Find the Beat

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.[3] 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.[3] A second release date, January 17, 2020, was confirmed but the album did not release due to unknown reasons.[3] A third release date was then announced for March 13, 2020.[4]

Find the Beat
Studio album by Blueface
Released	March 13, 2020
Recorded	2019–2020
Genre	West Coast hip hop[1]
Length	41:29
Label	Cash Money Republic
Producer	Bighead D. A. Doman Extendo FBeats LowTheGreat Mally Mall Manzo MCM Raymond Mike Crook Sammy P Beats Scum Beatz Synco YikeMike
Blueface chronology
Dirt Bag (2019) Find the Beat (2020)
Singles from Find the Beat
"Close Up" Released: October 11, 2019 "First Class" Released: October 18, 2019 "Obama" Released: February 7, 2020 "Holy Moly" Released: March 6, 2020

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Release and promotion

Blueface 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.[5]

The album's second single, "First Class" featuring Gunna, was released on October 18, 2019.[6]

Music videos for "Close Up" and "First Class" were released on October 23 and 25, respectively.[7][8]

A new non-album single, "Finesse the Beat", was released on YouTube and SoundCloud on December 22, 2019.[9]

On November 7, 2019, he announced on his Instagram account that the album would be released on December 6.[10] It, however, did not release then due to clearance issues.

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.[11]

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.

Reception

The album was met with overwhelmingly negative reception. Reviewers at Rate Your Music totalled the album at 2.58 out of 5 stars. Critic Erika Marie of Hot New Hip Hop positively reviewed the album while listeners rated it at 34/100.

Track listing

Find the Beat track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"First Class" (featuring Gunna)	Johnathan Porter Sergio Kitchens Felipe Huerta	FBeats Sammy P Beats	3:11
2.	"Vibes"	Porter David Doman Christina Doman Danny Levin	D. A. Doman	2:15
3.	"Weekend" (featuring Lil Baby)	Porter Dominique Jones Alexander Wu	Synco	3:08
4.	"Murder Rate" (featuring Polo G)	Porter Taurus Bartlett Wu Brendan Murray Peter Munzo	Bighead Manzo Synco	2:03
5.	"Obama" (featuring DaBaby)	Porter Jonathan Kirk Earl Johnson Cash Jones	Scum Beatz	2:08
6.	"Carne Asada" (featuring Ambjaay)	Porter Jayvon May Huerta	FBeats	2:59
7.	"Viral"	Porter Johnson	Scum Beatz	2:14
8.	"Holy Moly" (featuring NLE Choppa)	Porter Bryson Potts Johnson	Scum Beatz	1:58
9.	"Dirty"	Porter D. Doman Greg Sekeres Justin Thomas	D. A. Doman	2:13
10.	"Wire" (featuring Stunna 4 Vegas)	Porter Khalick Caldwell Michael Crook Spencer Anderson	Mike Crook Extendo	1:54
11.	"Double Bacc"	Porter Johnson	Scum Beatz	2:36
12.	"Period"	Porter Johnson	Scum Beatz	3:15
13.	"Close Up" (featuring Jeremih)	Porter Jeremy Felton Jamal Rashid	Mally Mall	2:56
14.	"In the Zone"	Porter Michael Dunford Makai Franklin	YikeMike MCM Raymond	3:24
15.	"Street Shit"	Porter Johnson	Scum Beatz	2:44
16.	"2 Diccs" (featuring YBN Nahmir)	Porter Nicholas Simmons Crook Deangelo Smith	Mike Crook LowTheGreat	2:31
Total length:				41:29

Charts

Sales chart performance for Find the Beat

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[12]	64

See also

• List of 2020 albums

References

1. "Famous Cryp by Blueface - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
2. "Find the Beat - Blueface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. A., Aron (January 4, 2020). "Blueface Announces New Release Date For 'Find The Beat'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
4. Justin Ivey (March 1, 2020). "Blueface's Debut Album 'Find The Beat' Gets New Release Date — Again". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
5. DeMicia, Inman (October 11, 2019). "Blueface Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Album "Find The Beat"". Def Pen. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
6. Joshua, Espinoza (October 17, 2019). "Stream Blueface's New Single "First Class" f/ Gunna". Complex. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
7. "Watch Blueface & Jeremih 'Close Up' New Music Video". OnSMASH. October 23, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
8. Montes, Patrick (October 25, 2019). "Blueface & Gunna Debut New Video for 'Find the Beat' Single "First Class"". Hypebeast. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
9. Montes, Patrick (December 24, 2019). "Blueface Aims to 'Finesse the Beat' on His Latest Single". Hypebeast. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
10. "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.
11. Espinoza, Joshua (February 7, 2020). "Blueface Recruits DaBaby for His Latest Single 'Obama'". Complex. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
12. "Blueface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.