Humble Beast

The album was announced in late September 2015. The cover art was later revealed on June 15, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/g-herbo-red-snow-video-humble-beast-cover/|title=G Herbo Drops "Red Snow," the Lead Single Off Debut Album 'Humble Beast'|publisher=XXL|author=Weinstein, Max|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2017}} The release date was finally revealed on August 25, 2017. The pre-order was released on September 1, 2017.

On September 15, 2017, the EP S4MF2 (abbreviation for Strictly 4 My Fans 2) was released as a prelude to the album.{{cite web|url=http://kollegekidd.com/news/g-herbo-drops-strictly-4-my-fans-2/|title=G Herbo Drops 'Strictly 4 My Fans 2'|publisher=Kollege Kidd|date=September 15, 2017|access-date=September 15, 2017}}

A deluxe version of the album was announced and originally set to be released on February 9, 2018, however it was delayed.{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionably-early.com/2018/01/25/g-herbo-announces-deluxe-edition-of-humble-beast/|title=G Herbo Announces Deluxe Edition of 'Humble Beast'|website=Fashionably-Early|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=February 14, 2018}} On February 10, 2018, a new release date was unveiled.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/gherbo/status/961983382493257734|title=HUMBLE BEAST DELUXE EDITION 2.16.18|website=Twitter|access-date=February 14, 2018}} The revision will include the addition of the tracks "Shook" and "Everything (Remix)" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Chance the Rapper, which were previously released, along with 8 other songs. It was released on February 16, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/humble-beast-deluxe/1346181505|title=Humble Beast (Deluxe) by G Herbo|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=February 15, 2018}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The lead single, "Red Snow", was released on March 9, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-snow-single/id1246956089|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170922080727/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-snow-single/id1246956089|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2017|title=Red Snow - Single by G Herbo|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=August 31, 2017}} The second single, "I Like", was released on August 11, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-like-single/id1270805473|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170922081030/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-like-single/id1270805473|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2017|title=I Like - Single by G Herbo|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=August 31, 2017}} The third and final single "Everything" featuring Lil Uzi Vert, was released on August 25, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everything-single/id1274668452|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170922081247/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everything-single/id1274668452|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2017|title=Everything - Single by G Herbo|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=August 31, 2017}} "4 Minutes of Hell, Pt. 5" was released as a pre-order single on September 1, 2017.

On January 23, 2018, "Shook" was released as the lead promotional single.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/01/g-herbo-shook-humble-beast-reloaded/|title=G-Herbo Reloads 'Humble Beast' Album With New Track "Shook"|publisher=Vibe|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=February 11, 2018}} Two days later, its music video was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2018/01/g-herbo-shook/|title=G Herbo Readies Deluxe Edition 'Humble Beast' With "Shook" (Video)|publisher=Vibe|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=February 11, 2018}}

On February 14, 2018, G Herbo teased a remix of "Everything" featuring an additional guest appearance from Chance the Rapper.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/02/14/preview-g-herbos-everything-remix-with-chance-the-rapper|title=Preview G Herbo's "Everything" remix with Chance the Rapper|publisher=The Fader|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=February 14, 2018|access-date=February 14, 2018}} It was released a day later as the second promotional single.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/02/15/g-herbo-lil-uzi-vert-chance-the-rapper-everything|title=Chance The Rapper guests on G Herbo and Lil Uzi Vert's "Everything"|publisher=The Fader|last=Darville|first=Jordan|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2018}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = HipHopDX

| rev1score = 3.6/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2986/title.review-g-herbo-displays-maturity-musical-progression-on-humble-beast|title=Review: G Herbo Shows Maturity & Musical Progression On "Humble Beast"|website=HipHopDX|last=Glaysher|first=Scott|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=September 30, 2017}}

| rev2 = HotNewHipHop

| rev2score = 90%{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/g-herbos-humble-beast-review-news.37619.html|title=G Herbo's "Humble Beast" (Review)|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Lyons|first=Patrick|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2017}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork

| rev3score = 7.8/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/humble-beast/|title=G Herbo: Humble Beast Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Drake|first=David|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=September 25, 2017}}

| rev4 = XXL

| rev4score = 4/5{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2017/09/g-herbo-humble-beast-album-review/|title=G Herbo Speaks to the Heart of the Streets With 'Humble Beast' Album|website=XXL|author=Preezy|date=September 28, 2017|access-date=September 29, 2017}}

