Sincerely, Kentrell
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{{Infobox album
| name = Sincerely, Kentrell
| type = studio
| artist = YoungBoy Never Broke Again
| cover = YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Sincerely, Kentrell.png
| alt =
| released = September 24, 2021
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 57:14
| label = {{hlist|Never Broke Again|Atlantic}}
| producer = {{hlist|17ondatrack|Ambezza|Catch 22|Cheese|DeskHop|DJ Trebble|DMAC|DRoc|Dubba-Aa|Dzimi|Einer Bankz|Haze|Hurt|Hzrd|Its2ezzy|Jai Beats|J Diesel|Leor|The Lottery|Louie Bandz|Manso|Menace|Mike Laury|Mikewavvs|Mike Will Made It|Myles Harris|Palaze|Ravis|Smash David|Smokescreen|SMPLGTWY|Sspiketrap|Stunner Samples|TayTayMadeIt|TNTXD|Uncle Cameron|Vadebeatz|WallisLane|WassamWop|Yosh|Zailor|Zuus}} • JoshFishScale
| prev_title = Nobody Safe
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = From the Bayou
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Sincerely, Kentrell
| type = Studio
| single1 = Toxic Punk
| single1date = February 4, 2021
| single2 = White Teeth
| single2date = May 14, 2021
| single3 = Nevada
| single3date = July 7, 2021
| single4 = Life Support
| single4date = September 10, 2021
| single5 = On My Side
| single5date = September 17, 2021
}}
}}
Sincerely, Kentrell is the third studio album by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.{{Cite news|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shares New Album 'Sincerely, Kentrell'|magazine=Complex|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxtara-mahadevan/youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell-stream|archive-date=August 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831004211/https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxtara-mahadevan/youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell-stream|url-status=live}} It was released through Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records on September 24, 2021.{{Cite news|last=Vincent|first=Mykal|date=October 4, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=NBA YoungBoy takes #1 spot on Billboard 200; dethrones Drake's CLB|work=Fox News|url=https://www.fox8live.com/2021/10/04/nba-youngboy-takes-1-spot-billboard-200-dethrones-drakes-clb/|archive-date=April 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417230143/https://www.fox8live.com/2021/10/04/nba-youngboy-takes-1-spot-billboard-200-dethrones-drakes-clb/|url-status=live}} Unlike Gaulden's previous projects, the album notably contains no guest appearances, which was a key part of the album's rollout.{{Cite news|last=Robinson|first=Joshua|date=September 24, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021|title=NBA YoungBoy Promotes "Sincerely, Kentrell" With "No Features Necessary" Billboards|work=HotNewHipHop|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-promotes-sincerely-kentrell-with-no-features-necessary-billboards-news.139827.html|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417222457/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/394745-nba-youngboy-promotes-sincerely-kentrell-with-no-features-necessary-billboards-news|url-status=live}} The album's production was handled by a range of accomplished producers including Einer Bankz, Mike Will Made It, Smash David, and Jason "Cheese" Goldberg—who also mixed and mastered the entire record. The album follows Gaulden's second full-length studio album, Top (2020), as well as Until I Return (2020), his fifteenth solo mixtape. A deluxe edition, named Sincerely, Kentrell > (pronounced "better"), was released four days later on September 28, 2021, and contains two additional songs. The deluxe edition's name is an ode to the "YB Better" trend at the time of the album's release.{{Cite news|last=A.|first=Aron|date=October 4, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=NBA Youngboy Calls In A Verse On "Still Waiting"|work=HotNewHipHop|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/357158-nba-youngboy-calls-in-a-verse-on-still-waiting-new-song|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723185453/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/357158-nba-youngboy-calls-in-a-verse-on-still-waiting-new-song|url-status=live}}
Sincerely, Kentrell received generally positive reviews from critics who highlighted the album's production and lyrical content. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 137,000 album-equivalent units, of which 8,000 were pure album sales. Eleven of the twenty-three tracks from the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=2021-10-04 |title=Drake Edged Out of No. 1 Spot by YoungBoy Never Broke Again |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/arts/music/youngboy-drake-billboard.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224165723/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/arts/music/youngboy-drake-billboard.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youngboy-never-broke-again-apple-music-pre-add-chart-1231237/|title=Youngboy Never Broke Again Tops Apple Music Pre-Add Chart with 'Sincerely, Kentrell'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Blake|first=Emily|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930193633/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youngboy-never-broke-again-apple-music-pre-add-chart-1231237/|url-status=live}} Sincerely, Kentrell also became the third project—behind Tupac Shakur's Me Against the World (1995) and Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being (2010)—by an imprisoned artist to top the charts and is the first rap album in the 2020s decade to top the charts with no features.{{Cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=2021-10-05 |title=How YoungBoy Never Broke Again Hit No. 1 From Jail: Fans Had His Back |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/arts/music/nba-youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2024-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130031455/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/arts/music/nba-youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}} The album was supported by five singles: "Toxic Punk", "White Teeth", "Nevada", "Life Support" and "On My Side".
