The World Is Yours (Rich the Kid album)

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The World Is Yours
Rich the Kid - The World Is Yours.png
Studio album by
Rich the Kid
ReleasedMarch 30, 2018
Studio
Various
  • Platinum (New York City, NY)
  • Quad (New York City, NY)
  • The Cutting Room (New York City, NY)
  • Jungle City (New York City, NY)
  • Paramount (Hollywood, CA)
  • 5 Star Productions (Atlanta, GA)
  • Interscope (Santa Monica, CA)
  • Windmark (Santa Monica, CA)
  • No Excuses (Santa Monica, CA)
  • CBE (Santa Monica, CA)
  • The Hit Factory (Miami, FL)
  • Chalice (Hollywood, CA)
  • SremmLife (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
Length49:49
Label
Producer
Rich the Kid chronology
Rich Forever 3
(2017)		The World Is Yours
(2018)		 The World Is Yours 2
(2019)
Singles from The World Is Yours
  1. "New Freezer"
    Released: September 26, 2017
  2. "Plug Walk"
    Released: February 9, 2018
  3. "Dead Friends"
    Released: March 26, 2018
  4. "Leave Me"
    Released: July 13, 2018

The World Is Yours is the debut studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid. It was released on March 30, 2018, by Interscope Records and Rich Forever Music. [2] The album features guest appearances from Rich Forever Music labelmate Jay Critch, alongside Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Khalid, Rick Ross, Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd, Trippie Redd, and Quavo and Offset of Migos, among others.

Contents

The World Is Yours was supported by four singles: "New Freezer" featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Plug Walk", "Dead Friends" and "Leave Me". The album received generally favorable reviews and was platinum by the RIAA on March 9, 2020.

Background

On February 5, 2018, in an interview with XXL, Rich the Kid remarked on the album's expectation, by stating; [3]

"This will be the greatest album of 2018. Best hip-hop album—you heard it here! There's no other rapper that will drop a better album than me. No one."

On February 9, 2018, in an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Rich the Kid mentioned Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Khalid, Lil Wayne, Jay Critch, Famous Dex as guest features on the album. [4] The album's official release date was revealed on February 21, 2018. [5]

On February 23, 2018, shortly after his appearance at the 2018 Brit Awards with Kendrick Lamar, Rich the Kid revealed his debut album's title. [6] On February 28, 2018, the album's cover art was unveiled via Twitter. [7]

Artwork

The album's artwork features Rich the Kid donning a white suit and a silk button-up, and a slew of chains while holding stacks of cash in hand. He stands in an unknown location surrounded by a forest environment. [7] [8]

The title of the album comes from the film Scarface in Tony Montana's mansion. Along with the name, other elements of the album cover reflect other parts of the film. [9]

Singles

The album's lead single, "New Freezer" featuring Kendrick Lamar was released for streaming and digital download on September 26, 2017, shortly after premiering on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio. [10] The Dave Free and Jack Begert-directed music video was released on October 30, 2017. [11]

The album's second single, "Plug Walk" was released on February 9, 2018, following the same roll-out as the former. [12] The Daps-directed music video was released on March 5, 2018. [13]

The album's third single "Dead Friends" was released on March 26, 2018, following the continuous roll-out. [14] The music video was released on April 23, 2018, and it was directed by Rich the Kid himself. [15]

Promotional singles

The album's lead promotional single, "Early Morning Trappin" featuring Trippie Redd was released on March 15, 2018. [16]

Controversy

On February 27, 2018, Rich the Kid went on Instagram Live to preview a new track called "Dead Friends", which fans and commentators labeled a diss song aimed at Lil Uzi Vert. [17]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.6/5 [18]
HotNewHipHop77% [19]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [20]

Scott Glaysher in a review for HipHopDX gave the album a 3.6/5 and said "The World Is Yours won't have Rich leading the league but it does show his potential and willingness to grow as an artist the new generation of viral hit-driven rappers. If Rich can continue to craft hot singles and wean himself away from leaning on big-name talent, he may actually find rap's globe nestled in his pocket." [18]

Commercial performance

The World Is Yours debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 59,000 album-equivalent units, of which 6,000 were pure album sales. [21] In its second week, the album dropped to number eight on the Billboard 200 and moved another 36,499 album-equivalent units. [22] By December 2018, the album has earned 620,000 album-equivalent units in the United States. On March 9, 2020, the album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units. [23]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes, Tidal, ASCAP, XXL, and Instagram. [24]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."World Is Yours"
Cassius Clay2:43
2."New Freezer" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Jayne3:11
3."No Question" (featuring Future)
4:11
4."Leave Me"
  • Roger
  • Dickinson
  • Lab Cook
  • Vou [b]
3:02
5."Plug Walk"
  • Roger
  • Grant Dickinson
  • Lab Cook
  • Taz Taylor [b]
  • JR Hitmaker [b]
2:55
6."Too Gone" (featuring Khalid)
3:04
7."Made It" (featuring Jay Critch and Rick Ross)
3:29
8."Drippin" (featuring Chris Brown)
  • Lab Cook
  • Big White [b]
3:21
9."Lost It" (featuring Quavo and Offset)
4:32
10."End of Discussion" (featuring Lil Wayne)
Kryysun3:56
11."Early Morning Trappin" (featuring Trippie Redd)
3:21
12."Small Things"
  • Roger
  • Dickinson
  • Kim Candilora II
  • Danny Snodgrass
  • Lab Cook
  • KC Supreme [b]
  • Taz Taylor [b]
3:07
13."Listen Up"
  • Roger
  • Curtidor Flores
  • Danny Wolf
  • LMC [b]
2:56
14."Gargoyle" (featuring Swae Lee and Offset)
Whatlilshoddysay3:10
15."Dead Friends"
2:51
Total length:49:49

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. [24]

Technical

Miscellaneous

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [44] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [45] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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