Control the Streets, Volume 1 | ||||
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Released | December 8, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016–17 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, trap | |||
Length | 102:37 | |||
Label | Quality Control, Motown, Capitol | |||
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Singles from Quality Control: Control the Streets Volume 1 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [1] |
XXL | 3/5 [2] |
Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 1 is a compilation album released by American record label Quality Control. The album was released on December 8, 2017, by Quality Control Music, Motown Records and Capitol Records. [3] It features artists from the label such as Migos, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby, Marlo, Kollision and City Girls. It has guest appearances from Cardi B, Tee Grizzley, MoneyBagg Yo, Kodak Black, Travis Scott, Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla Sign, Eurielle, [4] YRN Lingo, Young Thug and Mango Foo. [5] Meanwhile, the album's production was handled by DJ Durel, Southside, Murda Beatz, Earl the Pearl and many others.
On December 6, 2017, the label's CEO Kevin "Coach K" Lee confirmed the compilation was close to release. [6]
The album's first single, "Too Hotty" with Migos featuring British singer Eurielle, was released on May 26, 2017. [7] [8] The album's second single, "On Me" with Lil Yachty and Young Thug, was released on September 29, 2017. [9] The album's third single, "My Dawg (Remix)" with Lil Baby and Kodak Black featuring Quavo and Moneybagg Yo, was released on December 5, 2017. [10] The album's fourth single, "Ice Tray" with Quavo and Lil Yachty, was released on December 10, 2017. [11] The album's fifth single, "Fuck Dat Nigga" with City Girls, was released on January 8, 2018. [12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (featuring Quavo, Offset and Lil Yachty) |
| Slade da Monsta | 2:26 |
2. | "Pop Shit (censored Pop Sh*t)" (with Migos) |
| DY | 4:26 |
3. | "Ice Tray" (with Quavo and Lil Yachty) |
| DJ Durel | 3:33 |
4. | "Boat Skirrt" (with Lil Yachty) |
| Southside | 2:18 |
5. | "Hellcat" (with Quavo) |
| DJ Durel, Bricks da Mane | 3:59 |
6. | "Um Yea" (with Offset and Cardi B) |
| DJ Durel | 3:39 |
7. | "We the Ones" (with Takeoff and Tee Grizzley) | Ball, Terry Wallace, McPherson | DJ Durel | 3:14 |
8. | "Menace" (featuring Lil Yachty, Quavo and Offset) |
| Southside | 2:25 |
9. | "My Dawg (Remix)" (with Lil Baby and Kodak Black featuring Quavo and Moneybagg Yo) |
| Quay Global | 5:17 |
10. | "What It Do" (with Migos) |
| Murda Beatz | 3:26 |
11. | "Mediterranean" (with Offset and Travis Scott) |
| Ricky Racks, Litgangjesus | 3:44 |
12. | "South Africa" (with Quavo) | Marshall, McPherson | Quavo, DJ Durel | 3:44 |
13. | "The Load" (with Gucci Mane and Lil Baby featuring Marlo) |
| Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | 4:07 |
14. | "Sides" (with Lil Baby) | Jones, Rosser | Quay Global | 3:00 |
15. | "Interview" (with Migos) | Ball, Cephus, Ty-Ron Douglas | Buddah Bless | 2:54 |
16. | "Interlude" (with Offset and Lil Yachty) |
| Digital Nas | 1:18 |
17. | "Bosses Don't Speak" (with Migos) |
| Ricky Racks, Litgangjesus | 4:01 |
18. | "Holiday" (with Lil Yachty and Quavo) |
| Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Supah Mario | 3:29 |
19. | "Thick & Pretty" (with Migos) |
| Murda Beatz | 4:32 |
20. | "She for Keeps" (with Quavo and Nicki Minaj) |
| Murda Beatz | 3:57 |
21. | "Movin' Up" (with Lil Yachty and Ty Dolla Sign) |
| Earl the Pearl | 2:47 |
22. | "Space Cadet" (with Kollision) | Rodriquez Woods, Rosser | Quay Global | 3:00 |
23. | "Hook Up" (with Offset and Lil Baby) | Cephus, Jones, Rosser | Quay Global | 3:27 |
24. | "Violation (Freestyle)" (with Offset) | Cephus, McPherson | DJ Durel | 1:44 |
25. | "Fuck Dat Nigga (censored Fu*k Dat Ni**a)" (with City Girls) | Johnson, Brownlee, Chad Thomas | MajorNine | 3:14 |
26. | "Too Hotty" (with Migos featuring Eurielle) |
| Southside | 4:55 |
27. | "Blow Like a Whistle" (with Quavo and YRN Lingo) | Marshall, Lorenzo Gibson | Mike Almighty | 3:43 |
28. | "On Me" (with Lil Yachty and Young Thug) |
| Earl the Pearl | 3:36 |
29. | "Wrist Thunderstorm" (with Offset and Mango) |
| Slade da Monsta, Nascent | 3:03 |
30. | "Live Like Dis" (with Marlo) | Rudolph Johnson |
| 4:00 |
Total length: | 102:37 |
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