Release and promotion
Sincerely, Kentrell was first teased by the Never Broke Again label on December 16, 2020, through the label's official Instagram.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/369339-nba-youngboys-sincerely-kentrell-release-date-revealed-report-news|title=NBA YoungBoy's "Sincerely, Kentrell" Release Date Revealed|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Robinson|first=Joshua|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723194131/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/369339-nba-youngboys-sincerely-kentrell-release-date-revealed-report-news|url-status=live}} The teaser stated that the album would be YoungBoy's biggest and would be released on May 7, 2021. However, on March 2, 2021, Gaulden was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, stemming from his September 2020 Baton Rouge arrest.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nba-youngboy-arrested-fbi-los-angeles-9544682/|title=NBA YoungBoy Arrested by FBI After LAPD Car Chase: Report|magazine=Billboard|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=March 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723194808/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nba-youngboy-arrested-fbi-los-angeles-9544682/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youngboy-never-broke-again-arrest-drug-firearm-charges-1068401/amp/|title=Youngboy Never Broke Again Arrested on Drug, Firearms Charges|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Bilstein|first=Jon|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215145105/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youngboy-never-broke-again-arrest-drug-firearm-charges-1068401/amp/|url-status=live}} Attempting to evade the LAPD, Gaulden ditched his vehicle, which the LAPD searched and found a firearm inside.{{cite web|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/nba-youngboy-arrested-by-the-fbi-in-los-angeles/|title=FBI arrests BR rapper NBA YoungBoy in Los Angeles|website=WBRZ-TV|date=March 23, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015000301/https://www.wbrz.com/news/nba-youngboy-arrested-by-the-fbi-in-los-angeles/|url-status=live}} The FBI additionally charged Gaulden with firearm possession—of which he was found not guilty in July 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=2022-07-15 |title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Found Not Guilty in Federal Gun Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/arts/music/nba-youngboy-gun-charges-verdict.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |magazine=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122043032/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/arts/music/nba-youngboy-gun-charges-verdict.html |url-status=live}} On March 25, media personality Wendy Williams commented on YoungBoy's arrest, noting that, "he’s got to go to jail".{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/celebrity/wendy-williams/nba-youngboy-arrest-mom-responds-beef-explained/|title=What did Wendy Williams say about NBA YoungBoy's arrest? Did his mom respond?|website=Capital Xtra|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206103433/https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/celebrity/wendy-williams/nba-youngboy-arrest-mom-responds-beef-explained/|url-status=live}} On April 19, 2021, Gaulden sent an email to his team while incarcerated, addressing his arrest, Williams, and the album:{{cite magazine|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/youngboy-never-broke-again-urges-wendy-williams-count-her-blessings-message|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Urges Wendy Williams to 'Count Her Blessings' in New Message|magazine=Complex|last=Hamilton|first=Xavier|date=April 19, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=August 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821080422/https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/youngboy-never-broke-again-urges-wendy-williams-count-her-blessings-message|url-status=live}}{{Blockquote
|text= i can leave my kids millions of dollars to divide but can't give them the time they truly deserve nobody understand me they never did shit some times i don't understand myself but that's fine because im okay i ain't looking for you to feel sorry I just ask for one thing- For you to let me suffer in peace tell MS. WENDY WILLIAM I say she got a good soul and she's a beautiful women I can see that threw all the bad comments thrown at her tell her count her blessings (STAY IN GOOD SPIRIT) Sincerely Kentrell
}}
While incarcerated, the Never Broke Again label page previewed "Still Waiting", a track recorded over a jail phone.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.63848/title.nba-youngboy-urgently-raps-about-daughter-having-covid-19-in-new-jail-recording|title=NBA YoungBoy Urgently Raps About Daughter Having COVID-19 In New Jail Recording|website=HipHopDX|last=Elibert|first=Mark|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930033347/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.63848/title.nba-youngboy-urgently-raps-about-daughter-having-covid-19-in-new-jail-recording|url-status=live}} On September 10, YoungBoy shared the album's official artwork, alongside announcing its release date of September 24.