''CB5'' is the twenty-second mixtape by Moroccan-American rapper

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. It was released through

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on November 20, 2020. The mixtape features guest appearances from

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, the late

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, the late Chinx, Rafi Malice,

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, Benny the Butcher, Montana's younger brother Zak,

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, LGP Qua,

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, and

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. On November 27, 2020, Montana released the deluxe edition of the mixtape with five additional tracks, but ended up taking it down a few days later for unknown reasons.

Background

The title of the mixtape is an acronym for "Coke Boys 5". It is the fifth installment of French Montana's ''Coke Boys'' mixtape series. Coke Boys is also the name of the artist's record label, which is where the name originates from. The first word also stands for "Creation of Kings Everywhere". Signed to the label, Montana had artists like Chinx and

, and previously

Release and promotion

On October 31, 2020, French Montana confirmed on

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that the mixtape had been finished and ready to go, promoting some merchandise. He confirmed the release date on November 11, 2020 in an

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story, followed by a pre-order link back to Twitter on November 16, 2020, which revealed its official artwork. Finally, he revealed the track listing on November 18, 2020.

Singles

The mixtape's lead single, "Double G", featuring late American rapper

, was released on October 30, 2020. Following it, "Wave Blues", featuring American rapper Benny the Butcher, the second single, was released on November 9, 2020, which was French Montana's 36th birthday. "Hot Boy Bling", featuring American rappers

and

, was sent to

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as the third and final single on January 5, 2021.

Critical reception

DJ First Class of ''

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'' compared the mixtape to French Montana's previous projects, stating that it "is as solid as solid can be". Quincy of ''Ratings Game Music'' gave the mixtape a rating of a D; he praised the different patterns and each featured artist's frequency, opining that Montana "knows how to play orchestrator really well" and that "he channels his old self, he goes toe to toe with true lyricists, and he actually blesses us with hooks that will probably turn clubs upside down".

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

– primary artist *

– featured artist *

– featured artist * Chinx – featured artist *

– featured artist * Rafi Malice – featured artist *

– featured artist * Benny the Butcher – featured artist * Zak – featured artist *

– featured artist * LGP Qua – featured artist *

– featured artist *

– featured artist Sample credits * "Too Late" contains samples from "Long & Lost" by Florence + Machine * "I Know" contains samples from Starry Eyed by

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. * "Wave Blues" contains samples from "I'll Never Love" by

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* "Who Dat" contains samples from " Like Whaaat" by

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, featuring

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Charts

Release history

References

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