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A Gangsta's Pain
A Gangsta's Pain
Studio album by Moneybagg Yo
Released	April 23, 2021
Genre	Hip hop; trap;
Length	51:20
Label	Roc Nation; CMG; Bread Gang; N-Less; Interscope;
Producer	101Slide; Blessyourobin; Bobby Keyz; C4TMB; DMacTooBangin; Evrgrn; Fatman the Great; Flex; Foreverolling; Javar Rockamore; Jay Scalez; Jee; JoelDemora; Motif Alumni; Real Red; Saint; Sheldon Ferguson; Skywalker OG; Soul Soundz; The Neptunes; Torey Montana; Twysted Genius; YC; YS Trakkz; Yung Dee;
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Singles from A Gangsta's Pain
	"Time Today"; Released: February 3, 2021; "Hard for the Next"; Released: March 26, 2021; "Wockesha"; Released: August 10, 2021; "Scorpio"; Released: November 16, 2021;

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A Gangsta's Pain is the fourth studio album by American rapper Moneybagg Yo. It was released on April 23, 2021, through Roc Nation, Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Kaash Paige, Big30, Future, Tripstar, Polo G, Lil Durk, Jhené Aiko, and Pharrell Williams. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200, earning 110,000 album-equivalent units, becoming Moneybagg Yo's first US number-one album.^[2] The deluxe edition with six new songs was released on October 22, 2021, with additional guest appearances from EST Gee, Pooh Shiesty, Big Homiie G, Yung Bleu, Janiyah, Lil Wayne, Ashanti, and DJ Khaled.^[3]

Background

In 2020, Moneybagg Yo released two projects: his third studio album, Time Served, and Code Red, a collaborative mixtape with fellow American rapper Blac Youngsta. Both projects debuted and peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, at number 3 and number 6, respectively. The former album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[4]

Release and promotion

On March 12, 2021, Moneybagg Yo announced that the album was completed and ready to go with it being released in 2021, but did not have an exact release date planned.^[5] He subtly revealed the title of the album on March 26, 2021, the same day that he and American rapper Future released the single "Hard for the Next", the second single from A Gangsta's Pain.^[6] However, he revealed its title explicitly along with its cover and pre-order link through social media on April 14, 2021. The track listing was revealed on April 21, 2021, but was shared the previous day on Apple Music.

Singles

"Time Today" was released as the lead single of the album alongside the official music video on February 3, 2021.^[7] "Hard for the Next", a collaboration with American rapper Future, was released on March 26, 2021, as the album's second single.^[8] "Wockesha" was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on August 10, 2021, as the third single.^[9] "Scorpio" from the deluxe edition was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on November 16, 2021, as the fourth single.^[1]

The first and only promotional single, "Go", a collaboration with American rapper Big30, was released on April 14, 2021, the same day Moneybagg Yo announced the album.^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[11]
HipHopDX	3.8/5^[12]
Pitchfork	6.8/10^[13]

Nadine Smith of Pitchfork rated the album 6.8 out of 10, writing "At his best, the stalwart Memphis rapper excels at heart-on-sleeve, bluesy songwriting, and his new album shows him deepening and opening up."^[13] Writing for HipHopDX, Josh Svetz rated the album 3.8 out of 5, saying "Atlanta trap, Southern pain rap, etc., Moneybagg possesses an innate ability to ride on all the trending sounds and help boost a song with his presence: a welcome addition to any single."^[12]

Commercial performance

A Gangsta's Pain debuted atop the US Billboard 200 dated May 8, 2021, earning 110,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, with almost all of this figure coming from streams.^[2] In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, earning an additional 70,000 units.^[14] The album returned to number one on the chart in its third week, earning an additional 61,000 units.^[15]

