Gold Mouf
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{{Infobox album
| name = Gold Mouf
| type = Studio
| artist = Lute
| cover = Lute-GoldMouf.jpeg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = October 4, 2021
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| length = 43:23
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| prev_title = West 1996 Pt. 2
| prev_year = 2017
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Gold Mouf
| type = Studio
| single1 = GED (Gettin Every Dolla)
| single1date = February 4, 2020
| single2 = Life
| single2date = July 6, 2020
| single3 = Myself
| single3date = May 31, 2021
}}
}}
Gold Mouf is the second studio album by American rapper Lute. It was released on October 4, 2021, by Dreamville Records and Interscope Records.{{cite web |title=Stream Lute's Debut Album 'Gold Mouf' f/ Ari Lennox, J.I.D, Saba, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/lute-gold-mouf-stream |website=Complex}} The album includes guest appearances from labelmates JID, Cozz, and Ari Lennox, in addition to Little Brother, Saba, Westside Boogie, BJ the Chicago Kid, Blakk Soul, and Devn.{{cite web |title=Lute officially unveils debut album 'Gold Mouf' |url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/10/4/22709064/lute-gold-mouf-debut-album |website=Revolt}} The album was executive produced by rapper and manager Big Pooh, and sequenced by rapper Phonte.{{cite web |title=Dreamville's Lute Drops Debut Album 'Gold Mouf' |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/dreamville-lute-gold-mouf-album/ |website=All Hip Hop|date=October 5, 2021 }}
Background
The title of the album, Gold Mouf, is the name of Lute's alter ego. He first unveiled the moniker on the song "Under the Sun".{{cite web |title=Lute and Dreamville release new 'Gold Mouf Chronicles' mini-series |url=https://clture.org/lute-gold-mouf-chronicles/ |website=Clture|date=March 23, 2020 }} In an interview with XXL in 2019, Lute spoke on what he was working on saying:
{{quote|I'm working on three different projects right now. I got some shit for the hip-hop niggas, some shit for niggas that wanna hear me on upbeat-type shit and then I got some shit that's completely left field that I just want to experiment with. I’m just trying to experiment with music because I don't want to be put in a box. I don't want to be just a hip-hop artist. Niggas know I can spit, but at the same time I want to make music that got replay value.{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=John |title=Lute Will Make You Put More Respect on His Name This Year |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lute-interview-respect-name/ |website=XXL|date=March 28, 2019 }}}}
Singles
On February 4, 2020, he released the single "GED (Gettin Every Dolla)", which he performed at the halftime show for the Charlotte Hornets on March 7, 2020.{{cite web |title=Dreamville's Lute Drops New Single And Video, "GED (Gettin Every Dolla)" |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/dreamvilles-lute-drops-new-single-and-video-ged-gettin-every-dolla |website=Grammy}}{{cite web |title=Lute releases first single "GED" from new album coming in 2020 |url=https://clture.org/lute-ged-new-album/ |website=Clture|date=February 4, 2020 }} On July 6, 2020 he released the single "Life" along with a music video.{{cite web |title=Lute releases self-reflective, emotional song and music video on his birthday |url=https://clture.org/lute-life/ |website=Clture|date=July 7, 2020 }} On May 31, 2021, Lute released the third single, "Myself" featuring Devn.{{cite web |title=Dreamville's Lute Holds It Down On With "Myself" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dreamvilles-lute-holds-it-down-on-with-myself-new-song.1991474.html |website=HotNewHipHop}} The music video was later released on August 16.{{cite web |title=Watch Lute's Introspective Video for "Myself" f/ Devn |url=https://www.complex.com/music/lute-myself-video-feat-devn |website=Complex}}
Promotion
On March 23, 2020, Lute released a mini-series on YouTube titled Gold Mouf Chronicles. The series consists of six episodes directed and edited by Alexander Hall.{{cite web |title=Dreamville's Lute Debuts First Episode of New Mini-Series 'Gold Mouf Chronicles' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/lute-gold-mouf-chronicles |website=Complex}} On August 2, 2021, Lute released another series called Gold Mouf Monday's, where he revealed information about the album each Monday leading up to the release date.{{cite web |title=Dreamville's Lute Announces His Debut Album 'Gold Mouf' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/lute-gold-mouf/ |website=uDiscoverMusic|date=September 20, 2021 }}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = 100
