Humble Beast

Humble Beast is the debut studio album by American rapper G Herbo. It was released on September 22, 2017, by Machine Entertainment Group, 150 Dream Team, Cinematic Music Group and RED Distribution, serving as his first commercial release with Cinematic and RED.[1] The album features production from Da Internz, Southside, C-Sick and DJ Ron, among others.[2] It features guest appearances from American rappers Lil Uzi Vert, Bump J, Lil Bibby, Lil Yachty and Jeremih, among others.

Humble Beast
Studio album by G Herbo
Released	September 22, 2017
Recorded	2015–17
Studio	Various VSOP, Pressure Point and CRC, Chicago Tree Sounds, Norcross Circle House, Miami Means Street, Atlanta United, Los Angeles
Genre	Hip hop Trap
Length	97:53
Label	Machine Entertainment Group 150 Dream Team Cinematic RED
Producer	Mikkey Halsted (exec.) Joseph "JB" Bowden (also exec.) AnonXmous Bongo C-Sick ChaseTheMoney Chase Davis Da Internz DJ L DJ Milticket DJ Ron Don Cannon Donis Beats DP Beats Jake One Jungleboy Beats Kosine London on da Track Luca Vialli Maaly Raw Mano MariiBeatz Pi'erre Bourne Polo Boy Shawty Southside Streetrunner Tarik Azzouz Thelonious Martin TM88 Watson the Great Young Chop
G Herbo chronology
S4MF2 (2017) Humble Beast (2017) Swervo (2018)
Singles from Humble Beast
"Red Snow" Released: March 9, 2017 "I Like" Released: August 11, 2017 "Everything" Released: August 25, 2017

Background

The album was announced in late September 2015. The cover art was later revealed on June 15, 2017.[3] The release date was finally revealed on August 25, 2017.[2] The pre-order was released on September 1, 2017.[1]

Promotion

On September 15, 2017, the EP S4MF2 (abbreviation for Strictly 4 My Fans 2) was released as a prelude to the album.[4]

A deluxe version of the album was announced and originally set to be released on February 9, 2018, however it was delayed.[5] On February 10, 2018, a new release date was unveiled.[6] The revision will include the addition of the tracks "Shook" and "Everything (Remix)" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Chance the Rapper, which were previously released, along with 8 other songs.[5] It was released on February 16, 2018.[7]

Singles

The lead single, "Red Snow", was released on March 9, 2017.[8] The second single, "I Like", was released on August 11, 2017.[9] The third and final single "Everything" featuring Lil Uzi Vert, was released on August 25, 2017.[10] "4 Minutes of Hell, Pt. 5" was released as a pre-order single on September 1, 2017.[1]

Promotional singles

On January 23, 2018, "Shook" was released as the lead promotional single.[11] Two days later, its music video was released.[12]

On February 14, 2018, G Herbo teased a remix of "Everything" featuring an additional guest appearance from Chance the Rapper.[13] It was released a day later as the second promotional single.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3.6/5[15]
HotNewHipHop	90%[16]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[17]
XXL	4/5[18]

Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX stated that "Chicago's drill rappers haven't had much in the way of a musical shelf life over the past few years. What was once the hottest subgenre now sounds like outdated craze, which is perhaps why Lil Herb went for a strategic rebrand just over a year ago. But it wasn't just his name that matured, his craftwork and lyrical diversity also graduated from the "Lil" league", praising the album's lyricism: "It's clear Herbo still wears his street soldier armor. But more than ever before, he lets his guard down and shows a new level of self-awareness."[15] Patrick Lyons of HotNewHipHop stated that "G Herbo's shown promise throughout his career, and "Humble Beast" feels like a culmination of sorts", praising the album's lyricism: "Herbo is speaking directly to us, sounding as confident and classic as his childhood idols Jay-Z and Nas, telling a story that he's known is important and necessary all along."[16] David Drake of Pitchfork stated that "The Chicago rapper has earned his role as a leader of rap. His latest album recalls the best records of the ’00s graced with a singular kind of songwriting that sounds inarguably like the present", praising the album's lyricism: "Humble Beast feels musically bifurcated between its street and soul segments; a street-soul production synthesis could give his sound some cohesion, and giving his reflective moments a contemporary canvas could only increase their urgency."[17] Preezy of XXL stated that "Humble Beast is an exemplary debut that ranks among the best of the year, exceeds expectations and puts G Herbo in position to claim his stake as the prince of Chi-Town street rap."[18]

