Gazing at the Moonlight is the debut studio album by American rapper Hopsin… Read Full Bio ↴Gazing at the Moonlight is the debut studio album by American rapper Hopsin. It was released on October 27, 2009, through Ruthless Records. This was Hopsin's only record released with Ruthless Records as the album created bitter tension between Ruthless and Hopsin, due to the lack of promotion and financial compensation for the album. Gazing at the Moonlight was supported by two singles: "Pans in the Kitchen" and "I'm Here".
The title refers to "Gazing at the Moonlight" hoping and wishing for a dream to come true. The album stylistically incorporates elements of horrorcore, pop rap, and comedy hip-hop. In various interviews Hopsin discourages fans from buying the CD, due to its release on Ruthless, however, although the iTunes edition is widely available, the CD cannot be commonly found in music stores and is considered rare as the physical CD edition costs between $20–30.
In 2007, Hopsin signed a deal with Ruthless Records and was hailed as one of the driving forces behind the attempt to bring Ruthless Records back to its previous glory. The album was set to be self-produced by Hopsin and feature no collaborations with other artists, however, the final edition featured vocals from DJ K on the hook of the song "Motherfucker". However, the album was not released until October 27, 2009, with little to no promotion. After the album's release, Hopsin sought his release from Ruthless due to a lack of financial compensation, artist support, and promotion. Due to the departure from Ruthless Records, Hopsin founded his own independent label, called Funk Volume, with Damien Ritter. SwizZz, Damien Ritter's younger brother and former classmate of Hopsin at Monroe High was the first artist to be signed to Funk Volume. After launching Funk Volume, both Hopsin and SwizZz released a collaborative mixtape, titled Haywire in June 2009, to promote the label. Funk Volume wanted to sell it for retail sale, but was unable to, due to Hopsin still being contracted by Ruthless Records at the time.
In an interview, Hopsin stated that many of the songs such as "Pans in the Kitchen" were performed and written when he was in the twelfth grade and he initially anticipated the album would be released in 2007 due to the album being completed long before the release, however, Hopsin was unaware of Ruthless Records plans.
The album's first promotional single, "Sexy Cyber" was released and produced in 2007 with a music video, however, the video was not released due to issues with Ruthless Records until 2011. The album's lead single, "Pans in the Kitchen", was released on May 27, 2008, accompanied by a music video. The album's second single, "I'm Here", was released on March 17, 2009, in promotion of the album's release, a music video for the song was shot but remained unreleased until 2013 due to Hopsin's issues with Ruthless. A music video for, "Motherfucker", was released on April 10, 2010, and features vocals from DJ K and marked the final release of Hopsin before his departure from Ruthless Records in mid-2010. A music video for "Break It Down" was shot but remained unreleased until it was leaked onto YouTube.
The album was a commercial failure. According to Hopsin, the album sold 42 copies in its first week, with about 5 or 6 copies purchased by him and his mother. The album has sold over 100,000 copies on streaming since releasing the album on his own.
The title refers to "Gazing at the Moonlight" hoping and wishing for a dream to come true. The album stylistically incorporates elements of horrorcore, pop rap, and comedy hip-hop. In various interviews Hopsin discourages fans from buying the CD, due to its release on Ruthless, however, although the iTunes edition is widely available, the CD cannot be commonly found in music stores and is considered rare as the physical CD edition costs between $20–30.
In 2007, Hopsin signed a deal with Ruthless Records and was hailed as one of the driving forces behind the attempt to bring Ruthless Records back to its previous glory. The album was set to be self-produced by Hopsin and feature no collaborations with other artists, however, the final edition featured vocals from DJ K on the hook of the song "Motherfucker". However, the album was not released until October 27, 2009, with little to no promotion. After the album's release, Hopsin sought his release from Ruthless due to a lack of financial compensation, artist support, and promotion. Due to the departure from Ruthless Records, Hopsin founded his own independent label, called Funk Volume, with Damien Ritter. SwizZz, Damien Ritter's younger brother and former classmate of Hopsin at Monroe High was the first artist to be signed to Funk Volume. After launching Funk Volume, both Hopsin and SwizZz released a collaborative mixtape, titled Haywire in June 2009, to promote the label. Funk Volume wanted to sell it for retail sale, but was unable to, due to Hopsin still being contracted by Ruthless Records at the time.
In an interview, Hopsin stated that many of the songs such as "Pans in the Kitchen" were performed and written when he was in the twelfth grade and he initially anticipated the album would be released in 2007 due to the album being completed long before the release, however, Hopsin was unaware of Ruthless Records plans.
The album's first promotional single, "Sexy Cyber" was released and produced in 2007 with a music video, however, the video was not released due to issues with Ruthless Records until 2011. The album's lead single, "Pans in the Kitchen", was released on May 27, 2008, accompanied by a music video. The album's second single, "I'm Here", was released on March 17, 2009, in promotion of the album's release, a music video for the song was shot but remained unreleased until 2013 due to Hopsin's issues with Ruthless. A music video for, "Motherfucker", was released on April 10, 2010, and features vocals from DJ K and marked the final release of Hopsin before his departure from Ruthless Records in mid-2010. A music video for "Break It Down" was shot but remained unreleased until it was leaked onto YouTube.
The album was a commercial failure. According to Hopsin, the album sold 42 copies in its first week, with about 5 or 6 copies purchased by him and his mother. The album has sold over 100,000 copies on streaming since releasing the album on his own.
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Hopsin Lyrics
Break It Down Let's go Break it down (down down down down...) Gotta ge…
Bubblies So? What can you do for our label Mr. Hopsin Oh…
Chris Dolmeth His name is Jessy, we kicked it since we was…
Don't Trust 'Em Hey yo, pass me a Kleenex before I lay this…
Gazing at the Moonlight Gazing at the moonlight, Satan comes close to me He says…
I'm Here Ooh, I'm here! So open up the door for me (who…
Motherfucker Dad how come nobody likes me? 'Cause you're a motherfucker …
Pans In The Kitchen Stop and listen I'll rock it wicked, no competition on the…
Sexy Cyber Let's meet up tomorrow How does twelve noon sound for you? …
Slurpin I don't like girls who always in the lime light I…
Story Of Mine Y'all now in the place to be and you rocking…
Super Duper Fly They call me hop, the king of this hip-hop The moment…
The B Bop Excuse me, are you Hopsin? Yeah, why? Who wants to know? M…
Who Do You Think I Am Who the fuck is this, hello? (Hello Marcus?) Huh? (What ar…