God's Favorite (album)

God's Favorite
God's Favorite
Studio album by N.O.R.E.
Released	June 25, 2002
Recorded	2001–02
Studio	The Room Lab (Hackensack, NJ); Master Sound Recording Studio (Virginia Beach, VA); South Beach Studios (Miami, FL); Quad Studios (New York, NY); Crackhouse Studios (New York, NY); Right Track Studio (New York, NY); Troposphere Studios (Livingston, NJ); Sony Music Studios (New York, NY); South Coast Recordings (Friendswood, TX);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	76:35
Label	Thugged Out; Def Jam; Violator;
Producer	EZ Elpee; Irv Gotti; K-Yze; L.E.S.; SPKilla; Swizz Beatz; The Neptunes; Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham;
N.O.R.E. chronology
Singles from God's Favorite
	"Grimey"; Released: October 9, 2001; "Live My Life"; Released: December 18, 2001; "Nothin'"; Released: May 14, 2002; "Full Mode"; Released: November 12, 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
HipHopDX	2.5/5^[2]
NME	^[3]
RapReviews	6/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Spin	6/10^[6]
Vibe	^[7]

God's Favorite is the third studio album by American rapper N.O.R.E.. After six months of label delays, the album was released on June 25, 2002, by Thugged Out Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.

The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart moving 118,000 units in its first week of release.^[8] In its second week of release, the album sold 64,000 additional copies and dropped to number 8 on the Billboard 200.^[9]

It was supported with four singles: "Grimey", "Live My Life", "Nothin'" and "Full Mode". The single "Nothin'" reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the rapper's biggest hit single and his only to reach the Top 10.

^ Birchmeier, Jason. "N.O.R.E. - God's Favorite Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ Regis, Marlon (July 8, 2002). "N.O.R.E. - God's Favorite". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ "N.O.R.E : God's Favourite". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 2, 2002). "N.O.R.E. :: God's Favorite :: Def Jam Recordings". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ Caramanica, Jon (August 8, 2002). "Reviews > CDs > N.O.R.E God's Favorite". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 11, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Ryan, Chris (August 2002). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 18, no. 8. SPIN Media LLC. p. 116. ISSN 0886-3032.
^ Callahan-Bever, Noah (January 2002). "Revolutions". VIBE. Vibe Media Group. p. 124.
^ D'Angelo, Joe (July 3, 2002). "Nellyville Tops In Town On Billboard Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ D'Angelo, Joe (July 10, 2002). "Nelly Hangs Onto #1, Murder Inc. Crew Makes Big Debut On Albums Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[1] Birchmeier, Jason. "N.O.R.E. - God's Favorite Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[2] Regis, Marlon (July 8, 2002). "N.O.R.E. - God's Favorite". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[3] "N.O.R.E : God's Favourite". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[4] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 2, 2002). "N.O.R.E. :: God's Favorite :: Def Jam Recordings". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[5] Caramanica, Jon (August 8, 2002). "Reviews > CDs > N.O.R.E God's Favorite". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 11, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2015 – via Wayback Machine.

[6] Ryan, Chris (August 2002). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 18, no. 8. SPIN Media LLC. p. 116. ISSN 0886-3032.

[7] Callahan-Bever, Noah (January 2002). "Revolutions". VIBE. Vibe Media Group. p. 124.

[8] D'Angelo, Joe (July 3, 2002). "Nellyville Tops In Town On Billboard Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[9] D'Angelo, Joe (July 10, 2002). "Nelly Hangs Onto #1, Murder Inc. Crew Makes Big Debut On Albums Chart". MTV. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

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