Blank Face LP

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{{Infobox album

| name = Blank Face LP

| type = studio

| artist = Schoolboy Q

| cover = Blankfacelpcover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2016|07|08}}

| recorded = July 2014{{nbsp}}– April 2016

| venue =

| studio =

• Art Dealer Chic (Los Angeles)
• D-Block (Yonkers)
• Encore (Burbank)
• Groovy Sound (Tarzana)
• No Excuses (Santa Monica)
• No Name (North Hollywood)
• Orange Room (Danville)
• Paramount (Hollywood)

| genre =

• West Coast hip-hop
• gangsta rap

| length = {{Duration|m=72|s=27}}

| label =

• TDE
• Interscope

| producer =

• The Alchemist
• Cardo
• Cubeatz
• Dem Jointz
• DJ Dahi
• Frank Dukes
• J. Lbs
• Larrance Dopson
• Metro Boomin
• Nez & Rio
• Sounwave
• Southside
• Swizz Beatz
• Tae Beast
• Tony Russell
• Tyler, the Creator
• Willie B
• Yung Exclusive

| prev_title = Oxymoron

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Crash Talk

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Blank Face LP

| type = studio

| single1 = Groovy Tony

| single1date = April 5, 2016

| single2 = That Part

| single2date = May 13, 2016

| single3 = Overtime

| single3date = September 12, 2016

}}

}}

Blank Face LP is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Schoolboy Q. It was released on July 8, 2016, through Top Dawg Entertainment and distributed by Interscope Records. SchoolBoy Q began work on the album in July 2014, months after the release of his major label debut Oxymoron. After briefly considering retirement from rap music to spend more time with his family, he set up a home studio and resumed working on the album in the summer of 2015; it was completed in April 2016. The album's production was primarily handled TDE's in-house production team, Digi+Phonics, alongside older and newer collaborators including Swizz Beatz, Metro Boomin, Southside, Nez & Rio, DJ Dahi, The Alchemist and Tyler, the Creator. It also features guest appearances from Kanye West, Jadakiss, E-40, Tha Dogg Pound, Miguel and Anderson .Paak, among others.

Blank Face LP was supported by three singles, "Groovy Tony", "That Part" and "Overtime", and several music videos, including a trilogy of short films. Schoolboy Q also made appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and embarked on the Groovy Tony Pit Stops concert tour in July 2016, followed by the Blank Face World Tour, which saw the rapper tour North America, Oceania and Europe with Joey Badass between August to December 2016.

Blank Face LP received widespread acclaim from critics and debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 74,000 units in its first week. In 2018, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "That Part" also reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and was certified double-platinum by the RIAA. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017, the album received a nomination for Best Rap Album, while "That Part" was nominated for Best Rap Performance. In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 164 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time".

