Globalization

by Pitbull

Overview

"The world is my block/The globe is my home" barks Miami rapper Pitbull on his eighth album Globalization, an ironic title as it infers the icky idea of a worldwide cultural homogenization. Pitbull's homogenish mix of pop, dance, hip-hop, reggaeton, and etc. would be the perfect setup if one wanted to make the whole world sing in perfect harmony, but his cleverness, his charisma, and his infectious material always kept him firmly in the category of "genuine," at least up to this point. Living large and loving it a bit too much, Globalization stumbles on its filler with the Chris Brown feature "Fun" not being much fun at all, plus, when returning customers are given some background info on "Sexy Beaches" -- it's an uptempo number and features the phrase "Lil' Mama" repeatedly -- the song they conjure in their head will be the song they encounter on this album. Still, "Wild Wild Love" with G.R.L. is a swinging and swaying example of all Pitbull does right, while "Celebrate" -- which comes from the Penguins of Madagascar soundtrack, of all places -- puts a Euro-disco stomp under Rare Earth's "I Just Want to Celebrate" for a love it or hate it highlight delivered with all the pumped-up joy of Pharrell's "Happy." Putting an all-star, Official FIFA World Cup Theme at the end -- "We Are One (Ole Ola)" with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte -- just makes the small, samey stuff sound all the more iffy, and in the end, the bumpy Globalization comes off like a prime EP with some unwanted extras shuffled in. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2024
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0196588996719

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pitbull   Primary Artist,Vocals
Andrew Cedar   Keyboards,Bass,Organ,Guitar
Erm Navarro   Trombone
James Henderson   Guitar,Vocals,Accordion
Natasha Slayton   Vocals
Paula Van Oppen   Vocals
DJ Frank E   Piano,Keyboards
John Ryan   Guitar,Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Heymous Molly   Featured Artist
Taylor Ross   Guitar
Lauren Bennett   Vocals
Emmalyn Estrada   Vocals
Ammar Malik   Guitar
Marcus Lomax   Vocals (Background)
Cirkut   Vocals (Background)
Andreas Schueller   Viola,Synthesizer
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Bebe Rexha   Featured Artist
G.R.L.   Featured Artist
Chloe Angelides   Featured Artist
Thomas Troelsen   Vocals (Background)
Ne-Yo   Featured Artist
Drew Kapner   Horn Engineer
Jason Freese   Saxophone
Simone Battle   Vocals
Theron Thomas   Vocals
Jason Evigan   Vocals (Background)
Xplicit   Vocals (Background)
Dr. Luke   Vocals (Background)
Dan Boissy   Saxophone
Claudia Leitte   Featured Artist
Tom Peyton   Vocals (Background)
Ron Blake   Trumpet
Sean Billings   Trumpet
J-MIKE   Keyboards
Nick Seeley   Vocals
Francisco Torres   Trombone
Sean Paul   Featured Artist
Chris Brown   Featured Artist
Juicy J   Featured Artist
Jennifer Lopez   Featured Artist
Jason Derulo   Featured Artist
Rob Hardt   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Andrew Cedar   Producer,Synthesizer Programming,Composer
Charlie Puth   Composer
Dijibril Gibson Kagni   Composer
Jon Schacter   Assistant
Marroquin   Mixing
Henry Walter   Composer
Jordan Johnson   Composer
Eric Frederic   Composer
Armando C. Perez   Composer
DJ Frank E   Producer,Drum Programming
Rani Hancock   A&R
Joe Spargur   Composer
Jeremy Dussolliet   Composer
Tim Sommers   Composer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Cameron Montgomery   Production Coordination,Assistant
The Monsters & Strangerz   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
John Ryan   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
J-MIKE   Programming,Producer
Jeremy Michael Coleman   Composer
Clint Gibbs   Engineer
Stefan Johnson   Composer,Engineer
Jquintel   Drum Programming
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer
Ben Maddahi   Composer
Ammar Malik   Composer
Marcus Lomax   Composer
Cirkut   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Andreas Schueller   Composer
Alexander Izquierdo   Composer
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Composer
Rachael Findlen   Engineer,Assistant
Bebe Rexha   Composer
Peter Carlsson   Engineer
Stepan Taft   Composer
Daniel Murcia   Composer
Alexander Castillo Vasquez   Composer
Axident   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Breyan Stanley Isaac   Composer
Ricky Reed   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Jerry Ibarra   Engineer
Chloe Angelides   Composer
A.C.   Instrumentation,Producer,Programming
Max Martin   Composer,Producer
Thomas Troelsen   Composer,Producer,Programming
Al Burna   Composer,Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Calvin "Mister" Hay   Production Coordination
Alex Pecanha, Jr.   Composer
Allan Silva   Composer
Nick Zesses   Composer
Ilsey Juber   Composer
Chris Galland   Assistant
Shaffer Smith   Composer
Theron Thomas   Composer
Jason Evigan   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Nadir Khayat   Composer
Timothy Thomas   Composer
Armando Christian Perez   Executive Producer
David Kutch   Mastering
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Jordan Houston   Composer
Charles Chavez   Executive Producer
Jacob Luttrell   Composer
Dr. Luke   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Sean Paul Henriques   Composer
Claudia Leitte   Composer
Greg Waterman   Photography
Moses Gallart   Engineer
Joe London   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Sam Holland   Engineer
Alice Butts   Graphic Design
Tom Peyton   Composer
Lifted   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Irene Richter   Production Coordination
Justin Franks   Composer
Trevor Muzzy   Vocal Engineer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Nick Seeley   Additional Production
Mike Foster   Engineer
John Hanes   Engineer
Dino Fekaris   Composer
Chris Brown   Composer
Jennifer Lopez   Composer
Sia Furler   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Aaron Fishbein   Vocal Engineer
Paulo Silva   Composer