ending credits.
- ^ "Cena talks about his new belt, new album, and his first week as WWE Champion". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/cenanewchamp. Retrieved 2007-05-17. "the album also has my original theme music, “Basic Thuganomics.”"
- ^ The Royalty Network vs. Sony BMG et al.
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