23 (mixtape)

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23
Central Cee - 23.png
Mixtape by
Central Cee
Released25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
Genre UK drill
Length40:18
Label ADA
Producer
  • Young Chencs
  • 3Lackondabeat
  • AyeTM
  • Chris Rich
  • Chucks
  • Dan Diggas
  • Flem
  • BKH Beats
  • Joe Stanley
  • Levi Lennox
  • Londnblue
  • Lovelife
  • Mura Masa
  • Nastylgia
  • Nko
  • Nick French
  • PinkPantheress
  • Roddy Beatz
  • Santan Dave
Central Cee chronology
Wild West
(2021)		23
(2022)		 No More Leaks
(2022)
Singles from 23
  1. "Obsessed with You"
    Released: 10 September 2021
  2. "Retail Therapy"
    Released: 6 January 2022 [1]
  3. "Cold Shoulder"
    Released: 27 January 2022 [2]
  4. "Khabib"
    Released: 10 February 2022

23 is the second mixtape by British rapper Central Cee, released independently on 25 February 2022. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Obsessed with You", "Retail Therapy", "Cold Shoulder" and "Khabib". On 4 March 2022, it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It features guest appearances from his little brother, credited as Lil Bro, as well as Rondodasosa, Baby Gang, A2anti, Morad, Beny Jr, Ashe 22, and Freeze Corleone, all on the same track "Eurovision"

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [8]
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

PJ Somervelle of The Line of Best Fit called the mixtape's "subject matter and approach [...] largely consistent with Wild West ", summarising it as "rapid bursts of tracks, many lasting only a couple of minutes [...], it's clear that this is fast music for the TikTok/streaming generation". [8] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian complimented Central Cee's "powerful flow" and ability to "turn a phrase", as well as "how good [he] is at the business of making records, not just writing" with "really strong musical ideas on display". [7] Reviewing the album for the Evening Standard , David Smyth found the mixtape to have the "murky, rumbling bass of drill music" but that Central Cee's "crisp, rhythmic lyrics are less dense with slang than the standards of the genre and he's more likely to brag about a vibrant sex life than a violent past". [6]

Track listing

23 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Khabib"3:18
2."Straight Back to It"3:16
3."Ungrateful"2:53
4."Bunda"1:51
5."Retail Therapy"2:55
6."Eurovision" (featuring Rondodasosa, Baby Gang, A2anti, Morad, Beny Jr, Ashe 22, & Freeze Corleone)4:03
7."Cold Shoulder"3:12
8."Mrs"2:28
9."Air Bnb"2:18
10."No Pain"1:34
11."Terminal 5"1:36
12."Obsessed with You"1:48
13."8 Ball"2:43
14."Lil Bro" (featuring Lil Bro)3:09
15."End of the Beginning"3:14
Total length:40:18

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for 23
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 5
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 6
French Albums (SNEP) [17] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 57
Irish Albums (OCC) [19] 3
Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] 19
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [21] 79
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [22] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC) [23] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [24] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [27] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [28] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for 23
Chart (2022)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [29] 199
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [30] 157
UK Albums (OCC) [31] 49

Certifications

Certifications for 23
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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