Dummy Boy

Dummy Boy (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by American rapper 6ix9ine. It was released on November 27, 2018, but was originally scheduled to be released four days earlier. It follows his debut mixtape, Day69, released earlier in 2018.[7] Dummy Boy features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Lil Baby, Gunna, Tory Lanez, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Anuel AA, TrifeDrew, and Bobby Shmurda, among others.

Dummy Boy
Studio album by 6ix9ine
Released	November 27, 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Hip hop[1][2][3]
Length	34:30
Label	Scumgang Create Music Group [4][5]
Producer	Avedon Boi-1da Cubeatz DJ Spinking Michael Mora Murda Beatz Ovy on the Drums SkoobTheKid Ronny J Scott Storch Sool Got Hits Take a Daytrip Tay Keith Yung Lan
6ix9ine chronology
Day69 (2018) Dummy Boy (2018) Untitled Album (2020[6])
Singles from Dummy Boy
"Tati" Released: May 27, 2018 "Fefe" Released: July 22, 2018 "Bebe" Released: August 31, 2018 "Stoopid" Released: October 5, 2018

Dummy Boy was supported by the singles "Tati" featuring DJ Spinking, "Fefe" featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, "Bebe" featuring Anuel AA and "Stoopid" featuring Bobby Shmurda.[7][8] The album was leaked on 6ix9ine's website on November 24, 2018,[9] and released three days later as a result of the early leaking and at the request of 6ix9ine himself.[10] Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, the album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with 66,000 album-equivalent units earned in three days, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

According to 6ix9ine, the album came about when he decided to "put out a project November 23rd" after being in the studio "making hits".[11]

Promotion

6ix9ine revealed the cover art on November 7, which XXL characterized as 6ix9ine's animated likeness urinating a rainbow.[12] 6ix9ine also previewed a new unnamed track, which HotNewHipHop called "a Jackie Chan-inspired banger" made in collaboration with Scott Storch and Tory Lanez[13]; the song was later revealed to be called "Kika". Several days later, 6ix9ine revealed on Instagram that Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby, Tory Lanez, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Gunna, Anuel AA and Bobby Shmurda would feature on the album. He later deleted the post, then posted a similar photo revealing Kanye West would be featured on the album.[14]

During the recording of a music video for "Mama" on November 8, 2018, two gunmen shot upon a mansion with West and 6ix9ine present. A bullet went through the dressing room of Nicki Minaj, but she wasn't present at the scene.[15] The music video has since been scrapped.

Release

On November 7, 2018, 6ix9ine announced that the Dummy Boy album would be released on November 23, 2018.[12] The album was originally set to be released on November 23, but two days before that date it was announced on 6ix9ine's Instagram that it would be postponed until further notice following his arrest and trial.[16] On November 27, 2018, DJ Akademiks revealed via Twitter that the album would be released on the same day as a result of the early leaking and at the request of 6ix9ine himself.[10] The album was originally supposed to be distributed through Capitol Music Group / Caroline Distribution, but due to an argument stemming from the album's leak, the album was distributed through Create Music Group.[17]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	38/100[18]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	2/10[19]
AllMusic	[20]
Consequence of Sound	C−[21]
Financial Times	[22]
The Independent	[23]
NME	[3]
Pitchfork	3.4/10[24]
PopMatters	[25]
Rolling Stone	[26]
The Times	[27]

Dummy Boy received generally negative reviews from music critics, who panned its lyrics, production and Hernandez's performance. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 38, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[18]

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called the album "energetic but scattered", and less "rowdy" than Day69 due to having softer vocal delivery. He noted that tracks such as "Waka" and "Feefa" seemed to be dominated by the guest artists.[2] Writing for Forbes, Bryan Rolli said that "6ix9ine repeatedly gets shut out by his collaborators and sounds like a visitor on his own album. The young rapper tries to split the difference between his abrasive, streetwise roots and big-budget arena rap spectacle, subsequently failing at both."[1]

