Notebook Paper


Notebook Paper is the debut studio album by American rapper Huey from St. Louis. It was released on June 19, 2007 via Hitz Committee/Jive/Zomba Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Jazze Pha, StarGate, T-Mix and T-Pain. It features guest appearances from Asia Cruise, Diamond, Kydd Trell, Lil' Bow Wow, Lloyd, MeMpHiTz, T-Pain, Trey Songz and Yo Gotti.
The album garnered mixed reviews from critics pointing out the overall obviousness throughout the production and track listing. It debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles: "Pop, Lock & Drop It" and "When I Hustle".

Critical reception

editor David Jeffries said that despite repeated mentions of the Hitz Committee label and Huey being held back as a rapper, he praised the variety of different styles used throughout the track listing, saying they sound "more like highlights than missed opportunities". He concluded that, "While more outside help might have shown them the way to something stunning, it's a testament to Huey and the Hitz Committee team that they made a rewarding rather than just promising debut out of some everyday beats and ideas". Steve Juon of RapReviews commended the production and "radio ready" tracks but found the overall record to be "rather obvious" with said tracks and the various topics it speaks about, saying that, "f you're looking through Huey's notebook to find anything deep or substantive then disappointment is bound to ensue. the feeling overall is that this album was carefully packaged and planned in a corporate record label's hitmaking factory".

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200 with 29,000 copies sold in its first week. It dropped thirty-six spots to number 62 the next week and placed number 89 the week after.

Track listing

Japanese edition

Personnel