38 Baby 2

38 Baby 2
38 Baby 2
Mixtape by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Released	April 24, 2020
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:19
Label	Never Broke Again; Atlantic;
Producer	AdamSlides; BJ Beatz; Ceddy Bo; David Tell Em; DJ Swift; Dubba-AA; EVRGRN; Felipe Spain; Gid; Hagan; India Got Them Beats; Its2Ezzy; Jakik; James Maddocks; Karltin Bankz; LC Beats; Lil Kdubb; London Blue; Mook On The Beats; Noah Mejia; Rio Leyva; Roark Bailey; Samuel Velasco; Tahj Money; Take a Daytrip; TnTXD; Tre Gilliam; Vadebeatz; Yung Lan;
YoungBoy Never Broke Again chronology

38 Baby 2 is the fourteenth solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on April 24, 2020, by Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records.^[1]^[2] It features YoungBoy's mother Sherhonda Gaulden and American rapper DaBaby.

The mixtape debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 67,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
HipHopDX	^[5]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[6]

38 Baby 2 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. Kenan Draughorne from HipHopDX stated that "[YoungBoy Never Broke Again] brings all this pain and so much more to 38 Baby 2, but to middling effect." He continues by noting "Raw emotion leaps forth on just about every song," and "YoungBoy sounds tormented from the jump, and it’s apparent in each melody, inflection, and lyric on the album." The review was concluded as Draughorne stated, "He’s still churning out new music at a ferocious pace."^[5] Alphonse Pierre from Pitchfork began his review by stating that "[YoungBoy] follows in the footsteps of Louisiana legends like Boosie and Kevin Gates," as he "makes autobiographical rap that touches on pain, paranoia, and trauma." He notes that "the 20-year-old sings and raps in a choked voice that sounds like he wants to cry, but doesn’t know how," and that "Typically he’s hostile and unpredictable; it’s made his relationships the source of endless social media debate and it’s reflected in his purest love songs." Pierre concludes his review as he states "And now he’s not just another rapper who sings about pain, but the rapper who sings about pain."^[6]

Commercial performance

38 Baby 2 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 67,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,000 pure album sales) in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.^[3] This became Youngboy's second US number one debut and his fourth top-ten album.^[3] This mixtape also accumulated a total of 96.9 million on-demand streams of the set's songs during the tracking week.^[3]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Tidal.^[1]^[7]

*38 Baby 2* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bout My Business" (featuring Sherhonda Gaulden)	Kentrell Gaulden Sherhonda Gaulden David Boonpetch	Vadebeatz	3:07
2.	"Diamonds"	K. Gaulden Damion Williams Brandon Russell Brayon Nelson	DJ Swift BJ Beatz Mook On The Beats	3:04
3.	"Shadows"	K. Gaulden Tahj Vaughn Frank Gilliam Thomas Horton	Tahj Money Tre Gilliam TnTXD	3:14
4.	"Win Your Love"	K. Gaulden India Williams Jake Wogan	India Got Them Beats Jakik	3:04
5.	"Ain't Easy"	K. Gaulden Hagan Lange Luke Clay Horton	Hagan LC Beats TnTXD	2:25
6.	"Rough Ryder"	K. Gaulden Adam Foster Russell	AdamSlides BJ Beatz	2:41
7.	"I-10 Baby"	K. Gaulden Aaron Lockhart David Dulcio Cedric Brown	Dubba-AA David Tell Em Ceddy Bo	2:41
8.	"Nawfside"	K. Gaulden I. Williams Noah Mejia Rio Leyva	India Got Them Beats Mejia Leyva	2:34
9.	"Fire Stars"	K. Gaulden Boonpetch Felipe Espana	Vadebeatz Felipe Spain	2:13
10.	"Treat You Better"	K. Gaulden Boonpetch	Vadebeatz	2:29
11.	"I Choose You"	K. Gaulden Milan Modi Gideon Beck James Maddocks Amman Nurani	Yung Lan Gid Maddocks EVRGRN	2:27
12.	"Thug of Spades" (featuring DaBaby)	K. Gaulden Jonathan Kirk Kyre Trask I. Williams	Lil Kdubb India Got Them Beats	2:33
13.	"Pick from Pain"	K. Gaulden Kendall Bailey Denzel Baptiste David Biral	Roark Bailey Take a Daytrip	2:02
14.	"Top Files"	K. Gaulden Boonpetch Samuel Velasco	Vadebeatz Velasco	2:39
15.	"AI Nash"	K. Gaulden John-Francis Mbata Russell	Its2Ezzy BJ Beatz	3:31
16.	"Ten Talk"	K. Gaulden Russell	BJ Beatz	2:52
17.	"On the Rest"	K. Gaulden Horton Sterling Reynolds Lukas Payne	TnTXD Karltin Bankz London Blue	2:35
Total length:				46:19

