Colors (mixtape)

On January 5, 2022, YoungBoy released the promotional single, "Fish Scale", alongside the official music video, in anticipation of the then-upcoming mixtape.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-fish-scale|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shares New Song and Video for "Fish Scale"|work=Complex|last=Callas|first=Brad|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022}} Exactly one week later, on January 12, 2022, he officially announced Colors and its release date.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/01/12/youngboy-never-broke-again-announces-new-mixtape-colors/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again announces new mixtape Colors|work=The Fader|last=Callender|first=Brandon|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022}} Alongside the announcement, he released the lead single, "Bring the Hook", alongside the official music video.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-says-hes-rolling-o-block-pack-on-new-song-bring-the-hook-new-song.1993739.html|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Says Hes Rolling "O-Block Pack" On New Song "Bring The Hook"|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022}} The single "Flossin", a collaboration with American record label and record producer collective Internet Money, was released on January 21, 2022, the same day as the mixtape, and is included on its deluxe edition.{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2022/01/22/internet-money-is-joined-by-youngboy-never-broke-again-on-flossin/|title=Internet Money is Joined by YoungBoy Never Broke Again on "Flossin"|work=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=January 22, 2022|access-date=January 22, 2022}}

Before the release of Colors, YoungBoy released a few songs from the mixtape with music videos to his YouTube channel, which were not officially released. The first visual was for "Emo Rockstar", which was released on December 22, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/01/12/youngboy-never-broke-again-announces-new-mixtape-colors/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again shares "Emo Rockstar"|work=The Fader|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=December 22, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2022}} He then released the music video for "Emo Love" on January 7, 2022. The visual for "Foolish Figure" was released two days later, on January 9, 2022. The final unofficial song with a music video was "Know Like I Know", which was released on January 18, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-doesnt-hold-back-on-know-like-i-know-single-new-song.1993802.html|title=NBA YoungBoy Doesn't Hold Back On "Know Like I Know" Single|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=January 19, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022}}

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|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/colors-mw0003658621|title=Colors Review by Paul Simpson|date=5 February 2022|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=5 February 2022}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = 6.6/10{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Paul A. |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Colors Album Review |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/youngboy-never-broke-again-colors/ |date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2022}}

| rev3 = HipHopDX

| rev3score = 3.5/5{{cite web |last1=Malone |first1=Anthony |title=NBA YOUNGBOY 'COLORS' IS ANOTHER FINE ALBUM BUT KEEPS HIM IN CRUISE CONTROL|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3840/title.nba-youngboy-colors-album-review |website=HipHopDX |date=March 3, 2022}}

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Colors received generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for AllMusic, Paul Simpson felt that "the release allows YoungBoy to show off his range, from aggressive trap to more pop-leaning melodic tracks." Concluding his review, he notes "While staying true to YoungBoy's style, this is one of his more accessible releases." Paul A. Thompson from Pitchfork began his review by stating that "YoungBoy continues to push himself to vocal extremes—in addition to that familiar growl and effusive harmonizing." He notes that Colors is stitched together by "YoungBoy's willingness to lay bare the most tortured parts of his psyche." Concluding his review, he states "meaningfully synthesize (or even thoughtfully arrange) its disparate parts, a generous listener might find the volatility of YoungBoy's emotions from one song to the next an interesting thread on its own." Anthony Malone from HipHopDX notes that Colors "sees YoungBoy more conflicted than ever, saying one thing but acting the opposite." He continues to write that "Cuts such as “2Hoo,” “DC Marvel” and “Expensive Taste” are filled with shallow romanticism and descriptions of a sex life that's better suited on the down-low," and "On “Dis & That,” YoungBoy sounds like he's on autopilot and falling back on production that's stale and repetitive." He concludes his review by writing: "Colors suffer from an overabundance of songs that inflates the project, ruining what could be a more digestible project if the fat was trimmed."

Colors debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 80,000 album-equivalent units (including under 2,000 in pure sales) in its first week, according to MRC Data. This became YoungBoy's eighth top-10 album on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-200-number-one-third-week-1235025054/|title='Encanto' Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 30, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022}} YoungBoy also became the fastest rapper in history to chart 20 albums on the Billboard 200, accomplishing this feat under four and a half years after first appearing on the chart. Colors has sold 500,000 album-equivalent units so far.