| writer1 = {{hlist|Luther Nicholson|Chad Cook|Cooper McGill|Justin Zim|Wilton Moore}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|KingCeez|Coop The Truth|J-Smash}}
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = GED (Gettin Every Dolla)
| writer2 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Mitchell Pennell|Patrick Hayes|Wilton Moore}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|J-Smash|mixMP|Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes}}
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = Myself
| writer3 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Devin Mitchell|Samuel Troxel}}
| note3 = featuring Devn
| extra3 = Trox
| length3 = 2:52
| title4 = Be Okay
| writer4 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Anthoine Walters|Diego Avendano|Juan Ha Kim|Samuel Ahana}}
| note4 =
| extra4 = {{hlist|Diego Ave|Swish}}
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = Eye to Eye
| writer5 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Cody Osagie|Eric Mercer Jr.|Richard Bartell|Wilton Moore}}
| note5 = featuring Cozz
| extra5 = The Nukez
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Changes
| writer6 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Bryan Sledge|Deon Knight Jr|Derrell Jackson}}
| note6 = featuring BJ the Chicago Kid
| extra6 = Suburban Plaza
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = Ghetto Love
| writer7 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Eric Mercer Jr.|Matthew Crabtree|Melvin Henderson}}
| note7 = featuring Ari Lennox and Blakk Soul
| extra7 = {{hlist|Blakk Soul|Mell|Matthew Crabtree}}
| length7 = 3:23
| title8 = Amen
| writer8 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Phonte Coleman|Thomas Jones|Rommel Donald}}
| note8 = featuring Little Brother
| extra8 = ROMderful
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Birdsong
| writer9 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Destin Route|Tahj Chandler|John Welch}}
| note9 = featuring JID and Saba
| extra9 = Christo
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Flossin'
| writer10 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Anthony Dixson|Eric Mercer Jr.|Marco Bruno}}
| note10 = featuring Westside Boogie
| extra10 = Marco Polo
| length10 = 3:49
| title11 = Life
| writer11 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Dominique Smith}}
| extra11 = Dominique "Dom?" Smith
| length11 = 3:13
| title12 = Overnight
| writer12 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Lorenzo Ferguson|Phonte Coleman|Richard Bartell|Wilton Moore}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Zo!|Tigallo|J-Smash}}
| length12 = 3:23
| title13 = Crashing
| writer13 = {{hlist|Nicholson|David Charles Medina II|Kaleb Rollins|Ronald Gilmore}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Ron Gilmore|K-Quick|Diamond}}
| length13 = 3:45
| total_length = 43:23
}}
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = Deluxe edition
| title14 = Outta Sight
| writer14 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Kelvin Wooten|Mitchell Pennell|Wilton Moore}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|mixMP|Wu10|J. Smash of The Nukez|J. Cole|Thomas "Pooh" Jones|Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess}}
| length14 = 2:49
| title15 = Finding Self
| writer15 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Richard Bartell|Wilton Moore}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|The Nukez|J. Cole|Thomas "Pooh" Jones|Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess|Elite|DJ Pain|Dreamlife}}
| length15 = 3:32
| title16 = Livin'
| writer16 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Eric Mercer Jr.|Justin Bryant|Marvin Coady|Wilton Moore}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Hollywood JB|Soul Professa|J. Smash of The Nukez|J. Cole|Thomas "Pooh" Jones|Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess}}
| length16 = 2:56
| title17 = Like Wine
| writer17 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Cedric Brown}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Ced Breeze}}
| length17 = 2:35
| title18 = Luther's Freestyle
| writer18 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Richard Bartell|Wilton Moore}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|The Nukez|J. Cole|Thomas "Pooh" Jones|Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess}}
| length18 = 2:28
| title19 = Run It Back
| writer19 = {{hlist|Nicholson|Nelson Bridges|Richard Bartell|Wilton Moore}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|The Nukez|J. Cole|Thomas "Pooh" Jones|Mischa "Big Dho" Burgess}}
| length19 = 2:28
| total_length = 60:14
}}
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