Jeffery (mixtape)

Jeffery was announced on July 9, 2016, via Young Thug's Instagram, along with previews of new music.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Trevor|title=Young Thug's "Jeffery" Mixtape Is on the Way|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thugs-jeffery-mixtape-is-on-the-way-news.22755.html|work=HotNewHipHop|date=July 9, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816140231/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thugs-jeffery-mixtape-is-on-the-way-news.22755.html|archive-date=August 16, 2016}} It was initially slated for release on August 16, coinciding with Young Thug's birthday, but was pushed back. The mixtape was accompanied by his decision to abandon the stage name Young Thug in favor of the new moniker No, My Name is Jeffery, or simply his birth name Jeffery.{{cite web|last1=Shipley|first1=Al|date=August 15, 2016|title=Young Thug's New Moniker Is Just Another Entry in the Long History of Changing Rap Names|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/08/no-my-name-is-jeffery-history-of-rappers-changing-names|website=Complex|access-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041119/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/08/no-my-name-is-jeffery-history-of-rappers-changing-names|archive-date=August 18, 2016}} The change of stage name was announced by his manager Lyor Cohen in the preparation for the mixtape's release. According to Young Thug, "Jeffery is all about Jeffery. It ain't even about Young Thug. Ain't no Young Thug songs on there. The mixtape is a straight crossover."{{cite web|last1=P|first1=Mr.|date=August 25, 2016|title=Young Thug drops new mixtape, No, My Name Is JEFFERY|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/young-thug-drops-new-mixtape-no-my-name-jeffery|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|access-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827192831/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/young-thug-drops-new-mixtape-no-my-name-jeffery|archive-date=August 27, 2016}} On Beats 1, he clarified that the name change was only for one week, unless the mixtape sold 100,000 copies.{{cite magazine|last1=King|first1=Eric|date=August 17, 2016|title=Young Thug Will Keep His Name Change for a Week Unless He Sells 100,000 Mixtapes|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7476225/young-thug-name-change-jeffery-mixtape|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 6, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826130650/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7476225/young-thug-name-change-jeffery-mixtape|archive-date=August 26, 2016}}

The second track, "Floyd Mayweather", was originally supposed to be featured on a Gunna project.{{Cite web |last=C |first=Noah |date=September 30, 2019 |title=Young Thug's "Floyd Mayweather" Was Originally Intended For Gunna's Project |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/251887-young-thugs-floyd-mayweather-was-originally-intended-for-gunnas-project-news |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} With the exception of "Pick Up the Phone", each track was named after one of Young Thug's idols, including Gucci Mane ("Guwop"), Wyclef Jean ("Wyclef Jean"), Rihanna ("RiRi"), Future ("Future Swag"), Harambe, the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016, and Kanye West ("Kanye West").{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=Sheldon|title=Young Thug: JEFFERY|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22329-jeffery/|work=Pitchfork|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902002957/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22329-jeffery/|archive-date=September 2, 2016}}

