Slime & B

Slime & B is a collaborative commercial mixtape by American singer Chris Brown and rapper Young Thug. It was released on May 5, 2020 by CBE under exclusive licensing to RCA.[2] The mixtape includes guest appearances from Gunna, Future, Too $hort, E-40, among others.[3][4] "Go Crazy" was released as the mixtape's lead single.[5]

Slime & B
Mixtape by Chris Brown and Young Thug
Released	May 5, 2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	Trap R&B hip-hop
Length	43:12
Label	CBE RCA YSL 300 Atlantic
Producer	HoodyBaby (exec.) Lil Duke (also exec.) A1 Ambezza G Styles on the Track Guitar Boy Joseph L'etranger KanielTheOne MjNichols Murda Beatz Murphy Kid Musik MajorX OG Parker Patrizio Pigliapoco Rippa on the Beat Romano Sean Momberger T-Minus Tariq Beats The Audibles Turbo Wheezy Xayy Z3N
Alternative cover
Original cover
Chris Brown chronology
Indigo (2019) Slime & B (2020)
Young Thug chronology
So Much Fun (2019) Slime & B (2020)
Singles from Slime & B
"Go Crazy" Released: May 19, 2020 "Say You Love Me" Released: September 1, 2020[1]

Background

Previously, Chris Brown and Young Thug collaborated on the official remix of Brown's song "Wrist", contained in OHB and Brown's collaborative mixtape Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana,[6] on the free-released track "Dat Night", also featuring Trey Songz, and on "High End", a promotional single from Brown's eight studio album Heartbreak on a Full Moon, also featuring Future.[7]

The mixtape was announced on April 6, 2020, by Brown on his Instagram account,[8] and on April 28, 2020, the title and release date set for Brown's 31st birthday were announced.[9][10] The mixtape was entirely done at Brown's house during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] After its release, Young Thug revealed that he recorded his verses in a day.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	4.4/5[13]
Pitchfork	5.0/10[14]

Kenan Draughorne of HipHopDX praised the mixtape, saying that on the project both artists "pair with each other beautifully, creating their best collaborative tape to date", defining it as a "fun-filled amusement park from start to finish, bursting with color from both the acclaimed vocalists and the production beneath them". Draughorne called "Go Crazy" the mixtape's best song.[13]

Commercial performance

Slime & B debuted at number 55 on the US Billboard 200, the album debuted on the chart after only three days of activity on digital retailers and streaming services.[15] In its second chart week, the album jumped at number 24 on Billboard 200, with earning 20,000 album-equivalent units.[16]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Say You Love Me"	Christopher Brown Jeffery Williams Joshua Parker Shane Lindstrom	OG Parker Murda Beatz Joseph L'etranger	2:52
2.	"Go Crazy"	Brown Williams Said Aznou Dounia Aznou Johnny Kelvin Kaniel Castaneda Cameron Murphy Patrizio Pigliapoco Orville Hall Phillip Price Tre Samuels Turrell Sims Soraya Benjelloun Wayne Samuels Omari Akinlolu Zakaria Kharbouch	KanielTheOne Murphy Kid	2:56
3.	"Trap Back" (featuring Major Nine)	Brown Williams Ricardo Toussaint Maxwell Nichols Chad Thomas	Rippa on the Beat MjNichols	4:16
4.	"I Got Time" (featuring Shad da God)	Brown Floyd Bentley Williams Julian Taylor Pigliapoco Altariq Crapps Jabreh Dhaw Rashad Battle	A1 Xayy Tariq Beats^[b]	3:23
5.	"She Bumped Her Head" (featuring Gunna)	Brown Williams Nija Charles Chandler Durham Sergio Kitchens	Turbo Jet^[b]	4:00
6.	"Big Slimes" (featuring Gunna and Lil Duke)	Brown Williams Durham Kitchens Arnold Martinez Nija Charles	Turbo Eli Brown^[b] Bodi^[b] Casey Moon^[c]	5:26
7.	"I Ain't Tryin'"	Brown Williams Nija Charles Tyler Williams	T-Minus	3:53
8.	"Animal"	Brown Williams Pigliapoco Juan Guerrieri-Maril Aleicia Gibson Frederic Brewer James Douglas Donny Flores	Z3N	3:26
9.	"City Girls"	Brown Williams Dominic Jordan Jimmy Giannnos Steven Tolson	The Audibles	3:50
10.	"Stolen"	Brown Williams Terence Williams Pigliapoco Golden Styles Patrick Hayes Sean McMillion Ralph Jeanty Sheldon Body, Jr. Jamal Gaines	G Styles on the Track Romano Guitar Boy^[a]	3:49
11.	"Undrunk" (performed by Chris Brown featuring Too Short and E-40)	Brown Bentley Yann Espinosa Pigliapoco Todd Shaw Earl Stevens Dameion Roy, Jr. Bobby Turner, Jr.	A1 Espinosa Pigliapoco	3:10
12.	"No Such Thing" (performed by Chris Brown featuring HoodyBaby)	Brown Crapps Pigliapoco Quinton Cook Timothy Wells, Jr. Akinlolu	Tariq Beats Musik MajorX	1:41
13.	"Help Me Breathe" (performed by Young Thug featuring Future)	Brown Williams Sean Momberger Wesley Glass Mathias Liyew Pigliapoco Nayvadius Wilburn Daron Jones Kevin Wales Steven Jordan	Momberger Wheezy Ambezza	3:50
Total length:				46:36

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an uncredited co-producer[18][19][20][21]
• ^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited additional producer[20]
• "Help Me Breathe" originally appeared in the Datpiff and Soundcloud release, however, was added to streaming services 3 days later.[22]

Sample credits

• "Go Crazy" contains a portion of the composition "Drag Rap (Triggerman)", written by Orville Hall, and Phillip Price, as performed by The Showboys.[23]

Charts

Chart performance for Slime & B

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24]	29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25]	156
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26]	161
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27]	46
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28]	38
French Albums (SNEP)[29]	110
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30]	37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	51
UK Albums (OCC)[32]	51
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[33]	12
US Billboard 200[34]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[35]	15

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18. "@chrisbrownofficial and @thuggerthugger1 🐍 & 🅱️ out now #igottime #nosuchthing" – via Instagram.
19. "SLIME & B OUT NOW!🤯 @chrisbrownofficial @thuggerthugger1 #BigSlime #BumpedHead x @yungjet10" – via Instagram.
20. ""Big Slimes" - @chrisbrownofficial & @thuggerthugger1 ft Gunna & Lil duke. Prod by @turbothegreat x me x @254bodi additional prod @caseymoon.wav ✍🏿✍🏿 by the great @amnija_ " – via Instagram.
21. "@chrisbrownofficial @thuggerthugger1 #STOLEN Produced By @gstylesonthetrack @guitarboymusic1 @realxromano GSTYLES We Got One Bro ⚡️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Congratulations @ttwritesink ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️" – via Instagram.
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