==Background and recording==

In March 2012, Schoolboy Q was signed to major record label Interscope Records as part of a distribution deal with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) involving his group Black Hippy, featuring labelmate Kendrick Lamar, who signed a separate deal with Aftermath/Interscope.{{cite web |last=Alexis |first=Nadeska |date=March 8, 2012 |title=Kendrick Lamar, Black Hippy Ink Deals With Interscope And Aftermath |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2497306/kendrick-lamar-signs-with-interscope-aftermath/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629185843/http://www.mtv.com/news/2497306/kendrick-lamar-signs-with-interscope-aftermath/ |archive-date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2016 |website=MTV News |publisher=}} In February 2014, he released his Interscope debut, Oxymoron, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the top 40 hit single "Studio", featuring BJ the Chicago Kid.{{cite magazine |last1=Leight |first1=Elias |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q: Why the Reluctant Rap Star Almost Quit |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/schoolboy-q-why-the-reluctant-rap-star-almost-quit-20160708?page=2 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716005722/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/schoolboy-q-why-the-reluctant-rap-star-almost-quit-20160708?page=2 |archivedate=July 16, 2016}} SchoolBoy Q toured in support of the album for a year and a half, and it was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=June 22, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q and Rae Sremmurd Now Have Platinum Albums |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/schoolboy-q-rae-sremmurd-platinum-albums/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=XXL |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716095238/https://www.xxlmag.com/schoolboy-q-rae-sremmurd-platinum-albums/ |url-status=live }} In a July 2014 interview with Billboard, Schoolboy Q revealed he was in the "beginning stages" of recording his follow-up to the album.{{Cite web |last=Meara |first=Paul |date=July 27, 2014 |title=ScHoolboy Q Discusses Recent Shooting Aftermath, Begins Next Album |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.29958/title.schoolboy-q-discusses-recent-shooting-aftermath-begins-next-album |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423202107/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.29958/title.schoolboy-q-discusses-recent-shooting-aftermath-begins-next-album |url-status=live }} On September 9, 2014, he told HotNewHipHop that he had begun recording the album but was still unsure of its direction.{{Cite web |last=Tardio |first=Andres |date=September 9, 2014 |title=ScHoolboy Q Begins Work On "Oxymoron" Follow-Up |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.30570/title.schoolboy-q-begins-work-on-oxymoron-follow-up |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227110152/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.30570/title.schoolboy-q-begins-work-on-oxymoron-follow-up |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=September 9, 2014 |title=ScHoolboy Q Says He's Working On A New Album For Next Year |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/23772-schoolboy-q-says-he-s-working-on-a-new-album-for-next-year-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206125641/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/23772-schoolboy-q-says-he-s-working-on-a-new-album-for-next-year-news |archive-date=February 6, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}

SchoolBoy Q initially considered retiring from rap music after touring in support of Oxymoron to spend more time with his family and his daughter Joy; he regretted the long periods he spent away from them promoting the album.{{Cite web |last=Harling |first=Danielle |date=July 7, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q "Almost Quit" Rap Following "Oxymoron" Release |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39533/title.schoolboy-almost-quit-rap-following-oxymoron-release |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908224351/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39533/title.schoolboy-almost-quit-rap-following-oxymoron-release |url-status=live }} "When I came back [from touring], [Joy] was doing different things, talking different", he told he told MTV News in 2016. "I'm at the crucial years of her life—she's only seven years old, so every time I'm gone for a certain amount of time, I come back, she's doing something new. I got kind of tired of missing that."{{Cite web |last=Fleischer |first=Adam |date=June 28, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q Explains Why He Almost Quit Rap After His Last Album |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/arun8w/schoolboy-q-almost-retired-after-oxymoron |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926042922/https://www.mtv.com/news/arun8w/schoolboy-q-almost-retired-after-oxymoron |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=MTV News}} Neither TDE nor Interscope were rushing him to record a new album, and he did not plan on informing them of his retirement: "It was just a thing where it was just like I'm never gonna give 'em my album so they'll get the point."{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |date=July 9, 2016 |title=10 Gems From ScHoolboy Q's Heartfelt Interview |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39566/title.10-gems-from-schoolboy-qs-heartfelt-interview |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805133452/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39566/title.10-gems-from-schoolboy-qs-heartfelt-interview |url-status=live }} After almost a year away, he decided to end his retirement and resumed recording in the summer of 2015. He set up a home recording studio to work on the album, allowing him to focus on being a father and reduce his press commitments. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, Schoolboy Q revealed that his initial recording sessions for Blank Face LP resulted in "depressed rap"; nothing from those sessions made it on to the album. The album was largely finished by December 2015; on April 28, 2016, Schoolboy Q announced that it had been completed, and turned in for mixing.{{cite web |last=Goddard |first=Kevin |date=April 28, 2016 |title=SchoolBoy Q Has Turned in His Next Album |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-has-turned-in-his-next-album-news.21342.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630070257/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-has-turned-in-his-next-album-news.21342.html |archivedate=June 30, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}}

