General Admission (Machine Gun Kelly album)

General Admission is the second studio album by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly. It was released on October 16, 2015, by his indie record label EST 19XX, distributed by Bad Boy and Interscope Records.[1][2][3][4] The album was supported by two singles: "Till I Die" and "A Little More" featuring Victoria Monet.

General Admission
Studio album by Machine Gun Kelly
Released	October 16, 2015
Genre	Hip hop
Length	51:35
Label	EST 19XX Bad Boy Interscope
Producer	Machine Gun Kelly (also exec.) Jim Jonsin Narcotics Casey McPerry J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League JP Did This 1 Slim Gudz Nathan Fox J.P. Floyd Rami Beatz Ned Cameron Grizz Lee Tommy Brown Pops Cool & Dre
Machine Gun Kelly chronology
Fuck It (2015) General Admission (2015) Bloom (2017)
Singles from General Admission
"Till I Die" Released: January 5, 2015 "A Little More" Released: March 30, 2015 "World Series" Released: September 25, 2015 "Gone" Released: October 2, 2015

Promotion

In preparation for the official release of General Admission, MGK released a 10-track mixtape, titled Fuck It, on July 23, 2015.[5] MGK had reportedly released the mixtape out of frustration, following Bad Boy delaying the release of General Admission several times. The mixtape is compiled of songs that were left off of General Admission, and was released to his fans as an apology for the delays.[5] MGK released the album artwork and revealed the release date on September 11th, 2015, via Instagram. Many fans took it upon themselves to spray paint the album title around their hometowns to show their support and loyalty to MGK's EST movement.

Singles

The album's lead single, called "Till I Die" was released on January 5, 2015 via YouTube, through MGK's Vevo account. The song was produced by MGK, alongside Casey McPerry and the production team J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.[6] The song charted at number 32 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. In June 2015, MGK released the single's sequel through WorldStarHipHop, featuring guest appearances from the Cleveland-based hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, fellow rapper and Bad Boy artist French Montana, and rappers Yo Gotti and Real Kid, along with the accompanying music video.[7]

The album's second single, called "A Little More" was released on March 30, 2015, through the same channels, with the accompanying music video releasing on May 18, 2015. The song features a guest appearance by American singer-songwriter Victoria Monet, with production provided by Tommy Brown.[8] "A Little More" charted on the two respective charts, performing marginally worse at 108 and 35 respectively; however, the song did chart at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Other songs

The tracks "World Series" and "Gone", featuring Leroy Sanchez, were released via the same channels as their predecessors. However, these tracks did not chart due to the singles being album specifics, and were released with the intention to promote the album, as both were released a few weeks prior to the album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AOTY	60/100[9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
HipHopDX	[11]
XXL	(XL)[12]

Chris Mench of XXL found the album a step up from his debut effort, saying that, "General Admission has its low moments — the series of emotional, down-tempo songs is a bit repetitive by the end — but it feels much more cohesive than his last effort."[12] David Jeffries of AllMusic stated that "General Admission can be corrosive and coarse like Nirvana's In Utero, but while it lacks that album's artistic weight, it's proud to be unattractive which, oddly enough, becomes this druggy downer's allure."[10] Marcus Dowling of HipHopDX called it "a mixed-bag of an album that aims high and falls short, but an amazing story is told along the way."[11]

