Boss Man (album)

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Boss Man
Rich the Kid - Boss Man.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 13, 2020
Studio
  • Fever Recording
  • Windmark Recording
  • Off Road Rec
  • Future History
  • Electric Feel, West Hollywood, California
  • Chalice Recording
Length44:13
Label Republic
Producer
Rich the Kid chronology
The World Is Yours 2
(2019)
Boss Man
(2020)
Nobody Safe
(2020)
Singles from Boss Man
  1. "That's Tuff"
    Released: December 6, 2019
  2. "Money Talk"
    Released: January 17, 2020
  3. "Red"
    Released: March 6, 2020
  4. "Stuck Together"
    Released: April 1, 2020

Boss Man (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid. It was released on March 13, 2020. It is Rich's only studio album on Republic Records. [1] The album features guest appearances by Lil Baby, DaBaby, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Lil Tjay, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, London on da Track, and Quavo. [1] It is reportedly the first part of a two-part project. [2]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Background

Rich shared a countdown on Instagram on February 14, 2020; he had previously announced a new album would come out in March. He then revealed the cover with the written release date on March 3, [4] and revealed the tracklist on March 12. [5] Rich also revealed "V12" from the album features Post Malone and was also solely produced by Malone. [5] Rich the Kid and Tidal held a listening party for the album in New York City on March 12. [2]

Singles

The lead single of the album is "That's Tuff", featuring Quavo. It was released on December 6, 2019. The lead single was originally thought to be "Go Up", featuring Roddy Ricch, a track that was released on July 12, 2019, to celebrate Rich's 27th birthday, which was the day after the release of the song. The second single of the album is "Money Talk", featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on January 17, 2020. The third single of the album is "Red". It was released on March 6, 2020. [6] The fourth single is "Stuck Together", featuring Lil Baby. It was made as a single on April 1, 2020, due to a remix also including Future.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [7]

Boss Man track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Far from You"
  • Austin Powerz
  • Reske
2:26
2."Stuck Together" (featuring Lil Baby and Future)2:57
3."Ray Charles"
  • Roger
  • Jefferson Ogendi
  • Rich the Kid
  • Beat by Jeff
1:52
4."Sick" (featuring DaBaby)
1:57
5."Not Sorry" (featuring Nicki Minaj)Smash David2:17
6."Red"
  • Roger
  • Ogendi
Beat by Jeff2:12
7."V12" (featuring Post Malone) Post Malone 3:02
8."For That"
  • Roger
  • Ogendi
Beat by Jeff1:41
9."Depend on Me" (featuring Lil Tjay)
2:31
10."Easy"
1:45
11."About My Business"
  • Roger
  • Ogendi
Beat by Jeff2:16
12."No Loyalty"
  • Roger
  • Avery
  • Proctor
  • Corey Moon
  • DY
  • DJ Moon
2:06
13."Ain't No Doubts"
2:23
14."You"
  • Roger
  • Jason Cornet
  • Kim Candilora
  • Tenroc
  • KC Supreme
2:59
15."Racks On" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
  • Beat by Jeff
  • DY
  • Thats Not It
2:57
16."I Want Mo" (with London on da Track)
  • London on da Track
  • Lang
  • Van Riper
  • Weiss
2:06
17."Over With"
  • Roger
  • Lopez
  • Jimenez
  • Gabriel Tavarez
  • Edgar Ferrera
  • Thomas Klingensmith
  • 1Mind
  • Smash David
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • Rekless
  • Leland
2:03
18."That's Tuff" (featuring Quavo)
  • DeeMoney
  • Petersen
  • L.N.K
2:33
19."Money Talk" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
  • Roger
  • Gaulden
  • Avery
  • Darion Clark
  • DY
  • Velli Clark [a]
2:55
20."Stuck Together" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Roger
  • Jones
  • Avery
  • Proctor
  • DY
  • Dre Moon
2:12
Total length:46:25

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [7]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Boss Man
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 188
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 182
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] 28
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 119
US Billboard 200 [12] 24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 17

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