The opening track, "Wyclef Jean", is named after the Haitian rapper.{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=September 22, 2016 |title=Deciphering the Idol Worship of Young Thug’s ‘Jeffery’ Tracklist |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/young-thug-jeffery-song-title-meaning-instagram-7518714/ |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316205224/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/young-thug-jeffery-song-title-meaning-instagram-7518714/ |url-status=live }} It features Young Thug ad-libbing and crooning sexual boasts over a half-time reggae beat{{cite web|last1=Bakare|first1=Lanre|title=Young Thug: Jeffery review – inconsistent but worth persevering|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/31/young-thug-jeffery-review-inconsistent-but-worth-persevering|work=The Guardian|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901042117/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/31/young-thug-jeffery-review-inconsistent-but-worth-persevering|archive-date=September 1, 2016}} produced by TM88 and Supah Mario.{{Cite web |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=January 17, 2017 |title=Watch Young Thug's Comedy of Errors Video for 'Wyclef Jean' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-young-thugs-comedy-of-errors-video-for-wyclef-jean-124388/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} The song contains horns,{{cite web|last1=Duricy|first1=Brian|title=Young Thug: No, My Name Is JEFFERY|url=https://www.popmatters.com/young-thug-no-my-name-is-jeffery-2495418401.html|work=PopMatters|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902134358/http://www.popmatters.com/review/young-thug-no-my-name-is-jeffery/|archive-date=September 2, 2016}} a Jamaican-sounding backing chant,{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Patrick |date=September 1, 2016 |title=Young Thug's "No, My Name Is Jeffery" (Review) |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/46538-young-thugs-no-my-name-is-jeffery-review-news |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127133740/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/46538-young-thugs-no-my-name-is-jeffery-review-news |url-status=live }} and is driven by a groovy bassline.{{Cite web |last=Findlay |first=Mitch |date=August 26, 2019 |title=Young Thug Introduced His Modern Classic With 'Wyclef Jean' |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-introduced-his-modern-classic-with-wyclef-jean-new-song.1984298.html |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014534/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-introduced-his-modern-classic-with-wyclef-jean-new-song.1984298.html |url-status=live }} Young Thug's vocal delivery on its bridge is soulful, while his delivery on its hook is nasal. Scott Glaysher of XXL magazine wrote that the beat had "a distinct Caribbean vibe", and felt that it sounded like something Wyclef Jean himself could rap over.{{cite web|last1=Glaysher|first1=Scott|title=Young Thug Stays in His Lane With 'Jeffery'|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2016/08/young-thug-jeffrey-review/|work=XXL|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910130250/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2016/08/young-thug-jeffrey-review/|archive-date=September 10, 2016}} "Floyd Mayweather", the second track, is named after the American boxer Floyd Mayweather. It has a runtime of six minutes, and features rappers Gunna, Gucci Mane, and Travis Scott.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joshua |date=August 26, 2021 |title=Young Thug's "Floyd Mayweather" Was A Six-Minute Trap Epic |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/348518-young-thugs-floyd-mayweather-was-a-six-minute-trap-epic-new-song |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} A trap song, it was produced by Goose, TM88, Wheezy, Billboard Hitmakers, and Young Thug himself. The track's beat is melodic, featuring hi-hats, drums, and wavering synths.{{Cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Floyd Mayweather |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/587052-young-thug-floyd-mayweather-feat-gucci-mane-gunna-and-travis-scott-new-song |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808150546/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/587052-young-thug-floyd-mayweather-feat-gucci-mane-gunna-and-travis-scott-new-song |url-status=live }} Lyrically, the song is about showing off wealth. It features Auto-Tuned vocals{{cite web|last1=Yeung|first1=Neil Z.|title=JEFFERY – Young Thug|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jeffery-mw0002976663|work=AllMusic|access-date=September 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904132537/http://www.allmusic.com/album/jeffery-mw0002976663|archive-date=September 4, 2016}} and, like the opening track, sexual boasting. The third track, "Swizz Beatz", is a sonically pop-leaning{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Angus |date=August 26, 2016 |title=A Song-By-Song Guide To Young Thug's "No, My Name Is Jeffery" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/55083-a-song-by-song-guide-to-young-thugs-no-my-name-is-jeffery-news |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} "self-love song", according to HipHopDX.{{cite web|last=Chintaluri|first=Narsimha|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2790/title.young-thug-jeffery-review|title=Young Thug – Jeffery Review|work=HipHopDX|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=September 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909022525/http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2790/title.young-thug-jeffery-review|archive-date=September 9, 2016}} Produced by Wheezy,{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Young Thug's Mixtape Is Called "No, My Name Is Jeffery" After All & It's Here Now |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40162/title.young-thug-aka-no-my-name-is-jeffery-is-wearing-dress-on-jeffery-cover-art |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314215230/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40162/title.young-thug-aka-no-my-name-is-jeffery-is-wearing-dress-on-jeffery-cover-art |url-status=live }} it is named after the American rapper and record producer Swizz Beatz. Vocally, the song features howls, yips, and yodel-sounding delivery from Young Thug.

