Slime & B

Slime & B is a collaborative commercial mixtape by American singer Chris Brown and rapper Young Thug. It was released on May 5, 2020 by CBE under exclusive licensing to RCA.[1] The mixtape includes guest appearances from Gunna, Future, Too $hort, E-40, among others.[2][3] "Go Crazy" was released as the mixtape's lead single.[4]

Slime & B
Mixtape by
Chris Brown and Young Thug
ReleasedMay 5, 2020
Recorded2020
Genre
Length43:12
Label
Producer
  • HoodyBaby (exec.)
  • Lil Duke (also exec.)
  • A1
  • Ambezza
  • G Styles on the Track
  • Guitar Boy
  • Joseph L'etranger
  • KanielTheOne
  • MjNichols
  • Murda Beatz
  • Murphy Kid
  • Musik MajorX
  • OG Parker
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco
  • Rippa on the Beat
  • Romano
  • Sean Momberger
  • T-Minus
  • Tariq Beats
  • The Audibles
  • Turbo
  • Wheezy
  • Xayy
  • Z3N
Alternative cover
Original cover
Chris Brown chronology
Indigo
(2019)		 Slime & B
(2020)		 Breezy
(TBA)
Young Thug chronology
So Much Fun
(2019)		 Slime & B
(2020)		 Slime Language 2
(TBA)
Singles from Slime & B
  1. "Go Crazy"
    Released: May 19, 2020
  2. "Say You Love Me"
    Released: September 29, 2020

Background

Previously, Chris 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,[5] on the free-released track "Dat Night", also featuring Trey Songz, and on "High End", a promotional single from Brown's eight studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, also featuring Future.[6]

The mixtape was announced on April 6, 2020, by Brown on his Instagram account,[7] and on April 28, 2020, the title and release date set for Brown's 31st birthday were announced.[8][9] The mixtape was entirely done at Brown's house during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] After its release, Young Thug revealed that he recorded his verses in a day.[11]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX4.4/5[12]
Pitchfork5.0/10[13]

Kenan Draughorne of HipHopDX praised the mixtape, saying that on the project both artists "pair with each other beautifully, creating their best collaborative tape to date", defining it as 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.[12]

Commercial performance

Slime & B debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200, the album debuted on the chart after only three days of activity on digital retailers and streaming services.[14] In its second chart week, the album jumped at number 24 on Billboard 200, with earning 20,000 album-equivalent units.[15]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[16]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Say You Love Me"
2:52
2."Go Crazy"
  • Brown
  • Williams
  • Said Aznou
  • Dounia Aznou
  • Johnny Kelvin
  • Kaniel Castaneda
  • Cameron Murphy
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco
  • Orville Hall
  • Phillip Price
  • Tre Samuels
  • Turrell Sims
  • Soraya Benjelloun
  • Wayne Samuels
  • Omari Akinlolu
  • Zakaria Kharbouch
  • KanielTheOne
  • Murphy Kid
2:56
3."Trap Back" (featuring Major Nine)
  • Brown
  • Williams
  • Chad Thomas
  • Ricardo Toussaint
  • Maxwell Nichols
  • Rippa on the Beat
  • MjNichols
4:16
4."I Got Time" (featuring Shad da God)
  • Brown
  • Floyd Bentley
  • Williams
  • Julian Taylor
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco
  • Altariq Crapps
  • Jabreh Dhaw
  • Rashad Battle
  • A1
  • Xayy
  • Tariq Beats[b]
3:23
5."She Bumped Her Head" (featuring Gunna)
4:00
6."Big Slimes" (featuring Gunna and Lil Duke)
  • Brown
  • Williams
  • Kitchens
  • Arnold Martinez
  • Durham
  • Charles
5:26
7."I Ain't Tryin'"
T-Minus3:53
8."Animal"
  • Brown
  • Williams
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco
  • Juan Guerrieri-Maril
  • Aleicia Gibson
  • Frederic Brewer
  • James Douglas
  • Donny Flores
Z3N3:26
9."City Girls"
The Audibles3:50
10."Stolen"
  • G Styles on the Track
  • Romano
  • Guitar Boy[a]
3:49
11."Undrunk" (performed by Chris Brown featuring Too Short and E-40)
  • A1
  • Espinosa
  • Pigliapoco
3:10
12."No Such Thing" (performed by Chris Brown featuring HoodyBaby)
  • Brown
  • Timothy Wells, Jr.
  • Crapps
  • Pigliapoco
  • Quinton Cook
  • Akinlolu
  • 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[17][18][19][20]
  • ^[c] signifies an uncredited additional producer[19]
  • "Help Me Breathe" originally appeared in the Datpiff and Soundcloud release, however, was added to streaming services 3 days later.[21]

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.[22]

Charts

References
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  2. Minsker, Evan. "Young Thug and Chris Brown Release New Mixtape Slime & B". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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  6. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/05/entertainment/chris-brown-young-thug-trnd/index.html
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  10. http://grmdaily.com/chris-brown-young-thug-announce-joint-mixtape
  11. "Young Thug Claims He Recorded His Parts on Chris Brown Mixtape in One Day". XXL.
  12. https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3679/title.review-young-thug-chris-browns-slime-b-blesses-ladies-with-a-golden-summer-soundtrack
  13. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chris-brown-young-thug-slimeandb/
  14. https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2020-05-16
  15. https://mobile.twitter.com/chartdata/status/1262403979859853313
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  18. "SLIME & B OUT NOW!🤯 @chrisbrownofficial @thuggerthugger1 #BigSlime #BumpedHead x @yungjet10" – via Instagram.
  19. ""Big Slimes" - @chrisbrownofficial & @thuggerthugger1 ft Gunna & Lil duke. Prod by @turbothegreat x me x @254bodi additional prod @caseymoon.wav ✍🏿✍🏿 by the great @amnija_ " – via Instagram.
  20. "@chrisbrownofficial @thuggerthugger1 #STOLEN Produced By @gstylesonthetrack @guitarboymusic1 @realxromano GSTYLES We Got One Bro ⚡️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Congratulations @ttwritesink ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️" – via Instagram.
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