Commercial performance

General Admission debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, powered by first week sales of 56,000 equivalent album units; it sold 49,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.[13] The album also debuted at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Spotlight" (featuring Lzzy Hale)	Colson Baker James Scheffer Elizabeth Hale Isaac de Boni Michael Mule Michael Burman	Jim Jonsin	5:05
2.	"Alpha Omega"	Baker Michael Crawford Earl Johnson Bob Montgomery B. White D. Langford B. Allen	Narcotics	3:32
3.	"Till I Die"	Baker Casey McPerry Erik Reyes-Ortiz Kenneth Bartolomei Marcel Primous	MGK McPerry J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	3:33
4.	"Eddie Cane"	Baker Johnson	JP Did This 1	3:06
5.	"Bad Mother Fucker" (featuring Kid Rock)	Baker Johnson Robert Ritchie	JP Did This 1	3:33
6.	"World Series"	Baker Johnson	MGK JP Did This 1 Slim Gudz	3:35
7.	"Oz."	Baker Scheffer de Boni George Clinton Niko Marzouca	Jim Jonsin	2:54
8.	"Everyday"	Baker Nathan Fox Rami Eadeh	Fox J.P. Floyd Rami Beatz	4:01
9.	"Gone" (featuring Leroy Sanchez)	Baker Scheffer Leroy Sanchez de Boni Marzouca	Jim Jonsin	4:01
10.	"Story of the Stairs"	Baker Ned Cameron	Cameron Grizz Lee	3:10
11.	"Merry Go Round"	Baker Scheffer Jennifer Decilveo de Boni Jetta Hartley	Jonsin Decilveo	4:05
12.	"A Little More" (featuring Victoria Monet)	Baker Tommy Brown Victoria McCants Thomas Lumpkins	Brown	3:57
13.	"All Night Long"	Baker Andrew Papaleo Warren Zevon	Pops	7:02
Total length:				51:35

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Make It Happen"	Baker Johnson Eric Allen Diji Parq	JP Did This 1	4:43
15.	"Round Here"	Baker	Slim Gudz	4:20
16.	"Therapy"	Baker Brown	Brown	3:34
Total length:				65:10

f.y.e. exclusive bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Life"	Baker Andre Lyon Marcello Valenzano	Cool & Dre	3:59
18.	"Till I Die: Part II" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, French Montana, Yo Gotti and Ray Cash)	Baker McPerry Reyes-Ortiz Bartolomei Primous Byron McCane Charles Scruggs Steve Howse Anthony Henderson Stanley Howse Karim Kharbouch Mario Mims Wardell Cheeks	MGK McPerry J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	4:18
Total length:				73:27

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 38 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 74 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 94 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 33 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 30 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 72 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 120 US Billboard 200[22] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] 67 Chart (2016) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[25] 92

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[26]	Gold	500,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B/Hip-Hop albums of 2015

References

1. mtv (2015-06-30). "MGK Breaks Down The Sound Of His Sophomore LP 'General Admission'". MTV. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
2. Hernandez, Victoria (September 11, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly "General Admission" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
3. Machine Gun Kelly Shop. "General Admission - Machine Gun Kelly Shop". Mgkofficialmerch.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
4. "Machine Gun Kelly Reveals 'General Admission' Cover, Tracklisting". Rap-Up. October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
5. "Machine Gun Kelly - Fuck It Mixtape - Stream & Download". Datpiff.com. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
6. "Video: Machine Gun Kelly – 'Till I Die'". Rap-Up. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
7. "Video: Machine Gun Kelly feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, French Montana, & Yo Gotti – 'Till I Die (Part II)'". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
8. "New Music: Machine Gun Kelly feat. Victoria Monét – 'A Little More'". Rap-Up. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
9. https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/41795-mgk-general-admission.php
10. Jeffries, David. "General Admission - Machine Gun Kelly". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
11. Dowling, Marcus (October 22, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly - General Admission". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
12. Mench, Chris (October 21, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly Finds His Footing on 'General Admission'". XXL. Townsquare Media. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
13. Caulfield, Keith (October 26, 2015). "Pentatonix Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
14. "Australiancharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
15. "Ultratop.be – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
16. "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
17. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
18. "Charts.nz – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
19. "Norwegiancharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
21. Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 24.10.2015 (wk43)". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
22. "Machine Gun Kelly's 'General Admission' debuts at No. 3 on Billboard 200 chart". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
23. "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
24. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
25. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
26. "American album certifications – Machine Gune Kelly – General Admission". Recording Industry Association of America. December 9, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.