The following track, "Future Swag", is named after and sonically inspired by American rapper Future. It was produced by TM88, and features repetition, ad-libs, and alternating rhythms. The song contains an impression of Future, with Young Thug imitating his voice{{Cite web |last=Bohlsen |first=Christopher |date=September 8, 2016 |title=Album Review: Young Thug – JEFFERY |url=https://renownedforsound.com/album-review-young-thug-jeffery/ |access-date=December 26, 2024 |website=Renowned for Sound |language=en-US}} and flow. The fifth track, "RiRi", and is named after Barbadian singer Rihanna. Produced by Wheezy, "RiRi" sees Young Thug mimicking Rihanna's vocal inflections{{Cite web |author=jrodriguez6 |date=December 9, 2016 |title=2016: Favorite 50 Songs |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/2016-favorite-50-songs?page=4 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |language=en |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924143706/https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/2016-favorite-50-songs?page=4 |url-status=live }} and proclaiming his admiration for her. His repetition of "earn" during the hook is in reference to her 2016 single "Work". His falsetto delivery of the hook features voice cracks, similar to Rihanna's vocals in "Work". Young Thug's vocal performance during the song has elements of pop, R&B, and Caribbean tonalities. "Guwop", the sixth track, features rappers Quavo, Offset, and Young Scooter. It is named after Gucci Mane, and was produced by Cassius Jay, TM88, and Wheezy. The song has an unconventional ambient trap beat, with The Guardian{{'}}s Lanre Bakare comparing it to the style of producer Suicideyear.

The seventh track is named after Harambe, a gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo until he was killed in 2016. Young Thug's raspy, guttural{{cite web|last1=Dart|first1=Chris|title=Young Thug: Jeffery|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/young_thug-jeffery|work=Exclaim!|date=September 6, 2016|access-date=September 8, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907161659/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/young_thug-jeffery|archive-date=September 7, 2016}} vocal performance on the song drew comparisons to Harambe as well as singer Louis Armstrong. Lyrically, the song is about having sex and aiming guns. The beat, which was produced by Billboard Hitmakers, incorporates strings and is driven by piano.{{Cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Harambe |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/587058-young-thug-harambe-new-song |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} The eighth track is named after the rapper Webbie. The song features rapper Duke, and consists of boastful lyrics about sex, drugs,{{cite magazine|last1=Rosen|first1=Jody|author-link=Jody Rosen|title=Review: Young Thug's 'Jeffery' May Be Rapper's Strongest in Years|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-young-thugs-jeffery-w438773|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 12, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916112301/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-young-thugs-jeffery-w438773|archive-date=September 16, 2016}} and expensive watches. The beat, which was produced by Billboard Hitmakers,{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Trevor |date=August 30, 2016 |title=10 Quotable Lyrics From Young Thug's "JEFFERY" Mixtape |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/56208-10-quotable-lyrics-from-young-thugs-jeffery-mixtape-news |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102164207/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/56208-10-quotable-lyrics-from-young-thugs-jeffery-mixtape-news |url-status=live }} was described by Bakare as sounding like it samples Kanye West's song "Real Friends" (2016). The final track is named after Kanye West. The song was produced by Cassius Jay and Wheezy, and features surging synths and buzzing 808s. The track's hook consists of a scat-like vocal chant.{{Cite web |last=Balfour |first=Jay |date=August 30, 2016 |title=Young Thug: "Kanye West" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18509-young-thug-kanye-west/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822192339/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18509-young-thug-kanye-west/ |url-status=live }} Lyrically, it is an ode to Young Thug's fiancée. The song has a guest appearance from Wyclef Jean, who coos "Jeffery" in the background of the song and performs a verse.

