Steel Human

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Steel Human
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Mixtape by
ReleasedJuly 16, 2020
Genre
Length46:34
Label
Producer
  • Al Geno
  • Audio Jacc
  • Bass Charity
  • Benjamin Lasnier
  • Cash Flow
  • CashMoneyAP
  • G5
  • Greg Sekeres
  • Jambo
  • Lang On Lead
  • LastHaze
  • LayZ Beats
  • LenoxBeatmaker
  • LNK
  • LukasBL
  • Mook On The Beats
  • ProdByKel
  • StringzOnTheBeat
  • VenoTheBuilder
  • XTT
  • Young Grind
  • youngkimj
  • Yung Lan
  • Yung Tago
NoCap chronology
The Hood Dictionary
(2019)
Steel Human
(2020)
Mr. Crawford
(2022)
Singles from Steel Human
  1. "Count a Million"
    Released: June 16, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HotNewHipHop 28% [2]

Steel Human is the fifth mixtape by American rapper NoCap. It was released on July 16, 2020, by Atlantic Records and Never Broke Again. [3] It features guest appearances from DaBaby, Boosie Badazz, Lil Uzi Vert, and Jacquees. It is the follow-up to his first two solo releases, The Backend Child (2019) and The Hood Dictionary (2019), as well as the collaboration mixtape Rogerville (2019) with fellow rapper Rylo Rodriguez. [4] The project debuted at number 31 on the US Billboard 200. [5]

Contents

Promotion

Singles

The one and only lead single, "Count a Million" featuring American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, was released on June 16, 2020. [6]

Music videos

The music video for the song "By Tonight", was released on June 22, 2020. [7] The music video for the song "Radar", premiered on July 22, 2020. [8] The music video for the song "Overtime", was released on September 15, 2020. [9]

Commercial performance

On July 27, 2020, Steel Human debuted at number 31 on the US Billboard 200, NoCap's third entry on the chart. [5] The project also debuted at number 18 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 17 on the US Top Rap Albums chart. [5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Genius, Spotify, and Tidal. [10] [11] [12]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Steel Human"
VenoTheBuilder1:49
2."Overtime"
  • Crawford
  • Gene Hixon
  • Dean Hall
  • Milan Modi
  • Malita Rice
  • Al Geno
  • StringzOnTheBeat
  • Yung Lan
3:45
3."Instagram Models"
  • Crawford
  • Hixon
  • Benjamin Lasnier
  • Lukas Leth
  • Al Geno
  • Lasnier
  • LukasBL
3:13
4."Rich Criminals" (featuring DaBaby)
Al Geno3:03
5."Radar"
  • Crawford
  • Hixon
  • Nicolas Berlinger
  • Sebastien Jasinski
  • Al Geno
  • Young Grind [a]
  • LenoxBeatmaker [b]
2:35
6."Gangsta Cryin" (featuring Boosie Badazz)
Al Geno3:48
7."By Tonight"
3:20
8."Count A Million" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Al Geno
  • Yung Tago
3:36
9."Wait Your Turn"
  • Crawford
  • Ruben Wardlaw
  • Greg Sekeres
  • G5
  • Sekeres
2:27
10."Jail Time"
  • Crawford
  • Hixon
  • Jaehyun Kim
2:25
11."Spinal Chords" (featuring Jacquees)
  • Crawford
  • David Stewart
  • Kelton Morgan
  • Lang On Lead
  • ProdByKel
3:06
12."Moose Sayin"
  • Crawford
  • Wardlaw
  • Brayon Nelson
  • Cash Flow
  • Mook On The Beats [13]
  • G5
1:49
13."Lean On Me"
  • Crawford
  • Petit
  • Hubble
  • CashMoneyAP
  • LayZ Beats [a]
3:01
14."Ghana"
  • Crawford
  • Kim
youngkimj3:03
15."Surgery"
  • Crawford
  • Jorge Augusto
  • Cesar Amercio
  • Luzian Tuetsch
  • Harissis Tsakmaklis
  • Raúl Bermejo
  • Bass Charity
  • Jambo
2:40
16."Golden Tears"
  • Crawford
  • LastHaze
  • Leon Krol
  • Jack Mungan
2:54
Total length:46:34

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Genius and Tidal. [10] [12]

Vocals

Production

Technical

Programming

Charts

Chart performance for Steel Human
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [17] 31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 18
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [19] 17

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