Boss Man (album)

Boss Man (stylised in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid. It was released on March 13, 2020. It is Rich's first release on Republic Records.[1] The album features guest appearances by Lil Baby, Future, DaBaby, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Lil Tjay, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, London on da Track, and Quavo.[1] It is reportedly the first part of a two-part project.[2]

Boss Man
Studio album by Rich the Kid
Released	March 13, 2020
Studio	Fever Recording Windmark Recording Off Road Rec Future History Electric Feel, West Hollywood, California Chalice Recording
Length	44:13
Label	Republic
Producer	1Mind Austin Powerz Axl Beat by Jeff Carter Lang Cubeatz DeeMoney DJ Moon Dre Moon DY Jacob Reske KC Supreme L.N.K London on da Track Marcel Korkutata Mario Petersen Murda Beatz Post Malone Rekless Rich The Kid SkipOnDaBeat Smash David Tenroc Vanriper Westen Weiss
Rich the Kid chronology
The World Is Yours 2 (2019) Boss Man (2020)
Singles from Boss Man
"That's Tuff" Released: December 6, 2019 "Money Talk" Released: January 17, 2020 "Red" Released: March 6, 2020 "Stuck Together" Released: April 1, 2020

Background

Rich shared a countdown on Instagram on February 14, 2020; he had previously announced a new album would come out in March. He then revealed the cover with the written release date on March 3,[3] and revealed the tracklist on March 12.[4] Rich also revealed "V12" from the album features Post Malone and was also solely produced by Malone.[4] Rich the Kid and Tidal held a listening party for the album in New York City on March 12.[2]

Singles

The lead single of the album is "That's Tuff", featuring Quavo. It was released on December 6, 2019. The lead single was originally thought to be "Go Up", featuring Roddy Ricch, a track that was released on July 12, 2019, to celebrate Rich's 27th birthday, which was the day after the release of the song. The second single of the album is "Money Talk", featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on January 17, 2020. The third single of the album is "Red". It was released on March 6, 2020.[5] The fourth single is "Stuck Together", featuring Lil Baby. It was made as a single on April 1, 2020, due to a remix also including Future.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Boss Man track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Far from You"	Dimitri Roger Austin Schindler Jacob Reske	Austin Powerz Reske	2:26
2.	"Stuck Together" (featuring Lil Baby and Future)	Roger Dominique Jones Nayvadius Wilburn Dwan Avery Andre Proctor	DY Dre Moon	2:57
3.	"Ray Charles"	Roger Jefferson Ogendi	Rich the Kid Beat by Jeff	1:52
4.	"Sick" (featuring DaBaby)	Roger Jonathan Kirk Samuel Jimenez Sebastian Lopez	Smash David 1Mind	1:57
5.	"Not Sorry" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	Roger Onika Maraj Jimenez Derrick Milano	Smash David	2:17
6.	"Red"	Roger Ogendi	Beat by Jeff	2:12
7.	"V12" (featuring Post Malone)	Roger Austin Post	Post Malone	3:02
8.	"For That"	Roger Ogendi	Beat by Jeff	1:41
9.	"Depend on Me" (featuring Lil Tjay)	Roger Tione Merritt Shane Lindstrom Marcel Korkutata	Murda Beatz Mars	2:31
10.	"Easy"	Roger Manalla Yusuf Tim Gomringer Kevin Gomringer	Axl Cubeatz	1:45
11.	"About My Business"	Roger Ogendi	Beat by Jeff	2:16
12.	"No Loyalty"	Roger Avery Proctor Corey Moon	DY DJ Moon	2:06
13.	"Ain't No Doubts"	Roger Carter Lang Westen Weiss Kyle Van Riper London Holmes	London on da Track Lang Van Riper Westen Weiss	2:23
14.	"You"	Roger Jason Cornet Kim Candilora	Tenroc KC Supreme	2:59
15.	"Racks On" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)	Roger Kentrell Gaulden Jefferson Ogendi David Karbal Daniel Shyman	Beat by Jeff DY Thats Not It	2:57
16.	"I Want Mo" (with London on da Track)	Roger London Holmes Weiss Lang Van Riper	London on da Track Lang Van Riper Weiss	2:06
17.	"Over With"	Roger Lopez Jimenez Gabriel Tavarez Edgar Ferrera Thomas Klingensmith	1Mind Smash David SkipOnDaBeat Rekless Leland	2:03
18.	"That's Tuff" (featuring Quavo)	Roger Quavious Marshall Darius Lassiter Mario Petersen Leon Krol	DeeMoney Petersen L.N.K	2:33
19.	"Money Talk" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)	Roger Gaulden Avery Darion Clark	DY Velli Clark^[a]	2:55
20.	"Stuck Together" (featuring Lil Baby)	Roger Jones Avery Proctor	DY Dre Moon	2:12
Total length:				46:25

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Musicians

• The Choke – trumpet (track 3)

Technical

• Lloyd "2Fly" Mizell – recording (track 1)
• Brandon Wood – recording assistant (track 3)
• Ian Gagnon – recording (track 4)
• Aubry Delaine – recording (track 5)
• Mate Gere – recording assistant (track 10)
• Christian Amadeus – recording assistant (track 16)
• Jason Goldberg – mixing (tracks 1, 9, 12, 17), recording (tracks 2–19)
• Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing (tracks 2–11, 13–16, 18, 19)
• Princeton "Perfect Harmony" Terry – mixing assistant (tracks 2–8, 10, 11, 13–16, 18, 19)
• Kamron Krieger – mixing assistant (track 9)
• Mike Bozzi – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Chart performance for Boss Man

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	188
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	182
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9]	28
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	119
US Billboard 200[11]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	17

References

1. "Rich the Kid Reveals 'Boss Man' Tracklist". Rap-Up. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
2. Miss2bees (March 12, 2020). "Rich The Kid Hosts Intimate Listening Party for 'Boss Man' Album Release in NYC". The Source. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
3. Ivey, Justin (March 3, 2020). "Rich The Kid Shares 'Boss Man' LP". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
4. Gunn, Tamantha (March 12, 2020). "Rich The Kid reveals tracklist for 'Boss Man'". Revolt.tv. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
5. Graves, Wren (March 7, 2020). "Rich the Kid Announces New Album Bossman, Shares "Red": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
6. Boss Man (CD liner notes). Rich the Kid. Republic Records. 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
7. "Ultratop.be – Rich the Kid – Boss Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
8. "Ultratop.be – Rich the Kid – Boss Man" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
9. "On The Charts: March 22, 2020". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
10. "Top Albums (Week 12, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
11. "Rich the Kid Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
12. "Rich the Kid Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.