Big Conspiracy

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Big Conspiracy
Big Conspiracy by J Hus.jpg
Studio album by
J Hus
Released24 January 2020
Recorded2017–19
Genre Afroswing [1]
Length44:05
Label Black Butter
Producer
  • J Hus (exec.)
  • Jae5 (also exec.)
  • IO
  • Levi Lennox
  • Maestro
  • Nana Rogues
  • Scribz Riley
  • Sunny Kale
  • TSB
J Hus chronology
Common Sense
(2017)		Big Conspiracy
(2020)
Singles from Big Conspiracy
  1. "Must Be"
    Released: 10 November 2019
  2. "No Denying"
    Released: 27 December 2019
  3. "Repeat"
    Released: 23 January 2020
  4. "Play Play"
    Released: 23 January 2020

Big Conspiracy is the second studio album by British rapper J Hus. It was released on 24 January 2020 by Black Butter Records/Sony Music UK for streaming and digital download. The album features production from frequent collaborator Jae5, alongside IO, TSB and Nana Rogues, plus guest appearances from Iceè TGM, Koffee, Burna Boy and Ella Mai. It follows the 2017 debut album, Common Sense , and the 2018 EP Big Spang.

Contents

Two singles were released to promote the album: "Must Be" and "No Denying", both charting in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming J Hus' first UK number-one album. [2] It also charted in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. Big Conspiracy received widespread acclaim from critics and was nominated for the Brit Award for British Album of the Year in 2021.

Background

The album was officially announced by J Hus the day before release via social media, following several tracks being leaked online earlier in the week. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10 [4]
Metacritic 86/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [12]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Big Conspiracy received widespread acclaim from critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Big Conspiracy received a weighted average score of 86, based on ten reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]

Granting a perfect score, Dhruva Balram of NME praised the "excellent, career-defining production" and J Hus' "range and gift for incorporating multiple genres within one album", concluding it is a "career-defining collection". [1] For The Line of Best Fit , William Rosebury wrote that Big Conspiracy "certifies J Hus as one of the most influential artists in UK music. With the expansion and growth of UK music over the past decade, many people have attempted to define what exactly UK rap or ‘underground’ music is. The truth is that it's completely undefinable – it's grime, afrobeat, soul, drill, dancehall, hip-hop, R&B, garage, jungle – it's all of them, and none of them. J Hus embodies this melting pot of sounds, and with Big Conspiracy he delivers an album that once again blazes a trail for everyone else to follow." [10]

Track listing

Big Conspiracy track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Big Conspiracy" (featuring iceè tgm)
TSB3:39
2."Helicopter" (featuring iceè tgm)
  • Jallow
  • TSB
TSB2:34
3."Fight for Your Right"
  • Jallow
  • Ikeoluwa Oladigbolu
IO3:17
4."Triumph"
  • Jallow
  • Jonathan Mensah
 Jae5 2:50
5."Play Play" (featuring Burna Boy)
  • Jae5
  • Nana Rogues
  • Scribz Riley
3:26
6."Cucumber"
  • Jallow
  • Mensah
  • Rogues
  • IO
  • Jae5
  • Nana Rogues
2:41
7."Repeat" (featuring Koffee)
Jae52:33
8."Fortune Teller"
  • Jallow
  • Oladigbolu
  • Levi Lennox
  • IO
  • Jae5
  • Levi Lennox
  • Maestro
2:35
9."Reckless"
  • Jallow
  • Sunny Kale
  • TSB
  • Sunny Kale
  • TSB
2:28
10."No Denying"
  • Jallow
  • TSB
TSB3:48
11."Must Be"
  • Jallow
  • Mensah
Jae53:28
12."One and Only" (featuring Ella Mai)
Jae53:29
13."Love, Peace and Prosperity"
  • Jallow
  • Mensah
Jae53:14
14."Deeper Than Rap"
  • Jallow
  • Oladigbolu
  • Mensah
  • IO
  • Jae5
4:06
Total length:44:05

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Big Conspiracy
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 83
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [16] 92
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 31
Irish Albums (OCC) [18] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [19] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 30
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Big Conspiracy
Chart (2020)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 32

Certifications

Sales certifiations for Big Conspiracy
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Gold100,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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