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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = The Introduction of Marcus Cooper<br />
| type = Studio album<br />
| artist = [[Pleasure P]]<br />
| cover = IntroductionOfMarcusCooper.PNG<br />
| alt = <br />
| released = {{Start date|2009|6|9}}<br />
| recorded = 2007&ndash;09<br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=36}}<br />
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]<br />
| producer = {{hlist|[[Craig Kallman]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>|[[Pleasure P]] <small>(also exec.)</small>|Bryant McKinnie <small>(co-exec.)</small>|1852 Productions|santana Tanababy Robinson [[Adonis Shropshire|Adonis]]|D-Town|[[Don Vito (producer)|Don Vito]]|Jack Rabbit Slim|[[Rico Love]]|Rudy|[[Static Major]]|[[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]|[[Tha Bizness]]|The Co-Stars|[[The Movement (production team)|The Movement]]}}<br />
| prev_title = [[Late Night Special]]<br />
| prev_year = 2007<br />
| next_title = <br />
| next_year = <br />
| misc = {{Singles<br />
| name = The Introduction of Marcus Cooper<br />
| type = Studio<br />
| single1 = [[Did You Wrong]]<br />
| single1date = June 16, 2008<br />
| single2 = [[Boyfriend No. 2|Boyfriend #2]] <br />
| single2date = October 7, 2008<br />
| single3 = [[Under (Pleasure P song)|Under]]<br />
| single3date = May 10, 2009<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Music ratings<br />
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]<br />
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=Pleasure P - The Introduction of Marcus Cooper Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-introduction-of-marcus-cooper-mw0000819196 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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'''''The Introduction of Marcus Cooper''''' is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist and former [[Pretty Ricky]] vocalist [[Pleasure P]]. It was released on June 9, 2009, through [[Atlantic Records]]. Production was handled by [[Tha Bizness]], [[Rico Love]], Rudy Sandapa, [[Static Major]], [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]], 1852 Productions, [[Adonis Shropshire|Adonis]], D-Town, [[Don Vito (producer)|Don Vito]], Jack Rabbit Slim, The Co-Stars and [[The Movement (production team)|The Movement]]. It features guest appearance from [[Yung Joc]]. The album reached number 10 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 2 on [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts, selling 39,000 copies in its first week. It was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album]] at the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]], but lost to [[Beyoncé]]'s ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]''.<br />
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The album produced three successful singles—"[[Did You Wrong]]", "[[Boyfriend No. 2|Boyfriend #2]]" and "[[Under (Pleasure P song)|Under]]"—which all made it to the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], landing at No. 90, 42 and 78, respectively. The song "Under" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song]], but lost to [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]]'s "[[Pretty Wings]]" and Beyoncé's "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" in the respective categories.<br />
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The title refers to the singer's birth name.<br />
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==Track listing==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| all_writing = <br />
| extra_column = Producer(s)<br />
| title1 = I'm a Beast<br />
| note1 = featuring [[Yung Joc]]<br />
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Pleasure P|Marcus Cooper]]|[[Yung Joc|Jasiel Robinson]]|[[Adonis Shropshire]]}}<br />
| extra1 = [[Adonis Shropshire|Adonis]]<br />
| length1 = 4:04<br />
| title2 = [[Boyfriend No. 2|Boyfriend #2]]<br />
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cooper|Justin Henderson|Christopher Whitacre|[[Rico Love|Richard Preston Butler Jr.]]|Earl Joseph Hood|Eric Goudy|Rex Zamor}}<br />
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[Rico Love]]|EHood <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>|E2 <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}<br />
| length2 = 3:38<br />
| title3 = Tender Roni (Handcuffin)<br />
| writer3 = {{hlist|Cooper|Butler Jr.|[[Don Vito (producer)|Rodney Richard]]}}<br />
| extra3 = {{hlist|Rico Love|[[Don Vito (producer)|Don Vito]]}}<br />
| length3 = 4:12<br />
| title4 = [[Under (Pleasure P song)|Under]]<br />
| writer4 = {{hlist|Cooper|[[Tank (American singer)|Durrell Babbs]]|[[Lonny Bereal|Joseph Alonzo Bereal, Jr.]]|Antonio Lamar Dixon|Robert Newt|Jerry Nelson Franklin|T. Olivia Jones|Kristina Marie Stephens}}<br />
| extra4 = [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]<br />
| length4 = 3:51<br />
| title5 = Let Me<br />
| writer5 = {{hlist|Cooper|Butler Jr.|Dwayne Sirvestor}}<br />
| extra5 = {{hlist|Rico Love|D-Town}}<br />
| length5 = 3:31<br />
| title6 = Gotta Have You<br />
| writer6 = {{hlist|Cooper|Babbs|Bereal}}<br />
| extra6 = Tank<br />
| length6 = 2:50<br />
| title7 = [[Did You Wrong]]<br />
| writer7 = Zamor<br />
| extra7 = 1852 Productions<br />
| length7 = 4:19<br />
| title8 = Your Love<br />
| writer8 = {{hlist|Cooper|Butler Jr.|Damon Eden|[[Ray Romulus]]|Jared Jacobs|[[James Harris III|James Samuel Harris]]|[[Terry Lewis (musician)|Terry Lewis]]}}<br />
| extra8 = {{hlist|Rico Love|Jack Rabbit Slim}}<br />
| length8 = 3:30<br />
| title9 = Fire Lovin<br />
| writer9 = {{hlist|Cooper|[[Static Major|Stephen Garrett]]|Rudy Sandapa}}<br />
| extra9 = {{hlist|[[Static Major]]|Rudy}}<br />
| length9 = 4:10<br />
| title10 = Birthday Suit<br />
| writer10 = {{hlist|Cooper|James Bunton|Corron Cole}}<br />
| extra10 = [[The Movement (production team)|The Movement]]<br />
| length10 = 4:10<br />
| title11 = Illusion<br />
| writer11 = {{hlist|Cooper|Garrett|Sandapa}}<br />
| extra11 = {{hlist|Static Major|Rudy}}<br />
| length11 = 3:22<br />
| title12 = Dream in the Air<br />
| writer12 = {{hlist|Cooper|Neely Dinkins|Vito Colapietro|Bereal|Les Burwell}}<br />
| extra12 = Co-Stars<br />
| length12 = 3:50<br />
| total_length = 45:36<br />
}}<br />
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==Charts==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"<br />
|+ Chart performance for ''The Introduction of Marcus Cooper''<br />
! scope="col"| Chart (2009)<br />
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position<br />
|-<br />
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Pleasure P|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2023}}<br />
|-<br />
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Pleasure P|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2023}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Discogs master|2813108|The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 debut albums]]<br />
[[Category:Pleasure P albums]]<br />
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]<br />
[[Category:Albums produced by Rico Love]]</div>
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