Street Gossip (mixtape)

Street Gossip is a commercial mixtape by Lil Baby. It was released on November 30, 2018 by Quality Control Music, Motown, Capitol Records and Wolfpack Music Group.[1] It features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Gunna, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Rylo Rodriguez, Offset, Young Thug, and NoCap.[2]

Street Gossip
Mixtape by Lil Baby
Released	November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
Length	41:29
Label	Quality Control Motown Capitol Wolfpack
Producer	Algino Mattazik Muzik Metro Boomin Quay Global Wheezy
Lil Baby chronology
Drip Harder (2018) Street Gossip (2018) My Turn (2020)

Background

Lil Baby announced the project in early November 2018, later posting the cover art and track listing.[3]

Cover art

The cover art features a black-and-white photograph of Lil Baby performing shirtless, with his name and the title displayed above them, with the words "Preacher Man" in the bottom right corner. Photo was shot by Joshua Nichols.[3]

Commercial performance

Street Gossip debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 88,000 album-equivalent units, including 5,000 pure sales in its first week.[4] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, moving another 42,000 album-equivalent units that week.[5] On February 8, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[6] It was Lil Baby's highest-charting project until his album My Turn debuted at number one in 2020.[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Global"	Dominique Jones Chris Rosser	Quay Global	2:49
2.	"Pure Cocaine"	Jones Rosser Matthew Robinson	Quay Global Mattazik Muzik	2:34
3.	"Crush a Lot"	Jones Rosser	Quay Global	2:39
4.	"Time" (featuring Meek Mill)	Jones Robert Williams Rosser	Quay Global	3:02
5.	"Ready" (featuring Gunna)	Jones Sergio Kitchens Leland Wayne	Metro Boomin	3:33
6.	"Word on the Street"	Jones Rosser Justin Lee Marquis Cobb	Quay Global	2:52
7.	"This Week"	Jones Rosser	Quay Global	3:16
8.	"Anyway" (featuring 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane)	Jones Tauheed Epps Radric Davis Rosser	Quay Global	3:46
9.	"No Friends" (featuring Rylo Rodriguez)	Jones Ryan Adams Rosser	Quay Global	3:12
10.	"Realist in It" (featuring Gucci Mane and Offset)	Jones Davis Kiari Cephus Rosser	Quay Global	3:42
11.	"Section 8" (featuring Young Thug)	Jones Jeffery Williams Wesley Glass	Wheezy	3:26
12.	"Chastised"	Jones Gene Hixon	Al Geno	2:03
13.	"Dreams 2 Reality" (featuring NoCap)	Jones Kobe Crawford Gene Hixon	Al Geno	4:35
Total length:				41:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Technical

• Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing (1–4, 6–13)
• Princeton "Perfect Harmony" Terry – mixing assistant (tracks 1–4, 6–13)
• Ethan Stevens – mixing (track 5)
• Colin Leonard – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 85 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 31 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 173 Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 89 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 35 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 55 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 50 US Billboard 200[4] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[16] 45 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Jahmal, Karlton (November 30, 2018). "Lil Baby Drops "Street Gossip" Featuring Meek Mill, Gunna, Young Thug & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
2. Renshaw, David (November 29, 2018). "Lil Baby confirms Meek Mill, Gucci Mane, and more for Street Gossip". The Fader.
3. A., Aron (November 12, 2018). "Lil Baby Shares "Street Gossip" Cover Art". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
4. Caulfield, Keith (December 10, 2018). "Meek Mill's 'Championships' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
5. Caulfield, Keith (December 17, 2018). "XXXTentacion's 'Skins' Album Debuts at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
6. "RIAA Certifications - Lil Baby". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
7. "Street Gossip / Lil Baby". Tidal. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Lil Baby – Street Gossip" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
9. "Billboard Canadian Albums: December 15, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Baby – Street Gossip" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
11. "Lescharts.com – Lil Baby – Street Gossip". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
12. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lil Baby". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lil Baby – Street Gossip". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Lil Baby – Street Gossip". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
16. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
17. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
18. "American album certifications – Lil Baby – Street Gossip". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.