Track listing

*A Gangsta's Pain* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Memphganistan" (featuring Kaash Paige)	Demario White, Jr. D'Kyla Woolen Jorres Nelson Thomas Walker Marcus Rucker	Real Red Skywalker OG Motif Alumni	1:18
2.	"Just Say Det"	White Brandon Henderson	YS Trakkz	2:24
3.	"Go" (with Big30)	White Rodney Wright, Jr. Nelson Jeffery Jones, Jr. Aaron Butler	Real Red Foreverolling Flex	2:03
4.	"Wockesha"	White Mark DeBarge Etterlene Jordan Nelson Christopher Pearson Javar Rockamore	Real Red YC Rockamore	3:00
5.	"Shottas (Lala)"	White Nelson Pearson	Real Red YC	2:02
6.	"Hard for the Next" (with Future)	White Nayvadius Wilburn Elgin Lumpkin Troy Oliver Torey Glimer	Torey Montana	2:46
7.	"If Pain Was a Person"	White Homer Banks Raymond Jackson Carl Hampton Darius Henry	Yung Dee	4:00
8.	"I Believe U" (featuring Tripstar)	White Terrence Triplett Pearson	YC	2:39
9.	"Time Today"	White Nelson Pearson	YC Real Red	2:16
10.	"Interlude"	White Walker Marius Hilger Tilmann Reuter	Skywalker OG Saint Blessyourobin	1:18
11.	"Free Promo" (featuring Polo G and Lil Durk)	White Taurus Bartlett Durk Banks Walker Pearson Rockamore Robert Reese Sheldon Ferguson	YC Rockamore Bobby Keyz Ferguson	2:59
12.	"Hate It Here"	White Nelson Amman Nurani	Real Red Evrgrn	1:45
13.	"Love It Here"	White Henry Aiden Crane Joel Schindler Jon Lazri Joseph Langston	Yung Dee 101Slide Jee JoelDemora	1:29
14.	"Clear da Air"	White Nelson Pearson Christian Greene	Real Red YC Fatman the Great	3:12
15.	"Projects"	White Pharrell Williams Charles Hugo	The Neptunes	2:48
16.	"One of Dem Nights" (with Jhené Aiko)	White Jhené Chilombo Pearson	YC	2:23
17.	"FR"	White Nelson Rucker Rockamore	Real Red Motif Alumni Rockamore	2:27
18.	"Certified Neptunes" (featuring Pharrell Williams)	White Williams Hugo	The Neptunes	2:34
19.	"Change da Subject"	White Pearson Rockamore Caleb McLean	YC Rockamore Soul Soundz	1:47
20.	"Least Ian Lie"	White Dylan McKinney	DMacTooBangin	1:46
21.	"Bipolar Virgo"	White Nelson Walker Rucker Henry Andre Brown	Real Red Skywalker OG Motif Alumni Yung Dee C4TMB	2:31
22.	"A Gangsta's Pain"	White Deundraeus Portis Shelton Scales, Jr.	Twysted Genius Jay Scalez	1:53
Total length:				51:20

A Gangsta's Pain: Reloaded track listing adds these seven tracks to the beginning of the original album:

"Switches & Dracs" (featuring Lil Durk and EST Gee) – 2:13
"Wat Be Wrong??" – 2:11
"Gave It" (featuring Big Homiie G) – 2:52
"This Feeling" (featuring Yung Bleu and Ja'niyah) – 3:28
"Scorpio" – 2:45
"Another One" (with DJ Khaled) – 3:40
"Wockesha" (Remix with Lil Wayne and Ashanti) – 3:37

Sample credits

"Wockesha" contains samples from "Stay with Me", performed by DeBarge.
"Hard for the Next" contains samples from "Differences", performed by Ginuwine.
"Scorpio" contains samples from "How's It Goin' Down", performed by DMX.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[16]

Moneybagg Yo – rap vocals
Anjae Rayford – additional vocals (1)
Trenten DeWick – additional vocals (1)
Pharrell Williams – background vocals (15, 18)
Colin Leonard – mastering engineer
Ari Morris – mixer
Real Red – recording engineer
Mike Larson – recording engineer (15)
Logan Schmitz – assistant mixer (15)
Ben Sedano – assistant recording engineer (15)
Morgan David – assistant recording engineer (15, 18)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *A Gangsta's Pain*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[17]	14
US Billboard 200^[18]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[19]	1

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for *A Gangsta's Pain*
Chart (2021)	Position
US Billboard 200^[20]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[21]	13