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/9/youngboy-never-broke-again-new-album-sincerely-kentrell-release-info-life-support-music-video|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Announces New Album 'SINCERELY, KENTRELL'|website=Hypebeast|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=September 11, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818094937/https://hypebeast.com/2021/9/youngboy-never-broke-again-new-album-sincerely-kentrell-release-info-life-support-music-video|url-status=live}} Weeks prior to the release of the album, billboards begun to appear, stating, "no features necessary", suggesting that the album would include no features, alongside "YB Better" billboards, referring to the popular trend on social media, indicating that YoungBoy is the best rapper. On September 23, YoungBoy released the album's official tracklist, confirming it would have zero features.{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops Video for "Life Support," Announces Release Date for New Album|url=https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-life-support-video-stream|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218091437/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/youngboy-never-broke-again-life-support-video-stream|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/392626-youngboy-never-broke-again-reveals-sincerely-kentrell-tracklist-news|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Reveals "Sincerely Kentrell" Tracklist|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=September 23, 2021|accessdate=September 24, 2021|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015000318/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/392626-youngboy-never-broke-again-reveals-sincerely-kentrell-tracklist-news|url-status=live}} On the night of the album's release, YoungBoy shared a poem titled, "Deep in Me".{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/393564-nba-youngboy-shares-deep-in-me-poem-from-jail-ahead-of-sincerely-kentrell-release-news|title=NBA YoungBoy Shares "Deep In Me" Poem From Jail Ahead Of "Sincerely, Kentrell" Release|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=September 23, 2021|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723205127/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/393564-nba-youngboy-shares-deep-in-me-poem-from-jail-ahead-of-sincerely-kentrell-release-news|url-status=live}}
Upon the album's release, YoungBoy's management released the pre-recorded music video of the album's thirteenth cut, "Break or Make Me".{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2021/09/24/youngboy-never-broke-again-releases-new-album-sincerely-kentrell/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Releases New Album 'Sincerely, Kentrell'|work=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=September 24, 2021|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723205706/https://thesource.com/2021/09/24/youngboy-never-broke-again-releases-new-album-sincerely-kentrell/|url-status=live}} Following the release of the album, on September 26, the album's deluxe edition was released, containing an additional two bonus tracks, including the previously teased "Still Waiting". On September 29, the official, pre-recorded, music video of the album's eighteenth cut, "Kickstand", was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-09-29/107687/check-out-youngboy-never-broke-agains-latest-visual-for-kickstand|title=Check out YoungBoy Never Broke Again's latest visual for "Kickstand"|work=Revolt TV|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=September 29, 2021|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814183740/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-09-29/107687/check-out-youngboy-never-broke-agains-latest-visual-for-kickstand/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/9/nba-youngboy-kickstand-music-video-footstep-still-waiting-bonus-track-stream|title=Birdman Makes Special Appearance in NBA YoungBoy's "Kickstand" Visual|work=Hypebeast|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=September 30, 2021|accessdate=July 23, 2024|archive-date=December 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224163650/https://hypebeast.com/2021/9/nba-youngboy-kickstand-music-video-footstep-still-waiting-bonus-track-stream|url-status=live}}
=Singles=
The album's lead single "Toxic Punk" was released on February 4, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Tigg|first=Fnr|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Releases New Song "Toxic Punk"|url=https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-new-single-toxic-punk|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426172659/https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-new-single-toxic-punk|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Li|first=Joyce|date=2021-02-04|access-date=2024-07-23|title=NBA YoungBoy Releases New Track "Toxic Punk"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/2/nba-youngboy-new-track-toxic-punk-stream|website=Hypebeast|archive-date=December 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224152204/https://hypebeast.com/2021/2/nba-youngboy-new-track-toxic-punk-stream|url-status=live}} The song was produced by Cheese, DJ Trebble, Dmac, and TNTXD.{{Cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=2021-02-02|access-date=2024-07-23|title=NBA YoungBoy Surprises Fans With "Toxic Punk" Single|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-surprises-fans-with-toxic-punk-single-new-song.1990140.html|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206033920/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-surprises-fans-with-toxic-punk-single-new-song.1990140.html|url-status=live}} It debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops New Track 'Toxic Punk'|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9521453/youngboy-never-broke-again-toxic-punk-single|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023153337/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9521453/youngboy-never-broke-again-toxic-punk-single/|url-status=live}} The album's second single, "White Teeth" was released on May 14, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Cole|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=August 19, 2024|title=NBA Youngboy Flexes His Pearly Whites For New Song "White Teeth"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-flexes-his-pearly-whites-for-new-song-white-teeth-new-song.1991279.html|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113112735/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-flexes-his-pearly-whites-for-new-song-white-teeth-new-song.1991279.