B4 the Storm

B4 the Storm is the debut studio album by American hip-hop collective and record label Internet Money.[5] It was released on August 28, 2020 via Internet Money Records and TenThousand Projects. The album was completed in one month and contains many throwaway songs that were reworked. The album features guest appearances from TyFontaine, Trippie Redd, Lil Keed, Young Nudy, Iann Dior, Lil Skies, Lil Mosey, Cochise, TheHxliday, Lil Tecca, Swae Lee, Future, the Kid Laroi, late rapper and singer Juice Wrld, 24kGoldn, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Wiz Khalifa, StaySolidRocky, LilSpirit, Kevin Gates, Gunna, Don Toliver, and Nav.

B4 the Storm
Studio album by
Internet Money
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Genre
Length48:12
Label
Producer
  • Alec Wigdahl
  • Cxdy
  • DT
  • E-Trou
  • Jasper Harris
  • John Luther
  • KC Supreme
  • Nick Mira
  • Nico Baran
  • OkTanner
  • Pharaoh Vice
  • ProdByNash
  • Repko
  • Resource
  • Rio Leyva
  • Spaceman
  • Taz Taylor
  • Tim Henson
  • VVS
Singles from B4 the Storm
  1. "Somebody"
    Released: October 10, 2019
  2. "Lemonade"
    Released: August 14, 2020
  3. "Thrusting"
    Released: August 21, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash6/10[2]
NME[3]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[4]

Background

The album was first announced by Nick Mira and Taz Taylor in July 2020 during an interview with Lyrical Lemonade.[6] Taylor stated: "We finalized our deal with 10K Projects in like August or September of last year [2019], but we had already been talking about an album for a minute. I brought it up to Elliot [Grainge] that I wanted to drop songs as an artist under Internet Money—just my favorite artists working together and putting songs together, like some DJ Khaled type." Taylor said he gave himself a deadline of June 1, 2020 to turn the album in: "So we did the whole album in a month, top to bottom: features, big artists, beats, everything. We mixed and mastered the whole album at least 50 different times".[5] The tracklist was revealed on August 14, 2020, along with the release of the single "Lemonade".[7] According to Taylor, B4 the Storm contains many "throwaway" songs that artists did not want. With the blessing of the artists, many of the songs were changed into completely new records.[5]

Cover art

Alex Zidel of HotNewHipHop described the original album artwork, which "show[ed] an amusement park with American rapper and singer Trippie Redd's face opening up to allow people entry to the rides, much like American rapper and singer Travis Scott did for the cover of his third studio album, Astroworld. There [was] a special section for American rapper Lil Tecca and a blimp flying above for the late American rapper and singer Juice Wrld as each member of the Internet Money collective goes on a thrill-seeking rollercoaster ride". The artwork was designed by Moodzanzan.[7]

Track listing
B4 the Storm track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Message" (featuring TyFontaine)
1:29
2."Really Redd" (featuring Trippie Redd, Lil Keed and Young Nudy)
3:06
3."Lost Me" (featuring Iann Dior, Lil Skies and Lil Mosey)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • E-Trou
2:58
4."Right Now" (featuring TyFontaine and Cochise)
  • Snodgrass
  • Rounds
  • John Carolus
  • Michael Pieper
  • Terrell
  • Terrell Cox
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • John Luther
  • VVS
2:56
5."Familiar" (featuring TheHxliday)
  • Snodgrass
  • Leyva
  • Tanner Katich
  • Noah Lee
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • OkTanner
2:39
6."JLO" (featuring Lil Tecca)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
2:44
7."Thrusting" (featuring Swae Lee and Future)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • Leyva
  • Cxdy
  • Resource
  • Harris
  • ProdByNash
3:43
8."Speak" (featuring the Kid Laroi)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Cxdy
  • Nico Baran
2:02
9."Blastoff" (featuring Juice Wrld and Trippie Redd)
  • Snodgrass
  • Mira
  • William Repko II
  • Kim Candilora II
  • Henry Nichols
  • Jarad Higgins
  • White
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • Repko
  • KC Supreme
  • Pharaoh Vice
2:55
10."Take It Slow" (featuring 24kGoldn and TyFontaine)
  • Snodgrass
  • Leyva
  • Rounds
  • Campbell
  • Golden Jones
  • Terrell
  • Rolston-Clemmer
  • Dorien Theus
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Cxdy
  • DT
  • Spaceman
3:54
11."Somebody" (featuring Lil Tecca and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
2:54
12."Giddy Up" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and 24kGoldn)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • John Luther
  • DT
2:38
13."Block" (featuring Trippie Redd and StaySolidRocky)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • Tim Henson
2:34
14."Devastated" (featuring LilSpirit)
  • Snodgrass
  • Mira
  • Alec Wigdahl
  • Geno Gitas
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • Wigdahl
2:20
15."Let You Down" (featuring TyFontaine and TheHxliday)
  • Snodgrass
  • Mira
  • Terrell
  • Lee
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
2:42
16."No Option" (featuring Kevin Gates)
  • Taz Taylor
  • KC Supreme
  • mjNichols
3:22
17."Lemonade" (with Gunna featuring Don Toliver and Nav)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • Wigdahl
  • E-Trou
  • Pharaoh Vice
3:15
Total length:48:12
Complete edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Lemonade (Remix)" (featuring Don Toliver and Roddy Ricch)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nick Mira
  • Wigdahl
  • E-Trou
  • Pharaoh Vice
3:01
Total length:51:13

Charts

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  5. Skelton, Eric (August 14, 2020). "Internet Money Proved They Can Make Hits—Now They're Dropping an Album". Complex. Retrieved September 6, 2020. Q – Complex: "I know you don't want to describe this project as a 'compilation album'. Why is that?".
    A – Taz Taylor: "Just because of the stigma with compilation albums. [...] The fact that so many people were involved, it's more meticulous than just a compilation album. This is a real album. If you look at DJ Khaled's albums and you're like, 'All right, well this is DJ Khaled's album', then I want that same type of respect. The same thing with Metro Boomin".
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