2022 year-end chart performance for *A Gangsta's Pain*
Chart (2022)	Position
US Billboard 200^[22]	62
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[23]	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Caulfield, Keith (May 2, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'A Gangsta's Pain'". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^ Navjosh (22 October 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Releases Deluxe Version of 'A Gangsta's Pain' Feat. 6 New Songs: Stream". HipHopnmore. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ Mendez, Marisa (March 12, 2021). "Time's Up: Moneybagg Yo Completes 2021 Album As Joe Biden Gets A New Nickname". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ Grant, Shawn (March 12, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Says His New Album is "100% Done"". The Source. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Moneybagg Yo and Future Team Up on 'Hard for the Next'". Rap-Up. March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "New Music: Moneybagg Yo "Time Today"". Rap Radar. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ Hussey, Allison (March 26, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo and Future Share Video for New Song "Hard for the Next": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Moneybagg Yo Announces New Album Release Date & Drops "GO!" With BIG30". HotNewHipHop. March 26, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ Thomas, Fred. "A Gangsta's Pain – Moneybagg Yo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Svetz, Josh (May 18, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Keeps Up His Consistency - & Clout - On 'A Gangsta's Pain'". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Smith, Nadine (April 29, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo: A Gangsta's Pain Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ Caulfield, Keith (9 May 2021). "DJ Khaled Lands Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Khaled Khaled'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Caulfield, Keith (16 May 2021). "Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta's Pain' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Credits / A Gangsta's Pain / Moneybagg Yo". Tidal. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^ "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Moneybagg Yo – A Gangsta's Pain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[Top_40_Rhythmic_Future_Releases-1] "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[billboard-2] Caulfield, Keith (May 2, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'A Gangsta's Pain'". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

[3] Navjosh (22 October 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Releases Deluxe Version of 'A Gangsta's Pain' Feat. 6 New Songs: Stream". HipHopnmore. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[4] Mendez, Marisa (March 12, 2021). "Time's Up: Moneybagg Yo Completes 2021 Album As Joe Biden Gets A New Nickname". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[5] Grant, Shawn (March 12, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Says His New Album is "100% Done"". The Source. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[6] "Moneybagg Yo and Future Team Up on 'Hard for the Next'". Rap-Up. March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[7] "New Music: Moneybagg Yo "Time Today"". Rap Radar. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[8] Hussey, Allison (March 26, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo and Future Share Video for New Song "Hard for the Next": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[9] "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

[10] "Moneybagg Yo Announces New Album Release Date & Drops "GO!" With BIG30". HotNewHipHop. March 26, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

[11] Thomas, Fred. "A Gangsta's Pain – Moneybagg Yo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[hiphopdx-12] Svetz, Josh (May 18, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo Keeps Up His Consistency - & Clout - On 'A Gangsta's Pain'". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

[pitchfork-13] Smith, Nadine (April 29, 2021). "Moneybagg Yo: A Gangsta's Pain Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

[14] Caulfield, Keith (9 May 2021). "DJ Khaled Lands Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Khaled Khaled'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[15] Caulfield, Keith (16 May 2021). "Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta's Pain' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[16] "Credits / A Gangsta's Pain / Moneybagg Yo". Tidal. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Moneybagg_Yo-17] "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Moneybagg_Yo-18] "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Moneybagg_Yo-19] "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[20] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[21] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[22] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[23] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

