Swervo

Swervo is a collaborative studio album by American rapper G Herbo and record producer Southside. It was released on July 27, 2018, by Machine Entertainment Group, Epic Records, Cinematic Music Group, 150 Dream Team and 808 Mafia. The album features guest appearances from 21 Savage, Chief Keef, Juice Wrld, Southside and Young Thug. The production is entirely handled by Southside, alongside Jake One and TM88, among others.[1]

Swervo
Studio album by G Herbo and Southside
Released	July 27, 2018
Recorded	2016−2018
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	46:42
Label	Machine Entertainment Group Epic Cinematic 150 Dream Team 808 Mafia
Producer	Joseph "JB" Bowden (exec.) Mikkey Halsted (also exec.) Chopsquad DJ Cubeatz Jake One Max Lord Southside Taso TM88
G Herbo and Southside chronology
Humble Beast (2017) Swervo (2018) Still Swervin (2019)
Singles from Swervo
"Who Run It" Released: April 12, 2018 "Focused" Released: May 24, 2018 "Swervo" Released: June 21, 2018 "Some Nights" Released: July 26, 2018

The album was supported by four singles: "Who Run It", "Focused", "Swervo" and "Some Nights".[2][3]

Its sequel album, Still Swervin, was released on February 1, 2019.[4]

Background

On September 11, 2017, G Herbo was featured in an interview with XXL, in which he spoke about the project, he said:

As far as when I'm gonna drop that with Southside too, that's coming this year. So, as far as music, bro, I got a lot of good stuff in the pipeline. I just been making sure it's right with the timing. The Southside project...that's going to be one of my biggest projects, hands down. It's going to give me an entire different fan base. I feel like I'll be capturing the entire South with that project. It's all about timing and just strategizing, making sure we're hitting A, B, C and all the way on to Z. I don't want to skip no steps or force nothing. Everything got to be natural and organic."[5]

The album's tracklist, cover art and release date was revealed on July 20, 2018. The announcement comes a month after G Herbo and Southside released the music video for the title track.[1] G Herbo described Swervo as his "alter-ego" and the "opposite of G Herbo". He further commented on the project during an interview with Billboard detailing the concept of him "having fun and party records."[6] In an interview with Complex, G Herbo talked about how the project came about, by saying:

"Southside, who produced the whole album, came up with the name. We would hook up in Atlanta, Miami, or L.A. and just hop in $200K whips, swerv thru traffic—really just have fun and enjoy life—then go to the lab and capture that feeling. It's that vibe. I can't get that feeling in Chicago, because Chicago ain't a place you can relax and let your guard down. Not even for a second. Don't get me wrong, I still talk that street talk, because that who I am at my core, but on this album I'm still having fun with it at the same time."[7]

Artwork

The album's artwork features G Herbo and Southside wearing custom-made jackets, sitting on a top of a white Rolls-Royce Ghost.[1][2] It draws inspiration from Eric B. & Rakim's 1988 album Follow the Leader.[1]

Singles

The album lead single, "Who Run It" was released on April 12, 2018. The second single, "Focused" featuring Southside was released on May 24, 2018.[8] The third single, "Swervo" featuring Southside was released on June 21, 2018, accompanied by the JMP-directed music video.[7] The fourth single, "Some Nights" was released on June 26, 2018.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Herbert Wright III and Joshua Luellen, and produced by Southside, except where noted.[9][10][11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Some Nights"	Wright III Luellen	Southside Chopsquad DJ^[a]	3:18
2.	"Swervo"	Wright III Luellen Bryan Simmons	Southside TM88^[a]	3:12
3.	"How I Grew Up" (featuring 21 Savage)	Wright III Luellen Shayaa Joseph		3:40
4.	"FoReal"	Wright III Luellen	Southside Cubeatz^[a]	2:38
5.	"Catch Up" (featuring Chief Keef)			3:10
6.	"Tweakin (Head)"			3:01
7.	"Pac n Dre"	Wright III Luellen Simmons	Southside TM88^[a]	3:14
8.	"Bonjour"	Wright III Luellen Simmons	Southside TM88^[a] Jake One^[a]	3:32
9.	"Huh"	Wright III Luellen Max Adam Lord	Southside Max Lord^[a] Taso^[a]	3:21
10.	"100 Sticks" (featuring Young Thug)			3:46
11.	"Honestly" (featuring Juice Wrld)		Southside Jake One^[a]	3:34
12.	"Letter"		Southside Cubeatz^[a]	4:45
13.	"Focused"		Southside Jake One^[a]	2:43
14.	"Who Run It (Remix)"	Wright III Luellen Jordan Houston William Hart Thom Bell Paul Beauregard		2:48
Total length:				46:42

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an uncredited co-producer[12][13][14][15][16]

Sample credits

• "Who Run It (Remix)" contains a sample from "Who Run It", performed by Three 6 Mafia.[17]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's back cover.[18]

Technical

• Max Lord – recording, mixing
• Tony Wilson – editing
• Slavic Livins – Mastering engineer (for Chicago Audio Mastering)

Additional personnel

• Oscar "YT Designs" Galvan – art direction, design
• TeeJay Spencer – art direction, design
• Rowdee "TheManBehindCovers" – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[19]	15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20]	7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21]	8
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[22]	8

References

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2. Mojica, Nick (July 20, 2018). "G Herbo & Southside Enlist Juice Wrld & More for 'Swervo' Project". XXL. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
3. Hussein, Wandera (July 26, 2018). "G Herbo shares new song "Some Nights"". The Fader. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
4. Espinoza, Joshua (January 31, 2019). "Stream G Herbo's 'Still Swervin' Project f/ Juice WRLD, Gunna, and More". Complex. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
5. India, Lindsey (September 11, 2017). "G Herbo Says His Upcoming Project With Southside May Be His Biggest Yet". XXL. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
6. Saponara, Michael (June 14, 2018). "G Herbo Talks Inking First Partnership Deal With Luc Belaire & Sophomore Album 'Swervo'". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
7. Skelton, Eric (June 21, 2018). "Premiere: G Herbo Drops Video for Title Track Off Upcoming Southside-Produced Album 'Swervo'". Complex. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
8. Goddard, Kevin (May 24, 2018). "G Herbo Releases New Single & Accompanying Video "Focused"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
9. "Swervo / G Herbo". Tidal. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
10. "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search". Retrieved July 29, 2018.
11. "SUPERFLY (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / Future". Tidal. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
12. 🦅DJ🦅 (July 27, 2018). "🦅DJ🦅 on Instagram: "Out now. intro produced by Me and @808mafiaboss ..."". Instagram. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
13. Tm88 (July 27, 2018). "Tm88 on Instagram: "#2 #7 #8 Co produced by 88 ..."". Instagram. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
14. @cubeatz (July 27, 2018). "@cubeatz on Instagram: "swervo out nw foreal and letter prod sizzle and us"". Instagram. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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16. Max Lord 808MAFIA 🦅🐍 (July 27, 2018). "Max Lord 808MAFIA 🦅🐍 on Instagram: "SWERVO IS OUT! GO BLOW OUT YOUR CAR'S SPEAKERS ASAP ..." Instagram. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
17. HP Cheung (May 4, 2018). "Three 6 Mafia's Most-Sampled and Best-Remixed Songs". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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21. "G Herbo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
22. "G Herbo Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2019.