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Released | February 23, 2024 | |||
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Mac & Cheese 5 is the twenty-third mixtape by Moroccan-American rapper French Montana. It was released through Coke Boys Records and Gamma on February 23, 2024. The mixtape features collaborations and guest appearances from Amber Run, Kanye West, Saint Jhn, Buju Banton, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Lil Baby, ATL Jacob, Westside Gunn, Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, 41, JID, Lil Durk, Jeremih, Bryson Tiller, Meek Mill, and Mikky Ekko. The deluxe edition was released five days later and features an additional guest appearance from DThang. Production was handled by Montana and ATL Jacob themselves, alongside Dem Jointz, Doc McKinney, and Illangelo, among others. The mixtape was supported by its only single, "Okay". [1]
In an interview with the Breakfast Club the day that the mixtape was released, Montana spoke about why he released it:
I feel like I needed to get everything out the way then go back to the mixtape vibes. I always try to go where the puck is going, not where the puck is at. I feel like the game needs mixtapes. That feeling isn't there anymore. Albums is dope [ sic ] everybody's getting used to it, but I want to hear [Lil] Wayne mixtapes, Rick Ross Rich Forever mixtapes, Wiz Khalifa [ Kush & Orange Juice ] mixtapes. I just want to get back to that vibe and I want to lead the way with the mixtapes. [2]
The mixtape was originally supposed to be released on January 5, 2024, but was delayed for unknown reasons. [3] A day before its original release date, Westside Gunn posted the original tracklist on Instagram, notably featuring "Another One of Me", a Diddy single featuring Montana and the Weeknd, who is sampled on "Where We Came From". [4] Montana also garnered negative attention for allegedly manipulating music charts by releasing 126 songs in total of the mixtape, which includes the regular songs and a sped-up, slowed-down, instrumental, and a cappella versions of each song, clocking in at just over six hours in total. [5] He later responded to the allegation and shared why he made that decision in an interview with TMZ :
Taylor Swift dropped eight versions of her album. I'm just learning the hustle from them. I dropped five versions...My fans always love my beats so I dropped the instrumental. I dropped a capella for all the DJs that like blending and I dropped clean. I dropped the sped-up one because of TikTok, and I dropped the chopped and screwed. So people can stop asking me for all different types of versions, and I guess all those songs equaled out to 126 songs. I was watching everybody doing it. I was watching JT [Justin Timberlake] and a bunch of other people who had big records, and I see them just put out instrumentals and all that. I'm like, how come it's so easy to find this, and when I went on their page, and I saw they had six different versions, I was like, they're geniuses.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dirty Bronx Intro" (with Amber Run) |
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| 3:31 |
2. | "Talk to Me" |
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| 3:15 |
3. | "Stand United" (with Kanye West and Saint Jhn featuring Buju Banton) |
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| 2:43 |
4. | "Splash Brothers" (with Rick Ross and Lil Wayne) |
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| 3:41 |
5. | "Okay" (with Lil Baby and ATL Jacob) |
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| 3:12 |
6. | "Casino Life 3" |
| ADHD | 2:33 |
7. | "Where They At" (with Kanye West and Westside Gunn) |
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| 2:53 |
8. | "Skit" | Kharbouch | 1:27 | |
9. | "Too Fun" (with Kyle Richh and Jenn Carter featuring 41) |
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| 3:27 |
10. | "Facts" |
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| 2:15 |
11. | "Praise God" (with JID) |
| Dxor | 3:14 |
12. | "Money Ain't a Thing" (with Lil Durk) |
| ADHD | 3:13 |
13. | "Goals" (with Jeremih) |
| Buda & Grandz | 3:37 |
14. | "Other Side" |
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| 2:10 |
15. | "Fake Friends" (with Bryson Tiller) |
| TT Audi | 2:51 |
16. | "Where We Came From" |
| 1:52 | |
17. | "Made It in USA" |
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| 2:37 |
18. | "Millionaire Row" (with Rick Ross) |
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| 2:46 |
19. | "Ride the Wave" |
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| 1:50 |
20. | "Back in Style" (interlude) |
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| 2:48 |
21. | "Documentary" (with Mikky Ekko) |
| 4:09 | |
Total length: | 60:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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22. | "Too Fun" (remix; with Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, and DThang featuring 41) |
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| 3:51 |
Total length: | 64:05 |
Notes
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [6] | 14 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] | 5 |
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