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-'''''A Gangsta's Pain''''' is the fourth studio album by American rapper [[Moneybagg Yo]]. It was released on April 23, 2021, through [[Roc Nation]], Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, and [[Interscope Records]]. The album features guest appearances from [[Kaash Paige]], [[BIG30]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], Tripstar, [[Polo G]], [[Lil Durk]], [[Jhené Aiko]], and [[Pharrell Williams]].
+'''''A Gangsta's Pain''''' is the fourth studio album by American rapper [[Moneybagg Yo]]. It was released on April 23, 2021, through [[Roc Nation]], Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, and [[Interscope Records]]. The album features guest appearances from [[Kaash Paige]], [[Big30]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], Tripstar, [[Polo G]], [[Lil Durk]], [[Jhené Aiko]], and [[Pharrell Williams]]. The album debuted atop the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], earning 110,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, becoming Moneybagg Yo's first US number-one album.<ref name="billboard"/> The deluxe edition with six new songs was released on October 22, 2021, with additional guest appearances from [[EST Gee]], [[Pooh Shiesty]], Big Homiie G, [[Yung Bleu]], Janiyah, [[Lil Wayne]], [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]], and [[DJ Khaled]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Navjosh|date=22 October 2021|title=Moneybagg Yo Releases Deluxe Version of ‘A Gangsta’s Pain’ Feat. 6 New Songs: Stream|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2021/10/moneybagg-yo-releases-deluxe-version-of-a-gangstas-pain-feat-6-new-songs-stream/|url-status=live|access-date=9 November 2021|website=HipHopnmore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022143840/https://hiphop-n-more.com/2021/10/moneybagg-yo-releases-deluxe-version-of-a-gangstas-pain-feat-6-new-songs-stream/ |archive-date=2021-10-22 }}</ref>
 == Background ==
 In 2020, Moneybagg Yo released two projects: his third studio album, ''[[Time Served (album)|Time Served]]'', and ''Code Red'', a collaborative mixtape with fellow American rapper [[Blac Youngsta]]. Both projects debuted and peaked in the top 10 of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], at number 3 and number 6, respectively. The former album was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61040/title.times-up-moneybagg-yo-has-completed-his-2021-album-as-joe-biden-gets-a-new-nickname|title=Time's Up: Moneybagg Yo Completes 2021 Album As Joe Biden Gets A New Nickname|website=[[HipHopDX]]|last=Mendez|first=Marisa|date=March 12, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref>
-== Singles ==
-"[[Time Today]]" was released as the lead single of the album alongside the official music video on February 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rapradar.com/2021/02/03/new-music-moneybagg-yo-time-today/|title=New Music: Moneybagg Yo "Time Today"|work=[[Rap Radar]]|date=February 3, 2021|accessdate=April 14, 2021}}</ref> "[[Hard for the Next]]", a collaboration with American rapper [[Future (rapper)|Future]], was released on March 26, 2021, as the album's second single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/moneybagg-yo-and-future-share-video-for-new-song-hard-for-the-next-watch/|title=Moneybagg Yo and Future Share Video for New Song "Hard for the Next": Watch|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> On April 14, 2021, "[[GO (Moneybagg Yo song)|Go]]", a collaboration with American rapper [[BIG30]], was released as a promotional single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/moneybagg-yo-announces-new-album-release-date-and-drops-go-with-big30-new-song.1990952.html|title=Moneybagg Yo Announces New Album Release Date & Drops "GO!" With BIG30|website=HotNewHipHop|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Release and promotion==
-On March 12, 2021, Moneybagg Yo announced that the album was completed and ready to go with it being released in 2021, but did not have an exact release date planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2021/03/12/moneybagg-yo-says-his-new-album-is-100-done/|title=Moneybagg Yo Says His New Album is "100% Done"|website=[[The Source]]|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=March 12, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> He subtly revealed the title of the album on March 26, 2021, the same day that he and American rapper [[Future (rapper)|Future]] released the single "[[Hard for the Next]]", the second single from ''A Gangsta's Pain''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/03/25/moneybagg-yo-future-hard-for-the-next|title=Moneybagg Yo and Future Team Up on 'Hard for the Next'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=March 25, 2021|accessdate=April 14, 2021}}</ref> However, he revealed its title explicitly along with its cover and pre-order link through social media on April 14, 2021. The track listing was revealed on April 21, 2021, but was leaked the previous day on [[Apple Music]].
