The Infamy

The Infamy is the sophomore studio album of American rapper, Alias by Columbia Records, and it is the second solo album of Alias outside from band Seventeen. The album was released respectively on June 29, 2001 worldwide. The album is well-known for its transition to mainstream hip-hop and R&B, and it showcases a different sound compared to Alias's debut.

The album, however, received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Alias's lyrical development and the production, but were ambivalent towards the overabundance of interludes, which took away from the album. The Infamy, however, reached #1 on the Billboard 200, making ti Alias's first album to do so. The album also sold higher than B.O.A.T.S., making it his first and most successful album to date. The album went platinum on November 28, 2008.