Certified Hitmaker
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{{Infobox album
| name = Certified Hitmaker
| type = studio
| cover = Lil Mosey - Certified Hitmaker.png
| alt =
| artist = Lil Mosey
| released = {{Start date|2019|11|08}}
| recorded = 2018–2019
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|pop rap}}
| length = 38:03
| label =
- Mogul Vision
- Interscope
| producer =
- Callan
- Cubeatz
- Dez Wright
- ForeignGotEm
- Kid Culture
- Rio Leyva
- Royce David
- Waves
- Quin Kiu
| prev_title = Lil Mosey
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = UNI
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Certified Hitmaker
| type = studio
| single1 = G Walk
| single1date = June 7, 2019
| single2 = Stuck in a Dream
| single2date = September 17, 2019
| single3 = Live This Wild
| single3date = November 5, 2019
| single4 = Blueberry Faygo
| single4date = February 7, 2020
| single5 = Back at It
| single5date = June 26, 2020
| single6 = Top Gone
| single6date = August 5, 2020
}}
}}
Certified Hitmaker is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Mosey. It was released on November 8, 2019, by Mogul Vision Music and Interscope Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/lil-tecca-lil-mosey-beef-of-2019|title=Lil Tecca vs. Lil Mosey Is Apparently the Latest Rap Beef of 2019|website=Complex}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyJYW9oEEYY|title=Lil Mosey - Certified Hitmaker Trailer|via=YouTube}} This serves at the follow-up to his 2018 release Northsbest. The album contains features from Chris Brown, Gunna, Trippie Redd and AJ Tracey. Every song on its standard edition was produced by Royce David, who also produced the majority of songs on Northsbest. It was reissued on February 7, 2020, coinciding with the release of Mosey's hit single "Blueberry Faygo". A deluxe edition, marketed as Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak), was released on August 14, 2020, and includes additional features from Lil Baby and Lunay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-mosey-unleashes-new-banger-live-this-wild-new-song.1985099.html|title=Lil Mosey Unleashes New Banger "Live This Wild"|website=HotNewHipHop|date=5 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2019/10/30/lil-mosey-has-some-fighting-words-for-lil-tecca/|title=Lil Mosey Has Some Fighting Words for Lil Tecca|work=The Source|first=Jiggy|last=Jones|date=October 30, 2019}}
Certified Hitmaker was supported by three singles: "G Walk", "Stuck in a Dream" and "Live This Wild", as well as two additional singles: "Back At It" and "Top Gone", in the lead up to the release of its deluxe. Certified Hitmaker debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, earning 23,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57486/title.blueberry-faygo-rapper-lil-mosey-arrested-on-felony-gun-charge|title='Blueberry Faygo' Rapper Lil Mosey Arrested on Felony Gun Charge|work=HipHopDX|author=Brandon Caldwell|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2021}}
Background
A deluxe edition, marketed as Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak), was released on August 14, 2020. It was supported by two singles: "Back at It" and "Top Gone". Three new songs were also added to the tracklist, "Bands Out Tha Roof", "My Dues", and "Focus on Me".{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/151199109/credits|title=Try the TIDAL Web Player}}
Singles
Certified Hitmaker was supported by a total of six singles.