+On March 12, 2021, Moneybagg Yo announced that the album was completed and ready to go with it being released in 2021, but did not have an exact release date planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2021/03/12/moneybagg-yo-says-his-new-album-is-100-done/|title=Moneybagg Yo Says His New Album is "100% Done"|website=[[The Source]]|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=March 12, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> He subtly revealed the title of the album on March 26, 2021, the same day that he and American rapper [[Future (rapper)|Future]] released the single "[[Hard for the Next]]", the second single from ''A Gangsta's Pain''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/03/25/moneybagg-yo-future-hard-for-the-next|title=Moneybagg Yo and Future Team Up on 'Hard for the Next'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=March 25, 2021|accessdate=April 14, 2021}}</ref> However, he revealed its title explicitly along with its cover and pre-order link through social media on April 14, 2021. The track listing was revealed on April 21, 2021, but was shared the previous day on [[Apple Music]].
+=== Singles ===
+"[[Time Today]]" was released as the lead single of the album alongside the official music video on February 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rapradar.com/2021/02/03/new-music-moneybagg-yo-time-today/|title=New Music: Moneybagg Yo "Time Today"|work=[[Rap Radar]]|date=February 3, 2021|accessdate=April 14, 2021}}</ref> "[[Hard for the Next]]", a collaboration with American rapper [[Future (rapper)|Future]], was released on March 26, 2021, as the album's second single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/moneybagg-yo-and-future-share-video-for-new-song-hard-for-the-next-watch/|title=Moneybagg Yo and Future Share Video for New Song "Hard for the Next": Watch|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Hussey|first=Allison|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> "[[Wockesha]]" was sent to [[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic contemporary radio]] on August 10, 2021, as the third single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805220014/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=August 5, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[Scorpio (Moneybagg Yo song)|Scorpio]]" from the deluxe edition was sent to [[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic contemporary radio]] on November 16, 2021, as the fourth single.<ref name="Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases">{{cite web|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108070441/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=November 8, 2021|access-date=November 9, 2021|publisher=All Access Music Group}}</ref>
+The first and only promotional single, "[[Go (Moneybagg Yo song)|Go]]", a collaboration with American rapper [[Big30]], was released on April 14, 2021, the same day Moneybagg Yo announced the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/moneybagg-yo-announces-new-album-release-date-and-drops-go-with-big30-new-song.1990952.html|title=Moneybagg Yo Announces New Album Release Date & Drops "GO!" With BIG30|website=HotNewHipHop|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref>
+== Critical reception ==
+{{Album ratings
+| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
+| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|title=A Gangsta's Pain – Moneybagg Yo
+|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-gangstas-pain-mw0003518368|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
+| rev2 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
+| rev2score = 3.8/5<ref name="hiphopdx">{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3736/title.review-moneybagg-yo-keeps-up-his-consistency-on-a-gangstas-pain#signup|title=Moneybagg Yo Keeps Up His Consistency - & Clout - On 'A Gangsta's Pain'|last=Svetz|first=Josh|date=May 18, 2021|website=[[HipHopDX]]|access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref>
+| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
+| rev3score = 6.8/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/moneybagg-yo-a-gangstas-pain/|title=Moneybagg Yo: A Gangsta's Pain Album Review|last=Smith|first=Nadine|date=April 29, 2021|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref>
+}}
+Nadine Smith of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' rated the album 6.8 out of 10, writing "At his best, the stalwart Memphis rapper excels at heart-on-sleeve, bluesy songwriting, and his new album shows him deepening and opening up."<ref name="pitchfork"/> Writing for ''[[HipHopDX]]'', Josh Svetz rated the album 3.8 out of 5, saying "Atlanta trap, Southern pain rap, etc., Moneybagg possesses an innate ability to ride on all the trending sounds and help boost a song with his presence: a welcome addition to any single."<ref name="hiphopdx"/>
 == Commercial performance ==
-''A Gangsta's Pain'' debuted atop the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] dated May 8, 2021, earning 110,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s in its first week, with almost all of this figure coming from streams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9566346/moneybagg-yo-a-gangstas-pain-album-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-chart/|title=Moneybagg Yo Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'A Gangsta's Pain'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 2, 2021|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, earning an additional 70,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=9 May 2021|title=DJ Khaled Lands Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Khaled Khaled’|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9569622/dj-khaled-number-one-billboard-200-chart/|url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2021|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> The album returned to number one on the chart in its third week, earning an additional 61,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=16 May 2021|title=Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta’s Pain' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9573487/moneybagg-yo-a-gangstas-pain-returns-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2021|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
