Beast Mode (album)

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Beast Mode
Juvenile-beast-mode.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre Hip hop
Length38:28
Label
Producer
Juvenile chronology
Cocky & Confident
(2009)
Beast Mode
(2010)
Rejuvenation
(2012)
Singles from Beast Mode
  1. "Drop That Azz"
    Released: May 18, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (60/100) [2]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews(7.5/10) [4]

Beast Mode is the ninth studio album by American rapper Juvenile. The album was released on July 6, 2010, by UTP Records and E1 Entertainment. [5] [6] Producers on the album include S-8ighty, C. Smith, Sinista, Streets, Raj Smoov, and Niyo.

Contents

Background

The album is the rapper's follow up to his album Cocky & Confident , which was released in 2009. [7] Juvenile said that he did not expect to include many featured guests on the album, but he does plan to recruit artists for the remix versions of his singles. [8]

Singles

The first single is "Drop That Azz", which was produced by C. Smith. It was released on iTunes on May 18, 2010. [9] A music video for the single was released on June 11, 2010. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Go Hard or Go Home"
S-8ighty2:36
2."Drop That Azz"
  • T. Gray
  • Charles Smith
C. Smith3:42
3."Bitch Instructions"
  • T. Gray
  • Welcome
S-8ighty3:17
4."La La La La La"
  • T. Gray
  • Welcome
S-8ighty3:20
5."I'm da Man"
  • T. Gray
  • Welcome
S-8ighty3:30
6."Nothing Like Me" (featuring Verse Simmonds and Juvy Jr.)
  • T. Gray
  • Demetrius Gray
  • Smith
C. Smith4:35
7."No Team"
  • T. Gray
  • Terrence Freeman
Sinista3:24
8."Drinks on Me" (featuring Cape)
  • T. Gray
  • Tylan Rogers
  • Streets
  • C. Smith (add.)
4:04
9."Pussy Kat"
  • T. Gray
  • Jacob Tupolo
Rawsmoov3:13
10."Where They Do that At"
  • T. Gray
  • Leroy Edwards
Precise3:35
11."Lights, Camera, Action"
  • T. Gray
  • Welcome
S-8ighty3:12

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 13

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