Blank Face LP was primarily produced by TDE's in-house production team Digi+Phonics, composed of Tae Beast, Willie B and Sounwave.{{Cite web |last=Rindner |first=Grant |date=July 26, 2016 |title=Rather than hiding in the shadows, ScHoolboy Q is basking in fame |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722013330/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp |url-status=live }} Its production saw the return of Nez & Rio, DJ Dahi, The Alchemist and Tyler, the Creator, whom appeared on SchoolBoy Q's previous albums, alongside new collaborators such as Swizz Beatz, Metro Boomin and Southside.{{Cite web |last=Gu |first=Marshall |date=July 11, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q: Blank Face |url=https://www.popmatters.com/schoolboy-q-blank-face1-2495423950.html |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}} Kanye West contributed a verse and handled the production on the second single, "That Part", alongside Cardo, Yung Exclusive and Cubeatz.{{cite web |last=Scarano |first=Ross |date=June 15, 2016 |title=The Best Songs of 2016 (So Far) |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/06/best-songs-of-2016/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618104010/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/06/best-songs-of-2016/ |archivedate=June 18, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=Complex}} In a June 2016 Twitter Q&A with his fans, Schoolboy Q revealed that frequent collaborator ASAP Rocky, with whom he has recorded several songs, such as "Brand New Guy", "Hands on the Wheel", "Electric Body" and "Californication", was scheduled to appear on the album but producer Pharrell Williams had given the instrumental of the song they worked on to another artist.{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=July 12, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Explains Why A$AP Rocky Isn't On "Blank Face LP" |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-explains-why-asap-rocky-isnt-on-blank-face-lp-news.22813.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005090115/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-explains-why-asap-rocky-isnt-on-blank-face-lp-news.22813.html |archivedate=October 5, 2016 |accessdate=November 3, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}}

The instrumental for "By Any Means" was an unused Kendrick Lamar beat that SchoolBoy Q found while looking through his computer. SchoolBoy Q said that he had attempted to work with Lamar on "Overtime", but that he rejected it after an attempt at recording vocals. TDE founder Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith heard the song and wanted it to be included on the album, but Q did not want his singing part to be used and subsequently requested Miguel's presence on the track. He then recruited Justine Skye after asking then-TDE president Dave Free for suggestions. "I didn't know much about Justine. I heard her voice I looked, she's beautiful and she sings good. I need her on this record. There you go, you have the record." Prior to the album's release, rumors circulated that Lamar had produced "Overtime", which SchoolBoy Q addressed during an interview with Hot 97; "I wasn't there to see him produce it but I remember seeing Cardo produce it. I mean I think Kendrick got some background vocals. He's done a lot of background vocals for me."{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Cherise |date=July 3, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Details Kendrick Lamar's Rumored Production On "Blank Face LP" |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39485/title.schoolboy-q-tackles-rumors-of-kendrick-lamars-blank-face-lp-production |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708133341/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39485/title.schoolboy-q-tackles-rumors-of-kendrick-lamars-blank-face-lp-production |archivedate=July 8, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=HipHopDX}}

