Ma' I Got a Family

Ma' I Got a Family, also referred to by its full title Ma' I Got a Family, A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition Hosted by DJ Drama on streaming services, is the nineteenth solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released through Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records on October 21, 2022. The mixtape is hosted by the American DJ, DJ Drama as an installment of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape series. The mixtape features guest appearances from rappers Nicki Minaj and Yeat. The mixtape also features production from 808 Mafia, Dmac, D-Roc, Drum Dummie, Mason Wu, Noah Mejia, TnTXD, and Chief Keef. The mixtape was mixed, mastered, recorded, and co-produced by Jason "Cheese" Goldberg and Khris James, two of YoungBoy's in-house engineers. The mixtape was backed by no singles and marks YoungBoy's sixth release of 2022 (fifth solo).

Ma' I Got a Family (A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition Hosted by DJ Drama)
Mixtape by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Length46:36
Label
Producer
  • 17OnDaTrack
  • 6lement
  • Aldaz
  • Bans
  • BeatsAintFree JG
  • Ben10k
  • BJondatrakk
  • Callari
  • Cheese
  • Census
  • Chief Keef
  • Cv
  • Danes Blood
  • Dmac
  • Don
  • DP Beats
  • D-Roc
  • Drum Dummie
  • Dunk Rock
  • Dylan Kidd
  • ForeignGotEm
  • G06 Beatz
  • Haisofn
  • Harto Beats
  • Haze
  • Hurtboy AG
  • Jay Lv
  • Josh Coleman
  • Khris James
  • Kyd
  • Marko Lenz
  • Mason Wu
  • Noah Mejia
  • Powers Pleasant
  • Prodalek
  • Smatt Sertified
  • Southside
  • Str8cash
  • TnTXD
  • YoungerNextLife
  • Yung Lan
  • Yung Tago
  • Zuus
CompilerDJ Drama
YoungBoy Never Broke Again chronology
3800 Degrees
(2022)
Ma' I Got a Family (A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition Hosted by DJ Drama)
(2022)
3860
(2022)

Background

Over a week and a half after YoungBoy's early October Juvenile-influenced 3800 Degrees, through the community tab on YoungBoy's official YouTube channel, YoungBoy announced the release of the mixtape.[1] The announcement was later followed by a teaser where YoungBoy hinted that he plans to release ten projects by the end of 2022.[2]

Just a day prior to the mixtape's release, on October 20, 2022, YoungBoy's twenty-third birthday, the mixtape's release was officially announced by Birdman through his Instagram, similar to the announcement of 3800 Degrees.[3] Hours later, through the Never Broke Again Instagram page, the mixtape's tracklist was unveiled, revealing two features Nicki Minaj and Yeat.[4]

Artwork

The mixtape's artwork pictures YoungBoy Never Broke Again and his current fiancée, Jazlyn MyChelle. With YoungBoy and Jaz are the couple's two children. In the background of the artwork, photos of YoungBoy and his other children can be seen alongside YoungBoy's 100 RIAA certification plaque.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Paul Simpson from AllMusic stated that Ma’ I Got A Family "Far less hard-edged and aggressive than one might expect." He noted that "the mixtape taps into YoungBoy's sentimental side," and that "this is not the release one would expect DJ Drama to be involved with."[5]

Commercial performance

Ma' I Got a Family debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 37,000 album-equivalent units (including 402 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[6] The album also accumulated a total of 52.54 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.[6] The mixtape marks YoungBoy's fifth top-ten entry of 2022.[6]

Track listing

Ma' I Got a Family track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pop Out"
2:39
2."Rain"
  • Gaulden
  • Jason Goldberg
  • Jordan Oliver Edon
  • Tevin Revell
  • Mark Nikolaev
  • Will Boyette
  • Cheese
  • Tfisdon
  • Drum Dummie
  • Marko Lenz
2:25
3."Sedated"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Leonardo Mateus
  • Aaron Tago
  • Cheese
  • Bans
  • Yung Tago
2:08
4."Get Right"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Daniel Yenuen Aldaz Leander
  • Angelo Callari
  • Isak Gidgård
  • Cheese
  • Aldaz
  • Callari
  • Str8cash
1:50
5."Right Now"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • David McDowell
  • Dylan McGinnis Kidd
  • Mason Wu
  • Thomas Horton
  • Cheese
  • Dmac
  • Dylan Kidd[a]
  • Mason Wu
  • TnTXD
3:32
6."McQueen"
  • Gaulden
  • Samuel Thanni
  • Benjamin MacGregor Wilson
  • Dane McQuillan
  • Powers Pleasant
  • Khris James
  • Ben10K
  • Danes Blood[a]
  • Powers Pleasant
2:18
7."Ben Lomond Mountain"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Wilson
  • McQuillan
  • Jonathan Gabor
  • Aaron Gilfenbain
  • Cheese
  • Ben10K
  • Danes Blood[a]
  • BeatsAintFree JG
  • Hurtboy AG
2:53
8."Kentrell Talk"GauldenYoungBoy Never Broke Again1:02
9."Sport Mode"
  • Gaulden
  • Thanni
  • Ethan Hayes
  • Junior Sinchi
  • Brian Mitchell
  • Khris James
  • Haze[a]
  • Jay Lv
  • Zuus[a]
2:06
10."Pay Me"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Keshawn Lawson
  • Ryan Hartlove
  • Ansel Montgomery
  • Michael Collins Price
  • Cheese
  • Harto Beats
  • YoungerNextLife
2:42
11."All the Problems"
2:14
12."Chose"
  • Gaulden
  • Thanni
  • Daniel Lebrun
  • Josh Coleman
  • Alek
  • Khris James
  • D-Roc
  • Josh Coleman
  • Prodalek
2:32
13."Rose Gold"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Lucas DiFabbio
  • Callari
  • Cheese
  • Dunk Rock
  • Callari
2:07
14."I Admit" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • Khris James
  • Yung Lan
3:27
15."Change on Me"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Lebrun
  • BJondatrakk
  • Haisofn
  • Park Min Geon
  • Cheese
  • D-Roc
  • BJondatrakk
  • Haisofn
  • G06 Beatz[a]
3:00
16."King of the Jungle"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Lebrun
  • Cooper Vengrove
  • Sven Rafael Steenbergen
  • Cheese
  • D-Roc
  • Cv
  • 17OnDaTrack
3:00
17."I Don't Text Back" (featuring Yeat)
  • Cheese
  • Bans
  • Mason Wu
  • Noah Mejia
2:12
18."Act a Fool"
  • Gaulden
  • Goldberg
  • Antwan Newrik
  • Phil Garner
  • Richard Parker Wiggins
  • Cheese
  • 6lement
  • Park3r
2:12
19."Kick It"
  • Gaulden
  • Michael Romito
  • Vid Vucenovic
  • 1MercyBeatz
  • Census[a]
  • ForeignGotEm
  • Aaron Larit[a]
2:06
Total length:46:36

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an uncredited co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Charts

Chart performance for Ma' I Got a Family
Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 3

References

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