Time Served (album)

Time Served is the third studio album by American rapper Moneybagg Yo, released on January 10, 2020, through Roc Nation, Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It features collaborations with Lil Baby, Blac Youngsta, Future, DaBaby, Summer Walker, Fredo Bang, and Megan Thee Stallion.[2] Production was handled by Tay Keith, 30 Roc, DMacTooBangin, and many more. The deluxe edition was released on May 15, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Big Homiie G, Big 30, and Rylo Rodriguez.

Time Served
Studio album by Moneybagg Yo
Released	January 10, 2020
Recorded	2019–20
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	41:15
Label	Roc Nation CMG Bread Gang N-Less Interscope
Producer	30 Roc Angel Denaro Love DJ Chose DMacTooBangin DruAmarda DTB Fuse Hardbody Jaded Javar Rockamore JB KD6 K-Major Tahj Money Tay Keith Track Gordy X.O. YC
Moneybagg Yo chronology
43va Heartless (2019) Time Served (2020) Code Red (2020)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Time Served
"All Dat" Released: October 10, 2019 "U Played" Released: January 3, 2020 "1 2 3" Released: April 14, 2020[1] "Me Vs Me" Released: May 8, 2020

Release

Moneybagg Yo first teased the album's release in an Instagram post on December 19, 2019.[3] He later on confirmed the album's title, release date, and track list in now-deleted Instagram posts from January 8 and 9, 2020.

Singles

"All Dat" with now-ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion was released on October 10, 2019, as the album's lead single. Its accompanying music video was released the same day.[4][5] The single was produced by Denaro Love.

"U Played", featuring Lil Baby, was released on January 3, 2020, as the album's second single.[6][7][8] The single was produced by Tay Keith. An accompanying music video was released on January 13, 2020.[9]

"1 2 3", featuring Blac Youngsta, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 14, 2020, as the third single of the album.[1]

"Me Vs Me" was released on May 8, 2020, as the lead and only single for the deluxe edition of the album.

Critical reception

QD of RatingsGameMusic gave the album a "C" rating, saying that although Moneybagg had "sneaky good punchlines and overall relentlessness", he settled for "lazy hooks, lazy features, lazy lyrics, and lazy production".[10]

Commercial performance

Time Served debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 66,000 album-equivalent units (with 7,000 in pure album sales) in its first week.[11] This became Moneybagg Yo's third US top-ten debut.[11] The album also accumulated a total of 84.1 million on-demand streams for the set’s songs during the week.[11] In its second week, the album fell to number seven on the chart, earning an additional 37,000 units.[12] In its third week, the album fell to number nine on the chart, earning 31,000 more units.[13] On August 18, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[14]

Track listing

Time Served track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Speak 4 Em"	Demario White, Jr. Christopher Pearson Dylan McKinney Jarven Harris	DMacTooBangin Javar Track Gordy YC	2:22
2.	"U Played" (featuring Lil Baby)	White Dominique Jones Brytavious Chambers	Tay Keith	2:45
3.	"Pop My Shit"	White Pearson	YC	2:50
4.	"Pistol by da Bed"	White David Teel	DTB	2:00
5.	"1 2 3" (featuring Blac Youngsta)	White Sammie Benson Xabian Woods	XO	2:36
6.	"Match My Fly"	White Teel	DTB	3:13
7.	"Thinking Out Loud"	White Angel Morales Brandon Swandal Justin Bradbury Kadaivion Dixon	Angel JB Jaded KD6	3:04
8.	"Federal Fed" (featuring Future)	White Nayvadius Wilburn McKinney	DMacTooBangin	3:30
9.	"Bitch"	White McKinney	DMacTooBangin	2:04
10.	"Protect da Brand" (featuring DaBaby)	White Jonathan Kirk Pearson	YC	3:00
11.	"Thug Cry"	White Andrew Porter Javar Rockamore Robert Reese Tahj Vaugh	Javar Taj	3:50
12.	"Dem People Freestyle"	White Samuel Gloade	30 Roc	1:52
13.	"Real Luv" (featuring Summer Walker)	White Summer Walker Eduardo Earle Kendricke Brown	Fuse K Major	3:20
14.	"Spin on Em" (featuring Fredo Bang)	White Fredrick Givens Hardbody Norman Payne	DJ Chose Hardbody	2:25
15.	"All Dat" (with Megan Thee Stallion)	White Megan Pete Jamichael Bendon	Denaro Love	2:24
Total length:				41:15

Deluxe bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Issa No (375 Flow)"	White Donovan Hardie	Pablomcr JR HitMaker	2:44
2.	"Me Vs Me"	White Pearson	YC	3:03
3.	"Kut Like Dat" (featuring Big Homiie G)	White Deondre Speaks Pearson	YC	2:50
4.	"Boffum" (featuring Big 30)	White Rodney Wright, Jr. McKinney	DMacTooBangin	2:54
5.	"Cold Shoulder"	White McKinney Rockamore	DMacTooBangin Javar	3:00
6.	"No Chill" (featuring Lil Baby and Rylo Rodriguez)	White Jones Ryan Adams Joshua Luellen	Southside	3:19
7.	"Yomii"	White McKinney	DMacTooBangin	2:30
Total length:				1:01:17

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Time Served Chart (2020) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 35 US Billboard 200[16] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 2 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[18] 3

Year-end charts 2020 year-end chart performance for Time Served Chart (2020) Position US Billboard 200[19] 52 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 33

Certifications

Certifications for Time Served

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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3. "BIG SPEAKER on Instagram: "1 2 3 Let's Go !! 🤧🔥 #TimeServed"". Instagram.
4. "Megan Thee Stallion And MoneyBagg Yo Get Explicit In New "All Dat" Video". Vibe.
5. "Moneybagg Yo & Megan Thee Stallion Share Their Bedroom Antics On "All Dat"". HotNewHipHop.
6. "MoneyBagg Yo & Lil Baby Drop New Single "U Played"". Hypebeast.
7. "Moneybagg Yo Recruits Lil Baby for New Track "U Played"". Complex.
8. "MoneyBagg Yo & Lil Baby Ring In The New Year With "U Played"". HotNewHipHop.
9. "Moneybagg Yo – U Played feat. Lil Baby (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
10. "Moneybagg Yo – Time Served (Album Review)". RatingsGameMusic.
11. Keith Caulfield (January 21, 2020). "Selena Gomez Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Rare'". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
12. Keith Caulfield (January 26, 2020). "Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Music to Be Murdered By'". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
13. Keith Caulfield (February 2, 2020). "Roddy Ricch Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Billie Eilish Surges Post-Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
14. "RIAA Certifications - Moneybagg Yo". Retrieved August 19, 2020.
15. "Canadian Albums: January 25, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
16. Caulfield, Keith (January 21, 2020). "Selena Gomez Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Rare'". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
17. "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
18. "Moneybagg Yo Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
21. "American album certifications – Moneybagg Yo – Time Served". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.