BAYTL

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BAYTL
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Studio album by
Gucci Mane and V-Nasty
ReleasedDecember 13, 2011
RecordedJanuary - November 2011
PatchWerk Recording Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length46:25
Label 1017 Brick Squad, Vice, Asylum, Warner Bros. [1]
Producer Zaytoven, [2] Tha Bizness
Gucci Mane chronology
Ferrari Boyz
(2011)		BAYTL
(2011)		 Trap Back
(2012)

BAYTL is a collaboration album between rappers Gucci Mane and V-Nasty, produced by Zaytoven and Tha Bizness. The album was released on December 13, 2011, through 1017 Brick Squad Records, Vice Records, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

The album's first official single was "Whip Appeal", which was released on November 19, 2011.[ citation needed ] On December 16, the rappers were preparing to shoot a music video for the song "Push Ups" at a recording studio in Atlanta. The song featured Slim Dunkin, who upon arrival got into an altercation with another rapper, Young Vito, which resulted in the fatal shooting of Slim Dunkin. [3] [4] On January 12, 2012, a video for the song "Let's Get Faded" was released and has so far been viewed over 2 million times. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 39/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The A.V. Club C+ [8]
Boston Globe 30/100 [9]
Consequence of Sound Star half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork (4.9/10) [11]
Spin (1/10) [12]
XXL Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg (M) [13]

BAYTL was heavily panned by critics and listeners alike. According to Metacritic, scoring only 39/100. [14] The album got a 2.5/5 rating from AllMusic, 2/5 from XXL, 1/10 from Spin and 0.5/5 from Consequence of Sound.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s) [15] Length
1."Whip Appeal" (featuring P2theLA) Zaytoven 3:53
2."Loaded" (featuring Mistah F.A.B.)Zaytoven4:18
3."Let's Get Faded"Zaytoven4:00
4."White Girl"Zaytoven3:57
5."Push Ups" (featuring Slim Dunkin)Zaytoven4:39
6."Food Plug" (featuring Berner)Zaytoven4:22
7."Out My Circle" Tha Bizness 2:56
8."Hate Me Some More"Zaytoven4:28
9."Millions Every Month"Zaytoven3:07
10."Fill My Shoes"Zaytoven4:31
11."Fuck You" (featuring Slim Dunkin)Zaytoven3:57
12."Slick Swag"Zaytoven2:17

Charts

Chart (2011–12)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [16] 198
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] 29
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [18] 16

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