Weekend at Burnie's

Weekend at Burnie's is the fifth studio album by American rapper Curren$y. The album was released on June 28, 2011, through Warner Bros.^[13] Eleven tracks on this album are produced by Monsta Beatz. The album's lead single, "#JetsGo" is produced by Rahki. "You See It" and "This Is the Life" were leaked to promote the album. On June 21 Curren$y premiered the album during a Ustream-Session. It featured the Bonus Tracks "JLC" and "Get Paid." In its first week, the album sold 23,000 copies in the US, after a Billboard 200 debut of #22.^[14]

This article is about The Curren$y album. For The Simpsons episode, see Weekend at Burnsie's.

Weekend at Burnie's
Studio album by Curren$y
Released	June 28, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:56
Label	Jet Life Warner Bros.
Producer	Monsta Beatz Rahki
Curren$y chronology
Covert Coup (2011) Weekend at Burnie's (2011) Muscle Car Chronicles (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.2/10[1]
Metacritic	77/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B[4]
Beats Per Minute	90%[5]
Blare	[6]
Cokemachineglow	84%[7]
Consequence of Sound	C−[8]
HipHopDX	[9]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[10]
Prefix	7.5/10[11]
Spectrum Culture	[12]

Critical reception

Weekend at Burnie's was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77 based on 12 reviews.^[2] Aggregate website AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.2 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 5 reviews.^[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer David Jeffries said: Currensy’s Weekend at Burnie's EP and/or mixtape is a worthwhile distraction, offering fans of his Pilot Talk efforts a chance to hear the rapper in a different setting. Here, the setting is hard, minimal, and retro, with producer Monsta Beatz bringing the ‘80s flavor on all tracks."^[3] Andres Tardio of HipHopDX gave the release a 3 out of 5, explaining: "There's an inconsistency on Weekend at Burnie's that keeps it from being fully successful. At some points, Curren$y shows why he was given the Spitta moniker, but other times, he shows how limited his flow and subject matter can be, slowly pushing through tracks with no real focus."^[9] At Pitchfork, Tom Breihan wrote: "Weekend at Burnie's is remarkably warm and approachable, and it brings Curren$y closer to the sound of current radio-rap than he's been in a while."^[10]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Weekend at Burnie's

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref
Beats Per Minute	Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 2011	33	[15]
Cokemachineglow	Cokemachineglow's Top 50 Albums of 2011	22	[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"#JetsGo"	Shante Franklin Clifford Smith Daniel Tannenbaum Columbus Smith III	Rahki	3:13
2.	"Still" (featuring Trademark da Skydiver and Young Roddy)	S. Franklin Daryl Harleaux John Fitch Alex Washington Roderick Brisco	Monsta Beatz	3:31
3.	"She Don't Want a Man"	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	4:32
4.	"One Life"	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	3:04
5.	"You See It"	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	3:33
6.	"Televised" (featuring Fiend)	S. Franklin D. Harleaux Richard Jones	Monsta Beatz	5:26
7.	"This Is the Life"	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	3:58
8.	"On G's" (featuring Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver)	S. Franklin D. Harleaux Washington	Monsta Beatz	4:27
9.	"Money Machine"	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	3:22
10.	"What's What"	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	2:09
11.	"JLC" (bonus track)	S. Franklin D. Harleaux	Monsta Beatz	2:31
12.	"Get Paid" (featuring Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver) (bonus track)	S. Franklin D. Harleaux Washington	Monsta Beatz	4:10

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Weekend at Burnie's Chart (2011) Peak position US Billboard 200[17] 22 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 6 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[19] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 97

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
3. Jeffries, David. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. Rytlewski, Evan (July 5, 2011). "A.V. Club Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
5. McMullen, Chase (July 3, 2021). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
6. Khan, Joshua (July 3, 2011). "REVIEW: Curren$y - "Weekend At Burnie's"". BLARE Magazine. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
7. "Cokemachineglow Review". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
8. O'Shoney, Carson (July 14, 2011). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
9. Tardio, Andre (June 29, 2011). "HipHopDX Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
10. Breihan, Scott (June 30, 2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Curren$y: Weekend at Burnie's". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
11. Millard, Drew (May 11, 2011). "Prefix Magazine Review". Prefix. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
12. Kangas, Chaz (June 28, 2011). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
13. Horowitz, Steven (June 21, 2011). "Curren$y Syncs "Weekend at Burnie's" LP with Film In Honor of its Release". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
14. Jacobs, Allen. "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/3/2011". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
15. "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Beats Per Minute. December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
16. "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
17. "Curreny Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
18. "Curreny Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
19. "Curreny Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.