{{Track listing

| headline = Colors track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 64:03

| title1 = Long Live

| writer1 = {{hlist|Kentrell Gaulden|Jason Goldberg|Aman Nikhanj|David Kim|Eelis Oikarinen|Leonardo Mateus|Davood Boushehri}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Cheese|Saucey Beats|Luhkim|Ele Beatz|WassupBans|LVL35Dav}}

| length1 = 2:39

| title2 = Bring It On

| writer2 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Aaron Hill|Daniel Lebrun|Seth Love}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Lastwordbeats|Droc|Berge|Skeeo}}

| length2 = 4:04

| title3 = No Switch

| writer3 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Brian Stewart|Giovanni Gardner}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Cheese|BBoyBeatz|GorillaOnThaTrack|Tayo}}

| length3 = 3:00

| title4 = Smoke One

| writer4 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Nikhanj|Kim|Anthony Martinez|Benjamin Ibrahimovic}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Cheese|Saucey Beats|Luhkim|Amart|Yo Benji}}

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = 2Hoo

| writer5 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Aaron Gilfenbain|Nicolas Schmidt|Jonathan Gabor}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Cheese|BeatsAintFree JG|Nick Schmidt|Hurt}}

| length5 = 2:46

| title6 = DC Marvel

| writer6 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Joshua Parker|Bishop Grinnage|Goldberg}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|OG Parker|Beezo Beatz}}

| length6 = 2:56

| title7 = How You Been

| writer7 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Leor Shavah|Ethan Hicks|Daniel Valvano|Luca Steinkirchner}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Cheese|Leor|HicksMadeThat|Dan|Lufye}}

| length7 = 2:04

| title8 = Expensive Taste

| writer8 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Lebrun}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Droc|Cash}}

| length8 = 3:52

| title9 = Cage Feeling

| writer9 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Mateus|David Blom|Jordan Edon|Junior Sinchi}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Cheese|WassupBans|Blom|Tfisdon|Jay LV}}

| length9 = 2:31

| title10 = Dis & That

| writer10 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Shavah|India Williams|Jack Thierer}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Cheese|Leor|Indiagotthembeats|Yakree}}

| length10 = 2:55

| title11 = Gangsta

| note11 = featuring Quando Rondo

| writer11 = {{hlist|Gaulden|TyQuain Bowman|Goldberg|Jonathan Priester}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Cheese|Supah Mario}}

| length11 = 4:16

| title12 = Know Like I Know

| writer12 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Stewart|Brandon Russell|Karionne Payton}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Cheese|BBoyBeatz|Bj Beatz|Prod.KpBeats}}

| length12 = 3:52

| title13 = Bring the Hook

| writer13 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Hill|Lebrun|Lukas Payne|Sterling Reynolds|Mandell Strawter}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Lastwordbeats|Droc|LondnBlue|Karltin Bankz|Lastworld}}

| length13 = 4:25

| title14 = Fish Scale

| writer14 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Mathias Liyew|Othello Houston}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Cheese|Ambezza|Otxhello}}

| length14 = 2:50

| title15 = Emo Rockstar

| writer15 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Dwan Avery|Michael O'Brien|Kalop Carpenter|Goldberg}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|DY Krazy|12Hunna (un)|Exavis (un)}}

| length15 = 3:12

| title16 = Emo Love

| writer16 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Gilfenbain|Gabor|Clayton Priskorn}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Cheese|BeatsAintFree JG|Hurt|FriendsOfClay}}

| length16 = 3:01

| title17 = Snow Bunny

| writer17 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Payne|Reynolds|Thomas Horton}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Cheese|LondnBlue|Karltin Bankz|TNTXD}}

| length17 = 3:14

| title18 = Foolish Figure

| writer18 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Gilfenbain|Gabor|Hagan Lange|Luke Clay}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Cheese|BeatsAintFree JG|Hurt|Hagan|LC}}

| length18 = 2:45

| title19 = I Got This

| writer19 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Lebrun|Dorien Theus|Anders Christiansen|Nicolai Andersen|Kasper Knudsen}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Droc|DT|DopeTrademark (un)|UpNorth (un)}}

| length19 = 6:05

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{{Track listing

| headline = Deluxe bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 66:51

| title20 = Flossin'

| note20 = with Internet Money

| writer20 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Danny Snodgrass, Jr.|Bryce Frizzell|Travis Nelson-Barker|Jabrielle Brooks|John Mbata|Donny Flores}}

| extra20 = {{hlist|Taz Taylor|BryceUnknwn|Y2tnb|JRHitmaker|Its2ezzy}}

| length20 = 2:48

}}

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web |title=Colors by YoungBoy Never Broke Again on Tidal |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/214134755|website=Tidal |access-date=October 31, 2023}}

• Jason "Cheese" Goldberg – mastering, mixing, recording (1–19), assistant recording (20)
• Mark Dorflinger – recording (20)
• Young Era – assistant recording (20)
• Luis Flores – assistant recording (20)
• Jeremie Inhaber – mastering, mixing (20)
• Frankie Salcido – mixing (20)

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