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=2021-05-14|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again returns with new video for "White Teeth"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/5/14/22436352/youngboy-never-broke-again-white-teeth-video|website=REVOLT|language=en|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128081856/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-05-14/53503/youngboy-never-broke-again-returns-with-new-video-for-white-teeth/|url-status=live}} The song was produced by TayTayMadeIt and peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web|last=Blanchet|first=Brenton|date=May 14, 2021|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shines in New Single and Video "White Teeth"|url=https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-white-teeth-video|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515091311/https://www.complex.com/music/youngboy-never-broke-again-white-teeth-video|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Elder|first=Sajae|date=May 14, 2021|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again shares new video "White Teeth"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/05/14/youngboy-never-broke-again-shares-new-video-white-teeth|website=The Fader|language=en|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603075934/https://www.thefader.com/2021/05/14/youngboy-never-broke-again-shares-new-video-white-teeth|url-status=live}} After gaining traction online for months due to the track being previously leaked, "Nevada" was released as the album's third single on July 7, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/7/8/22568351/youngboy-never-broke-again-nevada-song|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again reveals new single "Nevada"|work=Revolt|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723185808/https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-07-08/49633/youngboy-never-broke-again-reveals-new-single-nevada|url-status=live}} The track was produced by TnTXD and Vadebeatz. It peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=2021-07-08|access-date=2024-07-23|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Returns With "Nevada"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/youngboy-never-broke-again-returns-with-nevada-new-song.1991898.html|website=HotNewHipHop|archive-date=July 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708155710/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/youngboy-never-broke-again-returns-with-nevada-new-song.1991898.html|url-status=live}} The album's fourth single, "Life Support", was released on September 10, 2021, alongside the album's tracklist. It was produced by Cheese, Smash David, Ravis, Stunner Samples, and SMPLGTWY. The track peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=July 23, 2024|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shares "Life Support" Single & Visual|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/352811-youngboy-never-broke-again-shares-life-support-single-and-visual-new-song|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723214222/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/352811-youngboy-never-broke-again-shares-life-support-single-and-visual-new-song|url-status=live}} "On My Side" was released on September 17, 2021, as the album's fifth and final single.{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=2021-09-17|access-date=2024-07-23|title=Check out YoungBoy Never Broke Again's latest video for "On My Side"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/9/17/22678847/youngboy-never-broke-again-on-my-side-song|website=Revolt TV|language=en|archive-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917084735/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/9/17/22678847/youngboy-never-broke-again-on-my-side-song|url-status=live}} The track was produced by Cheese, Leor Shevah, and Haze. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=2021-09-17|access-date=2024-07-23|title=NBA YoungBoy Drops "On My Side" Single & Visual|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-drops-on-my-side-single-and-visual-new-song.1992661.html|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023094505/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nba-youngboy-drops-on-my-side-single-and-visual-new-song.1992661.html|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sincerely-kentrell-mw0003600087|title=Sincerely, Kentrell Review by TiVo Staff|publisher=AllMusic|access-date= September 24, 2021}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 3.7/5{{cite web |url= https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3792/title.nba-youngboy-sincerely-kentrell-album-review |title= REVIEW: NBA YOUNGBOY BARES HIS SHORTCOMINGS & JUSTIFIES HIS POPULARITY ON 'SINCERELY KENTRELL' |work=HipHopDX |date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=October 15, 2021}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 7.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Sincerely, Kentrell Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=September 29, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021}}
| rev4 = Rolling Stone
