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Slime & B
File:Slime & B - Chris Brown & Young Thug.jpg
Official cover
Mixtape by
Chris Brown and Young Thug
ReleasedMay 5, 2020
RecordedApril 2020
StudioCBE (Tarzana)
Genre
Length43:12
Label
Producer
Alternative cover
Original cover
Original cover
Chris Brown chronology
Indigo
(2019) 		Slime & B
(2020) 		Breezy
(2022)
Young Thug chronology
So Much Fun
(2019) 		Slime & B
(2020) 		Slime Language 2
(2021)
Singles from Slime & B
  1. "Go Crazy"
    Released: May 19, 2020
  2. "Say You Love Me"
    Released: September 29, 2020

Slime & B is a collaborative commercial mixtape by American singer Chris Brown and American rapper Young Thug. It was released on May 5, 2020, by Chris Brown Entertainment, LLC, under exclusive license to RCA.[2] The mixtape includes production from Murda Beatz, Turbo, Wheezy, A1, OG Parker and more, along with guest appearances from Gunna, Future, Too $hort, E-40 and Lil Duke, among others.[3][4]

"Go Crazy" was released as the mixtape's lead single, and became Brown's seventh top-five song as a lead artist, as well Young Thug's highest lead artist charting song in the US, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending more than one full year on the chart.[5]

Background and recording

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Previously, Brown and Young Thug collaborated on the official remix of Brown's song "Wrist", contained in OHB and Brown's collaborative mixtape Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana (2016),[6] on the free-released track "Dat Night", also featuring Trey Songz, and on "High End", a promotional single from Brown's eighth studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017), also featuring Future.[7]

The mixtape was recorded at Brown's house during the very first stages of COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The mixtape was firstly announced on April 6, 2020, by Brown on his Instagram account.[9][10] In an interview with Revolt, mixing engineer Patrizio Pigliapoco talked about the making of Slime & B: "It was some days of 30-40 people in Chris' house. Young Thug's crew is massive. It wouldn't be a party, but it would be a kickback while we made the mixtape".[11] On April 28, 2020, the title and release date set for Brown's 31st birthday were announced.[12][13] Young Thug wrote on Instagram that the mixtape was "something special" for fans amid the coronavirus pandemic.[14] According to Pitchfork, the title "implies a meeting of the minds and a marrying of their styles".[15]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDXStarStarStarStarHalf star[16]
Pitchfork5.0/10[15]

The mixtape received a positive response from the general public.[17] Kenan Draughorne of HipHopDX praised Slime & B, commenting that both artists "pair with each other beautifully, creating their best collaborative tape to date", defining it a "fun-filled amusement park from start to finish, bursting with color from both the acclaimed vocalists and the production beneath them". Draughorne called "Go Crazy" the mixtape's best song.[16] Vulture argued that Slime & B "saw Thug gracing the slickest production he touched since his chart-topping Camila Cabello collaboration “Havana.”"[18] HotNewHipHop commented that "Slime & B feels closer to an album than a mixtape".[19] Pitchfork described the duo's collaboration as a "strange pop-culture artifact".[15]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations for Slime & B
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2020 Soul Train Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated [20]
2021 Billboard Music Awards Top R&B Album Nominated [21]

Commercial performance

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Slime & B made its debut on the charts after being initially released for free on SoundCloud and having just three days of availability on digital retailers and streaming platforms. It debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200, with earning 19,000 album-equivalent units.[22][23] In its second chart week, the album jumped at number 24 on Billboard 200, with earning 20,000 album-equivalent units.[24]

The mixtape's lead single "Go Crazy", was commercially successful worldwide. It reached the third position on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent more than a year on the chart.[25] "Go Crazy" has emerged as Brown's biggest radio hit since 2008 and marks his seventh top-five song as a lead artist. Additionally, it stands as Young Thug's highest-charting single as a lead artist in the US.

Track listing

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[26]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Say You Love Me"
2:52
2."Go Crazy"
  • Brown
  • J. Williams
  • Wayne Samuels
  • Omari Akinlolu
  • Zakaria Kharbouch
  • Turrell Sims
  • Trè Samuels
  • Soraya Benjelloun
  • Phillip Price
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco
  • Orville Hall
  • Said Aznou
  • Johnny Kelvin
  • Dounia Aznou
  • Kaniel Castañeda
  • Cameron Murphy
  • Yume
  • KanielTheOne
  • Murphy Kid
2:56
3."Trap Back" (featuring Major Nine)
  • Brown
  • J. Williams
  • Chad Thomas
  • Ricardo Toussaint
  • Maxwell Nichols
  • Rippa on the Beat
  • MjNichols
  • Major Nine
4:16
4."I Got Time" (featuring Shad da God)
3:23
5."She Bumped Her Head" (featuring Gunna)
4:00
6."Big Slimes" (featuring Gunna and Lil Duke)
  • Brown
  • J. Williams
  • Kitchens
  • Arnold Martinez
  • Durham
  • Eliel Afari-Brown
  • Patrick Bodi
  • Casey Moon
5:26
7."I Ain't Tryin'"
T-Minus3:53
8."Animal"
  • Brown
  • J. Williams
  • Frederic Brewer
  • Pigliapoco
  • James Douglas
  • Donny Flores
  • Frederic Brewer
  • Aleicia Gibson
  • Juan Guerrieri-Maril
Z3N3:26
9."City Girls"
The Audibles3:50
10."Stolen"
  • Brown
  • J. Williams
  • Sheldon Body, Jr.
  • Sean McMillion
  • Ralph Jeanty
  • Jamal Gaines
  • Pigliapoco
  • Golden Styles
  • Terence Williams
  • Patrick Hayes
  • G Styles on the Track
  • Romano
  • Guitar Boy[a]
3:49
11."Undrunk" (performed by Chris Brown featuring Too Short and E-40)
  • A1
  • Yaya
  • Pigliapoco
  • Bongo
3:10
12."No Such Thing" (performed by Chris Brown featuring HoodyBaby)
  • Brown
  • Akinlolu
  • Norman Cook
  • Pigliapoco
  • Jabreh Shaw
  • Crapps
  • Quinton Cook
  • Timothy Wells, Jr.
  • Tariq Beats
  • Musik MajorX
1:41
13."Help Me Breathe" (performed by Young Thug featuring Future)
3:50
Total length:46:36

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an uncredited co-producer[27][28][29][30]
  • ^[c] signifies an uncredited additional producer[29]
  • "Help Me Breathe" originally appeared in the Datpiff and SoundCloud release, however, was added to streaming services 3 days later.[31]

Sample credits

  • "Go Crazy" contains a portion of the composition "Drag Rap (Triggerman)", written by Orville Hall, and Phillip Price, as performed by The Showboys.[32]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Slime & B
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] Platinum 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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