Lost Files (YoungBoy Never Broke Again album)

Lost Files
Lost Files
Compilation album by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Released	December 23, 2022
Length	61:26
Label	Never Broke Again; Atlantic;
Producer	Abby "Samir" Urbina; Ayo E Go Krazy; Bans; BGSOUNDZ; BJ Beatz; BricksDaMane; Budda Beats; DeMoe; DJ Swift; Dmac; Dremusiq; Drum Dummie; Dubba-AA; Dun Deal; Earl on the Beat; GT; Guwap$; India Got Them Beats; Javar Rockamore; Lilkdubb; Louie Bandz; MarcussMuzik; Matt Cap; Mike Laury; NeilOnDaTrack; PlayboyXO; RellyMade; Smoke; StringzOnTheBeat; Trauma Tone; Wild Yella; Yung Lan;
YoungBoy Never Broke Again chronology

Lost Files is the second compilation album by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released through Atlantic Records and Never Broke Again on December 23, 2022. The entire project was mixed by Fabian Marasciullo and is the first project of 2022 from YoungBoy to not include any production or engineering from his in-house producer and engineer Jason "Cheese" Goldberg. It also features production from many prestigious producers such as DJ Swift, Dmac, Drum Dummie, Dubba-AA, Dun Deal, Louie Bandz and Mike Laury. The mixtape marks YoungBoy's eighth and final project of 2022.^[1] The release of the album was presented as a Christmas gift to fans from YoungBoy and his label.^[2]

Background

Despite the release not being backed by any official singles, "HTAFL" was uploaded onto YoungBoy's official YouTube channel under the name of "my happiness took away for life" on April 12, 2018.^[3] Additionally, on October 31, 2018, "Temporary Time" was exclusively released on YoungBoy's official SoundCloud page; it was confirmed to be a throwaway track from YoungBoy's December 2018 mixtape, Realer.^[4] Disregarding the previously released song, the album consists of exclusively leaked songs which have racked up hundreds of millions of streams on unofficial SoundCloud and YouTube accounts.^[1] The album was first announced by RapCaviar through their Instagram after they posted the album's tracklist.^[2]

Commercial performance

Lost Files debuted at number 45 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 18,095 album-equivalent units (including 369 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.^[5]

Track listing

*Lost Files* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"HTAFL"	Kentrell Gaulden Abby Urbina	Abby “Samir” Urbina	2:56
2.	"I Thought"	Gaulden Leonardo Mateus Beau Glaser Kyre Trask Dean Harris Hall	Bans BGSOUNDZ Lilkdubb StringzOnTheBeat	3:25
3.	"Broken Hearted"	Gaulden Brandon Russell Gerail Harvey	BJ Beatz RellyMade	3:22
4.	"On A Boat"	Gaulden John Carrington Jr. Milan Modi	Trauma Tone Yung Lan	2:59
5.	"Hey Now"	Gaulden Damion Williams Aaron David Lockhart Jr. Dennis Darrell Neal Jr.	DJ Swift Dubba-AA Louie Bandz	2:44
6.	"Doctor"	Gaulden Neil Harrison	NeilOnDaTrack	2:50
7.	"Perc 10"	Gaulden Jarrian Durrell Thompson	PlayboyXO	2:58
8.	"Nurse"	Gaulden Brain Anamayatana Modi	KiloKeys Beatz Yung Lan	3:02
9.	"Ms. Alinda"	Gaulden Williams Deondre Davis Neal Jr.	Dubba-AA Dremusiq Louie Bandz	3:20
10.	"I Love It"	Gaulden Javar Rockamore	Javar Rockamore	3:15
11.	"Michael Corleone"	Gaulden Charles Eric Driggers David Cunningham Isaac Earl Bynum	BricksDaMane Dun Deal Earl on the Beat	1:54
12.	"4KT Freestyle"	Gaulden India Williams Trask	India Got Them Beats Lilkdubb	3:13
13.	"Temporary Time"	Gaulden Barry Fields	Wild Yella	2:49
14.	"Steady"	Gaulden Gerrod Thomas Marcus Gotch Jr.	GT MarcussMuzik	2:48
15.	"Time Out"	Gaulden David McDowell Tevin Revell	Dmac Drum Dummie	2:55
16.	"Rich Nigga"	Gaulden Ebiem Nwaebiem	Ayo E Go Krazy	2:32
17.	"Locked & Loaded"	Gaulden Kevon Lewis Trask Gotch Jr.	Guwap$ Lilkdubb MarcussMuzik	1:43
18.	"Dangerous"	Gaulden Williams Michael Laury	Dubba-AA Mike Laury	3:06
19.	"Time Flow"	Gaulden Matthew Joseph Caprio Dyamond Hudson	Matt Cap Smoke	2:59
20.	"Murda Bizness"	Gaulden Goldberg Lebrun Traevon Walker Duhvinci BJondatrakk	Cheese D-Roc Xclusive Duhvinci	3:41
21.	"Lose Me"	Gaulden Zachary Thomas	Budda Beats	2:55
Total length:				61:26

Charts

Chart performance for *Lost Files*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	16

References

^ ^a ^b Grant, Shawn (December 23, 2022). "NBA YoungBoy Drops Off New Mixtape Lost Files". The Source. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Powell, Jon (December 28, 2022). "NBA YoungBoy closes out the year with 'Lost Files' project". Revolt.tv. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ "nba youngboy - my happiness took away for life". Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via YouTube.
^ "Temporary Time - YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Retrieved October 31, 2018 – via SoundCloud.
^ "Billboard 200". Billboard.com. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
^ "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

[TS-1] Grant, Shawn (December 23, 2022). "NBA YoungBoy Drops Off New Mixtape Lost Files". The Source. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[Revolt-2] Powell, Jon (December 28, 2022). "NBA YoungBoy closes out the year with 'Lost Files' project". Revolt.tv. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[3] "nba youngboy - my happiness took away for life". Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via YouTube.

[4] "Temporary Time - YoungBoy Never Broke Again". Retrieved October 31, 2018 – via SoundCloud.

[BB200-5] "Billboard 200". Billboard.com. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_YoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again-6] "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_YoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again-7] "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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