Commercial performance

Humble Beast debuted at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 earning 20,000 album-equivalent units with 14,000 in pure album sales.[19]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and BMI.[20][21]

Humble Beast[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Street"	Herbert Wright Malcolm Martin Isaac Burns A'niko Thomas	Thelonious Martin	4:24
2.	"Black"	Wright Donald Paschall, Jr. Donald Cannon Jamaal Henry	DP Beats Maaly Raw^[a]	3:07
3.	"Bi Polar"	Wright Daniel Watson	Watson the Great Don Cannon^[b]	3:43
4.	"Lil Gangbangin Ass"	Wright J. Henry	Maaly Raw	2:49
5.	"Everything" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)	Wright Symere Woods Joshua Luellen	Southside Jake One^[c]	2:41
6.	"I Like"	Wright Ronald Henry, Jr.	DJ Ron	2:58
7.	"Man Now"	Wright Marcos Palacios Uforo Ebong Adam Wright^[c]	Kosine Bongo MariiBeatz^[c]	3:29
8.	"Malcolm"	Wright Londen Buckner	DJ L	4:51
9.	"Crown" (featuring Bump J)	Wright Terrence Boykin Buckner	DJ L	4:38
10.	"Mirror" (featuring Lil Bibby)	Wright Brandon Dickinson, Jr. Chase Davis Renee Kirk Edward Randle	Davis	3:03
11.	"Trials"	Wright Chase Rose	ChaseTheMoney	3:39
12.	"Red Snow"	Wright Charles Dumazer	C-Sick	4:11
13.	"No Way Out"	Wright Emmanuel Nickerson	Mano	3:40
14.	"This n That" (featuring Lil Yachty and Jeremih) (bonus track))	Wright Miles McCollum Jeremy Felton Palacios	Da Internz	3:48
15.	"4 Minutes of Hell, Pt. 5" (bonus track)	Wright Luca Meloni	Luca Vialli	5:05
Total length:				56:06

Humble Beast — Deluxe version[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Sins"	Wright Nicholas Warwar Tarik Azzouz	Streetrunner Azzouz	4:41
17.	"Done for Me"	Wright London Holmes	London on da Track[22]	3:05
18.	"Never Cared"	Wright	Jungleboy Beats DJ Milticket	3:32
19.	"4 Nem" (featuring Lil Durk)	Wright Durk Banks Adonis Amos-Staton	Donis Beats	3:21
20.	"All Day" (featuring Blac Youngsta)	Wright Samuel Benson Tyree Pittman	Young Chop[23]	3:19
21.	"Head Right"	Wright Paschall, Jr.	DP Beats	2:57
22.	"No Depression"	Wright Luellen Bryan Simmons	Southside TM88	3:12
23.	"Ride"	Wright Damon Hendricks	Polo Boy Shawty	3:41
24.	"My Way"	Wright Jonathan Solone-Myvett	AnonXmous[24]	3:00
25.	"How Could U Hate Me"	Wright Luellen Jordan Jenks	Southside Pi'erre Bourne	3:33
26.	"Shook"	Wright Martin	Thelonious Martin	3:52
27.	"Everything (Remix)" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Chance the Rapper)	Wright Woods Chancelor Bennett Luellen	Southside Jake One^[c]	3:34
Total length:				97:53

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited co-producer or co-writer[25][26][27]

Sample credits

• "Mirror" contains an uncredited sample from "Mirror of My Soul", written by Renee Kirk and Edward Randle, as performed by O.V. Wright.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[20]

Technical

• Matt Hennessy – recording (tracks 1, 6, 9, 10), mixing (tracks 1, 3-14)
• Salvador Majail – recording (tracks 2, 4, 11)
• Daniel Watson – recording (track 3)
• Kesha Lee – recording (track 5)
• Jim Caruana – recording (tracks 7, 14)
• Brian Cabanatuan – recording (tracks 8, 9, 12, 13, 15)
• Jeff Lane – recording (track 14)
• Thomas "Tillie" Mann – recording (track 14)
• Miguel Scott – mixing (tracks 2, 4), recording (tracks 5, 15)
• James "Groove" Chambers – mixing (tracks 2, 4)
• Dave Kutch – mastering (all tracks)

Additional personnel

• Arturo "Churro" Lopez – album artwork, booklet design and additional photos

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[28]	21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29]	14

References

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