The first single, "G Walk" was released on June 7, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8514945/lil-mosey-g-walk-chris-brown-listen/|title=Lil Mosey Taps Chris Brown For 'G Walk'|magazine=Billboard|author=Carl Lamarre|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=March 1, 2020}} The song features a guest appearance from Chris Brown. While the high-profile collaboration was initially unexpected, Mosey had notably sampled Brown's 2005 hit single "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" in "Greet Her", the seventh song on Northsbest. The second single, "Stuck in a Dream" featuring Gunna was released on September 17, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Joshua Espinoza |date=September 17, 2019 |title=Lil Mosey Drops Video for Gunna-Assisted Single "Stuck in a Dream" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/lil-mosey-gunna-stuck-in-a-dream-video |access-date=March 1, 2020 |website=Complex}} The music video was also released on Lil Mosey's YouTube channel the same day. The single peaked at number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 dated November 23, 2019,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-mosey/chart-history/hsi/|title= Lil Mosey Chart History - Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2021}} as well as number 34 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-mosey/chart-history/can/|title= Lil Mosey Chart History - Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2021}} The third single, "Live This Wild" was released on November 5, 2019, a few days before the release of Certified Hitmaker. Its music video was released a week later on November 14, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/lil-mosey-live-this-wild-music-video|title=Lil Mosey Cruises Through Swamp Lands in 'Live This Wild' Video|author=Issac Rouse|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=March 1, 2021}} Although it failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, it managed to peak at number 80 on the Canadian Hot 100. The fourth single, "Blueberry Faygo" was originally an unreleased song that was leaked online.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/lil-mosey-blueberry-faygo-945083/|title='We Can't Stop These Kids At All': The Curious Case of a Leaked Hit|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Elias Leight|date=February 4, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2020}} It was being uploaded on to Spotify and other platforms under many different names. For a period of time the song kept being posted and taken down. Eventually, the song became one of the biggest trending songs on Spotify. The song was officially released on February 7, 2020, and was later included on the album's reissue on the same day.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/lil-mosey-s-blueberry-faygo-samples-johnny-gill-s-1990-hit-my-my-my|title=Lil Mosey Drops "Blueberry Faygo" After Leaks Turned It Into A Viral Hit|website=Genius|author=Chris Mench|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2020}} The music video was released on March 26, 2020, and was directed by Cole Bennett.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/lil-mosey-blueberry-faygo|title=Watch Lil Mosey's "Blueberry Faygo" Video|work=Complex|author=Tara C. Mahadevan|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2020}} The single became Lil Mosey's most successful song to date, peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 8 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also managed to peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and number 62 on Billboard's Global 200 charts respectively.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-mosey/chart-history/occ/|title= Lil Mosey Chart History - UK Singles|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-mosey/chart-history/glo/|title= Lil Mosey Chart History - Global 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2021}} The fifth single, "Back At It" featuring Lil Baby was released on June 26, 2020, in the lead up to the album's deluxe.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-mosey-taps-lil-baby-for-new-single-back-at-it-new-song.1987706.html|title=Lil Mosey Taps Lil Baby For New Single "Back At It"
|website=HotNewHipHop|author=Lynn S.|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2021}} The song reached number 9 on the US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-mosey/chart-history/hbu/|title= Lil Mosey Chart History - Bubbling Under the Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2021}} The final single, "Top Gone" featuring Lunay was released on August 5, 2020.
Certified Hitmaker debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 23,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. This became Lil Mosey's highest-charting album to date. The album also debuted at number 9 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-mosey/chart-history/blp/|title= Lil Mosey Chart History - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2021}} It ranked number 72 on the Billboard 200 year-end chart of 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Certified Hitmaker track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 35:20
| title1 = So Fast
| writer1 = {{hlist|Lathan Echols|Elgin Lumpkin|Troy Oliver|Royce Pearson}}
| extra1 = Royce David
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = Live This Wild
| writer2 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Rio Leyva|Vid Vucenovic}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Royce David|Leyva|ForeignGotEm}}
| length2 = 2:03
| title3 = Speed Racin
| writer3 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson}}
| extra3 = Royce David
| length3 = 2:43
| title4 = Rockstars
| writer4 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Abdirahman Osman|Quinton Sung}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Royce David|Waves|Quin Kiu}}
| length4 = 1:54
| title5 = Stuck in a Dream
| note5 = featuring Gunna
| writer5 = {{hlist|Echols|Sergio Kitchens|Pearson}}
| extra5 = Royce David
