Success Story
Success Story is the sixth studio album by American rapper John Anthony. It was released by Villainous Records and Chaos Music Group on March 24, 2023.[1] It also was in association with Brand Name Records.[2] The album was the thirteenth John Anthony project to be released under Villainous Records. It features guest appearances by independent rappers J Mont and Larry Bellyfate, while also comprises of several samples produced by John Anthony.
| Success Story | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Studio album by John Anthony | ||||
| 📅 Released | 2023/03/24 | |||
| ⏳ Length | 1 hour, 8 minutes | |||
| Language | English | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Villainous Records | |||
| John Anthony (rapper) chronology | ||||
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Background[edit]
John Anthony first announced the album in February 2023, with a teaser video released on his social media and website.[3] On February 10, he released his first single from the album "IDFWY"[4], which stands for "I don't fuck with you". A month later on March 10, John Anthony released his second single from the album entitled "Montana".[5] The title's name is referenced to the fictional movie character "Tony Montana" portrayed by actor Al Pacino from the 1983 film Scarface.[6] The artwork from the single was also inspired and replicated from the films cover.[7]
Success Story features multiple songs that were sampled and produced by John Anthony. He expressed in a 2023 interview: "This is my first album were I really did all boom bap...this one I really kinda wanted to do a lot of sampling" he told Hip Hop Radar Underground.[8] The album's identity was a retro style, 1950's theme. The artwork for the album resembles a vintage, black and white portrait-look. Success Story released on March 24, the same day as the anniversary of the 1972 American film The Godfather, a heavily inspired film in the making of John Anthony's album.[9] "Vilified", which is one of the songs from the album, samples the theme of The Godfather, along with many movie skits in several other different songs throughout the album.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction (Skit)" | Anthony G. Grandinetti, Tyler Ivie, Edward Johnson | Edward Johnson | |
| 2. | "Attention Seeker" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Denver Grey | |
| 3. | "IDFWY" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Momo Ward, John Anthony | |
| 4. | "All I Hear" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Novmber | |
| 5. | "Guillotine" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 6. | "Montana" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 7. | "Take 'Em Back" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 8. | "Day & Night" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Beats by Nar | |
| 9. | "Intermission #1 (Skit)" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Edward Johnson | |
| 10. | "Donna" | Anthony G. Grandinetti, Justin Montalvo | John Anthony | |
| 11. | "The Fullfilment" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | P90 | |
| 12. | "Coming Home" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 13. | "Brainwashed" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 14. | "Dangerous" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 15. | "Intermission #2 (Skit)" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Edward Johnson | |
| 16. | "Vilified" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 17. | "Defiant" (featuring Larry Bellyfate) | Anthony G. Grandinetti, Austin Otis Larry Jr. | John Anthony | |
| 18. | "Past Time" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 19. | "And So The Story Begins" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | John Anthony | |
| 20. | "Outroduction (Skit)" | Anthony G. Grandinetti | Edward Johnson |
Sample credits
- "Attention Seeker" contains audio samples from the American television series "The Sopranos".
- "Montana" samples "All The Things You Are" preformed by Jo Stafford (1953). Also contains audio samples from the American film "Scarface" (1983).
- "Donna" samples "Donna The Prima Donna" performed by Dion DiMucci (1963).
- "Brainwashed" contains audio samples from commercials Ford Thunderbird (1953), Videophone (1955) and Westinghouse Lynwood Television (1950).
- "Dangerous" samples "It's A Fine Day" performed by Jane (1983).
- "Vilified" samples "Love Theme from The Godfather" performed by Nino Rota, featured in the American film The Godfather (1972). Also contains audio samples from the American film "Goodfellas" (1990).
- "Past Time" samples "It Had To Be You" by Betty Hutton (1944).
- "And So The Story Begins" samples "Lost In A Lonely World" by The Ethics (1972).
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/26530250-John-Anthony-Success-Story
- ↑ https://johnanthonyofficial.com/news/first-look-success-story-album-cover
- ↑ https://johnanthonyofficial.com/news/john-anthony-announces-success-story
- ↑ https://johnanthonyofficial.com/news/new-single-idfwy-is-out-now
- ↑ https://johnanthonyofficial.com/news/new-single-montana-out-now
- ↑ https://johnanthonyofficial.com/news/new-music-dropping-this-friday
- ↑ https://johnanthonyofficial.com/news/new-music-dropping-this-friday
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czoVPaFRbV0&list=PLDJjZLCgsD83a4YjamUlZnYOqi2pQw6yA&index=2&t=5378s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czoVPaFRbV0&list=PLDJjZLCgsD83a4YjamUlZnYOqi2pQw6yA&index=2&t=5378s
