Back to the Basics (album)

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Back to the Basics
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Mixtape by
ReleasedApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
Recorded2016–17
Genre Hip hop
Length34:50
Label
Producer
  • Lee Major
  • Trauma Tone
  • Izze The Producer
  • Robin Banks
  • Cassius Jay
  • Yung Lan
  • Zaytoven
  • Willie Jerome Byrd
  • Cyko
  • DI
  • Bado
  • Malvo
Rich Homie Quan chronology
If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' in Ask RR
(2015)
Back to the Basics
(2017)
Rich as in Spirit
(2018)
Singles from Back to the Basics
  1. "Replay"
    Released: March 17, 2017
  2. "Gamble"
    Released: July 31, 2017

Back to the Basics is the eighth and final mixtape by American rapper Rich Homie Quan. It was released on April 14, 2017, by Motown Records. It serves as Quan's first commercial release with Motown. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Singles

The lead single, "Replay" was released on March 17, 2017. [6]

The second single, "Gamble was released on July 31, 2017.

Promotional singles

The promotional single, "Da Streetz" was released on March 31, 2017. [7]

The second promotional single, "Heart Cold" was released on April 7, 2017. [8]

Commercial performance

Back to the Basics debuted at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Never Made It"Will-A-Fool 
2."Heart Cold"
  • Izze the Producer
  • Robin Banks
 
3."Back End"Cassius Jay 
4."Lord Forgive Me"Trauma Tone 
5."Gamble"D.I. 
6."Word of Mouth"Yung Lan 
7."Da Streetz" Zaytoven  
8."Money Fold"Trauma Tone 
9."Replay"
 
10."Safe" (featuring Cyko)The 90's 
11."Str8"Malvo the Great 

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 74
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [10] 42

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