Dhruva Balram of NME concluded in his review that "Tekashi has released Dummy Boy at the apex of his fame, but at this stage, he's little more than an internet phenomenon and controversy magnet who also raps. Due to his recent arrest, there's a very real possibility that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. That, hopefully, will give him enough time to release a better project."[3] In a more mixed review, M. Oliver of PopMatters remarked that "What Dummy Boy lacks in maturity and creativity it makes up for in energy and vitriol – equivalently bankable features in 2018."[25]

Commercial performance

Dummy Boy debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 66,000 album-equivalent units, of which 10,000 were pure album sales, opening behind Travis Scott's Astroworld on three days of sales, having been released on November 27.[28] It is 6ix9ine's highest-charting album on the chart.[28]

Track listing

Dummy Boy track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stoopid" (featuring Bobby Shmurda)	Daniel Hernandez Ackquille Pollard Andrew Green Brytavious Chambers	Tay Keith	2:32
2.	"Fefe" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz)	Hernandez Onika Maraj Shane Lindstrom Green Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer	Murda Beatz Cubeatz^[a]	2:59
3.	"Tic Toc" (featuring Lil Baby)	Hernandez Dominique Jones Green Milan Modi Andres Espana	Yung Lan	2:16
4.	"Kika" (featuring Tory Lanez)	Hernandez Daystar Peterson Green Scott Storch Vincent Van den Ende	Scott Storch Avedon^[a]	2:16
5.	"Mama" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Kanye West)	Hernandez Maraj Kanye West Green Dexter Mills Lindstrom Rasool Diaz	Murda Beatz Sool Got Hits	3:12
6.	"Waka" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	Hernandez Artist Dubose Green Storch Van den Ende	Storch Avedon^[a]	2:09
7.	"Bebe" (featuring Anuel AA)	Hernandez Emmanuel Santiago Ronald Spence Jr.	Ronny J	3:38
8.	"Mala" (featuring Anuel AA)	Hernandez Santiago Daniel Oviedo	Ovy on the Drums	3:27
9.	"Kanga" (featuring Kanye West)	Hernandez West Green Mills Ant Clemons Lindstrom	Murda Beatz	2:12
10.	"Feefa" (featuring Gunna)	Hernandez Sergio Kitchens Green Michael Mora	Mora	2:43
11.	"Tati" (featuring DJ Spinking)	Hernandez Gibran Jairam Green Matthew Samuels K. Gomringer T. Gomringer	Boi-1da Cubeatz DJ Spinking^[b]	2:35
12.	"Wondo"	Hernandez Green Storch Van den Ende	Storch Avedon^[a]	2:01
13.	"Dummy" (featuring TrifeDrew)	Hernandez Green David Biral Denzel Baptiste	Take a Daytrip	2:36
Total length:				34:30

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• All track titles are stylized in all caps

Personnel

• 6ix9ine – primary vocalist
• Andres Espana – guitar (track 3)
• Lee "Wizard Lee" Weinberg – mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–10, 12, 13), mastering (tracks 1–4, 6–13), recording (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8–10, 12, 13)
• Todd Robinson – mixing (tracks 4, 6, 12), recording (tracks 4, 6, 12)
• Take a Daytrip – mixing (track 13), recording (track 13)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Dummy Boy Chart (2018) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[29] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 52 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[32] 2 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[33] 15 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[34] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35] 3 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[36] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[37] 38 Irish Albums (IRMA)[38] 12 Italian Albums (FIMI)[39] 38 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[40] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 8 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[42] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 30 UK Albums (OCC)[45] 30 US Billboard 200[28] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[46] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Dummy Boy Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[47] 95 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[48] 181 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[49] 37 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[50] 91 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[51] 80 French Albums (SNEP)[52] 200 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[53] 66 US Billboard 200[54] 79 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[55] 42

Certifications

Unit certifications for Dummy Boy

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[56]	Gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[57]	Silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)[58]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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