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No Switch
"No Switch" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released on January 21, 2022, as the third track from his seventeenth mixtape, ''Colors''. In the song, YoungBoy utilizes his raspy voice with a murderous, aggressive cadence as he raps about murder and firearms. Composition In "No Switch," YoungBoy raps about murder, firearms, ammunition, and firearm attachments such as a switch. Rapping about his dead friends, YoungBoy leaves subliminal disses towards Lil Durk and King Von, similarly to what he does on Bring the Hook and Fish Scale. Critical reception ''Pitchfork''s Paul A. Thompson opened his review by noting that the mixtape "opens with a predictably furious suite" and ends his review stating that the song "culminates with closing ad-libs." Anthony Malone from ''HipHopDX'' writes that on the song, YoungBoy "continues to bait his opps" and that the track is "nearly foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog for a showdown." Personnel Credits and personnel adapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper. From Louisiana, United States, Gaulden released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional following for his work. He signed with Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group in the latter year to release the singles "Untouchable (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song), Untouchable" and "No Smoke (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song), No Smoke", both of which marked his first entries on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Released in January of the following year, his single "Outside Today" became his first to peak within the top 40 of the chart, and received RIAA certification, quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It served as both his mainstream breakthrough and the lead single for his debut studio album, ''Until Death Call My Name'' (2018), which peaked at number seven on the US Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors (mixtape)
''Colors'' is the sixteenth solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released through Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records on January 21, 2022. The mixtape features a sole guest appearance from Quando Rondo. The deluxe edition was released on the same day, containing an additional guest appearance from Internet Money. Producer Cheese mixed, mastered, and engineered every track on the standard edition of the mixtape, with Lawrence Rivers also engineering "Gangsta", which features Quando Rondo. For the deluxe edition, "Flossin", his Internet Money collaboration, was mixed by Jeremie Inhaber and Francisco Salcido, mastered by Inhaber, and engineered by Mark Dorflinger. ''Colors'' was preceded by its lead single "Bring the Hook". Commercially, ''Colors'' debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 80,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming YoungBoy's eighth top-ten album on the chart. Release and promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Broke Again
Never Broke Again, also known as Never Broke Again, LLC, often abbreviated as NBA, is a record label based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, founded by American rappers YoungBoy Never Broke Again and OG 3Three Never Broke Again in 2015. It was launched as an imprint of Atlantic Records, a division of Warner Music Group until 2022, after which it has operated as an imprint of Motown, a division of Universal Music Group. Never Broke Again has signed and released albums for artists such as Quando Rondo and NoCap, and several upcoming Southern hip hop artists. History The NBA label was originally a part of Atlantic Records' when YoungBoy Never Broke Again signed his 5-year record deal with the label and music had begun being officially licensed to a company titled Never Broke Again, LLC. The label has since grown to be independent of Atlantic and is now signed under Motown, Motown Records who distribute their music. However, the label also releases independently from Motown through UnitedMa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheese (record Producer)
Jason Michael Goldberg, professionally known as Cheese, is an American record producer, songwriter, and audio engineer. He was a producer on YoungBoy Never Broke Again's '' Sincerely, Kentrell'', '' The Last Slimeto'', and the Birdman-assisted, '' From the Bayou''. He also acted as an engineer on Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar's hit song, " goosebumps" and Tyler, the Creator, Ty Dolla $ign, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again's " WusYaName". Early life Jason Goldberg is American. He "fell in love with music as a teenager". Goldberg had later begun to study at the Institute of Audio Research and Full Sail University; while learning, Goldberg found his way into audio recording. Career Cheese has worked with the artist and producers YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Rich The Kid, Kendrick Lamar, Pop Smoke, Tyler, the Creator, Buddah Bless and 30 Roc. Throughout 2016, Goldberg acted as a recording engineer on Kat Dahlia's ''20s, 50s, 100s''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper. Regarded as a pioneering artist in the Chicago-based hip-hop subgenre drill music, he is often considered the subgenre's most commercially successful rapper.Dylan Green, May 26, 202"Lil Durk: Almost Healed Album Review" ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'', ''As a member of drill's first wave in Chicago in the early 2010s, Durk's music has always been rife with amped-up tales...'' ''The drill rapper's mainstream takeover continues with an engaging, guest-heavy, but otherwise run-of-the-mill album.''Mosi Reeves, May 26, 202"Lil Durk Balances Chiraq Realism and Global Pop Ambition on ‘Almost Healed’" ''Rolling Stone'', ''The drill superstar's latest is an occasionally thrilling mix of contradictions...'' ''He's arguably the most commercially viable proponent of drill music...'' ''But it's not too long before Almost Healed swerves into an incessant stream of goon antics, drill thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Von
