Hoodie SZN

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Hoodie SZN
Hoodie SZN A Boogie.jpg
Studio album by
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
ReleasedDecember 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length61:34
Label
Producer
A Boogie wit da Hoodie chronology
International Artist
(2018)		Hoodie SZN
(2018)		 Artist 2.0 [1] [2]
(2020)
Singles from Hoodie SZN
  1. "Look Back at It"
    Released: December 7, 2018
  2. "Swervin"
    Released: July 2, 2019

Hoodie SZN (SZN pronounced "season") is the second studio album by American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie. It was released on December 21, 2018. [3] Features included Juice WRLD, 6ix9ine, Nav, Offset, Tyga, Young Thug, and Queen Naija, among others. [4] The track "Odee" had originally been made available online on March 23, 2018. The track "Pull Up" was previously included on the EP International Artist. The album was preceded by single "Look Back at It".

Contents

Background

On December 3, 2018, A Boogie released the album's artwork to his Instagram page. The artwork was described by XXL Mag as "rhymer, cloaked in darkness, in the soaking rain wearing a Highbridge the Label hoodie with the actual Bronx High Bridge in the background". In December 2018, A Boogie said that the album's recording process took over a year to complete. [5] [6]

On social media, A Boogie posted that "My Sophomore Album #HoodieSzn drops 12/21/18... It took me over a year to complete and I can’t wait for you all to hear it. This is for my Day 1’s. Thank You for riding with me." [7] [8]

Singles

The lead single, "Look Back at It", was released on December 7, 2018. The song "Swervin" was released as the album's second single on July 2, 2019.

Critical reception

Hoodie SZN was released to a generally positive reception from music critics.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.7/5 [9]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Commercial performance

Hoodie SZN debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 90,000 album-equivalent units (including 6,000 pure album sales) in its first week. [12] In its second week, the album remained at number two on the chart, earning an additional 58,000 units. [13] In its third week, the album climbed to number one on the chart, earning 58,000 more units with 823 copies in traditional album sales. [14] This became A Boogie wit da Hoodie's first US number-one album. [14] In its fourth week, the album remained at number one for a second week, moving 56,000 units with 749 in traditional album sales, making it the lowest-selling number-one album since Billboard began using Nielsen SoundScan to track unit sales. [15] On June 26, 2019, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States. [16]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [17]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Voices in My Head"
2:22
2."Beasty"
2:32
3."I Did It"
  • Dubose
  • Peter Vilorio
Prettyboy P3:35
4."Swervin" (featuring 6ix9ine)
 London on da Track 3:08
5."Startender" (featuring Offset and Tyga)
 T-Minus 3:12
6."Demons and Angels" (featuring Juice Wrld)
Richie Souf3:34
7."Love Drugs and Sex"
  • Dubose
  • WolfBoy
Wolfboy2:37
8."Skeezers"
  • Dubose
  • Carlos Young
  • Ta'Von Washington
The Atomix3:18
9."Savage"
  • Dubose
  • Young
  • T. Washington
The Atomix2:49
10."Come Closer" (featuring Queen Naija)
  • Chaz Mazzota
  • iloveryno
  • Myster Whyte
  • Robert P. Blake, Jr.
  • Hitmaka [a]
  • SkipOnDaBeat [a]
2:36
11."Look Back at It"
 Jahaan Sweet 2:59
12."Just Like Me" (featuring Young Thug)
 Pluss 3:40
13."Bosses & Workers" (featuring Don Q and Trap Manny)
  • Ghost
  • Chris Rose
3:27
14."Need a Best Friend" (featuring Lil Quee and Quando Rondo)
Kenny Beats3:24
15."The Reaper"
  • Dubose
  • Young
  • T. Washington
The Atomix2:56
16."Uptown / Bustdown" (featuring PnB Rock and Lil Durk)
Niaggi2:57
17."Billie Jean"
  • Dubose
  • Kevin Price
  • Joseph Nguyen
  • Go Grizzly
  • Figurez
2:18
18."4 Min Convo (Favorite Song)"
4:17
19."Odee"
  • Dubose
  • Jake Aujla
  • John Hyszko
  • Jaegen
  • Young Troy
2:40
20."Pull Up" (featuring Nav)
  • Jaegen
  • Rex Kudo
3:13
Total length:61:34

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [17]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [41] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [42] Platinum20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Gold100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [44] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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