I Still Am

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I Still Am
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2017
Genre Hip hop
Length44:48
Label
Producer
Yo Gotti chronology
Gotti Made-It
(2017)
I Still Am
(2017)
Untrapped
(2020)
Singles from I Still Am
  1. "Rake It Up"
    Released: June 1, 2017
  2. "Juice"
    Released: October 10, 2017

I Still Am is the ninth studio album by American rapper Yo Gotti. It was released on October 27, 2017, by Epic Records, Roc Nation and Collective Music Group. [1] The album features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, YFN Lucci and Meek Mill, French Montana and 21 Savage. [2] [3] I Still Am serves as a sequel to Gotti's I Am (2013). It was supported by two singles – "Rake It Up" and "Juice". The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 38,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

Contents

Background

On October 10, 2017, Yo Gotti revealed the album's title, release date, tracklist and pre-order. [4] Yo Gotti, in partnership with Tidal will release a documentary in preparation of the album. [3] [4]

Singles

"Rake It Up" featuring Nicki Minaj, was released previously on Yo Gotti's collaborative mixtape Gotti Made-It and serves as the album's lead single. "Juice" was released on October 10, 2017, as a promotional single then sent to radio October 17, 2017, as the second single. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 6.1/10 [7]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, saying " There's nothing particularly novel on this, but it's an adequate addition to the survivor's discography." [6] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork said that the album "has more to say about the city he represents than who he actually is", defining the songs "Rake It Up" and "Save It for Me" as standout moments of the album. [7]

Commercial performance

I Still Am debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 38,000 album-equivalent units (including 19,000 in traditional album sales) in its first week of release. It became Yo Gotti's third consecutive top ten debut on the chart. [8] The album ended up spending a total of 13 weeks. [9] On February 12, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. [10]

Track listing

I Still Am [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Betrayal"4:25
2."Back Gate"
Ben Billions3:12
3."Brown Bag" Zaytoven 2:48
4."Rake It Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj)4:36
5."Juice"
  • Mims
  • Diehl
  • Khaled
Ben Billions2:29
6."Different"
  • Mims
  • Dotson
Zaytoven3:23
7."Save It for Me" (featuring Chris Brown)Ben Billions3:57
8."2908"
  • Mims
  • Diehl
  • Khaled
  • Norman Keith
Ben Billions3:42
9."One on One" (featuring YFN Lucci and Meek Mill) Murda Beatz 3:50
10."Oh Yeah" (featuring French Montana)3:11
11."Yellow Tape" (featuring 21 Savage)
  • Murda Beatz
  • Rasool Diaz
3:24
12."Don't Wanna Go Back" Drumma Boy 3:28
13."Around the World"
  • Mims
  • Diehl
  • Khaled
Ben Billions2:23
Total length:44:48

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 74
US Billboard 200 [8] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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