Find the Beat is the debut studio album by American rapper Blueface. It was released on March 13, 2020, by Cash Money Records and Republic Records.[5] The album features guest appearances by Gunna, Lil Baby, Polo G, DaBaby, Ambjaay, NLE Choppa, Stunna 4 Vegas, Jeremih, and YBN Nahmir. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 6, 2019, but was delayed due to trademark issues.[5] A second release date, January 17, 2020, was confirmed but the album did not release due to unknown reasons.[5] A third release date was then announced for March 13, 2020.[6]
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| Released | March 13, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
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| Length | 41:29 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| HipHopDX | 2.4/5[4] |
Release and promotion
editBlueface shared the album's title and track listing on October 11, 2019. The same day, he released the album's lead single, "Close Up" featuring Jeremih.[7]
The album's second single, "First Class" featuring Gunna, was released on October 18, 2019.[8]
Music videos for "Close Up" and "First Class" were released on October 23 and 25, respectively.[9]
A new non-album single, "Finesse the Beat", was released on YouTube and SoundCloud on December 22, 2019.[10]
On November 7, 2019, he announced on his Instagram account that the album would be released on December 6.[11] It, however, did not release then due to clearance issues.[citation needed]
On January 4, 2020, he announced a second release date of January 17, but the album was delayed further for unknown reasons.
On February 7, 2020, the album's third single, "Obama" featuring DaBaby was released.[12]
On March 1, 2020, Blueface went on Instagram, posting a blurry picture of himself saying the album would be released on March 13, and claimed that "joke's over". The next day, he posted a short clip of the music video for the single "Holy Moly" featuring NLE Choppa, set for release four days later. He earlier posted a previous clip on Instagram on February 27 asking if he should drop it. The song was released on March 6, 2020, with an accompanying music video.
On March 13, 2020, the full album was released with slight changes. The track listing was slightly changed and new tracks were added, as well as some were removed. There was also an extra feature from American rapper Polo G.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "First Class" (featuring Gunna) |
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| 3:11 |
| 2. | "Vibes" |
| D. A. Doman | 2:15 |
| 3. | "Weekend" (featuring Lil Baby) |
| Synco | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Murder Rate" (featuring Polo G) |
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| 2:03 |
| 5. | "Obama" (featuring DaBaby) |
| Scum Beatz | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Carne Asada" (featuring Ambjaay) |
| FBeats | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Viral" |
| Scum Beatz | 2:14 |
| 8. | "Holy Moly" (featuring NLE Choppa) |
| Scum Beatz | 1:58 |
| 9. | "Dirty" |
| D. A. Doman | 2:13 |
| 10. | "Wire" (featuring Stunna 4 Vegas) |
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| 1:54 |
| 11. | "Double Bacc" |
| Scum Beatz | 2:36 |
| 12. | "Period" |
| Scum Beatz | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Close Up" (featuring Jeremih) |
| Mally Mall | 2:56 |
| 14. | "In the Zone" |
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| 3:24 |
| 15. | "Street Shit" |
| Scum Beatz | 2:44 |
| 16. | "2 Diccs" (featuring YBN Nahmir) |
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| 2:31 |
| Total length: | 41:29 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] | 65 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 64 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Find the Beat - Blueface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Kawaida, Michael (16 March 2020). "Blueface "Find The Beat" Review". HotNewsHipHop. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (13 March 2020). "Blueface Is on a Mission to 'Find the Beat' in Debut Album". Hypebeast. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Kenny, Brody (March 28, 2020). "Review: Blueface's 'Find The Beat' Is Humorous Yet Pointless". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c A., Aron (January 4, 2020). "Blueface Announces New Release Date For 'Find The Beat'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ Justin Ivey (March 1, 2020). "Blueface's Debut Album 'Find The Beat' Gets New Release Date — Again". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ DeMicia, Inman (October 11, 2019). "Blueface Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Album "Find The Beat"". Def Pen. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Joshua, Espinoza (October 17, 2019). "Stream Blueface's New Single "First Class" f/ Gunna". Complex. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Blueface & Jeremih 'Close Up' New Music Video". OnSMASH. October 23, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Montes, Patrick (December 24, 2019). "Blueface Aims to 'Finesse the Beat' on His Latest Single". Hypebeast. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Blueface on Instagram: ""Find the beat" album dropping dec 6th 🔒 drop a comment if you want it sooner 🤔"". Instagram. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Espinoza, Joshua (February 7, 2020). "Blueface Recruits DaBaby for His Latest Single 'Obama'". Complex. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "Blueface Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Blueface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Blueface Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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