Certified Hitmaker
Studio album by
Lil Mosey
ReleasedNovember 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
Recorded2018 - 2019
Genre
Length38:03
Label
Producer
  • Callan
  • Cubeatz
  • Dez Wright
  • ForeignGotEm
  • Kid Culture
  • Rio Leyva
  • Royce David
  • Waves
  • Quin Kiu
Lil Mosey chronology
Northsbest
(2018)		 Certified Hitmaker
(2019)
Singles from Certified Hitmaker
  1. "G Walk"
    Released: June 7, 2019
  2. "Stuck in a Dream"
    Released: September 17, 2019
  3. "Live This Wild"
    Released: November 5, 2019
  4. "Blueberry Faygo"
    Released: February 7, 2020
  5. "Back at It"
    Released: June 26, 2020
  6. "Top Gone"
    Released: August 5, 2020

Certified Hitmaker is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Mosey. It was released on November 8, 2019, by Mogul Vision Music and Interscope Records.[1][2] This serves at the follow-up to his 2018 release Northsbest. The album contains features from Chris Brown, Gunna, Trippie Redd and AJ Tracey. Every song on its standard edition was produced by Royce David, who also produced the majority of songs on Northsbest. It was reissued on February 7, 2020, coinciding with the release of Mosey's hit single "Blueberry Faygo". A deluxe edition, marketed as Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak), was released on August 14, 2020, and includes additional features from Lil Baby and Lunay.[3][4]

Certified Hitmaker was supported by three singles: "G Walk", "Stuck in a Dream" and "Live This Wild", as well as two additional singles: "Back At It" and "Top Gone", in the lead up to the release of its deluxe.

Certified Hitmaker debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, earning 23,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[5]

Background

On October 20, 2019, Lil Mosey released the first teaser to Certified Hitmaker which showcases an introduction to an artificial intelligence known as AVA who guides Mosey on his mission on Earth after leaving his homeworld. On October 29, an official album trailer was released which also announced his third upcoming studio album The Land of Make Believe. Certified Hitmaker was released on November 8 containing features from Chris Brown, Gunna, Trippie Redd, and AJ Tracey, after being preceded by three singles: "G Walk", "Stuck in a Dream" and "Live This Wild".

A deluxe edition, marketed as Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak), was released on August 14, 2020. It was supported by two singles: "Back at It" and "Top Gone". Three new songs were also added to the tracklist, "Bands Out Tha Roof", "My Dues", and "Focus on Me".[6] Interestingly, "Focus on Me" is Mosey's second self-produced song, the first being "Bust Down Cartier" which was released in early 2019. The deluxe follows a story that AVA leaked the extra tracks to satisfy Mosey fans until the release of his upcoming mixtape titled Universal, which is expected to be released in 2022. Universal would serve as a continuation of the narrative that began from Northsbest, from which Mosey left his homeworld "The Land of Make Believe" to Earth for a mission before returning home.

Singles

Certified Hitmaker was supported by a total of six singles. The first single, "G Walk" was released on June 7, 2019.[7] The song features a guest appearance from Chris Brown. While the high-profile collaboration was initially unexpected, Mosey had notably sampled Brown's 2005 hit single "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" in "Greet Her", the seventh song on Northsbest. The second single, "Stuck in a Dream" featuring Gunna was released on September 17, 2019.[8] The music video was also released on Lil Mosey's YouTube channel the same day.[8] The single peaked at number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 dated November 23, 2019,[9] as well as number 34 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[10] The third single, "Live This Wild" was released on November 5, 2019, a few days before the release of Certified Hitmaker. Its music video was released a week later on November 14, 2019.[11] Although it failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, it managed to peak at number 80 on the Canadian Hot 100.[10] The fourth single, "Blueberry Faygo" was originally a unreleased song that was leaked online.[12] It was being uploaded on to Spotify and other platforms under many different names.[12] For a period of time the song kept being posted and taken down.[12] Eventually, the song became one of the biggest trending songs on Spotify.[12] The song was officially released on February 7, 2020, and was later included on the album's reissue on the same day.[13] The music video was released on March 26, 2020, and was directed by Cole Bennett.[14] The single became Lil Mosey's most successful song to date, peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[9] In Canada, the song peaked at number 8 on the Canadian Hot 100.[10] It also managed to peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart and number 62 on Billboard's Global 200 charts respectively.[15][16] The fifth single, "Back At It" featuring Lil Baby was released on June 26, 2020, in the lead up to the album's deluxe.[17] The song reached number 9 on the US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[18] The final single, "Top Gone" featuring Lunay was released on August 5, 2020.