The cover features Young Thug wearing a frilly light blue dress,{{Cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Young Thug Shares No, My Name Is Jeffery Cover Artwork |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/08/25/young-thug-jeffery-artwork-dress |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=The Fader |language=en}} with an umbrella-like hat covering his face.{{Cite web |last=Lamarre |first=Carl |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Young Thug Talks Name Change, Releases 'No, My Name is Jeffery' Mixtape |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/young-thug-no-my-name-is-jeffery-mixtape-7487782/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} According to The Fader, he "strikes a pose reminiscent of the dancing woman emoji." Young Thug compared the dress to that of Raiden, a character from the video game series Mortal Kombat.{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=September 1, 2016 |title=Watch Young Thug Say Yes to the Dress From His JEFFERY Cover |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/67975-watch-young-thug-say-yes-to-the-dress-from-his-jeffery-cover/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226111334/https://pitchfork.com/news/67975-watch-young-thug-say-yes-to-the-dress-from-his-jeffery-cover/ |url-status=live }} Alessandro Trincone, the designer of the dress, said that it was inspired by androgyny and Japanese kimonos.{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Mikelle |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Young Thug's 'Jeffery' Cover Complicates Black Masculinity and Challenges Identity Labels |url=https://www.complex.com/style/a/mikelle-street/young-thug-jeffrey-black-masculinity |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209203549/https://www.complex.com/style/a/mikelle-street/young-thug-jeffrey-black-masculinity |url-status=live }}

Young Thug originally held a photoshoot for the cover art in Atlanta, but was dissatisfied with the results. During a meeting in New York with Julie Anne Quay, the founder of the fashion platform VFiles, Young Thug was shown the dress, and immediately decided to use it for Jeffery{{'}}s cover art. The final photoshoot took several hours due to the intricacies of the dress.{{Cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |date=August 26, 2016 |title=How Young Thug's JEFFERY Album Cover Came Together |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/08/26/young-thug-my-name-is-jeffery-album-cover-photographer |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=The Fader |language=en |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211194345/https://www.thefader.com/2016/08/26/young-thug-my-name-is-jeffery-album-cover-photographer |url-status=live }}

In the Pitchfork review of Jeffery, Sheldon Pearce wrote that "the cover exhibits some of Thug’s strongest artistic traits: His eye for composition and stylishness, and his knack for testing limits and hurdling norms." Young Thug had previously modeled women's clothing for a Calvin Klein ad campaign.{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Cameron |date=August 26, 2016 |title=This Is the Story Behind Young Thug's 'Jeffery' Dress |url=https://www.complex.com/style/a/cameron-wolf/young-thug-jeffery-dress-story |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209203550/https://www.complex.com/style/a/cameron-wolf/young-thug-jeffery-dress-story |url-status=live }} He later addressed Jeffery{{'}}s cover art, stating "Stop believing in genders."{{Cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |date=November 2, 2016 |title=Young Thug Says His Next Album Will Be 'Ten Times Harder Than Jeffery' |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/11/02/young-thug-new-album-v-magazine-cover |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=The Fader |language=en}}

The song "Kanye West" (originally titled "Elton" and then later "Pop Man") featuring Wyclef Jean, was released on August 19, 2016.{{cite web|last=Lilah|first=Rose|date=August 19, 2016|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-elton-feat-wyclef-jean-new-song.1971020.html|title=Young Thug – Elton Feat. Wyclef Jean (Prod. By Wheezy & Cassius Jay)|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=July 16, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121221332/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-elton-feat-wyclef-jean-new-song.1971020.html|url-status=live}} The mixtape release was then preceded by a short album trailer released on August 23, which depicted Young Thug being interrogated about his name by the authorities.{{cite web|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|date=August 22, 2016|title=Young Thug Announces Release Date For "Jeffery"|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-announces-release-date-for-jeffery-news.23637.html|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826071439/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-announces-release-date-for-jeffery-news.23637.html|archive-date=August 26, 2016}}

The mixtape's lead single, "Pick Up the Phone" featuring American rappers Travis Scott and Quavo, was released on June 3, 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/travis-scott-pick-up-the-phone-feat-young-thug-and-quavo-new-song.1970042.html|title=Travis Scott – Pick Up The Phone Feat. Young Thug & Quavo (Prod. By Vinylz)|website=HotNewHipHop|last=Goddard|first=Kevin|date=June 3, 2016|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116102450/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/travis-scott-pick-up-the-phone-feat-young-thug-and-quavo-new-song.1970042.html|url-status=live}} the song peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/young-thug/chart-history/hsi/|title=Young Thug Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218151826/https://www.billboard.com/music/young-thug/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}} "Wyclef Jean" was sent to urban contemporary radio on January 24, 2017, as the mixtape's second single,{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |title=Urban/UAC Future Releases |work=All Access |publisher=All Access Music Group |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118230914/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |archive-date=January 18, 2017 }} it peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.4/10{{cite web|title=Jeffery by Young Thug reviews|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8272/Young-Thug-Jeffery.aspx|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220040432/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8272/Young-Thug-Jeffery.aspx|archive-date=December 20, 2016}}

