Rich Slave

On August 2, 2020, Young Dolph announced that he would be releasing his fifth studio album, Rich Slave on August 14, 2020. He also made the album available for pre-order on all platforms including his website.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/young-dolph-rich-slave-lamborghini-giveaway/|title=Young Dolph Prepares His 'Rich Slave' Album With A Lamborghini Giveaway|website=Uproxx|author=Wongo Okon|date=August 2, 2020|accessdate=March 1, 2021}} Dolph also announced that he would be giving away his blue and tangerine coloured Lamborghini Aventador to a lucky fan who pre-ordered the album. He stated, "Last week I walked in the garage to get on my 4wheeler and I looked at my Lambo and said to myself 'Dolph u should give someone your aventador and let them enjoy it, u not doin nothin wit it'.{{"-}} The car's retail price was approximately valued at $417,826.{{cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/young-dolph-rich-slave-album-interview-2647043304.html?rebelltitem=20#rebelltitem20|title=12 Years a Dolph|work=Paper|author=Trey Alston|date=August 20, 2020|accessdate=March 1, 2021}}

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Tom Breihan of Stereogum praised Young Dolph, labelling him as a "cult hero". Breihan also spoke on the album's political aspects and Dolph's use of the term "slave", saying "anytime a Black artist uses 'slave' in a title, a whole lot of history goes into it." Breihan described the album as incidentally political but not overstated, saying that "Dolph hints at that history all through the album." Breihan also praised the production, saying that "the beats on Rich Slave are big and warm and solid." Ultimately, Breihan said it "works because it's a strong rapper talking strong shit over strong beats." He also regarded it as "one of the most purely enjoyable rap records I've heard this year."{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2095178/young-dolph-rich-slave-album-review/columns/status-aint-hood/|title=Young Dolph Is Very Good At Rapping|work=Stereogum|author=Tom Breihan|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2021}}

Rich Slave debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 65,000 album-equivalent units (including 32,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9438746/taylor-swift-folklore-no-1-fourth-week-billboard-200-albums-chart#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift's%20Folklore%20is,in%20the%20week%20ending%20Aug.|title=Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Rules for Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|work=Billboard|author=Keith Caulfield|date=August 23, 2020|accessdate=March 1, 2021}} This became Young Dolph's second US top-ten debut on the chart and his highest first-week sales to date. Physical sales for the album were boosted by offering merchandise/album bundles via his website. The album also accumulated a total of 44.31 million on-demand streams of the set's songs.

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| title1 = Hold Up Hold Up Hold Up

| writer1 = Adolph Thornton Jr.

| extra1 = Bandplay

| length1 = 4:01

| title2 = Black Friday

| writer2 = Thornton Jr.

| extra2 = Young Dolph

| length2 = 2:01

| title3 = To Be Honest

| writer3 = Thornton Jr.

| extra3 = Juicy J

| length3 = 2:39

| title4 = I See $'s

| writer4 = Thornton Jr.

| extra4 = {{hlist|Bandplay|DJ Cyreen}}

| title5 = Corduroy Houseshoes

| note5 = Skit

| writer5 = Thornton Jr.

| extra5 = Young Dolph

| length5 = 2:22

| title6 = What's da Bizness

| writer6 = Thornton Jr.

| extra6 = Sosa 808

| length6 = 2:21

| title7 = The Land

| writer7 = Thornton Jr.

| extra7 = {{hlist|Sosa 808|Hunnit Band Yung}}

| length7 = 2:37

| title8 = Death Row

| writer8 = Thornton Jr.

| extra8 = Bandplay

| length8 = 3:12

| title9 = Cray Cray

| writer9 = Thornton Jr.

| extra9 = Bandplay

| length9 = 2:25

| title10 = RNB

| note10 = featuring Megan Thee Stallion

| writer10 = {{hlist|Thornton Jr.|Megan Pete|Jordan Houston|Willie Hutch}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Juicy J|Sosa 808}}

| length10 = 3:31

| title11 = Rich Slave

| writer11 = Thornton Jr.

| extra11 = Drumma Boy

| length11 = 2:06

| title12 = Until It Rot

| writer12 = Thornton Jr.

| extra12 = Bandplay

| length12 = 2:53

| title13 = Blue Diamonds

| writer13 = Thornton Jr.

| extra13 = Sosa808

| length13 = 3:12

| title14 = No Sense

| note14 = featuring Key Glock

| writer14 = {{hlist|Thornton Jr.|Markeyvius Cathey}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Supah Mario|Cassius Jay}}

| length14 = 2:20

| title15 = Benz

| writer15 = Thornton Jr.

| extra15 = {{hlist|Montana Corleone|Sosa 808}}

| length15 = 3:28

| title16 = 1 Scale

| note16 = featuring G Herbo

| writer16 = {{hlist|Thornton Jr.|Herbert Wright III}}

| extra16 = Bandplay

| length16 = 2:56

| total_length = 49:32

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| headline = Rich Slave (Deluxe)

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = Large Amounts

| writer17 = Thornton Jr.

| extra17 = Bandplay

| length17 = 3:25

| title18 = Fast

| writer18 = Thornton Jr.

| extra18 = {{hlist|Bandplay|Yung Hurricane}}

| length18 = 3:46

| title19 = Gimme My Bag

| writer19 = Thornton Jr.

| extra19 = {{hlist|Bandplay|Dunk Rock}}

| length19 = 2:46

| title20 = Green Light

| note20 = featuring Key Glock

| writer20 = {{hlist|Thornton Jr.|Cathey}}

| extra20 = Bandplay

| length20 = 2:43

| title21 = Scotch

| writer21 = Thornton Jr.

| extra21 = Bandplay

| length21 = 3:21

| title22 = Obey Your Thirst

| writer22 = Thornton Jr.

| extra22 = {{hlist|Trauma Tone|OG Ron C|Beatmonster Marc}}

| length22 = 4:08

| title23 = No Regrets

| note23 = featuring Kenny Muney

| writer23 = {{hlist|Thornton Jr.|Kenny Muney}}

| extra23 = Bandplay

| length23 = 3:21

| title24 = Buy My Way in Heaven

| writer24 = Thornton Jr.

| extra24 =

| length24 = 3:18

| total_length = 1:11:40

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