Certified Hitmaker debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 23,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[5] This became Lil Mosey's highest-charting album to date. The album also debuted at number 9 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[19] It ranked number 72 on the Billboard 200 year-end chart of 2020.[20]

Track listing

Certified Hitmaker track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."So Fast"
Royce David2:40
2."Live This Wild"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Rio Leyva
  • Vid Vucenovic
  • Royce David
  • Leyva
  • ForeignGotEm
2:03
3."Speed Racin"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
Royce David2:43
4."Rockstars"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Abdirahman Osman
  • Quinton Sung
  • Royce David
  • Waves
  • Quin Kiu
1:54
5."Stuck in a Dream" (featuring Gunna)
Royce David2:04
6."Rose Gold"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Dylan Cleary-Krell
  • Royce David
  • Dez Wright
2:39
7."Dreamin"
Royce David2:58
8."Bankroll" (featuring AJ Tracey)
Royce David2:45
9."See My Baby"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Daniel Hackett
  • Royce David
  • Kid Culture
2:34
10."Jet to the West"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Vucenovic
  • Royce David
  • ForeignGotEm
2:21
11."Space Coupe"
2:18
12."G Walk" (with Chris Brown)
Royce David2:21
13."Never Scared" (featuring Trippie Redd)
Royce David3:03
14."Kari's World"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Vucenovic
  • Royce David
  • ForeignGotEm
2:57
Total length:35:20
Certified Hitmaker (AVA Leak) deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blueberry Faygo"
Callan2:43
2."Top Gone" (with Lunay)
  • Lasnier
  • Piscot
3:14
3."Back at It" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Echols
  • Dominique Jones
  • Diego Avendano
  • Taylor Banks
  • Joel Banks
  • Xavier Thompson
  • Germán Valdés
  • Diego Ave
  • Bankroll Got It
2:36
4."Bands out tha Roof"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Sean Momberger
  • Royce David
  • Momberger
2:41
5."My Dues"
  • Echols
  • Pearson
  • Marcos dos Santos Cardoso
  • Royce David
  • Ace Bankz
2:28
6."Focus on Me"EcholsLil Mosey2:32
Total length:51:37

Personnel

  • Lil Mosey – primary artist
  • Mike Tucci – mastering engineer
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixer
  • Michael Garcia – music video director
  • Patrizio Pigliapoco and Royce David – recording engineers
  • Royce David – studio personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Lil Tecca vs. Lil Mosey Is Apparently the Latest Rap Beef of 2019". Complex.
  2. ↑ "Lil Mosey - Certified Hitmaker Trailer" – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Lil Mosey Unleashes New Banger "Live This Wild"". HotNewHipHop. 5 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Jones, Jiggy (October 30, 2019). "Lil Mosey Has Some Fighting Words for Lil Tecca". The Source.
  5. 1 2 Brandon Caldwell (August 23, 2020). "'Blueberry Faygo' Rapper Lil Mosey Arrested on Felony Gun Charge". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Try the TIDAL Web Player".
  7. ↑ Carl Lamarre (June 7, 2019). "Lil Mosey Taps Chris Brown For 'G Walk'". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Joshua Espinoza (September 17, 2019). "Lil Mosey Drops Video for Gunna-Assisted Single "Stuck in a Dream"". Complex. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  10. 1 2 3 "Lil Mosey Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ Issac Rouse (November 14, 2019). "Lil Mosey Cruises Through Swamp Lands in 'Live This Wild' Video". Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Elias Leight (February 4, 2020). "'We Can't Stop These Kids At All': The Curious Case of a Leaked Hit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. ↑ Chris Mench (February 7, 2020). "Lil Mosey Drops "Blueberry Faygo" After Leaks Turned It Into A Viral Hit". Genius. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ Tara C. Mahadevan (March 26, 2020). "Watch Lil Mosey's "Blueberry Faygo" Video". Complex. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Lil Mosey Chart History - UK Singles". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lil Mosey Chart History - Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  17. ↑ Lynn S. (June 26, 2020). "Lil Mosey Taps Lil Baby For New Single "Back At It"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lil Mosey Chart History - Bubbling Under the Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Lil Mosey Chart History - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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