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Released | March 4, 2022 | |||
Length | 33:43 | |||
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Better than You is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released through record labels Atlantic Records,Interscope Records,South Coast Music Group,and Never Broke Again on March 4,2022. The mixtape was supported by three singles:"Hit","Neighborhood Superstar",and "Bestie". It includes production from Cardo,Johnny Juliano,Yung Exclusive,Cheese,BlakeSale,Leor,TnTXD,Ambezza,Uzoh,Kayothewizard,and Red Jon. [2] [3]
On January 10,2022,DaBaby and YoungBoy released a two-track bundle on YouTube,titled Bestie / Hit,which consisted of the songs "Bestie" and "Hit",as part one and part two,respectively. "Hit" was released to streaming services as the lead single from Better than You the same day,while "Bestie" remained on YouTube without an official release until the mixtape's release. [4] On February 24,Navjosh of the online hip-hop website HipHopNMore published an article in which he said that the website "can exclusively confirm" the mixtape and its details. [5] DaBaby and YoungBoy released the second single,"Neighborhood Superstar" the next day. [6] On February 28,2022,DaBaby reacted to the news and subtly revealed the cover art and tracklist,referring to the joint effort as the "collab of the century". [7]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
HipHopDX | 3.4/5 [9] |
Writing for HotNewHipHop ,Erika Marie predicted that "the very mention of Better Than You" can create controversy,especially considering King Von's posthumous album, What It Means to Be King, was also released today (March 4). She felt that "Louisiana and North Carolina collide as DaBaby and YoungBoy only rely on one another's talents on the record". [10] Thomas Galindo of HotNewHipHop felt that YoungBoy's voice sounded like that of fellow American rapper Playboi Carti throughout the mixtape. [11]
In a mixed review of it,Preezy Brown of Vibe opined that "taking a more melodic approach throughout,YoungBoy leaves much of the traditional rapping to DaBaby,who rises to the occasion with a succession of cocksure rhyme spills tinged with oddball humor",adding that it "falls short of that lofty expectation and is spotty at best","but the record includes moments that merit giving it a listen to hear two of the biggest superstars in rap joining forces if nothing else." [12] AllMusic stated,"Better Than You doesn't expose any new collaborative chemistry,but offers several solid tracks of DaBaby doing what he does best,while NBA YoungBoy tries on some new guises". [8]
BETTER THAN YOU debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart,earning 28,500 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. [13] The album also accumulated 40.35 million on-demand streams of the album's songs. [13]
All tracks are mixed,mastered,and recorded by producer Cheese. Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson joins Cheese in recording for tracks 10 and 12.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hit" |
| 2:05 | |
2. | "On this Line" |
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| 2:29 |
3. | "Little to a Lot" |
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| 3:38 |
4. | "WiFi" |
| Glacier | 2:40 |
5. | "Turbo" |
|
| 2:59 |
6. | "BBL" |
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| 3:12 |
7. | "Count on Me" |
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| 2:54 |
8. | "Syracuse" |
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| 2:05 |
9. | "Creeper" |
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| 2:48 |
10. | "Head Off" |
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| 3:00 |
11. | "Neighborhood Superstar" |
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| 3:55 |
12. | "Bestie" |
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| 1:51 |
Total length: | 33:43 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] | 62 |
US Billboard 200 [15] | 10 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] | 7 |
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