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Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX stated that "Chicago's drill rappers haven't had much in the way of a musical shelf life over the past few years. What was once the hottest subgenre now sounds like outdated craze, which is perhaps why Lil Herb went for a strategic rebrand just over a year ago. But it wasn't just his name that matured, his craftwork and lyrical diversity also graduated from the "Lil" league", praising the album's lyricism: "It's clear Herbo still wears his street soldier armor. But more than ever before, he lets his guard down and shows a new level of self-awareness." Patrick Lyons of HotNewHipHop stated that "G Herbo's shown promise throughout his career, and "Humble Beast" feels like a culmination of sorts", praising the album's lyricism: "Herbo is speaking directly to us, sounding as confident and classic as his childhood idols Jay-Z and Nas, telling a story that he's known is important and necessary all along." David Drake of Pitchfork stated that "The Chicago rapper has earned his role as a leader of rap. His latest album recalls the best records of the ’00s graced with a singular kind of songwriting that sounds inarguably like the present", praising the album's lyricism: "Humble Beast feels musically bifurcated between its street and soul segments; a street-soul production synthesis could give his sound some cohesion, and giving his reflective moments a contemporary canvas could only increase their urgency." Preezy of XXL stated that "Humble Beast is an exemplary debut that ranks among the best of the year, exceeds expectations and puts G Herbo in position to claim his stake as the prince of Chi-Town street rap."

Humble Beast debuted at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 20,000 album-equivalent units (including 14,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47926/title.hip-hop-album-sales-drake-keeps-hitting-milestones-as-scorpion-stays-at-no-1-for-5th-straight-week#|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake Keeps Hitting Milestones As "Scorpion" Stays At No. 1 for 5th Straight Week|work=HipHopDX|author=Kyle Eustice|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2020}} The album also debuted at number 14 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/g-herbo/chart-history/blp/|title=G Herbo Chart History - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2017}}

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and BMI.{{cite AV media notes|title=Humble Beast|others=G Herbo|publisher=Cinematic Music Group|type=CD liner}}{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1676395&subid=0|title=BMI {{!}} Repertoire Search|publisher=BMI|access-date=July 14, 2018|at=Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search".}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Humble Beast

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 56:06

| title1 = Street

| writer1 = {{hlist|Herbert Wright|Malcolm Martin|Isaac Burns|A'niko Thomas}}

| extra1 = Thelonious Martin

| length1 = 4:24

| title2 = Black

| writer2 = {{hlist|Wright|Donald Paschall, Jr.|Donald Cannon|Jamaal Henry}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|DP Beats|Maaly Raw{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Bi Polar

| writer3 = {{hlist|Wright|Daniel Watson}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Watson the Great|Don Cannon{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length3 = 3:43

| title4 = Lil Gangbangin Ass

| writer4 = {{hlist|Wright|J. Henry}}

| extra4 = Maaly Raw

| length4 = 2:49

| title5 = Everything

| note5 = featuring Lil Uzi Vert

| writer5 = {{hlist|Wright|Symere Woods|Joshua Luellen}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Southside|Jake One{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length5 = 2:41

| title6 = I Like

| writer6 = {{hlist|Wright|Ronald Henry, Jr.}}

| extra6 = DJ Ron

| length6 = 2:58

| title7 = Man Now

| writer7 = {{hlist|Wright|Marcos Palacios|Uforo Ebong|Adam Wright{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Kosine|Bongo|MariiBeatz{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = Malcolm

| writer8 = {{hlist|Wright|Londen Buckner}}

| extra8 = DJ L

| length8 = 4:51

| title9 = Crown

| note9 = featuring Bump J

| writer9 = {{hlist|Wright|Terrance Michael Boykin|Buckner}}

| extra9 = DJ L

| length9 = 4:38

| title10 = Mirror

| note10 = featuring Lil Bibby

| writer10 = {{hlist|Wright|Brandon Dickinson, Jr.|Chase Davis|Renee Kirk|Edward Randle}}

| extra10 = Davis

| length10 = 3:03

| title11 = Trials

| writer11 = {{hlist|Wright|Chase Rose}}

| extra11 = ChaseTheMoney

| length11 = 3:39

| title12 = Red Snow

| writer12 = {{hlist|Wright|Charles Dumazer}}

| extra12 = C-Sick

| length12 = 4:11

| title13 = No Way Out

| writer13 = {{hlist|Wright|Emmanuel Nickerson}}

| extra13 = Mano

| length13 = 3:40

| title14 = This n That

| note14 = featuring Lil Yachty and Jeremih) (bonus track)

| writer14 = {{hlist|Wright|Miles McCollum|Jeremy Felton|Palacios}}

| extra14 = Da Internz

| length14 = 3:48

| title15 = 4 Minutes of Hell, Pt. 5

| note15 = bonus track

| writer15 = {{hlist|Wright|Luca Meloni}}

| extra15 = Luca Vialli

| length15 = 5:05

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Humble Beast{{nobold| — Deluxe version}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 97:53

