The Bigger Artist

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The Bigger Artist
Studio album by A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Released	September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Recorded	2017
Genre	Hip hop trap [1]
Length	51:35
Label	Highbridge Atlantic
Producer	Cardo DJ Mustard Diego Ave Dudley Exantus Illmind Jahaan Sweet Jamz Murda Beatz Metro Boomin Myster Whyte Nav Ness Nick Seeley Quasi Scott Storch Southside Traksterz Young Troy
A Boogie wit da Hoodie chronology
TBA (2016) The Bigger Artist (2017) International Artist (2018)
Singles from The Bigger Artist
"Drowning" Released: March 10, 2017 "Say A'" Released: September 22, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3.3/5 [2]
Pitchfork	7/10 [3]

The Bigger Artist is the debut studio album by American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie. It was released on September 29, 2017, by Highbridge and Atlantic Records, serving as the second commercial release with Atlantic. ^[4] The album features guest appearances from Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, PnB Rock, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Robin Thicke and Don Q. ^[5] Meanwhile, production comes from Metro Boomin, DJ Mustard, Murda Beatz, and Cardo, among others. ^[6]

Background

The album was announced on July 17, 2017. ^[7] The album's cover art was revealed on September 3, 2017. ^[8] The tracklist and pre-order was released on September 8, 2017. ^[4]

Singles

The lead single, "Drowning" featuring Kodak Black, was released on March 10, 2017. ^[9] "Beast Mode" featuring PnB Rock and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, was released as a pre-order single on September 8, 2017. ^[10] The second and final single, "Say A'", was released on September 22, 2017. ^[11]

Commercial performance

The Bigger Artist debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 67,000 album-equivalent units, ^[12] of which 10,000 were in pure album sales in its first week of release. ^[12] It is A Boogie wit da Hoodie's third work to appear on the chart, and his highest-peaking after Hoodie SZN. ^[12] On August 21, 2019, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Promises"	Artist Dubose Ronald LaTour	Cardo	3:17
2.	"Undefeated" (featuring 21 Savage)	Dubose Shayaa Abraham-Joseph Shane Lindstrom Ramon Ibanga, Jr.	Illmind Murda Beatz	2:54
3.	"Drowning" (featuring Kodak Black)	Dubose Dieuson Octave Jahaan Sweet Ray Nelson	Quasi Jahaan Sweet	3:29
4.	"Say A'"	Dubose Courtney Clayburn Nick Seeley	Ness Nick Seeley	3:34
5.	"No Comparison"	Dubose Leland Wayne	Metro Boomin	4:04
6.	"Unhappy"	Dubose Scott Storch Diego Avendaño	Scott Storch Diego Ave [a]	2:59
7.	"Let's Start Over"	Dubose Darling Hernandez [13]	Jamz	3:37
8.	"Get to You"	Dubose Wayne Joshua Luellen Navraj Goraya	Metro Boomin Southside [a] Nav [a]	3:26
9.	"Somebody" (featuring Don Q)	Dubose Le'Quincy Anderson Dijon McFarlane	Mustard	2:58
10.	"Money Sprung" (featuring Don Q)	Dubose Anderson Hernandez [14]	Jamz	3:15
11.	"If I Gotta Go"	Dubose Hernandez [15]	Jamz	3:23
12.	"Fucking & Kissing" (featuring Chris Brown)	Dubose Christopher Brown John Hyszko	Young Troy	2:51
13.	"Bad Girl" (featuring Trey Songz and Robin Thicke)	Dubose Tremaine Neverson Robin Thicke Fred Jackson	Myster Whyte Traksterz	3:49
14.	"Stalking You"	Dubose Jackson	Dudley Exantus Traksterz	3:41
15.	"Beast Mode" (featuring PnB Rock and YoungBoy Never Broke Again)	Dubose Rakim Allen Kentrell Gaulden Hyszko [16]	Young Troy	4:18
Total length:				51:35

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

• "Bad Girl" contains an interpolation from "Teach U a Lesson", performed by Robin Thicke.
• "Get to You" contains an interpolation from "Ex-Factor", performed by Lauryn Hill.
• "Stalking You" contains an interpolation from "This Love", performed by Maroon 5.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 10 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [18] 9 US Billboard 200 [12] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200 [20] 171 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [21] 55 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard 200 [22] 100 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [23] 47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25]	Gold	7,500‡
United States (RIAA) [26]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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