Crazy But It's True

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Crazy But It's True
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ReleasedMarch 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length54:14
Label Alamo
Producer
  • 10Fifty
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Cakeboy Bally
  • Clooney Certified
  • Cubeatz
  • Dez Wright
  • Dun Deal
  • ForeignGotEm
  • JetsonMade
  • Mike Mixer
  • Pyrex
  • Quay Global
  • Richie Souf
  • Roselilah
  • Supah Mario
  • VanRiper
  • Western Reiss
  • Wheezy
Lil Gotit chronology
Hood Baby
(2018)
Crazy But It's True
(2019)
The Real Goat
(2019)
Singles from Crazy But It's True
  1. "Da Real HoodBabies"
    Released: February 26, 2019

Crazy But It's True is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Gotit. It was released on March 13, 2019, by Alamo Records. [1]

Contents

Background

The album includes eighteen songs in total and features collaborators such as Gunna, Gotit's older brother Lil Keed, Lil Durk, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Yung Mal, and Money Man. [2] On the production side, Dun Deal, Supah Mario, 10Fifty, and Atlanta go-to Wheezy provided the bass beats for album's distinct approach. [3] [4] The album is his second studio album after Hood Baby, which was released earlier in November 2018. According to Lil Gotit, the album was named for his upbringing since Hood Baby and new rapping style. [5]

Singles

"Da Real HoodBabies" was released as the lead single from the album, with a music video released in February 2019 on YouTube. [6] The song was later remixed by rapper Lil Baby.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal, BMI and ASCAP. [7] [8] [9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Meet Lil Gotit"
10Fifty1:29
2."Hood Gunna" (featuring Gunna)
  • Mike Mixer
  • DJ Pressure
2:22
3."Now"
  • Render
  • Kendrick Cannady
  • Roshwita Bacha
  • Pyrex
  • Roselilah
3:25
4."Drop The Top" (featuring Lil Keed)
2:48
5."Drip School" (featuring Lil Durk)3:36
6."Da Real HoodBabies"
  • Render
  • Joel Banks
  • Matthew Banks
  • Taylor Banks
Bankroll Got It2:51
7."Off White" (featuring Hoodrich Pablo Juan)
  • Render
  • Chris Rosser
  • Sterling Pennix
Quay Global3:12
8."Water"
  • Dun Deal
  • Chriz Beatz
  • Westen Weiss
  • Van Riper
2:53
9."OverT" (featuring Lil Co and Yung Mal)
  • Render
  • Jared McCray
  • Jamal Braud
Cakeboy Bally3:18
10."Instead"
  • Render
  • Band
  • Pedrom Hosseini
  • 10Fifty
  • Clooney Certified
2:44
11."Pyrex Kid" (featuring Marlo)
  • Render
  • Tony Son
  • Rudolph Johnson
Richie Souf3:15
12."Surf"
  • Render
  • Priester
  • Chauncey Davis
Supah Mario2:36
13."Running Bands" (featuring Lil Keed)
  • Render
  • Priester
  • Dylan Cleary-Krell
  • R. Render
  • Supah Mario
  • Dez Wright
3:13
14."Road Rage" (featuring Guap Tarantino)
  • Render
  • Devonte Cromartie
DMC Global3:16
15."Worth It"
  • Render
  • Band
  • 10Fifty
  • ForeignGotEm
2:48
16."The Baby" (featuring Slimelife Shawty)
  • Render
  • Cunningham
  • Wunnie Lee
Dun Deal2:49
17."We Da Gang" (featuring BSlime and Stickbaby)
  • Render
  • McWhite
  • Brandon Garland
Mike Mixer3:32
18."Paid N Full"
  • Render
  • Band
10Fifty4:07
Total length:54:14

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