Find the Beat

Last updated
Find the Beat
Find the Beat.jpg
Studio album by
Blueface
ReleasedMarch 13, 2020
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length41:29
Label
Producer
  • Bighead
  • D. A. Doman
  • Extendo
  • FBeats
  • LowTheGreat
  • Mally Mall
  • Manzo
  • MCM Raymond
  • Mike Crook
  • Sammy P Beats
  • Scum Beatz
  • Synco
  • YikeMike
Blueface chronology
Dirt Bag
(2019)		Find the Beat
(2020)		 Famous Cryp (Reloaded)
(2020)
Singles from Find the Beat
  1. "Close Up"
    Released: October 11, 2019
  2. "First Class"
    Released: October 18, 2019
  3. "Obama"
    Released: February 7, 2020
  4. "Holy Moly"
    Released: March 6, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 2.4/5 [4]

Find the Beat is the debut studio album by American rapper Blueface. It was released on March 13, 2020, by Cash Money Records and Republic Records. [5] The album features guest appearances by Gunna, Lil Baby, Polo G, DaBaby, Ambjaay, NLE Choppa, Stunna 4 Vegas, Jeremih, and YBN Nahmir. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 6, 2019, but was delayed due to trademark issues. [5] A second release date, January 17, 2020, was confirmed but the album did not release due to unknown reasons. [5] A third release date was then announced for March 13, 2020. [6]

Contents

Release and promotion

Blueface shared the album's title and track listing on October 11, 2019. The same day, he released the album's lead single, "Close Up" featuring Jeremih. [7]

The album's second single, "First Class" featuring Gunna, was released on October 18, 2019. [8]

Music videos for "Close Up" and "First Class" were released on October 23 and 25, respectively. [9]

A new non-album single, "Finesse the Beat", was released on YouTube and SoundCloud on December 22, 2019. [10]

On November 7, 2019, he announced on his Instagram account that the album would be released on December 6. [11] It, however, did not release then due to clearance issues.[ citation needed ]

On January 4, 2020, he announced a second release date of January 17, but the album was delayed further for unknown reasons.

On February 7, 2020, the album's third single, "Obama" featuring DaBaby was released. [12]

On March 1, 2020, Blueface went on Instagram, posting a blurry picture of himself saying the album would be released on March 13, and claimed that "joke's over". The next day, he posted a short clip of the music video for the single "Holy Moly" featuring NLE Choppa, set for release four days later. He earlier posted a previous clip on Instagram on February 27 asking if he should drop it. The song was released on March 6, 2020, with an accompanying music video.

On March 13, 2020, the full album was released with slight changes. The track listing was slightly changed and new tracks were added, as well as some were removed. There was also an extra feature from American rapper Polo G.

Track listing

Find the Beat track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."First Class" (featuring Gunna)
  • FBeats
  • Sammy P Beats
3:11
2."Vibes"
 D. A. Doman 2:15
3."Weekend" (featuring Lil Baby)
Synco3:08
4."Murder Rate" (featuring Polo G)
2:03
5."Obama" (featuring DaBaby)
Scum Beatz2:08
6."Carne Asada" (featuring Ambjaay)
FBeats2:59
7."Viral"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz2:14
8."Holy Moly" (featuring NLE Choppa)
Scum Beatz1:58
9."Dirty"
  • Porter
  • D. Doman
  • Greg Sekeres
  • Justin Thomas
D. A. Doman2:13
10."Wire" (featuring Stunna 4 Vegas)
  • Mike Crook
  • Extendo
1:54
11."Double Bacc"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz2:36
12."Period"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz3:15
13."Close Up" (featuring Jeremih)
Mally Mall2:56
14."In the Zone"
  • Porter
  • Michael Dunford
  • Makai Franklin
  • YikeMike
  • MCM Raymond
3:24
15."Street Shit"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz2:44
16."2 Diccs" (featuring YBN Nahmir)
  • Mike Crook
  • LowTheGreat
2:31
Total length:41:29

Charts

Chart performance for Find the Beat
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] 65
US Billboard 200 [14] 64
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [15] 39

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Narrow Road</span> Single by NLE Choppa featuring Lil Baby

