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Released | May 5, 2020 | |||
Recorded | April 2020 | |||
Studio | CBE (Tarzana) | |||
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Length | 43:12 | |||
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Slime &B is a collaborative commercial mixtape by American singer Chris Brown and American rapper Young Thug. It was released on May 5,2020,by Chris Brown Entertainment,LLC,under exclusive license to RCA. [2] The mixtape includes guest appearances from Gunna,Future,Too $hort,E-40,among others. [3] [4] "Go Crazy" was released as the mixtape's lead single,and became one of the most successful songs for both artists,peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending more than one full year on the chart. [5]
Previously,Brown and Young Thug collaborated on the official remix of Brown's song "Wrist",contained in OHB and Brown's collaborative mixtape Before the Trap:Nights in Tarzana , [6] on the free-released track "Dat Night",also featuring Trey Songz,and on "High End",a promotional single from Brown's eighth studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon ,also featuring Future. [7]
The mixtape was entirely done at Brown's house during the very first stages of COVID-19 pandemic. [8] It was announced by both artists through their Instagram pages on April 29. After its release,Young Thug revealed that,after spending days recording demos for his verses and elaborating them,he recorded all their official versions in a day. [9] The sound engineer of the mixtape,Patrizio Pigliapoco,talked about the making of the mixtape during an interview with the magazine Revolt,saying that:"It was some days of 30-40 people in Chris' house. Young Thug's crew is massive. It wouldn't be a party,but it would be a kickback while we made the mixtape". [10]
The mixtape was announced on April 6,2020,by Brown on his Instagram account, [11] and on April 28,2020,the title and release date set for Brown's 31st birthday were announced. [12] [13]
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Pitchfork | 5.0/10 [16] |
The mixtape received a positive response from the general public. [17] Kenan Draughorne of HipHopDX praised the mixtape,saying that on the project,both artists "pair with each other beautifully,creating their best collaborative tape to date",defining it as a "fun-filled amusement park from start to finish,bursting with color from both the acclaimed vocalists and the production beneath them". Draughorne called "Go Crazy" the mixtape's best song. [14] Joe Budden of Complex 's Everyday Struggle called the collaboration project "unexpected" and said that "being a mixtape,the project obviously isn't and wasn't supposed to be as majestic or inventive as Brown's latest two albums. It's still a well-done tuneful project of 'fun music' that can be easily listened and enjoyed at any time". [18]
Slime &B debuted on the charts after being initially available for free on SoundCloud,as well as spending only three days of activity on digital retailers and streaming services. It debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200,with earning 19,000 album-equivalent units. [19] [20] In its second chart week,the album jumped at number 24 on Billboard 200,with earning 20,000 album-equivalent units. [21]
The mixtape lead single Go Crazy,became one of the biggest commercial successes of the two artist's career,reached third position on the Billboard Hot 100,the main music chart that ranks the most popular songs of the week in the United States,and spent more than a year on the chart. [22]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [23]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Say You Love Me" |
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| 2:52 |
2. | "Go Crazy" |
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| 2:56 |
3. | "Trap Back" (featuring Major Nine) |
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| 4:16 |
4. | "I Got Time" (featuring Shad da God) |
| 3:23 | |
5. | "She Bumped Her Head" (featuring Gunna) |
| 4:00 | |
6. | "Big Slimes" (featuring Gunna and Lil Duke) |
| 5:26 | |
7. | "I Ain't Tryin'" |
| T-Minus | 3:53 |
8. | "Animal" |
| Z3N | 3:26 |
9. | "City Girls" |
| The Audibles | 3:50 |
10. | "Stolen" |
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| 3:49 |
11. | "Undrunk" (performed by Chris Brown featuring Too Short and E-40) |
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| 3:10 |
12. | "No Such Thing" (performed by Chris Brown featuring HoodyBaby) |
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| 1:41 |
13. | "Help Me Breathe" (performed by Young Thug featuring Future) |
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| 3:50 |
Total length: | 46:36 |
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