Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes

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Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
Recorded2016–2019
StudioNo Mystery Studios in New York City
Genre Hip hop
Length49:47
Label
Producer
  • Blair Norf
  • Blank Noriega
  • Budgie
  • Bvtman
  • DJ Finyl
  • Dre Dollasz
  • The Goonie Tunes
  • H. Illa (also exec.)
  • Ivan Jackson
  • MP Williams
  • OnGaud
  • Park Ave.
  • Radamiz (exec.)
  • Rudy Catwell
  • Statik Selektah
  • V'Don
  • Vintage Vandals
Radamiz chronology
Writeous
(2016)
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
(2019)
Synonyms of Strength
(2020)
Singles from Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
  1. "V.I.M."
    Released: May 18, 2018
  2. "NYNYNYNY"
    Released: September 21, 2018
  3. "Save The Youth"
    Released: February 8, 2019
  4. "Fake Gucci"
    Released: September 13, 2019

Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes is the second studio album by American rapper Radamiz. It was released on October 4, 2019, by Payday Records. The album features guest appearances from Dot Demo, Tedy Andreas, Rothstein, Adrian Daniel, Rudy Catwell, Riz Allah, DJ Cutbird, Oxytocin, and Khalik Allah.

Contents

External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - V.I.M. (Official Video) (May 31, 2018)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - NYNYNYNY (Official Video) (October 19, 2018)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - Save The Youth feat. History & Tedy Andreas (Official Video) [Payday Records] (May 14, 2019)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - Fake Gucci (Official Video) [Payday Records] (September 25, 2019)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - Know My Name feat. Oxytocin (Official Video) [Payday Records] (October 30, 2019)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - God Is Not Money (H. ILLA Remix) (January 22, 2020)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Radamiz - Benzo feat. Riz Allah (Official Video) [Payday Records] (January 28, 2020)

Release and promotion

In April 2018, Radamiz revealed his signing to the newly relaunched Payday Records as well as announcing a follow up to Writeous , telling HipHopDX that "I didn't get signed off what I released, I got signed off what I'm working on." [1] On May 18, 2018, Radamiz released his first single "V.I.M.", produced by New York producer, V'Don. "V.I.M." earned his first appearance on Ebro Darden's show on Beats 1 radio on May 21, 2018.

On September 21, 2018, Radamiz released his second single "NYNYNYNY", which he described to Passionweiss as "Just New York anxiety. Of course you're going to get the slow, mellow, smoking a blunt on a cold winter, rap. But you're going to get the introspective shit also." Five months later, Radamiz released his third single, "Save the Youth" featuring History and Tedy Andreas that was featured in Need for Speed Heat. [2]

On September 12, 2019, the album's fourth and final single, "Fake Gucci", produced by Statik Selektah was premiered with Billboard. With the announcement, Radamiz also revealed the album's release date of October 4, 2019. [3] Two weeks later, he released the music video to "Fake Gucci". [4] From September 20 till the day of release, Radamiz unveiled daily the tracklist on social media for Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes. Starting with "Lotta Praise" and finishing with "Shadowboxing".

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and iTunes' metadata. [5] [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shadowboxing" (featuring DJ Cutbird)
H. Illa4:14
2."Stage Fright"
  • Rodriguez
  • Benjamin Scholefield
  • Jonathan Williams
  • Kennedy
  • Ivan Jackson Rosenberg
  • Budgie
  • MP Williams
  • H. Illa [a]
  • Ivan Jackson [a]
3:25
3."Knuckles" (featuring Rothstein)
  • Rodriguez
  • Nathaniel Mann
  • Quentin Cole
OnGaud4:19
4."Save The Youth" (featuring History & Tedy Andreas)
  • Rodriguez
  • Kennedy
  • Theodore Warren
H. Illa2:39
5."V.I.M."
  • Rodriguez
  • Tivon Key
  • Corey Staggers
  • Oliver Doerell
  • Roger Doerell
V'Don3:00
6."God Is Not Money"
  • Rodriguez
  • Kennedy
H. Illa3:40
7."Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Interlude)" (featuring Khalik Allah)RodriguezRadamiz2:16
8."NYNYNYNY"
  • Rodriguez
  • Kennedy
  • Andre Dottin
  • H. Illa
  • Dre Dollasz
3:25
9."Fake Gucci"
3:03
10."Know My Name" (featuring Oxytocin)
  • Rodriguez
  • Eboni Washington
  • Voshon Vernon
  • Rosenberg
  • Park Ave.
  • Jackson
3:44
11."Troublesome"
  • Rodriguez
  • Blair Lowery
  • Franklyn Mendiola
  • Blair Norf
  • DJ Finyl
1:56
12."Benzo" (featuring Riz Allah)
  • Rodriguez
  • Tyree Harvey
  • Julian Goddard
  • Graham De Wilde
The Goonie Tunes3:32
13."Seven Digits" (featuring Dot Demo)
  • Rodriguez
  • Derek Ward
  • Andrew Archer
  • Rosenberg
  • Bvtman
  • Jackson
5:01
14."Lotta Praise" (featuring Adrian Daniel & Rudy Catwell)
  • Rodriguez
  • Adrian Daniel
  • Rudolph Catwell
  • David Noreiga
  • Gabriel Monroe Simon
  • Blank Noriega
  • Catwell
  • Gabe Monro [a]
5:33
Total length:49:47

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Appearances

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