Wild West (mixtape)

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Wild West
Central Cee - Wild West.png
Mixtape by
Released12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
Genre UK drill
Length38:26
Label Live Yours / ADA
Producer
  • Young Chencs
  • Byrd
  • JB Made It
  • Itchy
  • Elevated
  • Frosty Beats
  • Scott Styles
  • Scott Supreme
  • Mokuba
  • Nastylgia
  • Sykes
  • Levi Lennox
  • Chucks
  • Fwdslxsh
  • Hargo
  • Bkay
  • Lovelife
  • 416
Central Cee chronology
Wild West
(2021)
23
(2022)
Singles from Wild West
  1. "Day in the Life"
    Released: 15 June 2020
  2. "Loading"
    Released: 22 October 2020
  3. "Pinging (6 Figures)"
    Released: 14 January 2021
  4. "Commitment Issues"
    Released: 11 February 2021
  5. "6 For 6"
    Released: 11 March 2021

Wild West is the debut mixtape by British rapper Central Cee. It was released independently on 12 March 2021.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [1]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Elle Evans of Clash described Central Cee as a "soon-to-be rap-star" and stated that the mixtape "handed over a slew of top-notch tracks", [1] while NME critic Nicolas-Tyrell Scott said that Wild West gives "a tantalising glimpse at drill's future". [4] Will Pritchard of The Guardian opined that Cee is a "golden egg in the UK's blossoming drill scene", and described the mixtape as "punchy". [3]

Commercial performance

Wild West debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, earning 15,105 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 6,302 copies were in physical CD format. [5] [6] It was also the most streamed album of the week. [6] The mixtape also charted in Ireland, where it peaked at number three, [7] and Australia, where it debuted and peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Albums Chart. [8] As of September 2021, the album has successfully reached 98,000 in sales.

Track listing

Wild West track listing
No.TitleLength
1."6 for 6"2:28
2."Fraud"2:31
3."Pinging (6 Figures)"2:45
4."The Bag"2:53
5."Day in the Life"3:08
6."Dun Deal"2:41
7."Commitment Issues"2:30
8."Sex Money Drugs"2:34
9."Ruby"3:25
10."Hate It or Luv It"2:32
11."Xmas Eve"2:28
12."Loading"2:53
13."Tension"3:08
14."Gangbiz"2:30
Total length:38:26

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Wild West
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [19] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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