==Release and promotion==

On January 26, 2016, SchoolBoy Q posted a teaser video for "Groovy Tony" on Instagram.{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Previews New Song 'Groovy Tony' |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/01/26/schoolboy-q-previews-groovy-tony |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512113254/http://www.rap-up.com/2016/01/26/schoolboy-q-previews-groovy-tony |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Rap-Up}} On February 24, 2016, Tiffith announced that Schoolboy Q would release the follow-up to Oxymoron before the summer.{{cite web |last=Goddard |first=Kevin |date=February 24, 2016 |title=Top Dawg Says Schoolboy Q's Album Is Dropping Before Summer |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/top-dawg-says-schoolboy-q-s-album-is-dropping-before-summer-news.20338.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513151623/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/top-dawg-says-schoolboy-q-s-album-is-dropping-before-summer-news.20338.html |archivedate=May 13, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}} After some delays, he confirmed on June 2, 2016, that it would be released on July 8.{{Cite web |last=Fleischer |first=Adam |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q's Album Is Actually, For Real, Finally Coming Out |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2887427/schoolboy-q-new-album-release-date-july-8-2016/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602005555/http://www.mtv.com/news/2887427/schoolboy-q-new-album-release-date-july-8-2016/ |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=MTV News}} On June 14, he unveiled the album's title as Blank Face LP, while also unveiling what was thought to be the album's cover art.{{cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=June 14, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Announces His Album Title, Reveals Artwork |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-announces-his-album-title-reveals-artwork-news.22250.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618185838/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-announces-his-album-title-reveals-artwork-news.22250.html |archivedate=June 18, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}} The album was originally titled Ghost Face, after Ghostface Killah, but Schoolboy Q later changed it to Blank Face as he thought it was "too corny to name it right after a rapper". The initial artwork made use of the notorious Crying Jordan meme, with his face blurred out.{{cite web |last=William |first=Trace |date=June 14, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Uses Jordan Cry Face for New Album Cover, Everyone Loses It |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/06/schoolboy-q-jordan-cry-face-album-cover-twitter-loses-it |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618162323/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/06/schoolboy-q-jordan-cry-face-album-cover-twitter-loses-it |archivedate=June 18, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=Complex}}{{cite web |date=June 14, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q: Crying Jordan's on My Album Cover |url=http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/14/schoolbolq-crying-jordans-on-my-album-cover/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618030419/http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/14/schoolbolq-crying-jordans-on-my-album-cover |archivedate=June 18, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |publisher=TMZ}} On June 16, Schoolboy Q released what was thought to be the cover art for the deluxe edition of the album, which features 2016 US presidential candidate Donald Trump, with his face blurred out as well.{{cite web |last=Gordon |first=Jeremy |date=June 16, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q Puts Donald Trump on Blank Face Deluxe Edition Cover |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66143-schoolboy-q-puts-donald-trump-on-blank-face-deluxe-edition-cover/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623113514/http://pitchfork.com/news/66143-schoolboy-q-puts-donald-trump-on-blank-face-deluxe-edition-cover/ |archivedate=June 23, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=Pitchfork}}{{cite web |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=June 16, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q's alternate album cover for Blank Face is Donald Trump exactly as we'd like to see him |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/schoolboy-qs-alternate-album-cover-for-blank-face-is-donald-trump-exactly-as-wed-like-to-see-him/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620063515/http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/schoolboy-qs-alternate-album-cover-for-blank-face-is-donald-trump-exactly-as-wed-like-to-see-him/ |archivedate=June 20, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=Consequence}} However, a few days later, in an interview with TMZ, Schoolboy Q revealed that he was "trolling" his fans and later unveiled the official album cover.