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell-1232834/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Joyfully Unburdens His Soul on 'Sincerely, Kentrell'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Dukes|first=Will|date=September 27, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}
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Sincerely, Kentrell received generally positive reviews from music critics. David Aaron Brake from HipHopDX states that "like much of YoungBoy’s albums Sincerely, Kentrell is less a polished product and more the stream-of-consciousness thoughts of YoungBoy at the moment." He also cites that "YoungBoy raps through a thick Louisiana drawl, the battle between betrayal and loyalty takes center stage." He concludes his review by stating "Sincerely, Kentrell is YoungBoy at his most vulnerable and vengeful, worn down by his own paranoia, some justified and some fabricated." Alphonse Pierre from Pitchfork states that "He has blurred the lines between his rap persona and lived reality, which makes it an uncomfortable, but sometimes remarkable listen." He further mentions that "Though the album’s quality may vary from song to song, it all adds up to a startling glimpse of a larger-than-life figure whose tragic shadow extends over everything he touches." Concluding his review, he explains that "While it carries the same flaws as his previous work, the latest album from the Baton Rouge rapper provides a clear portrait of a tragic figure who often blurs the lines between fact and fiction."
Will Dukes from Rolling Stone writes that "his style, a whimsical mix of Young Thug and fellow New Orleanian Little Wayne is heavy on melody, which he fuses with some rough-and-tumble grit." He further mentions that "if these are the proverbial scars YoungBoy Never Broke Again ’s chosen to reveal to us, they’re from battles, thankfully, he’s already won." Concluding his review, he writes that "the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based rapper's third album is full of conviction and bruised passion."
Commercial performance
Sincerely, Kentrell debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 137,000 album-equivalent units (including 10,000 in pure sales) in its first week, according to MRC Data.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9640259/youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell-billboard-200/|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Earns Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Sincerely, Kentrell'|magazine=Billboard|author=Keith Caulfield|date=October 4, 2021|accessdate=October 5, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326064526/https://www.billboard.com/pro/youngboy-never-broke-again-sincerely-kentrell-billboard-200/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} This became YoungBoy's fourth US number one debut on the chart. The album also accumulated a total of 186.29 million on-demand streams of the album's 23 tracks. In addition, YoungBoy joined Tupac and Lil Wayne as the third rapper to receive a number one album while incarcerated. In its second week, the album dropped to number four, earning 71,000 units.{{Cite web|date=October 10, 2021|title=Taylor Swift's 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/9643266/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-billboard-200-return-number-1|access-date=October 20, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118015523/https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-billboard-200-return-number-1/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Sincerely, Kentrell track listing{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/youngboy-never-broke-again-reveals-sincerely-kentrell-tracklist-news.139757.html%3f|title=YoungBoy Never Broke Again Reveals "Sincerely Kentrell" Tracklist|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=September 23, 2021|accessdate=September 24, 2021}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 57:14
| title1 = Bad Morning
| writer1 = {{hlist|Kentrell Gaulden|Aaron Lockhart|Michael Laury|William Golden Mosley Jr.}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Dubba-Aa|The Lottery|Laury}}
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Hold Me Down
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Josh Veysey|Jason Goldberg|Aaron Klus|Matthew McQueen}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Catch 22|Cheese|Yosh|Smokescreen}}
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = On My Side
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Ethan Hayes|Leor Shevah}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Cheese|Haze|Leor}}
| length3 = 2:28
| title4 = Smoke Strong
| writer4 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Vilyam Vardumyan|Aaron Gilfenbain|Alex Bottero}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Hurt|Hzrd|Sspiketrap}}
| length4 = 2:58
| title5 = 50 Shots
| writer5 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Tavian Carter}}
| extra5 = TayTayMadeIt
| length5 = 2:41
| title6 = No Where
| writer6 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Thomas Horton|David McDowell|Spencer Harris}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Cheese|DMAC|Einer Bankz|TNTXD}}
| length6 = 2:37
| title7 = Sincerely
| writer7 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|McDowell|Cameron Hubler|Jaidyn Hullum}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Cheese|DMAC|Jai Beats|Uncle Cameron}}
| length7 = 2:54
| title8 = I Can't Take It Back
| writer8 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Hayes|Thomas Horton|Brian Mithcell}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Cheese|Haze|TNTXD|Zuus}}
| length8 = 2:57
| title9 = Rich Shit
