Scriptures (Tee Grizzley album)

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Scriptures
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
Genre
Length40:04
Label 300
Producer
Tee Grizzley chronology
Still My Moment
(2018)
Scriptures
(2019)
The Smartest
(2020)
Singles from Scriptures
  1. "God's Warrior"
    Released: December 22, 2018
  2. "Locked Up"
    Released: May 10, 2019
  3. "Sweet Thangs"
    Released: May 29, 2019

Scriptures is the second studio album by American rapper Tee Grizzley. It was released on June 7, 2019, by 300 Entertainment. [1] Executive-produced by Timbaland, it features guest appearances from YNW Melly and A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and was supported by three singles: "God's Warrior", "Locked Up" and "Sweet Thangs". [1] [2]

Contents

Commercial performance

Scriptures debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 dated June 17, 2019, with 20,524 album-equivalent units (including 1248 pure album sales). [3]

Track listing

Adapted from Spotify. [4] [5] [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scriptures / Intro"
2:48
2."Sweet Thangs"
  • Wallace
  • Mosley
  • Jose Velazquez
  • Tim Friedrich
  • Christoph Bauss
  • Bastian Völkel
  • Luca Starz
  • Timbaland
  • Shucati
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
  • Völkel
2:51
3."Heroes"Wallace
  • Timbaland
  • Keanu Beats
  • Hunnid
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
2:55
4."No Talkin"Wallace2:19
5."Had To"Wallace
  • Timbaland
  • Keanu Beats
  • Cosa Nostra Beats
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
1:57
6."Locksmith"Wallace
  • Timbaland
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
1:58
7."Gods Warriors"Wallace
  • Timbaland
  • Keanu Beats
  • Ambezza
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
1:56
8."Locked Up"
  • Wallace
  • Malcolm Anthony
  • Rxney
3:24
9."Add Me Up"Wallace Helluva 2:13
10."More Than Friends"Wallace
  • Timbaland
  • Shucati
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
2:34
11."Overseas"WallaceChopsquad DJ3:34
12."Million Dollar Foreign"Wallace
  • Timbaland
  • Keanu Beats
  • SCXTT
  • Lopez
  • Vindver
3:13
13."Preach"WallaceChopsquad DJ2:52
14."Young Grizzley World" (featuring YNW Melly and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)Chopsquad DJ5:32
Total length:40:04

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 43
US Billboard 200 [8] 20

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