38 Baby 2
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| Released | April 24, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 46:19 | |||
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38 Baby 2 is the fourteenth solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on April 24, 2020, by Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records.[1][2] It features YoungBoy's mother Sherhonda Gaulden and American rapper DaBaby.
The mixtape debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 67,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| HipHopDX | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[6] |
38 Baby 2 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. Kenan Draughorne from HipHopDX stated that "[YoungBoy Never Broke Again] brings all this pain and so much more to 38 Baby 2, but to middling effect." He continues by noting "Raw emotion leaps forth on just about every song," and "YoungBoy sounds tormented from the jump, and it’s apparent in each melody, inflection, and lyric on the album." The review was concluded as Draughorne stated, "He’s still churning out new music at a ferocious pace."[5] Alphonse Pierre from Pitchfork began his review by stating that "[YoungBoy] follows in the footsteps of Louisiana legends like Boosie and Kevin Gates," as he "makes autobiographical rap that touches on pain, paranoia, and trauma." He notes that "the 20-year-old sings and raps in a choked voice that sounds like he wants to cry, but doesn’t know how," and that "Typically he’s hostile and unpredictable; it’s made his relationships the source of endless social media debate and it’s reflected in his purest love songs." Pierre concludes his review as he states "And now he’s not just another rapper who sings about pain, but the rapper who sings about pain."[6]
Commercial performance
[edit]38 Baby 2 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 67,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,000 pure album sales) in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.[3] This became Youngboy's second US number one debut and his fourth top-ten album.[3] This mixtape also accumulated a total of 96.9 million on-demand streams of the set's songs during the tracking week.[3]
Track listing
[edit]Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Tidal.[1][7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bout My Business" (featuring Sherhonda Gaulden) |
| Vadebeatz | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Diamonds" |
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| 3:04 |
| 3. | "Shadows" |
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| 3:14 |
| 4. | "Win Your Love" |
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| 3:04 |
| 5. | "Ain't Easy" |
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| 2:25 |
| 6. | "Rough Ryder" |
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| 2:41 |
| 7. | "I-10 Baby" |
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| 2:41 |
| 8. | "Nawfside" |
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| 2:34 |
| 9. | "Fire Stars" |
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| 2:13 |
| 10. | "Treat You Better" |
| Vadebeatz | 2:29 |
| 11. | "I Choose You" |
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| 2:27 |
| 12. | "Thug of Spades" (featuring DaBaby) |
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| 2:33 |
| 13. | "Pick from Pain" |
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| 2:02 |
| 14. | "Top Files" |
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| 2:39 |
| 15. | "AI Nash" |
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| 3:31 |
| 16. | "Ten Talk" |
| BJ Beatz | 2:52 |
| 17. | "On the Rest" |
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| 2:35 |
| Total length: | 46:19 | |||
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "38 Baby 2 // YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Apple Music. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops '38 Baby 2'". Hypebeast. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Caulfield, Keith (May 3, 2020). "'Baby' One More Time: YoungBoy Never Broke Again's '38 Baby 2' Bounces DaBaby From No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "38 Baby 2 Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Draughorne, Kenan (April 29, 2020). "REVIEW: YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN SOUNDS LOST & TORMENTED ON '38 BABY 2' ALBUM". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Pierre, Alphonse (April 29, 2020). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again: 38 Baby 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "38 Baby 2 // YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Tidal. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – YoungBoy Never Broke Again – 38 Baby 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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