"Narrow Road" is a song by American rapper NLE Choppa, released as the fifth single from his debut studio album Top Shotta (2020). The song features American rapper Lil Baby and was produced by Quay Global.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moneybagg Yo discography</span>

The discography of American rapper Moneybagg Yo, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, 16 mixtapes, and 44 singles. His debut studio album, Reset, was released on November 2, 2018. His second studio album, 43va Heartless, was released on May 24, 2019. Moneybagg Yo's third studio album, Time Served, was released on January 10, 2020, and was certified gold by the RIAA. His fourth studio album, A Gangsta's Pain (2021), became his first number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lil Gotit</span> American rapper

Semaja Render, known professionally as Lil Gotit, is an American rapper and singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blueface</span> American rapper (born 1997)

Johnathan Jamall Porter, known professionally as Blueface, is an American rapper. In October 2018, after releasing the music video for his song "Respect My Cryppin'", he became a viral meme due to his offbeat style of rapping. The following month, he was signed to Cash Money West, the West Coast branch of Birdman's Cash Money Records label.

<i>Famous Cryp</i> 2018 mixtape by Blueface

Famous Cryp is the debut mixtape by American rapper Blueface. It was released on June 20, 2018 by Fifth Amendment Entertainment and Entertainment One. The mixtape features a guest appearance by fellow West Coast rapper Joey Franko. The mixtape was re-released as a reloaded edition on July 24, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Trucarr, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, Asian Doll, 9lokkNine, NLE Choppa, YG, Ron Suno, Coyote, Sada Baby, Kiddo Curry, Flash Gottii, 03 Greedo, DJ Kay Slay, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and Moneybagg Yo. It contains production from Laudiano, Scum Beatz, and LowTheGreat, among a variety of other record producers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">YSL Records</span> American record label

YSL Records is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 2016 by the Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug. The company is a label imprint of 300 Entertainment. Its artists include Gunna, Lil Keed and more. Several contemporary artists, including Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, Lil Gotit, NAV, Travis Scott, and Slimelife Shawty have expressed allegiance to YSL, but are not contractually signed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lil Keed</span> American rapper (1998–2022)

Raqhid Jevon Render, known professionally as Lil Keed, was an American rapper. He was signed to Young Thug's record label YSL Records, as well as 300 Entertainment. His song "Nameless" reached number 42 on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B Songs Airplay chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NLE Choppa</span> American rapper (born 2002)

Bryson LaShun Potts, known professionally as NLE Choppa, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He rose to fame with his 2019 single "Shotta Flow", which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The song was included on his debut extended play (EP) Cottonwood, which released in December of that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NLE Choppa discography</span>

The discography of American rapper NLE Choppa consists of two studio albums, one extended play, seven mixtapes, thirty-nine singles, and 24 music videos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shotta Flow</span> 2019 single by NLE Choppa

"Shotta Flow" is the breakout single by American rapper NLE Choppa released on January 11, 2019. A remix featuring American rapper Blueface was released on June 20, 2019 along with a music video directed by Cole Bennett. Produced by Midas800, The song reached number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Three additional sequels to the song were released throughout 2019, with the fifth, "Shotta Flow 5", released in June 2020. The original and the remix were later included on NLE Choppa's debut EP Cottonwood. "Shotta Flow 4", featuring Chief Keef, was released on NLE Choppa's debut studio album Top Shotta, on August 7, 2020. A sixth sequel, "Shotta Flow 6", is the opening track on NLE Choppa's mixtape Me vs. Me, released on January 28, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camelot (song)</span> 2019 single by NLE Choppa

"Camelot" is a single by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on September 13, 2019 as the second single from his debut studio album Top Shotta. It was produced by FreshDuzIt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stunna 4 Vegas</span> American rapper

Khalick Antonio Caldwell, better known as Stunna 4 Vegas, is an American rapper from Salisbury, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2020 single "Go Stupid", which received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Two years prior, he signed with fellow North Carolina-based rapper DaBaby's Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment, an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut album, Big 4x (2019) and its follow up, Rich Youngin (2020). Both albums performed moderately on the Billboard 200—the latter reached number 29 on the chart. His third and fourth albums, Welcome to 4 Vegas (2020) and Rae Rae's Son (2022) both failed to chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DDG (rapper)</span> American YouTuber and rapper (born 1997)

Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., known professionally as DDG, is an American YouTuber and rapper. He started making videos in 2014, expanding his content with YouTube vlogs after graduating high school in 2015 and briefly attended Central Michigan University. He dropped out of college within a year to focus on his YouTube career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Moly (song)</span> 2020 single by Blueface featuring NLE Choppa

"Holy Moly" is a song by American rapper Blueface, released on March 6, 2020 as the fourth single from his debut studio album Find the Beat (2020). It features American rapper NLE Choppa and was produced by Scum Beatz.

<i>Cottonwood</i> (EP) 2019 extended play by NLE Choppa

Cottonwood is an EP by American rapper NLE Choppa. It was released on December 23, 2019, through UnitedMasters and NLE Choppa Entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Go Stupid</span> 2020 song by Polo G, Stunna 4 Vegas, NLE Choppa featuring Mike Will Made It

"Go Stupid" is a song by American rappers Polo G, Stunna 4 Vegas, and NLE Choppa featuring American record producer Mike Will Made It, who produced the song alongside American record producer Tay Keith. It was released on February 14, 2020, as the lead single from Polo G's second studio album The Goat. The song went viral on social media including video sharing app TikTok.

<i>Wunna</i> (album) 2020 studio album by Gunna

Wunna is the second studio album by American rapper Gunna. It was released on May 22, 2020, by YSL Records and 300 Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Nechie, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch, and Travis Scott. The deluxe edition was released on July 24, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Yak Gotti, Future, Nav, and Lil Uzi Vert.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walk Em Down</span> 2020 song by NLE Choppa featuring Roddy Ricch

"Walk Em Down" is a song by American rapper NLE Choppa featuring fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch, released on March 19, 2020 by Warner Records as the third single from the former's debut studio album Top Shotta.

<i>The Goat</i> (album) 2020 studio album by Polo G

The Goat is the second studio album by American rapper Polo G. It was released on May 15, 2020, by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Mustard, Juice Wrld, Stunna 4 Vegas, NLE Choppa, Mike Will Made It, Lil Baby, and BJ the Chicago Kid. It contains the singles "Heartless" featuring Mustard, "DND", and "Go Stupid" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa, featuring Mike Will Made It, which were all released prior to the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shotta Flow 5</span> 2020 single by NLE Choppa

"Shotta Flow 5" is a song by American rapper NLE Choppa, released on June 11, 2020 with an accompanying music video. It is the fourth single from his debut studio album Top Shotta (2020), and the fifth installment in the "Shotta Flow" series. The cover, in the corner, shows a nod to the music video of the original "Shotta Flow".

References

  1. 1 2 "Find the Beat - Blueface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ Kawaida, Michael. "Blueface "Find The Beat" Review". HotNewsHipHop. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (13 March 2020). "Blueface Is on a Mission to 'Find the Beat' in Debut Album". Hypebeast . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Kenny, Brody (March 28, 2020). "Review: Blueface's 'Find The Beat' Is Humorous Yet Pointless". HipHopDX . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 A., Aron (January 4, 2020). "Blueface Announces New Release Date For 'Find The Beat'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Justin Ivey (March 1, 2020). "Blueface's Debut Album 'Find The Beat' Gets New Release Date — Again". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ DeMicia, Inman (October 11, 2019). "Blueface Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Album "Find The Beat"". Def Pen. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Joshua, Espinoza (October 17, 2019). "Stream Blueface's New Single "First Class" f/ Gunna". Complex . Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Watch Blueface & Jeremih 'Close Up' New Music Video". OnSMASH . October 23, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  10. ↑ Montes, Patrick (December 24, 2019). "Blueface Aims to 'Finesse the Beat' on His Latest Single". Hypebeast. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Blueface on Instagram: ""Find the beat" album dropping dec 6th 🔒 drop a comment if you want it sooner 🤔"". Instagram. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  12. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (February 7, 2020). "Blueface Recruits DaBaby for His Latest Single 'Obama'". Complex. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Blueface Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Blueface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Blueface Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.



This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.