Recorded 2015–16 Artist YG Label Def Jam Recordings | Length 47:50 Release date 17 June 2016 Genres Gangsta rap, G-funk | |
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Released June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) Studio 17 Hertz Studio, Los Angeles Producer Jeezy (exec.)
YG (also exec.)
CT Beats
Hit-Boy
Kamaiyah
Larrance Dopson
P-Lo
Swish
Terrace Martin
Ty Dolla Sign Similar YG albums, Gangsta rap albums | ||
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Still Brazy is the second studio album by American rapper YG. It was made available for streaming on June 14, 2016, by Apple Music. It was released physically for the digital download purchases on June 17, 2016, by 400, CTE World and Def Jam Recordings. The album features production handled by Swish, P-Lo, Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson, CT Beats, Ty Dolla Sign and Hit-Boy, while YG enlisted the collaborators from these hip hop recording artists such as Lil Wayne, Drake, Nipsey Hussle and Slim 400, among others.
Contents
- Yg still brazy audio
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- Promotion
- Singles
- Promotional singles
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album was supported by three singles: "Twist My Fingaz", "FDT" featuring Nipsey Hussle, and "Why You Always Hatin?" featuring Drake and Kamaiyah, while headlining or promoting a tour. It received widespread acclaim from critics, and charted at number six on the Billboard 200.
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Promotion
To promote the album release, YG released the track, called "I Wanna Benz" was released on December 12, 2015. The song features guest appearances from fellow American rappers Nipsey Hussle and 50 Cent, with the production that was provided by London on da Track. The track also premiered by Oliver El-Khatib on the twelfth episode of OVO Sound Radio.
Singles
The lead single from the album, called "Twist My Fingaz" was released on July 16, 2015. The song was produced by Terrace Martin.
The second single from the album, called "FDT" (stylized for "Fuck Donald Trump") was released on March 30, 2016. The song features guest appearance from fellow American rapper Nipsey Hussle, with the production that was provided by Swish. Much of the original lyrics in the single version was censored and replaced with these newer verses on the album, after YG revealed the government contacted his label regarding the song. On July 20, 2016, YG released a remixed version of a track, called "FDT Part 2". The song features guest appearances from fellow American rappers G-Eazy and Macklemore.
The third single from the album, called "Why You Always Hatin?" was released on May 21, 2016. The song premiered by Oliver El-Khatib on OVO Sound Radio. The song features guest appearances from Canadian rapper Drake and Oakland rapper Kamaiyah, with the production was handled by CT Beats.
Promotional singles
The album's first promotional single, "Still Brazy" was released on June 3, 2016, alone with an accompanied music video. The track was produced by Ty Dolla Sign.
The album's second promotinal single, "Word Is Bond" was released on July 29, 2016, alone with an accompanied music video. The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Slim 400, with the production was handled by P-Lo.
Critical reception
Still Brazy received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83, based on 14 reviews. David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "A heavy album that doesn't pander to what's PC, what's on the radio, or what safe, suburban America believes." Martín Caballero of The Boston Globe said, "Here, it's less about what Y.G. does than how he does it; digging deeper into vintage G-funk flavors with a blend of personal, party, and political tracks, the young Compton rapper takes a sizzling step forward." Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "It's full of the kind of warm G-funk that never fails to transport you to the part of the country it belongs to." Exclaim!'s Themistoklis Alexis gave the album a positive review, writing that it succeeds in "evoking the crown jewels of West Coast hip-hop royalty." Trent Clark of HipHopDX said, "Still Brazy is a testament that real-life experience breeds the best music but we can do without the shootouts from this point on."
Grant Rindner of PopMatters said, "No one out there is crafting visceral street tales like he is, and if he could just trim his track lists a bit, he has the talent to make a gangster rap classic in the future." Patrick Taylor of RapReviews.com said, "While most of the album is concerned with asserting that YG is still a G despite his fame, it closes with a trio of protest songs." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said, "Still Brazy is an artisanal, proletarian Los Angeles gangster rap record, less tribute to the sound's golden age than a full-throated and wholly absorbed recitation." Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork said, "Still Brazy solidifies YG as a torch-bearer for west coast gangster rap." Sam C. Mac of Slant Magazine said, "Make no mistake—musically and lyrically, this is an expansion." Drew Millard of Spin said, "YG has gone and done himself one better, creating a record that stands tall alongside the full-lengths he once mined." Nick Henderson of Tiny Mix Tapes said, "Every song lands, resounds, resists, and repeats true to its aim."
Commercial performance
Still Brazy debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, with 38,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 27,000 copies in the United States. It marked YG's second top ten album on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
Notes
Personnel
Credits for Still Brazy adapted from AllMusic.
Songs
1Pops Hot Intro0:14
2Don’t Come to LASad Boy Loko - AD3:35
3Who Shot Me?3:47