Free At Last and departure from Roc-A-Fella (2007–2008) Freeway (rapper)

freeway performing in wilmington, delaware in july 2008.

in response crisis of faith, freeway went on hiatus few years, making hajj, journey holy city of mecca, required every muslim @ least once in or lifetime if able. upon return, freeway recorded second album free @ last, released on november 20, 2007. jay-z , 50 cent both set co-executive produce album; while both featured, project ended solely roc-a-fella release, 50 giving co-executive producer s role. first single roc-a-fella billionaires , featuring jay-z, leaked internet; second single, , first official single, lights low featuring rick ross , dre of production team cool & dre. album featured no production either kanye west or blaze, produced lion s share of debut, freeway lashed out @ them in lyrics, generating rumors , former producers had unresolved differences. after album s release, freeway went on record clarify comments, saying had no real animosity towards them , had been speaking mind. album sold on 100,000. in 2008, freeway initiated called month of madness, releasing song day month of december. songs, featuring input phoe notes, erick sermon, don cannon, cardiak, jake one, oddisee , others, later compiled mixtape. 2009 brought announcement working on third album amidst regrets on hearing jay-z had stepped down def jam president. shortly, rapper announced release def jam , next album entitled stimulus package, produced jake 1 , released rhymesayers entertainment.