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *38 Baby 2*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[8]	24
US Billboard 200^[9]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for *38 Baby 2*
Chart (2020)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	171
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	73

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "38 Baby 2 // YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Apple Music. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops '38 Baby 2'". Hypebeast. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Caulfield, Keith (May 3, 2020). "'Baby' One More Time: YoungBoy Never Broke Again's '38 Baby 2' Bounces DaBaby From No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
^ "38 Baby 2 Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Draughorne, Kenan (April 29, 2020). "REVIEW: YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN SOUNDS LOST & TORMENTED ON '38 BABY 2' ALBUM". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Pierre, Alphonse (April 29, 2020). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again: 38 Baby 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ "38 Baby 2 // YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Tidal. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – YoungBoy Never Broke Again – 38 Baby 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

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[itunes-1] "38 Baby 2 // YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Apple Music. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[2] "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops '38 Baby 2'". Hypebeast. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[BB200-3] Caulfield, Keith (May 3, 2020). "'Baby' One More Time: YoungBoy Never Broke Again's '38 Baby 2' Bounces DaBaby From No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

[AllMusic-4] "38 Baby 2 Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[HHDX-5] Draughorne, Kenan (April 29, 2020). "REVIEW: YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN SOUNDS LOST & TORMENTED ON '38 BABY 2' ALBUM". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[PF-6] Pierre, Alphonse (April 29, 2020). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again: 38 Baby 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[7] "38 Baby 2 // YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Tidal. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_YoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again-8] "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_YoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again-9] "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_YoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again-10] "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[12] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[United_StatesYoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again38_Baby_2albumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – YoungBoy Never Broke Again – 38 Baby 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Until Death Call My Name (2018) Top (2020) Sincerely, Kentrell (2021) The Last Slimeto (2022) I Rest My Case (2023) Don't Try This at Home (2023)
Compilation albums	Lost Files (2022)
Mixtapes	AI YoungBoy (2017) Ain't Too Long (2017) Fed Baby's (with Moneybagg Yo) (2017) AI YoungBoy 2 (2019) Still Flexin, Still Steppin (2020) 38 Baby 2 (2020) Until I Return (2020) From the Bayou (with Birdman) (2021) Colors (2022) Better than You (with DaBaby) (2022) Realer 2 (2022) 3800 Degrees (2022) Ma' I Got a Family (2022) 3860 (with Quando Rondo) (2022) Richest Opp (2023) Decided 2 (2023)
Singles	"Untouchable" "No Smoke" "Outside Today" "Diamond Teeth Samurai" "Valuable Pain" "Self Control" "Bandit" "Dirty Iyanna" "Make No Sense" "One Shot" "All In" "Kacey Talk" "What That Speed Bout!?" "Toxic Punk" "White Teeth" "Nevada" "Life Support" "On My Side" "Bring the Hook" "Flossin'" "I Hate YoungBoy" "Neighborhood Superstar" "Bestie" "Vette Motors" "Late to da Party" "Next" "WTF" "Rear View" "Testimony" "Heard of Me" "Fuck Niggaz"
Featured singles	"Beast Mode" "Need It" "Trillionaire" "WusYaName" "Project Walls"
Promotional singles	"Genie" "Fish Scale" "Black"
Other songs	" NBAYoungBoat " "Overdose" "Solar Eclipse" "Lonely Child" "Jump" "Drug Addiction" "Right Foot Creep" "My Window" "Dead Trollz" "House Arrest Tingz" "Tragic" "Bad Morning" "Bring It On" "No Switch" "I Know" "Umm Hmm" "Lost Soul Survivor" "Home Ain't Home" "Put It on Me" "To the Bone" "Shmunk" "Big Truck" "What You Say" "Bitch Let's Do It" "Fuck the Industry Pt. 2" " Better Than Ever "
Related articles	Never Broke Again