Expensive Pain
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Expensive Pain is the fifth studio album by American rapper Meek Mill. It was released on October 1, 2021, through Atlantic Records And Maybach Music Group. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Boi-1da, Tay Keith, Vinylz, 30 Roc, Cardo and Sevn Thomas among others. The album also features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Kehlani, ASAP Ferg, Moneybagg Yo, Giggs, Young Thug, Vory, Lil Uzi Vert, and Brent Faiyaz. Expensive Pain was supported by three singles: "Flamerz Flow", "Sharing Locations" and "Blue Notes 2". The album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, and was a commercial success. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 95,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.
Infobox
Released
October 1, 2021
Length
55:04
Label
Atlantic • Maybach Music
Producer
30 Roc Amore AT Austin Powerz Bkorn Boi-1da Brent Faiyaz Datboi Squeeze Dato Rick Ross Dougie DZL darko Vianey OJ Emkay Fuse808 Gebrelul JJ KJ L3gion Nick Papz Paperboy Fabe Sav Sevn Thomas Svdominik Tay Keith Vinylz Xander Yex
Tables
Professional ratings · Critical reception
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
64/100
Review scores
Review scores
Aggregate scores
Review scores
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
Clash
Clash
Aggregate scores
Clash
Aggregate scores
6/10
NME
NME
Aggregate scores
NME
Aggregate scores
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
Aggregate scores
Pitchfork
Aggregate scores
6.8/10
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Aggregate scores
Rolling Stone
Aggregate scores
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 6/10 |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
Weekly chart performance for Expensive Pain · Charts › Weekly charts
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Chart (2021)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Peakposition
51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
Chart (2021)
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
Peakposition
44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
Chart (2021)
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
Peakposition
107
Canadian Albums (Billboard)
Canadian Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2021)
Canadian Albums (Billboard)
Peakposition
5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Chart (2021)
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Peakposition
16
French Albums (SNEP)
French Albums (SNEP)
Chart (2021)
French Albums (SNEP)
Peakposition
111
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
Chart (2021)
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
Peakposition
35
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Chart (2021)
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Peakposition
19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Chart (2021)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Peakposition
33
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2021)
UK Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
23
UK R&B Albums (OCC)
UK R&B Albums (OCC)
Chart (2021)
UK R&B Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
12
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (2021)
US Billboard 200
Peakposition
3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2021)
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
Peakposition
2
| Chart (2021) | Peakposition |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 51 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 107 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 16 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 111 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 35 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 19 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 23 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 12 |
| US Billboard 200 | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
Year-end chart performance for Expensive Pain · Charts › Year-end charts
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (2021)
US Billboard 200
Position
190
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2021)
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
Position
69
| Chart (2021) | Position |
| US Billboard 200 | 190 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 69 |
References
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meek-mill-new-album-expensive-pain-1227380/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9643266/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-billboard-200-return-number-1/
- Pitchforkhttps://pitchfork.com/news/meek-mill-announces-new-album-expensive-pain/
- Revolthttps://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/9/30/22702427/meek-mill-expensive-pain-tracklist
- Complex Networkshttps://www.complex.com/music/meek-mill-expensive-pain-album-art-landmarks-cities
- Hypebeasthttps://hypebeast.com/2021/6/meek-mill-flamerz-flow-track-and-music-video
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/music/meek-mill-lil-baby-and-lil-durk-team-up-on-new-song-sharing-locations-3031474
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/music/meek-mill-recruits-lil-uzi-vert-for-new-single-blue-notes-2-3037928
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meek-mill-lil-uzi-vert-blue-notes-2-fallon-1229715/
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/music/expensive-pain/meek-mill
- AllMusichttps://www.allmusic.com/album/expensive-pain-mw0003602670
- Clashhttps://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/meek-mill-expensive-pain
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/reviews/album/meek-mill-expensive-pain-review-3061772
- Pitchforkhttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/meek-mill-expensive-pain/
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/meek-mill-expensive-pain-1236418/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2021/music/album-reviews/meek-mill-expensive-pain-album-review-1235079209/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9646315/drake-certified-lover-boy-back-at-number-one-billboard-200-chart/
- The ARIA Report
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- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2021-10-08
- "Album 2021 uke 40"https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2021-w40/
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- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2021.https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20211008/7502/
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- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/