{{cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=June 16, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Speaks On 'Blank Face LP' Art, Reveals Proper Cover |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-speaks-on-blank-face-lp-art-reveals-proper-cover-news.22299.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619173006/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-speaks-on-blank-face-lp-art-reveals-proper-cover-news.22299.html |archivedate=June 19, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}}{{cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Chris |date=June 17, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face" Album Cover Is NOT The Crying Jordan Meme |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39268/title.schoolboy-q-trolled-everybody-with-his-crying-jordan-album-cover |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621201032/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39268/title.schoolboy-q-trolled-everybody-with-his-crying-jordan-album-cover |archivedate=June 21, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HipHopDX}} On June 18, 2016, Schoolboy Q released a trailer for Blank Face LP, which previewed a new song.{{cite web |author=Khari |date=June 19, 2016 |title=Watch the Trailer For ScHoolboy Q's 'Blank Face LP' Album |url=http://thesource.com/2016/06/19/watch-the-trailer-for-schoolboy-qs-blank-face-lp-album/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625004652/http://thesource.com/2016/06/19/watch-the-trailer-for-schoolboy-qs-blank-face-lp-album/ |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=The Source}}{{cite web |date=June 18, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Previews New 'Blank Face LP' Song |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/06/18/schoolboy-q-previews-new-blank-face-lp-song/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622143618/http://www.rap-up.com/2016/06/18/schoolboy-q-previews-new-blank-face-lp-song/ |archivedate=June 22, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=Rap-Up}}{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Trevor |date=June 18, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Previews New Music From 'Blank Face LP' |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-previews-new-music-from-blank-face-lp-news.22334.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621053030/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-previews-new-music-from-blank-face-lp-news.22334.html |archivedate=June 21, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}} On June 21, he released the second trailer as promotion for the short film, which was co-directed by Kendrick Lamar and the Lil Homies ({{A.k.a.}} Lamar and Dave Free).{{cite web |last=Dandridge |first=Ben |date=June 21, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q Shares Blank Face LP Trailer With Snippets Of New Music |url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/21/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-trailer |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625115021/http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/21/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-trailer |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=The Fader}}{{cite web |author=Khari |date=June 21, 2016 |title=Watch the Extended Trailer For ScHoolboy Q's New Album, 'Blank Face LP' |url=http://thesource.com/2016/06/21/watch-the-extended-trailer-for-schoolboy-qs-new-album-blank-face-lp/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625231801/http://thesource.com/2016/06/21/watch-the-extended-trailer-for-schoolboy-qs-new-album-blank-face-lp/ |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=The Source}} On June 23, Schoolboy Q revealed the track listing for Blank Face LP.{{cite web |date=June 22, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Reveals 'Blank Face LP' Tracklisting |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/06/23/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-tracklisting/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625124043/http://www.rap-up.com/2016/06/23/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-tracklisting/ |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=Rap-Up}} The following day, the album's production credits were revealed.{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Angus |date=June 24, 2016 |title=Producers On ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" Include Metro Boomin, Tyler The Creator, Alchemist & More |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/producers-on-schoolboy-qs-blank-face-lp-include-metro-boomin-tyler-the-creator-alchemist-and-more-news.22478.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626133939/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/producers-on-schoolboy-qs-blank-face-lp-include-metro-boomin-tyler-the-creator-alchemist-and-more-news.22478.html |archivedate=June 26, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}}

