Yes Lawd!

This article is about the NxWorries album Yes Lawd!. For the hymnal, see Yes, Lord!

Yes Lawd!
Studio album by NxWorries
Released	October 21, 2016
Genre	R&B hip hop funk neo soul
Length	48:50
Label	Stones Throw
Producer	Knxwledge
NxWorries chronology
Link Up & Suede (2015) Yes Lawd! (2016) Yes Lawd! Remixes (2017)
Singles from Yes Lawd!
"Suede" Released: February 10, 2015 "Link Up" Released: December 4, 2015 "Lyk Dis" Released: September 19, 2016 "Get Bigger / Do U Luv" Released: October 6, 2016

Yes Lawd! is the debut studio album by American neo soul ^[1] duo NxWorries, which consists of vocalist Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge. It was released on October 21, 2016, by Stones Throw Records. ^[2] It is supported by four singles, "Suede", "Link Up", "Lyk Dis", and "Get Bigger / Do U Luv".

Release and promotion

On June 19, 2016, member Anderson .Paak confirmed that NxWorries' debut studio album is finished and set for release. ^[3] On July 25, 2016, Paak's manager, Adrian Miller, confirmed that the album was to be titled Yes Lawd!. ^[4] On September 19, 2016, the third single to NxWorries' debut studio album "Lyk Dis" was released, along with the track listing and release date for the album. ^[5] On October 14, 2016, the duo released the album a week early for streaming on Apple Music. ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10 [7]
Metacritic	80/100 [8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
The Guardian	[10]
The Irish Times	[11]
Mojo	[12]
NME	[13]
The Observer	[14]
Pitchfork	8.2/10 [15]
Record Collector	[16]
Uncut	8/10 [17]
XXL	4/5 [18]

Yes Lawd! received generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 80, based on 22 reviews. ^[8] NME magazine's Jordan Bassett hailed it as "a sprawling, languid affair, running to 19 tracks of soulful hip hop", ^[13] while Jim Carroll of The Irish Times called it "an all-beats-blazing set of the funk". ^[11] It was deemed an "R&B lover and millennial must-have" by Vibe , ^[19] and Rolling Stone named it the 15th best R&B album of 2016. ^[1] Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star honorable mention in his column for Vice , indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure". ^[20] He cited "Another Time", "Lyk Dis", and "Fkku" as highlights while calling Anderson .Paak a "love man [who] projects [a] minimum modicum of empathy with his salable burr yet somehow sounds cuddly even so". ^[21] Marshall Gu from PopMatters was less enthusiastic, writing that the album "wants to be a neo-soul version of Madvillain or The Unseen or Donuts , that is, a stoner's dream collection of fragments of songs, less focused on hooks and more focused on sounds". ^[22]

Track listing

Credits adapted from BMI. ^[23]

All tracks produced by Knxwledge.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Brandon Anderson Glen Boothe	0:48
2.	"Livvin"	Anderson Boothe Jorge Amiden Sergio Hinds	2:45
3.	"Wngs"	Anderson Boothe	1:36
4.	"Best One"	Anderson Boothe	3:14
5.	"What More Can I Say"	Anderson Boothe	2:36
6.	"Kutless"	Anderson Boothe	2:07
7.	"Lyk Dis"	Anderson Boothe	2:30
8.	"Can't Stop"	Anderson Boothe	2:01
9.	"Get Bigger / Do U Luv"	Anderson Boothe	4:03
10.	"Khadijah"	Anderson Boothe	2:02
11.	"H.A.N."	Anderson Boothe	2:49
12.	"Scared Money"	Anderson Boothe Johnny Kemp Mauro Malavasi	2:57
13.	"Suede"	Anderson Boothe Gil Scott-Heron	2:54
14.	"Starlite"	Anderson Boothe	3:23
15.	"Sidepiece"	Anderson Boothe	3:46
16.	"Jodi"	Anderson Boothe	1:09
17.	"Link Up"	Anderson Boothe	3:31
18.	"Another Time"	Anderson Boothe	2:27
19.	"Fkku"	Anderson Boothe	2:11
Total length:			48:50