| MC = 82/100{{cite web|title=Reviews for JEFFERY [Mixtape] by Young Thug|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/jeffery-mixtape/young-thug|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=September 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905172845/http://www.metacritic.com/music/jeffery-mixtape/young-thug|archive-date=September 5, 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 8/10

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4score = 3.9/5

| rev5 = Now

| rev5score = 4/5{{cite web|last1=Ritchie|first1=Kevin|title=Young Thug plays the name game on Jeffery|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/young-thug-plays-the-name-game-on-jeffery/|work=Now|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041942/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/young-thug-plays-the-name-game-on-jeffery/|archive-date=November 1, 2016}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 8.5/10

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = 8/10

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev9 = Vice (Expert Witness)

| rev9score = A−{{cite web|last1=Christgau|first1=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/expert-witness-robert-christgau-september-9-2016|title='Prima Donna' and Young Thug's Name Is Actually Jeffery: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau|work=Vice|date=September 9, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910125847/http://noisey.vice.com/blog/expert-witness-robert-christgau-september-9-2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016}}

| rev10 = XXL

| rev10score = 3/5 ("L")

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Jeffery was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 82, based on 11 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung called the mixtape "thrilling and essential, one of the best rap releases of 2016", writing that "there's enough freshness here to make it his most exciting and mainstream release to date". Daniel Bromfield from Pretty Much Amazing described it as "a more satisfying major-label rap album than most mixtape-bred rappers ever make", asserting that "despite being more extreme in many ways than his prior work, Jeffery is his poppiest tape since 2014's Tha Tour with Rich Gang".{{cite web|last1=Bromfield|first1=Daniel|title=Young Thug: JEFFERY|url=http://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/young-thug-jeffery/|work=Pretty Much Amazing|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903145341/http://prettymuchamazing.com/reviews/young-thug-jeffery|archive-date=September 3, 2016}} PopMatters critic Brian Duricy stated that "as a collection of songs, it's his most realized set to date". Rolling Stone{{'}}s Jody Rosen stated that "it's Thug's own sound that predominates: the heroic howls, rasps, mumbles and wheezes of a man who is as captivating a vocalist as any in pop".

For MTV News, Meaghan Garvey wrote that "Jeffery, like ATLiens 20 years prior, has that unqualifiable, absolute feeling of arrival", describing it as "irrepressible, bursting with uncannily memorable one-liners and dynamic experiments in flow and cadence over beats that, attached to a more easily marketable rapper, could be obvious radio hits".{{cite web|last1=Garvey|first1=Meaghan|title=YOUNG THUG'S JEFFERY IS THE MASTERPIECE WE NEVER SAW COMING|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2926331/young-thug-jeffery-review/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905073113/http://www.mtv.com/news/2926331/young-thug-jeffery-review/|archive-date=September 5, 2016}} Pitchfork{{'}}s Sheldon Pearce described it as "rangy and stunning, an exciting new curve in the fascinating Young Thug arc", stating that "Thug understands the modern pop song construction better than anyone: anything and everything can be a hook". Robert Christgau wrote in Vice that Young Thug "makes black comedy out of irrepressible sound", stating that "his hoohoos and melismas and blahs and mwas and frogcroaks and put-puts are the message". In a less enthusiastic review, Lanre Bakare of The Guardian described it as "a mixtape that features gems among run-of-the-mill trap fodder" while praising the single "Pick Up the Phone" as "an example of all the things Young Thug excels at coming together on one track".