"Groovy Tony" was released as the lead single from Blank Face LP on April 5, 2016, alongside a music video directed by Jack Begert and the Little Homies.{{cite web |author=Khari |date=April 5, 2016 |title=Watch ScHoolboy Q's New Video, "Groovy Tony," Here |url=http://thesource.com/2016/04/05/watch-schoolboy-qs-new-video-groovy-tony-here/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529031113/http://thesource.com/2016/04/05/watch-schoolboy-qs-new-video-groovy-tony-here/ |archivedate=May 29, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=The Source}} On May 13, 2016, Interscope began promoting "That Part" via urban and rhythmic radio formats in North America, as the album's second single.{{cite web |last=Goddard |first=Kevin |date=May 13, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q – THat Part Feat. Kanye West | Stream [New Song] |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-that-part-feat-kanye-west-new-song.1969761.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630064612/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-that-part-feat-kanye-west-new-song.1969761.html |archivedate=June 30, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}} The single debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100;{{cite magazine |title=Schoolboy Q Chart History: Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/schoolboy-q/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118031008/https://www.billboard.com/artist/schoolboy-q/chart-history/hsi/ |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |access-date=June 24, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}} according to Tiffith, it sold 26,000 copies in its first week. The song was certified double platinum by the RIAA in 2018.{{Cite web |title=American single certifications – Schoolboy Q – That Part |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Schoolboy+Q&ti=That+Part&format=Single&type=#search_section |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}} Its music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on June 2, 2016.{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Watch the trippy music video for Kanye West and ScHoolboy Q's 'THat Part' collab |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/watch-the-trippy-music-video-for-kanye-west-and-schoolboy-q-s-that-part-collab-a7063781.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623172407/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/watch-the-trippy-music-video-for-kanye-west-and-schoolboy-q-s-that-part-collab-a7063781.html |archivedate=June 23, 2016 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |work=The Independent}}{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Kanye West, Schoolboy Q Go Wild in Mesmerizing 'THat Part' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-schoolboy-q-go-wild-in-mesmerizing-that-part-video-20160602 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607070033/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-schoolboy-q-go-wild-in-mesmerizing-that-part-video-20160602 |archivedate=June 7, 2016}} Between June 25 and July 11, 2016,{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Angus |date=June 30, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q 'Tookie Knows II' Video [New Video] |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-tookie-knows-ii-video-new-video.37892.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703002219/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-tookie-knows-ii-video-new-video.37892.html |archivedate=July 3, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}}{{cite web |last=Roth |first=Madeline |date=June 25, 2015 |title=Schoolboy Q's New Short Film Previews A Supposed Kendrick Lamar Feature |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2897826/schoolboy-q-by-any-means-part-one-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625042555/http://www.mtv.com/news/2897826/schoolboy-q-by-any-means-part-one-video/ |archive-date=June 25, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2016 |publisher=MTV}} a trilogy of three short films/music videos, directed by Begert and Free, were released for "By Any Means", "Tookie Knows II" and "Black Thoughts".{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q Made A Classic Album |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1887481/schoolboy-q-made-a-classic-album/columns/status-aint-hood/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930000201/https://www.stereogum.com/1887481/schoolboy-q-made-a-classic-album/columns/status-aint-hood/ |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=July 11, 2016 |title=Watch Schoolboy Q's Blank Face Video Trilogy |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/66717-watch-schoolboy-qs-blank-face-video-trilogy/ |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} According to Pitchfork{{'}}s Jazz Monroe, the trilogy centered on "tense interactions with the cops before and after a pawn shop robbery". On the day of the album's release, the video trilogy was screened at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles over a 24-hour period,{{Cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |date=July 7, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Announces Blank Face LP Short Film Installation |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/07/07/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-short-film-installation |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=The Fader |language=en}} and a remix of "That Part", featuring new verses from Schoolboy Q's Black Hippy cohorts Lamar, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul, was released.{{cite magazine |last=Platon |first=Adelle |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Black Hippy Remixes ScHoolboy Q's 'THat Part' |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7431097/kendrick-lamar-ab-soul-jay-rock-schoolboy-q-black-hippy-that-part-remix |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712201737/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7431097/kendrick-lamar-ab-soul-jay-rock-schoolboy-q-black-hippy-that-part-remix |archivedate=July 12, 2016}} Following this, a music video for "John Muir", directed by APlusFilmz was released on July 21, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Sheldon |date=July 21, 2016 |title=Watch Schoolboy Q's "JoHn Muir" Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/66967-watch-schoolboy-qs-john-muir-video/ |access-date=February 7, 2025 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} "Overtime" was serviced to urban and rhythmic radio in North America, on September 12, 2016, as the album's third and final single;{{cite web |date=September 13, 2016 |title=Rhythmic/Urban Radio Update (September 13, 2016) |url=http://www.fashionably-early.com/2016/09/13/rhythmicurban-radio-update-september-12-2016/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062251/http://www.fashionably-early.com/2016/09/13/rhythmicurban-radio-update-september-12-2016/ |archivedate=August 14, 2017 |accessdate=August 13, 2017 |website=Fashionably Early}} a music video for the song was released the same day.{{cite web |last=Mench |first=Chris |date=September 12, 2016 |title=Watch ScHoolboy Q, Miguel, and Justine Skye Get Colorful in the "Overtime" Video |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/09/schoolboy-q-new-video-overtime-featuring-miguel-justine-skye |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005064904/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/09/schoolboy-q-new-video-overtime-featuring-miguel-justine-skye |archivedate=October 5, 2016 |accessdate=November 3, 2016 |work=Complex}}