Sample credits

• "Livvin" contains samples of "Tributo Ao Sorriso", written by Alen Terra, Yan Guest, Jorge Amiden, and Luiz Junior, and performed by Karma.
• "Wngs" contains samples of "Ghetto Money", written by Linda Creed and Thom Bell, and performed by Ahmad Jamal.
• "Best One" contains samples of "Lord You're My Everything", written by Thomas Whitfield and performed by the Thomas Whitfield Company; and samples of the film The Players Club .
• "What More Can I Say" contains samples of "What More Can I Say", written by Bradley Bobo, Clifford Curry, Santos Domínguez, and Terry Long, and performed by The Notations; samples of "Good to Get Away", written and performed by Brenda Nicholas and Philip Nicholas; and samples of "Nights Like This", written by Jesse Johnson and Keith Lewis, and performed by After 7.
• "Kutless" contains samples of "Lady", written and performed by Gino Vannelli.
• "Lyk Dis" contains samples of "Mr. Me, Mrs. You", written by H. B. Barnum and Robert Young, and performed by Creme d'Cocoa; and contains samples of "Ebony Woman", written by Morris Bailey and performed by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
• "Can't Stop" contains samples of "I Think My Heart Is Telling", written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross, and performed by Evelyn "Champagne" King; and samples of the television series Rick and Morty .
• "Get Bigger / Do U Luv" contains samples of "The Love You Gave to Me", written by Greg Adams and Webster Lewis, and performed by Webster Lewis; samples of "In Summertime", written and performed by Ronnie McNeir; and samples of "Pussy", written by Shawn Carter, Robert Kelly, and Devin Copeland, and performed by Jay Z and R. Kelly featuring Devin the Dude.
• "H.A.N." samples the film The Players Club.
• "Scared Money" contains samples of "(I Could Never Say) It's Over", written by Johnny Kemp and Mauro Malavasi and performed by B. B. & Q. Band; and interpolations of "Midnight", written by Ali Muhammad, Jonathan Davis, and Malik Taylor, and performed by A Tribe Called Quest featuring Raphael Wiggins.
• "Suede" contains samples of "The Bottle", written by Gil Scott-Heron and performed by Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.
• "Starlite" contains samples of "God Is So Good to Me", written by Clyde G. Carter and performed by Gwen Carter.
• "Jodi" contains samples of the "Funky Bottoms" titled episode from the Kung Faux television series.
• "Sidepiece" contains an interpolation of "Won't Do", written and performed by J Dilla.
• "Another Time" contains samples of "Bless You With My Love", written by Barbara J. Trotter and performed by Heaven Sent & Ecstasy; and samples of "Your Love", written by Kenni Ski, Allen Anthony, and Shawn Carter, and performed by Christión and Jay Z.
• "Fkku" contains samples of "Absolutely Beautiful", written and performed by Eddie Robinson; and samples of the video "Dear person that pissed me off..." by Krissychula.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24]	48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [25]	63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [26]	82
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [27]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28]	97
US Billboard 200 [29]	59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [30]	3

References

1. Reed, Ryan (February 15, 2017). "Watch Anderson Paak's Dramatic Valentine's Day 'Tonight Show' Performance". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
2. "Yes Lawd! by NxWorries, Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
3. "Anderson .Paak Says 'NxWorries' Album Is Finished - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
4. Hermann, Andy. "Anderson .Paak's Long, Hard Road to Fame Was Worth the Wait". Los Angeles Weekly . Retrieved July 27, 2016.
5. "NxWorries – Anderson.Paak and Knxwledge – YES LAWD! | Stones Throw Records".
6. "Listen to NxWorries' (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) New Album Yes Lawd! A Week Early". Pitchfork . 14 October 2016.
7. "Yes Lawd! by NxWorries reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
8. "Reviews for Yes Lawd! by NxWorries". Metacritic . Retrieved August 7, 2016.
9. Kellman, Andy. "Yes Lawd! – NxWorries". AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
10. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (October 27, 2016). "NxWorries: Yes Lawd! review – beauty in beefs and endless sex". The Guardian . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
11. Carroll, Jim (October 20, 2016). "NxWorries – Yes Lawd! album review: Anderson .Paak comes out all beats blazing". The Irish Times . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
12. Cowan, Andy (December 2016). "NxWorries: Yes Lawd!". Mojo . No. 277. p. 93.
13. Bassett, Jordan (October 20, 2016). "NxWorries – 'Yes Lawd!' Album Review". NME . Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
14. Jaward, Isa (October 23, 2016). "NxWorries: Yes Lawd! review – Paak and Knxwledge have all the answers". The Observer . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
15. Bromwich, Jonah (October 18, 2016). "NxWorries: Yes Lawd! Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
16. Bowler, Paul (Christmas 2016). "NxWorries – Yes Lawd!". Record Collector . No. 461. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
17. Dalton, Stephen (January 2017). "NxWorries: Yes Lawd!". Uncut . No. 236. p. 28.
18. Preezy (October 24, 2016). "NxWorries' Unity Continues to Work in Their Favor on 'Yes Lawd!'". XXL . Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
19. Anon. (December 16, 2016). "13. NxWorries, 'Yes Lawd!'". Vibe . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
20. Christgau 2017; Christgau 2000 , p. xvi.
21. Christgau 2017.
22. Gu, Marshall (October 27, 2016). "NxWorries: Yes Lawd!". PopMatters . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
23. "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
24. "Australiancharts.com – NxWorries – Yes Lawd!". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
25. "Ultratop.be – NxWorries – Yes Lawd!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
26. "Dutchcharts.nl – NxWorries – Yes Lawd!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
27. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
28. "Swisscharts.com – NxWorries – Yes Lawd!". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
29. "NxWorries Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
30. "NxWorries Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

Bibliography

• Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan. ISBN   0312245602.
• Christgau, Robert (March 3, 2017). "On Syd's Depth and Resonance: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice . Retrieved April 7, 2017.

External links

• Yes Lawd! at Discogs (list of releases)
• https://www.WhoSampled.com/NxWorries/