Jeffery debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and number five on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with 37,000 album-equivalent units and sold 18,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7503455/young-thug-jeffery-third-top-5-on-top-rap-albums-2016|title=Young Thug's 'Jeffery' Is His Third Top 5 on Top Rap Albums in 2016|magazine=Billboard|last=Mendizabal|first=Amaya|date=September 9, 2016|access-date=February 22, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910031739/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7503455/young-thug-jeffery-third-top-5-on-top-rap-albums-2016|archive-date=September 10, 2016}} This is Thug's third debut in the top 40 and his second in the top 10.

{{Track listing

| headline = Jeffery track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Wyclef Jean

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jeffery Williams|Larry Griffin Jr.|Christopher Thornton|Diondria Thornton|Jonathan Priester}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|TM88|Supah Mario}}

| length1 = 3:56

| title2 = Floyd Mayweather

| note2 = featuring Travis Scott, Gucci Mane and Gunna

| writer2 = {{hlist|Williams|Jacques Webster II|Radric Davis|Sergio Kitchens|Wesley Glass|Bryan Simmons|Eduardo Burgess|Jonathan De La Rosa|Devante Wilkes}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Jeffery|Wheezy|TM88|Billboard Hitmakers|Goose}}

| length2 = 6:01

| title3 = Swizz Beatz

| writer3 = {{hlist|Williams|Glass}}

| extra3 = Wheezy

| length3 = 3:16

| title4 = Future Swag

| writer4 = {{hlist|Williams|Simmons}}

| extra4 = TM88

| length4 = 2:45

| title5 = RiRi

| writer5 = {{hlist|Williams|Burgess|De La Rosa}}

| extra5 = Billboard Hitmakers

| length5 = 4:04

| title6 = Guwop

| note6 = featuring Quavo, Offset and Young Scooter

| writer6 = {{hlist|Williams|Quavious Marshall|Kiari Cephus|Kenneth Bailey|Glass|Josh Cross|Simmons}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Cassius Jay|TM88}}

| length6 = 5:15

| title7 = Harambe

| writer7 = {{hlist|Williams|Burgess|De La Rosa}}

| extra7 = Billboard Hitmakers

| length7 = 3:10

| title8 = Webbie

| note8 = featuring Lil Duke

| writer8 = {{hlist|Williams|Arnold Martinez|Burgess|De La Rosa}}

| extra8 = Billboard Hitmakers

| length8 = 3:55

| title9 = Kanye West

| note9 = featuring Wyclef Jean

| writer9 = {{hlist|Williams|Wyclef Jean|Glass}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Wheezy|Cassius Jay}}

| length9 = 5:41

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 42:15

| title10 = Pick Up the Phone

| note10 = with Travis Scott featuring Quavo

| writer10 = {{hlist|Williams|Webster|Marshall|Brittany Hazzard|Allen Ritter|Anderson Hernandez|Adam Feeney|Mike Dean}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Ritter|Vinylz|Frank Dukes|Maneesh Bidaye|Mick Schultz|Dean}}

| length10 = 4:12

}}

Notes

• "Kanye West" was formerly known as "Pop Man"{{cite web |url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/08/27/young-thug-kanye-west |title=Young Thug's Pop Man renamed "Kanye West" on itunes |last=Smith |first=Trevor |date=August 27, 2016 |work=The Fader |access-date=August 27, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829171510/http://www.thefader.com/2016/08/27/young-thug-kanye-west |archive-date=August 29, 2016 }}

Credits adapted from the mixtape's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Jeffery|type=Vinyl liner notes|others=Young Thug|publisher=300 and Atlantic|year=2016|id=66302-4}}

Musicians

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• Young Thug{{efn|name=Jeffrey|Credited both as Young Thug and his birth name, Jeffrey Williams.}} – vocals (all tracks), programming (2)
• TM88 – programming (1, 2, 4, 6)
• Supah Mario – programming (1)
• Billboard Hitmakers – programming (2, 5, 7, 8)
• Goose – programming (2)
• Wheezy – programming (2, 3, 6, 9)
• Cassius Jay – programming (6, 9)

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Technical

• Young Thug{{efn|name=Jeffrey}} – executive producer
• Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer
• Alexander Tumay – mixing engineer

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