London Boy (mixtape)
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London Boy is a mixtape by English rapper
Young Jeezy, Trae tha Truth, British rappers Skepta, Wretch 32, Blade Brown and Professor Green, American recording artist Jeremih and British singer-songwriters Delilah and Loick Essien - including Mavado, Sevyn and Parker. Production varies from S-X, Dready, The ThundaCatz and Don Cannon
, among others. The twenty-track mixtape consists of eighteen original compositions and two remixes.
The mixtape's release was preceded by the underground singles "Let It Breathe", "More Money More Gyal" and "Londoner".
Background
On 7 October 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding
Grand Hustle, the label of fellow rapper and collaborator, T.I.[2] In December 2011, Chipmunk announced that he would be shortening his stage name to "Chip", under the advice and instruction of T.I.
, and that all of his future releases would appear under his new stage name.
In January 2012, Chip announced via his official
Tulisa's debut solo single, "Young
", while working with her on material for a separate project.
In May 2012, Chip revealed via his official
Young Jeezy. He also re-confirmed the release date of 25 December 2012 and revealed the tape would be available to download free of charge.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Letter to London" (Intro) | Dready | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Slick Rick" | Young Jeezy) | DJ Spinz | 4:32 |
| 7. | "It's Alright" (featuring Sevyn) | Harmony Samuels | 4:00 | |
| 8. | "My Crew" (featuring Skepta) | S-X | 3:39 | |
| 9. | "Phenomenom" (Remix) | 2:04 | ||
| 10. | "Like a Movie" | Dready | 3:35 | |
| 11. | "More Money More Gyal" (featuring Mavado) | Dready | 3:20 | |
| 12. | "Let It Breathe" | Don Cannon | 4:01 | |
| 13. | "R.N.F." (featuring T.I. and Jeremih) | Neenyo | 4:00 | |
| 14. | "Official" (featuring Wretch 32, Blade Brown and Parker) | S-X | 5:10 | |
| 15. | "Dumb" (featuring B.o.B) | DJ Montay | 2:49 | |
| 16. | "Help Me" (featuring Delilah) | Dready | 4:15 | |
| 17. | "We in This Bitch" (Remix) | Kane Beatz | 2:04 | |
| 18. | "Under Oath" (featuring Trae tha Truth) | Amadeus | 3:30 | |
| 19. | "Heart Break" (Outro) | The J.F.L.O.W.S | 2:29 | |
| 20. | "Londoner" (featuring Wretch 32, Professor Green and Loick Essien) | The ThundaCatz | 4:19 | |
| Total length: | 63:01 | |||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide (DatPiff) | 25 December 2012[9] | Digital download | Grand Hustle
|
Certified DatPiff Gold (Over 1,000,000 downloads)
13,900,427 downloads as of 25 April 2015 |
References
- ^ "Is Chipmunk Being Dropped From His Label?". Pappzd.com. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update)". Billboard.biz. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Chipmunk [@OfficialChip] (2 January 2012). "In the studio with @TIP T.I... Let's get it!!!! #TeamChip #CMAR RT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Chipmunk [@OfficialChip] (4 January 2012). "RT @iamseangarrett: Yo just kicked it with my London Bro @chipmunkartist < smash on the radio bet we pend it!!! See you soon g!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Chipmunk [@OfficialChip] (6 January 2012). "#What'sNextForChip? Online Episodes coming soon... RT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- YouTube
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- ^ Chip Reveals Track listing For London Boy image004 โ GRM News | The home of youth culture and urban entertainment. Login required Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "This Is OfficialChip.com โ Tag Archive โ downloads". Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.