Dayvon Daquan Bennett (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020), known professionally as King Von, was an American rapper and gangster from Chicago, Illinois, who was affiliated with the Black Disciples gang. He was considered a preeminent figure in the drill genre. Bennett gained recognition for his storytelling and distinctive lyricism, particularly with his 2018 single, " Crazy Story", and his 2020 single, " Took Her to the O", both of which received triple platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The latter peaked within the top 50 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, preceding the release of his debut studio album, '' Welcome to O'Block'' (2020). The album achieved both critical and commercial success, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 and earning a platinum certification. After signing with Lil Durk's record label, Only the Family, in 2018, Bennett played a key role in the label's growth. This partnership led to the release of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring The Hook
"Bring the Hook" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released on January 12, 2022 as the lead single from his mixtape ''Colors'' (2022). It was produced by Cheese, Karltin Bankz, Lastwordbeats, LondnBlue and D-Roc. The song received controversy for a diss toward the late rapper King Von. Controversy The song is notable for YoungBoy taking shots at the rappers from O'Block in Chicago, especially King Von, whose murder in 2020 is referenced: "Nigga, this that ''Squid Game'', O-Block pack get rolled up / Murder what they told us, Atlanta boy get fold up". After the song circulated on social media, rapper Lil Durk posted a picture of him sitting alongside a poster of King Von on Instagram, along with the caption "Don't claim it if you ain't do it you still a bitch." Rapper Lil Reese commented on the track that YoungBoy was "just rapping like the rest of these rappers all rap". Rapper NLE Choppa Bryson LaShun Potts, (born November 1, 2002), known professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Scale (song)
"Fish Scale" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released on January 5, 2022 as a promotional single from his mixtape ''Colors'' (2022). It was produced by Jason "Cheese" Goldberg, Otxhello and Ambezza. Composition Jon Powell of Revolt Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ... wrote that the song sees YoungBoy "keeping it very street-oriented on wax". Both the production and lyrics of the song have been described as "sinister"; music critics noted the lyrics, "Spotted him, I sent a pic to that nigga to show him I'm only lettin' him breathe / Shot at him, I swung that stick at that nigga / The bullets, they stronger than Hercules". Charts References {{YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2022 singles 2022 songs YoungBoy Never Broke Again songs Songs writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres including pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. ''Pitchfork'' is one of the most influential music publications to have emerged in the internet age. In the 2000s, ''Pitchfork'' distinguished itself from print media through its unusual editorial style, frequent updates and coverage of emerging acts. It was praised as passionate, authentic and unique, but criticized as pretentious, mean-spirited and elitist, playing into stereotypes of the cynical hipster. It is credited with popularizing acts such as Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. ''Pitchfork'' relocated to Chicago in 1999 and Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It expanded with projects including the annual Pitchfork Music Festival (launched in Chicago in 2006), the video site ''Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HipHopDX
''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of Hip hop music, hip hop music criticism and news. ''HipHopDX'' has over 3.5M monthly readers, the website encompassing hip hop news, interviews, music, and reviews. The website's founder and CEO is Sharath Cherian and the Head of Content is Jerry L. Barrow. ''HipHopDX'' is the flagship publication of Cheri Media Group. ''HipHopDX'' can be found on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. In September 2020, the website was acquired by Warner Music Group; however, the website was sold in 2024 to Uproxx Studios, managed by will.i.am, Jarret Myer, and Rich Antoniello. ''HipHopDX'''s Director of Hip Hop Journalism, Elliott Wilson, is a co-host (with DJ Hed and Jeremy Hecht) on ''The Bigger Picture'', a weekly hip-hop debate show managed by Uproxx Studios. ''HipHopDX'' was nominated for "Best Hip Hop Online Site" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. On September 3, 2013, ''The Source (magazine), The Source'' named ''HipHopDX'', n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidal (service)
Tidal (stylized TIDAL) is a Norwegian-American music streaming service, launched in 2014 by the Norwegian-Swedish public company Aspiro. Tidal is now majority-owned by Block, Inc., the owner of the point-of-sale system Square. With distribution agreements with all three major record labels and many independent labels, Tidal claims to provide access to more than 100 million tracks and 650,000 music videos. On April 10, 2024, Tidal merged its two subscription plans to become one simply named Tidal, which offers the same quality as the former HiFi Plus plan (FLAC HiRes 24-bit/192KHz and MQA – 24-bit/352.8 kHz). However, on July 24, 2024, Tidal removed the feature to listen in MQA. Tidal claims to pay the highest percentage of royalties to music artists and songwriters within the music streaming market. In March 2015, Aspiro was acquired by Project Panther Bidco Ltd., which relaunched the service with a mass-marketing campaign, promoting it as the first artist-ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
