AI YoungBoy
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{{Infobox album
| name = AI YoungBoy
| type = mixtape
| artist = YoungBoy Never Broke Again
| cover = AI YoungBoy.jpeg
| released = August 4, 2017
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|gangsta rap|trap}}
| length = 44:28
| label = {{hlist|Never Broke Again|Atlantic}}
| producer = {{hlist|Bee’s Knees|CashMoneyAP|D. Brooks Exclusive|DJ Chose|DJ Shawdi P|DJ Swift|Dubba-AA|Figurez Made It|Go Grizzly|Hvsque|Louie Bandz|Nard & B|Niko The Kid|Pooh Beatz|Red On Da Track|Supah Mario|Tahj Money|XL Eagle|Yatta Beats}}
| prev_title = Mind of a Menace 3
| prev_year = 2016
| year = 2017
| next_title = Ain't Too Long
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = AI YoungBoy
| type = mixtape
| single1 = Untouchable
| single1date = May 30, 2017
| single2 = No Smoke
| single2date = August 3, 2017
}}
}}
AI YoungBoy is the seventh solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on August 4, 2017, by Never Broke Again, distributed by Atlantic Records, serving as his first commercial release with Atlantic.{{Citation |title=AI YoungBoy by YoungBoy Never Broke Again |date=August 4, 2017 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ai-youngboy/1266332358 |language=en-US |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – Apple Music{{Citation |title=AI YoungBoy |date=August 4, 2017 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/278c24ae4JsSRpOEzlaghQ |language=en |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – Spotify The mixtape features guest appearances from Peewee Longway and Yo Gotti. The mixtape also features production from Dubba-AA, DJ Swift, CashMoneyAP, DJ Shawdi P, and Nard & B, among others. The mixtape peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard 200, making YoungBoy's first entry on the chart.{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2022 |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/youngboy-never-broke-again/ |access-date= |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
The mixtape was supported by two singles: "Untouchable" and "No Smoke".{{Citation |title=Untouchable by YoungBoy Never Broke Again |date=August 4, 2017 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/untouchable/1266332358?i=1266332375 |language=en-US |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – Apple Music{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2022 |title=No Smoke by YoungBoy Never Broke Again |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-smoke/1266332358?i=1266332371 }}
A sequel was released on October 11, 2019.
Promotion
= Singles =
The lead single from the mixtape, "Untouchable", was released on May 30, 2017, with the accompanied music video. The song was produced by D. Brooks Exclusive.{{Citation |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Untouchable [Official Music Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipM9SkIkwCY |language=en |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – YouTube
The second single and final single from the mixtape, "No Smoke", was released on August 3, 2017, with the accompanied music video, before the mixtape was released. The song was produced by DJ Chose.{{Citation |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again - No Smoke [Official Music Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3uMMjZGhnI |language=en |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – YouTube
= Music videos =
The music video, "Graffiti", was released on July 28, 2017.{{Citation |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Graffiti [Official Music Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdA7CNt-DsY&list=PLNFI79D7MYqOHccoy6SzYWDn34bZZWWxJ&index=13 |language=en |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – YouTube
The music video, "Wat Chu Gone Do" featuring American rapper Peewee Longway, was released on August 18, 2017.{{Citation |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Wat Chu Gone Do (feat. Peewee Longway) [Official Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8spKmrf44 |language=en |access-date=September 28, 2022}} – YouTube
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Pitchfork
| rev1score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/youngboy-never-broke-again-ai-youngboy/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again: AI YoungBoy Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pearce|first=Sheldon|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=January 7, 2023}}
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AI YoungBoy received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for Pitchfork, Sheldon Pearce noted that "the teenage rapper from Baton Rouge is quiet outside his raps, which teem with pent-up aggression and anxiety," because of this, he continued that "many songs read like journal entries." Continuing his review, Pearce states that YoungBoy "spills his guts in a grisly drawl still coated in a nasally boyish rasp, constantly negotiating the terms of innocence and indecency." Pearce concludes his review by writing that "AI YoungBoy he evolves as a writer and rapper, and he begins to realize his versatility."
=Year-end lists=
Commercial performance
AI YoungBoy debuted at 24 on the US Billboard 200, which became YoungBoy's first entry on the chart. The mixtape also debuted at number 17 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 12 on the US Top Rap Albums charts, which was also YoungBoy's first entry on both charts as well. On August 4, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=ai+youngboy#search_section American album certifications – YoungBoy Never Broke Again – AI YoungBoy"]. Recording Industry Association of America
Track listing
Track listing and credits were adapted from Spotify and Genius.{{Cite web |title=AI YoungBoy by YoungBoy Never Broke Again |url=https://genius.com/albums/Youngboy-never-broke-again/Ai-youngboy |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Genius |language=en}}
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Trappin'
| length1 = 3:12
| extra1 = Supah Mario
| title2 = Wat Chu Gone Do
| note2 = featuring Peewee Longway
| length2 = 3:14
| extra2 = {{hlist|Tahj Money|Hvsque}}
| title3 = No Smoke
| length3 = 2:40
| extra3 = DJ Chose
| title4 = Ride on 'Em
| length4 = 2:55
| extra4 = {{hlist|Dubba-AA|Louie Bandz}}
| title5 = Dark into Light
| note5 = featuring Yo Gotti
| length5 = 2:44
| extra5 = {{hlist|Nard & B|XL Eagle}}
| title6 = No. 9
| length6 = 3:03
| extra6 = Red On Da Track
| title7 = Untouchable
| length7 = 3:00
| extra7 = D. Brooks Exclusive
| title8 = Left Hand, Right Hand
| length8 = 2:42
| extra8 = {{hlist|Niko The Kid|Bee's Knees}}
| title9 = Twilight
| length9 = 3:00
| extra9 = CashMoneyAP
| title10 = Came From
| length10 = 3:25
| extra10 = Dubba-AA
| title11 = Murda Gang
| length11 = 2:54
| extra11 = Dubba-AA
| title12 = Have You Ever
| length12 = 3:13
| extra12 = {{hlist|Dubba-AA|DJ Swift|Louie Bandz}}
| title13 = Graffiti
| length13 = 3:26
| extra13 = {{hlist|Yatta Beats|DJ Shawdi P|Figurez Made It}}
| title14 = GG
| length14 = 2:04
| extra14 = {{hlist|Dubba-AA|DJ Swift}}
| title15 = Dedicated
| length15 = 2:49
| extra15 = {{hlist|Go Grizzly|Pooh Beats}}
| total_length =
}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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|+Weekly chart performance for AI YoungBoy ! scope="col" |Chart (2017) ! scope="col" |Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|24|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|17|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRap|12|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2022}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2017 year-end chart performance for AI YoungBoy ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2023}}
| 71 |
|---|
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2018 year-end chart performance for AI YoungBoy ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2023}}
| 178 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2023}}
| 81 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|title=AI YoungBoy|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|access-date=February 21, 2023}}
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References
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