| title16 = Sins

| writer16 = {{hlist|Wright|Nicholas Warwar|Tarik Azzouz}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Streetrunner|Azzouz}}

| length16 = 4:41

| title17 = Done for Me

| writer17 = {{hlist|Wright|London Holmes}}

| extra17 = London on da Track{{cite web|url=http://2dopeboyz.com/2018/03/20/g-herbo-done-for-me-video/|title=G Herbo – "Done For Me" (Video)|publisher=2DOPEBOYZ|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=March 20, 2018}}

| length17 = 3:05

| title18 = Never Cared

| writer18 = Wright

| extra18 = {{hlist|Jungleboy Beats|DJ Milticket}}

| length18 = 3:32

| title19 = 4 Nem

| note19 = featuring Lil Durk

| writer19 = {{hlist|Wright|Durk Banks|Adonis Amos-Staton}}

| extra19 = Donis Beats

| length19 = 3:21

| title20 = All Day

| note20 = featuring Blac Youngsta

| writer20 = {{hlist|Wright|Samuel Benson|Tyree Pittman}}

| extra20 = Young Chop{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BfP7wh1FWHL/|title=@nolimitherbo x @blacyoungsta x @youngchopbeatz|publisher=Instagram|access-date=February 16, 2018}}

| length20 = 3:19

| title21 = Head Right

| writer21 = {{hlist|Wright|Paschall, Jr.}}

| extra21 = DP Beats

| length21 = 2:57

| title22 = No Depression

| writer22 = {{hlist|Wright|Luellen|Bryan Simmons}}

| extra22 = {{hlist|Southside|TM88}}

| length22 = 3:12

| title23 = Ride

| writer23 = {{hlist|Wright|Damon Hendricks}}

| extra23 = Polo Boy Shawty

| length23 = 3:41

| title24 = My Way

| writer24 = {{hlist|Wright|Jonathan Solone-Myvett}}

| extra24 = AnonXmous{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AnonXmousOne/status/961983766821404672|title=@gherbo HUMBLE BEAST DELUXE EDITION 2.16.18 #HaveMyWay Scored by AnonXmous.|publisher=Twitter|access-date=February 19, 2018}}

| length24 = 3:00

| title25 = How Could U Hate Me

| writer25 = {{hlist|Wright|Luellen|Jordan Jenks}}

| extra25 = {{hlist|Southside|Pi'erre Bourne}}

| length25 = 3:33

| title26 = Shook

| writer26 = {{hlist|Wright|Martin}}

| extra26 = Thelonious Martin

| length26 = 3:52

| title27 = Everything (Remix)

| note27 = featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Chance the Rapper

| writer27 = {{hlist|Wright|Woods|Chancelor Bennett|Luellen}}

| extra27 = {{hlist|Southside|Jake One{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length27 = 3:34

}}

Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
• {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
• {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies an uncredited co-producer or co-writer{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BfKWn5hjCwS/|title=G Herbo feat Uzi Vert and Chance the Rapper "Everything" Produced by @808mafiaboss x @jakeuno|publisher=Instagram|access-date=February 16, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BfPMHaAgP_v/|title=Make sure you pick up that @nolimitherbo #HumbleBeast Deluxe Edition #Sins Produced by @streetrunnermusic x @realkillat ...|publisher=Instagram|access-date=February 19, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BfPvGudlnqQ/|title="HUMBLE BEAST" ( DELUXE EDITION) @nolimitherbo - "NEVER CARED" | Produced By @jungleboybeats x @djmilticket773 ...|publisher=Instagram|access-date=February 16, 2018}}

Sample credits

• "Mirror" contains an uncredited sample from "Mirror of My Soul", written by Renee Kirk and Edward Randle, as performed by O.V. Wright.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Technical

• Matt Hennessy – recording {{small|(tracks 1, 6, 9, 10)}}, mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 3–14)}}
• Salvador Majail – recording {{small|(tracks 2, 4, 11)}}
• Daniel Watson – recording {{small|(track 3)}}
• Kesha Lee – recording {{small|(track 5)}}
• Jim Caruana – recording {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}
• Brian Cabanatuan – recording {{small|(tracks 8, 9, 12, 13, 15)}}
• Jeff Lane – recording {{small|(track 14)}}
• Thomas "Tillie" Mann – recording {{small|(track 14)}}
• Miguel Scott – mixing {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}, recording {{small|(tracks 5, 15)}}
• James "Groove" Chambers – mixing {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}
• Dave Kutch – mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}

Additional personnel

• Arturo "Churro" Lopez – album artwork, booklet design and additional photos

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