| length5 = 2:04
| title6 = Rose Gold
| writer6 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Dylan Cleary-Krell}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Royce David|Dez Wright}}
| length6 = 2:39
| title7 = Dreamin
| writer7 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|DeAndre Way|Brandon Green}}
| extra7 = Royce David
| length7 = 2:58
| title8 = Bankroll
| note8 = featuring AJ Tracey
| writer8 = {{hlist|Echols|Ché Grant|Pearson}}
| extra8 = Royce David
| length8 = 2:45
| title9 = See My Baby
| writer9 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Daniel Hackett}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Royce David|Kid Culture}}
| length9 = 2:34
| title10 = Jet to the West
| writer10 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Vucenovic}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Royce David|ForeignGotEm}}
| length10 = 2:21
| title11 = Space Coupe
| writer11 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Kevin Gomringer|Tim Gomringer}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Royce David|Cubeatz}}
| length11 = 2:18
| title12 = G Walk
| note12 = with Chris Brown
| writer12 = {{hlist|Echols|Christopher Brown|Pearson}}
| extra12 = Royce David
| length12 = 2:21
| title13 = Never Scared
| note13 = featuring Trippie Redd
| writer13 = {{hlist|Echols|Michael White IV|Pearson}}
| extra13 = Royce David
| length13 = 3:03
| title14 = Kari's World
| writer14 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Vucenovic}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Royce David|ForeignGotEm}}
| length14 = 2:57
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 51:37
| headline = Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak) deluxe edition
| title1 = Blueberry Faygo
| writer1 = {{hlist|Echols|Johnny Gill, Jr.|Daryl Simmons|Antonio Reid|Kenneth Edmonds|Callan Wong}}
| extra1 = Callan
| length1 = 2:43
| title2 = Top Gone
| note2 = with Lunay
| writer2 = {{hlist|Echols|Jefnier Moreno|Sean Kingston|Donald Flores|Benjamin Lasnier|Patrick Piscot}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Lasnier|Piscot}}
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = Back at It
| note3 = featuring Lil Baby
| writer3 = {{hlist|Echols|Dominique Jones|Diego Avendano|Taylor Banks|Joel Banks|Xavier Thompson|Germán Valdés}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Diego Ave|Bankroll Got It}}
| length3 = 2:36
| title4 = Bands out tha Roof
| writer4 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Sean Momberger}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Royce David|Momberger}}
| length4 = 2:41
| title5 = My Dues
| writer5 = {{hlist|Echols|Pearson|Marcos dos Santos Cardoso}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Royce David|Ace Bankz}}
| length5 = 2:28
| title6 = Focus on Me
| writer6 = Echols
| extra6 = Lil Mosey
| length6 = 2:32
}}
Personnel
- Lil Mosey – primary artist
- Mike Tucci – mastering engineer
- Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixer
- Michael Garcia – music video director
- Patrizio Pigliapoco and Royce David – recording engineers
- Royce David – studio personnel
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Certified Hitmaker ! scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/11/aria-chart-watch-551/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #551|publisher=auspOp|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116064110/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/11/aria-chart-watch-551/|url-status=dead}}
| 91 |
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{{album chart|Flanders|130|artist=Lil Mosey|album=Certified Hitmaker|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|8|artist=Lil Mosey|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|32|artist=Lil Mosey|album=Certified Hitmaker|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Finland|47|artist=Lil Mosey|album=Certified Hitmaker|rowheader=true|access-date=November 18, 2019}} |
{{album chart|France|184|artist=Lil Mosey|album=Certified Hitmaker|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|92|artist=Lil Mosey|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}} |
scope="row"| Latvian Albums (LaIPA){{cite web|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-46-nedela-8229|title=Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 46. nedēļa|language=Latvian|publisher=LaIPA|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125111426/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-46-nedela-8229|archive-date=November 25, 2019}}
| 26 |
scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w46/|title=2019 46-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=Lithuanian|publisher=AGATA|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 29, 2019}}
| 36 |
{{album chart|Norway|15|artist=Lil Mosey|album=Certified Hitmaker|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|45|artist=Lil Mosey|album=Certified Hitmaker|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}} |
{{album chart|UK2|67|date=20191115|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2019}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=Lil Mosey|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2019}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|9|artist=Lil Mosey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 18, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for Certified Hitmaker ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-canadian-albums|title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 9, 2020}}
| 41 |
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2020}}
| 72 |
scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2020}}
| 42 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Certified Hitmaker}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Lil Mosey|title=Certified Hitmaker|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lil Mosey|title=Certified Hitmaker|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2025|access-date=April 8, 2025}}
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