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YG intended to release his fifth Def Jam album in April 2019, but after the murder of Nipsey Hussle, he pushed it back, and appended the tribute he delivered at the memorial for his "brother from the other color." Its cover inscribed with "In loving memory of Nipsey Hussle," 4REAL 4REAL would be the most subdued YG album even without that stirring reflection. Allusions to physical aggression are reduced and usually dealt with some humor. In "Bottle Service," outfitted with a fearsome Mustard and CuBeatz production, YG casually dismisses a foe with "You can be the next 50 -- take these nine shots." Later, in "Go Loko," he'll "put you in a chokehold," but it's meant as an enticement as he addresses his "mamacita" while he sports a sombrero. Only "Stop Snitchin" threatens gunplay in purely venomous terms. Elsewhere, he's rhyming at a conversational volume about "that heartfelt shit," narrating the downcast "Keisha Had a Baby" (realistic if not tragic like 2Pac's "Brenda's Got a Baby"), and rapping the turnabout side-piece blues in "Play Too Much." There's some good, tipsy fun in "Do Yo Dance," low-slung West Coast-via-Midwest funk in the vein of Still Brazy highlight "Twist My Fingaz," but then YG shows a little maturity -- and signs of creeping teetotalism -- by speaking lowly of recreational drug use on other tracks. A more significant development is the increased quantity of roles for women. Authoritative rapper/singer Kamaiyah and hook specialist Rose Gold are on two tracks each, while Day Sulan temporarily takes over with "Her Story," a plaintive and riveting standout.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Lil Rich, Producer - Enoch Harris, ComposerLyricist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Edwards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - Cubeatz, Producer, Co-Producer - Kevin Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer - Tim Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - David Pizzimenti, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jalil Hutchins, ComposerLyricist - Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer - David Pizzimenti, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Stevenson, ComposerLyricist - Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Leonard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyga, FeaturedArtist - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Z, FeaturedArtist - David Pizzimenti, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Resto Quinones, ComposerLyricist - GYLTTRYP, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Ali Manzanarez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Almanza, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Shah Rukh Zaman Khan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Horton, ComposerLyricist - Yung Tago, Producer - Aaron Tago, ComposerLyricist - TnTxd, Producer - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Valee, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dijon McFarlane, ComposerLyricist - Mustard, Producer - David Pizzimenti, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Dixson, ComposerLyricist - Valee Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Erik Edwards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Morris Jr., Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - WESTSIDE BOOGIE, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Swish, Producer - Samuel Ahana, ComposerLyricist - Rebekah Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - Rose Gold, FeaturedArtist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Meek Mill, FeaturedArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rihmeek Williams, ComposerLyricist - Swish, Producer - Samuel Ahana, ComposerLyricist - Rebekah Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - Arin Ray, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tariq Beats, Producer - Musik MajorX, Producer, Co-Producer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Michael Wells Jr., ComposerLyricist - Rose Gold, FeaturedArtist - Quinton Lamar Cook, ComposerLyricist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Safe, FeaturedArtist - 1-O.A.K., Producer - Saif Musaad, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Mcfarland, ComposerLyricist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Tyler, ComposerLyricist - Charles Hugo, ComposerLyricist - Chauncey Hollis, ComposerLyricist - Corbett, Producer, Co-Producer - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Hit-Boy, Producer - G-Eazy, FeaturedArtist - Gerald Earl Gillum, ComposerLyricist - Dustin James Corbett, ComposerLyricist - Kamaiyah, FeaturedArtist - Kamaiyah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Rodney Brown, ComposerLyricist - Otis Stokes, ComposerLyricist - MITCH, FeaturedArtist - RJ, FeaturedArtist - Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Wood, ComposerLyricist - YG, MainArtist - Stephen Shockley, ComposerLyricist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Frederick E. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Shelby, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Craig, ComposerLyricist - Tiemeyer McCain, ComposerLyricist - Norman Beavers, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, FeaturedArtist - 1-O.A.K., Producer - Jordan Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Kamaiyah, FeaturedArtist - Kamaiyah Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Mcfarland, ComposerLyricist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cronkite, Producer - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dashon Wright, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Cuskey, ComposerLyricist - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Day Sulan, FeaturedArtist - Erik Edwards, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Daysha Morgan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - YG, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dee Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - YG, MainArtist - Keenon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Kirk, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Horton, ComposerLyricist - DaBaby, FeaturedArtist - Yung Tago, Producer - Aaron Tago, ComposerLyricist - TnTxd, Producer - Michael "Mikfly Dottin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
YG intended to release his fifth Def Jam album in April 2019, but after the murder of Nipsey Hussle, he pushed it back, and appended the tribute he delivered at the memorial for his "brother from the other color." Its cover inscribed with "In loving memory of Nipsey Hussle," 4REAL 4REAL would be the most subdued YG album even without that stirring reflection. Allusions to physical aggression are reduced and usually dealt with some humor. In "Bottle Service," outfitted with a fearsome Mustard and CuBeatz production, YG casually dismisses a foe with "You can be the next 50 -- take these nine shots." Later, in "Go Loko," he'll "put you in a chokehold," but it's meant as an enticement as he addresses his "mamacita" while he sports a sombrero. Only "Stop Snitchin" threatens gunplay in purely venomous terms. Elsewhere, he's rhyming at a conversational volume about "that heartfelt shit," narrating the downcast "Keisha Had a Baby" (realistic if not tragic like 2Pac's "Brenda's Got a Baby"), and rapping the turnabout side-piece blues in "Play Too Much." There's some good, tipsy fun in "Do Yo Dance," low-slung West Coast-via-Midwest funk in the vein of Still Brazy highlight "Twist My Fingaz," but then YG shows a little maturity -- and signs of creeping teetotalism -- by speaking lowly of recreational drug use on other tracks. A more significant development is the increased quantity of roles for women. Authoritative rapper/singer Kamaiyah and hook specialist Rose Gold are on two tracks each, while Day Sulan temporarily takes over with "Her Story," a plaintive and riveting standout.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:58
- Main artists: YG
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2019 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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