Who Is Nardo Wick?

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Who Is Nardo Wick?
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 3, 2021
Genre Trap [1]
Length49:13
Label
Producer
Singles from Who Is Nardo Wick?
  1. "Shhh"
    Released: April 23, 2021
  2. "Who Want Smoke??"
    Released: October 8, 2021
  3. "Me or Sum"
    Released: November 29, 2021
  4. "Krazy Krazy"
    Released: April 29, 2022
  5. "Riot"
    Released: June 10, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Clash 8/10 [3]
HipHopDX 4.0/5 [4]

Who Is Nardo Wick? is the debut studio album by American rapper Nardo Wick. It was released on December 3, 2021, by Flawless Entertainment and RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Future, Lil Baby, Hit-Boy, G Herbo, Lil Durk, 21 Savage, Lakeyah, and Big30. Serving as the first project he has released, the project finds him working with prominent producers, such as Hit-Boy, Boi-1da, DVLP, Leon Thomas III, Tay Keith, Cubeatz, and Murda Beatz, as well as emerging producers, such as brothers Emkay and Arkay, Onokey, Corbett, Ice Melodies and Z3N, among others. [5] Wick announced the album and its release date on November 28, 2021. [6] The deluxe version, titled Who Is Nardo Wick? 2 was released on July 22, 2022, with additional guest features from the Kid Laroi and Latto.

Contents

Singles

Three singles were released prior to the album's release. The lead single, "Shhh", was released on April 23, 2021. [7] The second single, "Who Want Smoke??", which features fellow rappers G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage, an official remix of Wick's 2021 single, "Who Want Smoke?", was released on October 8, 2021. [8] The third single, "Me or Sum", which features fellow rappers Future and Lil Baby, was released on November 29, 2021. [9]

Track listing

Who is Nardo Wick? track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wickman"Donnie Katana2:14
2."Alright"
  • Walls
  • Mark Onokey
  • Carlos Pfersdorf
  • Rick Onokey
  • Emkay
  • Arkay
2:57
3."Chop Chop"
  • Walls
  • R. Onokey
  • Darryon Bunton
  • Arkay
  • DB
2:31
4."Blam Boom"
  • Walls
  • Jeffrey Jones Jr.
  • Aaron Butler
  • Jeremiah Tesfaye
  • Foreverolling
  • Flex OTB
  • JT
2:38
5."Me or Sum" (featuring Future and Lil Baby)
3:45
6."Play wit Me"
  • Walls
  • Pfersdorf
Onokey2:03
7."Lullaby" Tay Keith 2:15
8."Power" (featuring Hit-Boy)
1:41
9."Who Want Smoke??" (featuring G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage)Emkay4:39
10."Why"
  • Walls
  • M. Onokey
  • Pfersdorf
  • R. Onokey
  • Bunton
  • Emkay
  • Onokey
  • Arkay
  • DB
2:41
11."Alley Cat"
  • Walls
  • Jeuan Tabarrejo
G12:34
12."Wicked Witch"
  • Walls
  • M. Onokey
  • Pfersdorf
  • Peter Gundry
  • Emkay
  • Gundry
2:44
13."Wicked Freestyle"
2:48
14."Baby Wyd?" (featuring Lakeyah)
  • Kid Hazel
  • David x Eli
2:55
15."Poppin Out" (featuring Big30) Murda Beatz 2:43
16."Bad Boy"
  • Walls
  • R. Onokey
Arkay2:30
17."Shhh"
  • Walls
  • M. Onokey
  • Pfersdorf
  • R. Onokey
  • Emkay
  • Arkay
2:20
18."Rich Maniac"
  • Walls
  • R. Onokey
  • Luis Gärdes
  • Roman Rios
  • Arkay
  • Luxury
  • Ice Melodies
2:08
Total length:49:13
Deluxe bonus tracks [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Excuse My French"
  • Walls
  • ShortyyK
  • Rizzo8
  • Tyler Maline
  • ShortyyK
  • Rizzo8
  • Trademark
3:02
2."Dah Dah DahDah"
  • Walls
  • Maline
  • Wheretfisray
  • Trademark
  • Wheretfisray
2:31
3."Demon Mode"
  • Walls
  • Maline
Trademark2:58
4."Fan Hoes"
  • Walls
  • Maline
  • Mingus
  • Igunek
  • Trademark
  • Mingus
  • Igunek
2:23
5."Lovey Dovey"
  • Walls
  • Darryon Bunton
DB2:47
6."No Game"
  • Walls
  • R. Onokey
Arkay2:50
7."Burning Up" (featuring The Kid Laroi)
  • Trademark
  • Looisey
  • Wheretfisray
  • Cloud
2:08
8."Ceiling Fan Crew"
  • Walls
  • M. Onokey
  • Pfersdorf
  • Emkay
  • Onokey
2:41
9."Baby Wyd (Remix)" (featuring Latto and Lakeyah)
  • Kid Hazel
  • David x Eli
3:48
10."Krazy Krazy"2:22
11."Riot"
  • Walls
  • Indyah McAlister
  • Liam McAlister
  • JM
  • MacShooter49
  • Maline
  • Indyah
  • LMC
  • JM
  • MacShooter49
  • Trademark
2:25
12."Gotham City"
  • Walls
  • Pfersdorf
Onokey2:23

Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Who Is Nardo Wick?
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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