On June 29, 2016, Schoolboy Q held a listening session for Blank Face LP in New York City, which was hosted by Hot 97 radio personality, Peter Rosenberg.{{cite web |last=Dandridge |first=Ben |date=June 29, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Hosts Blank Face LP Listening Party in New York City |url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/29/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-listening-party-nyc |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703155430/http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/29/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-listening-party-nyc |archivedate=July 3, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=The Fader}}{{cite web |author=@dannypwins |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Watch: Schoolboy Q Previews 'Blank Face LP' At Listening Session |url=http://allhiphop.com/2016/06/30/watch-schoolboy-q-previews-blank-face-lp-at-listening-session/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710051635/http://allhiphop.com/2016/06/30/watch-schoolboy-q-previews-blank-face-lp-at-listening-session/ |archivedate=July 10, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |website=AllHipHop}}{{Cite magazine |last=Ketchum III |first=William |date=June 30, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Previews OG-Filled 'Blank Face LP' in New York City |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/schoolboy-q-blank-face-lp-preview-new-york-7423924/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} During the session, Q confirmed that he would not be releasing a deluxe edition of the album. Various blogs reporting on the session said that Schoolboy Q had said that Interscope Records lobbied to have Miguel and Skye on "Overtime" in the hopes of recreating the success of "Studio", which he ultimately agreed to.{{cite web |last=Goddard |first=Kevin |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q Says His Label 'Made Him' Put Miguel & Justin Skye Collab "Overtime" On New Album |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-says-his-label-made-him-put-miguel-and-justin-skye-collab-overtime-on-new-album-news.22575.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709134633/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/schoolboy-q-says-his-label-made-him-put-miguel-and-justin-skye-collab-overtime-on-new-album-news.22575.html |archivedate=July 9, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=HotNewHipHop}}{{Cite web |last=Setaro |first=Shawn |date=June 30, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q Says Label "Made Me" Put Miguel Collab on His New Album |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/shawn-setaro/schoolboy-q-label-made-me-miguel-new-album |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=Complex |language=en}} Q said that his comments about "Overtime" had been misunderstood; in an interview with Real 92.3, Q clarified that TDE had suggested the song's inclusion instead of Interscope and criticized blogs for getting the information wrong, though he conceded that he "should've worded it way better". He also said he had apologized to Miguel. On June 30, he appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he performed a live rendition of "Groovy Tony" and "That Part".{{cite web |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=June 30, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q performs 'THat Part' on Colbert – watch |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/schoolboy-q-performs-that-part-on-colbert-watch/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703213925/http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/schoolboy-q-performs-that-part-on-colbert-watch/ |archivedate=July 3, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=Consequence}}{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=June 30, 2016 |title=Watch Schoolboy Q Do An Intense 'THat Part' On Colbert |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1885634/watch-schoolboy-q-do-an-intense-that-part-on-colbert/video/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704121542/http://www.stereogum.com/1885634/watch-schoolboy-q-do-an-intense-that-part-on-colbert/video/ |archivedate=July 4, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=Stereogum}} Schoolboy Q embarked on a twelve-show concert tour of North America, Groovy Tony Pit Stops, in support of Blank Face LP.{{cite web |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=June 28, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q announces North American 'Pit Stops' |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/schoolboy-q-announces-north-american-tour-dates/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703182058/http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/schoolboy-q-announces-north-american-tour-dates/ |archivedate=July 3, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=Consequence}} The tour began in San Francisco on July 9, and concluded on July 17, in Houston.{{cite web |last=Dandridge |first=Ben |date=June 27, 2016 |title=Schoolboy Q Announces 'Groovy Tony Pit Stops' Tour in Support Of Blank Face LP |url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/27/schoolboy-q-groovy-tony-pit-stops-blank-face-lp |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701094158/http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/27/schoolboy-q-groovy-tony-pit-stops-blank-face-lp |archivedate=July 1, 2016 |accessdate=July 13, 2016 |work=The Fader}} He then performed at the Panorama Music Festival in New York between July 22 to 24, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Gailbrath |first=Alex |date=July 18, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q announces massive Blank Face World Tour |url=https://consequence.net/2016/07/schoolboy-q-announces-massive-blank-face-world-tour/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Consequence |language=en}} From August 30 to December 15, 2016, SchoolBoy Q embarked on the Blank Face World Tour of North America, Oceania and Europe, taking Joey Badass as support. Midway through the tour, he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with E-40, performing "Dope Dealer" on September 14, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=September 15, 2016 |title=ScHoolboy Q And E-40 Perform "Dope Dealer" On Jimmy Kimmel Live! |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/09/15/schoolboy-q-e-40-dope-dealer-ijimmy-kimmel |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=The Fader |language=en}}