NBAYoungBoat

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"NBAYoungBoat"
Song by Lil Yachty featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album Lil Boat 2
ReleasedMarch 9, 2018
Length2:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Digital Nas

"NBAYoungBoat" (stylized in all caps as "NBAYOUNGBOAT") is a song by American rapper Lil Yachty featuring fellow American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released as the eleventh track of Yachty's second studio album Lil Boat 2 . The track peaked at sixty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]

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Composition

Writing for Spectrum Culture, Daniel Bromfield wrote that the track is "delivered in an eighth-note ". [2]

Critical reception

The track received mediocre reviews from critics, however, it received positive reviews from fans and listeners. Metacritic stated that the song is a top track on Lil Boat 2. [3] Steve "Flash" Juon for Rap Reviews noted that the track is exceptional due to YoungBoy's "charisma and better delivery". [4] Kayla Lumpkins for The Northerner noted that Yachty "raps really fast and off-beat, which is prevalent [to the track]". [5]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 63
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 31

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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