| writer9 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Morgan James Taylor|Mathias Daniel Liyew}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Cheese|Zailor|Ambezza}}
| length9 = 2:35
| title10 = Toxic Punk
| writer10 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Horton|McDowell|Noah David}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Cheese|DMAC|TNTXD|DJ Trebble}}
| length10 = 2:03
| title11 = My Killa
| writer11 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Samuel Jimenez|Ian Wells}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Cheese|Smash David|DeskHop}}
| length11 = 2:24
| title12 = Life Support
| writer12 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Jimenez|Travis Tatad|Michael Samuels Jr.}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Smash David|Ravis|Stunner Samples|SMPLGTWY}}
| length12 = 3:53
| title13 = Break or Make Me
| writer13 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Nikola Pejovic|Christoffer Buchardt Marcussen}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Cheese|Palaze|Dzimi}}
| length13 = 3:12
| title14 = Forgiato
| writer14 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Lockhart|Mosley|Laury}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Dubba-Aa|The Lottery|Laury}}
| length14 = 3:08
| title15 = Baddest Thing
| writer15 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Myles Harris|Adnan Khan|Michael Len Williams II}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Menace|Mike Will Made It|Harris}}
| length15 = 2:15
| title16 = Nevada
| writer16 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Horton|David Boonpetch}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|TNTXD|Vadebeatz}}
| length16 = 2:35
| title17 = Level I Want to Reach
| writer17 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Daniel Lebrun|Johnfrancis Mbata|Sven Steenbergen}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|DRoc|17ondatrack|Its2ezzy}}
| length17 = 2:09
| title18 = Kickstand
| writer18 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Horton|Jonathan Gaboff}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|J Diesel|TNTXD}}
| length18 = 1:52
| title19 = All I Need
| writer19 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Don'Taye Shephard}}
| extra19 = WassamWop
| length19 = 2:54
| title20 = White Teeth
| writer20 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Carter|Goldberg}}
| extra20 = TayTayMadeIt
| length20 = 2:54
| title21 = Panoramic
| writer21 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Goldberg|Nima Jahanbin|Paimon Jahanbin|Tomas Martinez|Michael James Washington Jr.}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Cheese|Mikewavvs|Manso|WallisLane}}
| length21 = 2:06
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sincerely-kentrell/1587947223|title=Sincerely, Kentrell >|via=Apple Music|accessdate=October 1, 2021}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 62:44
| title1 = Footstep
| writer1 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Lockhart|Dennis Neal Jr.}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Dubba-Aa|Louie Bandz}}
| length1 = 2:21
| title2 = Still Waiting
| writer2 = {{hlist|Gaulden|Carter}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|TayTayMadeIt}}
| length2 = 3:09
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web |title=Sincerely, Kentrell by YoungBoy Never Broke Again on Tidal |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/200216891/credits|website=Tidal |access-date=September 24, 2021}}
Musicians
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again – vocals (all tracks)
- Vadebeatz – guitar, percussion, piano (16)
Technical
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Sincerely, Kentrell ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 October 2021|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1648|page=6|date=October 4, 2021}}
| 69 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|154|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|album=Sincerely, Kentrell|rowheader=true|access-date=October 3, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|8|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=October 5, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|46|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|album=Sincerely, Kentrell|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|89|M|url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=Irish Albums Chart: 1 October 2021|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|39|M|url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2021-w39/|title=Album 2021 uke 39|publisher=VG-lista|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|album=Sincerely, Kentrell|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|47|date=20211001|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|35|date=20211001|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=October 5, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|rowheader=true|access-date=October 5, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for Sincerely, Kentrell ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 124 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 48 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Sincerely, Kentrell ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 99 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 54 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=YoungBoy Never Broke Again|title=Sincerely, Kentrell|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=12 January 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
Release history
See also
References
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Category:Atlantic Records albums