+''A Gangsta's Pain'' debuted atop the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] dated May 8, 2021, earning 110,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s in its first week, with almost all of this figure coming from streams.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9566346/moneybagg-yo-a-gangstas-pain-album-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-chart/|title=Moneybagg Yo Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'A Gangsta's Pain'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 2, 2021|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, earning an additional 70,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=9 May 2021|title=DJ Khaled Lands Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Khaled Khaled’|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9569622/dj-khaled-number-one-billboard-200-chart/|url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2021|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509200930/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9569622/dj-khaled-number-one-billboard-200-chart/ |archive-date=2021-05-09 }}</ref> The album returned to number one on the chart in its third week, earning an additional 61,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=16 May 2021|title=Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta’s Pain' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9573487/moneybagg-yo-a-gangstas-pain-returns-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live|access-date=16 May 2021|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516190410/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9573487/moneybagg-yo-a-gangstas-pain-returns-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart/ |archive-date=2021-05-16 }}</ref>
 == Track listing ==
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 | length2 = 2:24
 | title3 = [[Go (Moneybagg Yo song)|Go]]
-| note3 = with [[BIG30]]
+| note3 = with [[Big30]]
-| writer3 = {{hlist|White|[[BIG30|Rodney Wright, Jr.]]|Nelson|Jeffery Jones, Jr.|Aaron Butler}}
+| writer3 = {{hlist|White|[[Big30|Rodney Wright, Jr.]]|Nelson|Jeffery Jones, Jr.|Aaron Butler}}
 | extra3 = {{hlist|Real Red|Foreverolling|Flex}}
 | length3 = 2:03
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 | length22 = 1:53
 }}
+'''''A Gangsta's Pain: Reloaded''''' track listing adds these seven tracks to the beginning of the original album:
+#"Switches & Dracs" (featuring Lil Durk and [[EST Gee]]) – 2:13
+#"Wat Be Wrong??" – 2:11
+#"Gave It" (featuring Big Homiie G) – 2:52
+#"This Feeling" (featuring [[Yung Bleu]] and Ja'niyah) – 3:28
+#"[[Scorpio (Moneybagg Yo song)|Scorpio]]" – 2:45
+#"Another One" (with [[DJ Khaled]]) – 3:40
+#"Wockesha" (Remix with [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]) – 3:37
 '''Sample credits'''
-* "Wockesha" contains samples from "[[Stay with Me (DeBarge song)|Stay with Me]]", performed by [[DeBarge]]
+* "[[Wockesha]]" contains samples from "[[Stay with Me (DeBarge song)|Stay with Me]]", performed by [[DeBarge]].
-* "[[Hard for the Next]]" contains samples from "[[Differences (song)|Differences]]", performed by [[Ginuwine]]
+* "[[Hard for the Next]]" contains samples from "[[Differences (song)|Differences]]", performed by [[Ginuwine]].
+* "Scorpio" contains samples from "[[How's It Goin' Down]]", performed by [[DMX]].
 ==Personnel==
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 ==Charts==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
-|+ Chart performance for ''A Gangsta's Pain''
+|+ Weekly chart performance for ''A Gangsta's Pain''
 ! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
 ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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 {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Moneybagg Yo|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2021}}
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for ''A Gangsta's Pain''
+! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|work=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
+| 26
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021|work=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
+| 13
+|}
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for ''A Gangsta's Pain''
+! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
+| 62
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
+| 40
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+== Certifications ==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|type=album|artist=Moneybagg Yo
+|title=A Gangsta's Pain|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=December 2, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:2021 albums]]
 [[Category:Moneybagg Yo albums]]
+[[Category:Collective Music Group albums]]

v t e Moneybagg Yo
Discography
Studio albums	Reset 43va Heartless Time Served A Gangsta's Pain Speak Now
Mixtapes	2 Federal (with Yo Gotti) Heartless Federal 3X Fed Baby's (with YoungBoy Never Broke Again) 2 Heartless Hard to Love
Singles	"All Dat" "U Played" "1 2 3" "Me Vs Me" "Said Sum" "Time Today" "Hard for the Next" "Wockesha" "Scorpio" "Rocky Road" "See Wat I'm Sayin" "Code" "Blow" "Quickie" "On Wat U On" "Motion God" "Ocean Spray" "Bussin" "Whiskey Whiskey"
Featured singles	"Scared Money" "Big 14"
Promotional singles	"Go" "Keep It Low"
Other songs	"Toes" "Run It Up" "Twisting Fingers"