White Friday (CM9) | ||||
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Released | December 23, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 41:31 | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [2] |
White Friday (CM9) is the twentieth and first retail mixtape by American rapper Yo Gotti. It released on December 23, 2016, via Cocaine Muzik Group and Epic Records. Recording sessions took place at CM9 House, No Name Studios in Los Angeles, PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Jungle City Studios in New York and Hit Factory Studios in Miami.
Production was handled by Ben Billions, K Swisha, Chopsquad DJ, DJ Infamous, Marvel Hitz, Rob "Reef" Tewlow, Schife Karbeen, Southside, StreetRunner and Tarik Azzouz. It features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Blac Youngsta, Kanye West, Kodak Black, LunchMoney Lewis, Quavo, YFN Lucci and DJ Khaled.
The mixtape debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Top Rap Albums in the United States.
It was supported by music videos for the songs "Weatherman", "81" and "Lifestyle". The song "Castro" reached number 16 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "81" |
| Marvel Hitz | 3:28 |
2. | "Power of Money" |
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| 3:44 |
3. | "Lifestyle" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis) |
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| 3:10 |
4. | "Weatherman" (featuring Kodak Black) |
| Ben Billions | 3:26 |
5. | "Blah Blah Blah" |
| K Swisha | 3:13 |
6. | "They Like" (featuring YFN Lucci) | Chopsquad DJ | 3:00 | |
7. | "I Remember" (featuring DJ Khaled) |
| Reef | 4:33 |
8. | "Castro" (featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, Quavo and 2 Chainz) |
| Ben Billions | 3:39 |
9. | "Free Lunch" (featuring Blac Youngsta) |
| K Swisha | 2:45 |
10. | "Off da Top (3AM)" | Southside | 2:41 | |
11. | "What Happened" |
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| 7:52 |
Total length: | 41:31 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [3] | 16 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] | 4 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [5] | 3 |
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