{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = The Introduction of Marcus Cooper | type = Studio album | artist = Pleasure P | cover = IntroductionOfMarcusCooper.PNG | alt = | released = {{Start date|2009|6|9}} | recorded = 2007&ndash;09 | studio = | genre = R&B | length = {{Duration|m=45|s=36}} | label = Atlantic | producer = {{hlist|Craig Kallman <small>(exec.)</small>|Pleasure P <small>(also exec.)</small>|Bryant McKinnie <small>(co-exec.)</small>|1852 Productions|santana Tanababy Robinson Adonis|D-Town|Don Vito|Jack Rabbit Slim|Rico Love|Rudy|Static Major|Tank|Tha Bizness|The Co-Stars|The Movement}} | prev_title = Late Night Special | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = The Introduction of Marcus Cooper | type = Studio | single1 = Did You Wrong | single1date = June 16, 2008 | single2 = Boyfriend #2 | single2date = October 7, 2008 | single3 = Under | single3date = May 10, 2009 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | 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> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> '''''The Introduction of Marcus Cooper'''''{{efn|The title refers to the singer's birth name.}} 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, 1852 Productions, Adonis, D-Town, Don Vito, Jack Rabbit Slim, The Co-Stars and The Movement. It features guest appearance from Yung Joc. The album reached number 10 on the US ''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''.

The album produced three successful singles—"Did You Wrong", "Boyfriend #2" and "Under"—which all made it to the US ''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's "Pretty Wings" and Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" in the respective categories.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = I'm a Beast | note1 = featuring Yung Joc | writer1 = {{hlist|Marcus Cooper|Jasiel Robinson|Adonis Shropshire}} | extra1 = Adonis | length1 = 4:04 | title2 = Boyfriend #2 | writer2 = {{hlist|Cooper|Justin Henderson|Christopher Whitacre|Richard Preston Butler Jr.|Earl Joseph Hood|Eric Goudy|Rex Zamor}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Rico Love|EHood <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>|E2 <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}} | length2 = 3:38 | title3 = Tender Roni (Handcuffin) | writer3 = {{hlist|Cooper|Butler Jr.|Rodney Richard}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Rico Love|Don Vito}} | length3 = 4:12 | title4 = Under | writer4 = {{hlist|Cooper|Durrell Babbs|Joseph Alonzo Bereal, Jr.|Antonio Lamar Dixon|Robert Newt|Jerry Nelson Franklin|T. Olivia Jones|Kristina Marie Stephens}} | extra4 = Tank | length4 = 3:51 | title5 = Let Me | writer5 = {{hlist|Cooper|Butler Jr.|Dwayne Sirvestor}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Rico Love|D-Town}} | length5 = 3:31 | title6 = Gotta Have You | writer6 = {{hlist|Cooper|Babbs|Bereal}} | extra6 = Tank | length6 = 2:50 | title7 = Did You Wrong | writer7 = Zamor | extra7 = 1852 Productions | length7 = 4:19 | title8 = Your Love | writer8 = {{hlist|Cooper|Butler Jr.|Damon Eden|Ray Romulus|Jared Jacobs|James Samuel Harris|Terry Lewis}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Rico Love|Jack Rabbit Slim}} | length8 = 3:30 | title9 = Fire Lovin | writer9 = {{hlist|Cooper|Stephen Garrett|Rudy Sandapa}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Static Major|Rudy}} | length9 = 4:10 | title10 = Birthday Suit | writer10 = {{hlist|Cooper|James Bunton|Corron Cole}} | extra10 = The Movement | length10 = 4:10 | title11 = Illusion | writer11 = {{hlist|Cooper|Garrett|Sandapa}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Static Major|Rudy}} | length11 = 3:22 | title12 = Dream in the Air | writer12 = {{hlist|Cooper|Neely Dinkins|Vito Colapietro|Bereal|Les Burwell}} | extra12 = Co-Stars | length12 = 3:50 | total_length = 45:36 }}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''The Introduction of Marcus Cooper'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Pleasure P|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2023}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Pleasure P|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2023}} |}

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==External links== *{{Discogs master|2813108|The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper}}

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