Time Served (album)

Time Served is the third studio album by American rapper Moneybagg Yo, released on January 10, 2020, through Roc Nation, Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It features collaborations with Lil Baby, Blac Youngsta, Future, DaBaby, Summer Walker, Fredo Bang, and Megan Thee Stallion.[2] Production is handled by Tay Keith, 30 Roc, DMacTooBangin, and many more.

Time Served
Studio album by Moneybagg Yo
Released	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Recorded	2019–2020
Genre	Hip hop
Length	41:15
Label	Roc Nation CMG Bread Gang N-Less Interscope
Producer	30 Roc Angel Denaro Love DJ Chose DMacTooBangin DruAmarda DTB Fuse Hardbody Jaded Javar Rockamore JB KD6 K-Major Tahj Money Tay Keith Track Gordy X.O. YC
Moneybagg Yo chronology
43va Heartless (2019) Time Served (2020)
Singles from Time Served
"All Dat" Released: October 10, 2019 "U Played" Released: January 3, 2020 "1 2 3" Released: April 14, 2020[1]

Release and Reception

Moneybagg Yo first teased the album's release in an Instagram post on December 19, 2019.[3] He later on confirmed the album's title, release date, and track list in now-deleted Instagram posts from January 8 and 9, 2020. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard top 200 albums, selling 66,000 copies first week. The album has since gone gold, along with its 3 singles. "All Dat" was certified platinum on July 10th 2020.

Singles

"All Dat" with now-ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion was released on October 10, 2019, as the album's lead single. Its accompanying music video was released the same day.[4][5] The single was produced by Denaro Love.

"U Played", featuring Lil Baby, was released on January 3, 2020, as the album's second single.[6][7][8] The single was produced by Tay Keith. An accompanying music video was released on January 13, 2020.[9]

"1 2 3", featuring Blac Youngsta, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 14, 2020, as the third single of the album.[1]

Critical reception

QD of RatingsGameMusic gave the album a "C" rating, saying that although Moneybagg had "sneaky good punchlines and overall relentlessness", he settled for "lazy hooks, lazy features, lazy lyrics, and lazy production".[10]

Track listing

Time Served track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Speak 4 Em"	Demario White, Jr. Christopher Pearson Dylan McKinney Jarven Harris	DMacTooBangin Javar Track Gordy YC	2:22
2.	"U Played" (featuring Lil Baby)	White Dominique Jones Brytavious Chambers	Tay Keith	2:45
3.	"Pop My Shit"	White Pearson	YC	2:50
4.	"Pistol by da Bed"	White David Teel	DTB	2:00
5.	"1 2 3" (featuring Blac Youngsta)	White Sammie Benson Xabian Woods	XO	2:36
6.	"Match My Fly"	White Teel	DTB	3:13
7.	"Thinking Out Loud"	White Angel Morales Brandon Swandal Justin Bradbury Kadaivion Dixon	Angel JB Jaded KD6	3:04
8.	"Federal Fed" (featuring Future)	White Nayvadius Wilburn McKinney	DMacTooBangin	3:30
9.	"Bitch"	White McKinney	DMacTooBangin	2:04
10.	"Protect da Brand" (featuring DaBaby)	White Jonathan Kirk Pearson	YC	3:00
11.	"Thug Cry"	White Andrew Porter Javar Rockamore Robert Reese Tahj Vaugh	Javar Taj	3:50
12.	"Dem People Freestyle"	White Samuel Gloade	30 Roc	1:52
13.	"Real Luv" (featuring Summer Walker)	White Summer Walker Eduardo Earle Kendricke Brown	Fuse K Major	3:20
14.	"Spin on Em" (featuring Fredo Bang)	White Fredrick Givens Hardbody Norman Payne	DJ Chose Hardbody	2:25
15.	"All Dat" (with Megan Thee Stallion)	White Megan Pete Jamichael Bendon	Demaro Love	2:24
Total length:				41:15

Charts

Chart performance for Time Served

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11]	35
US Billboard 200[12]	3

References

1. "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". AllAccess. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
2. "Moneybagg Yo Drops 'Time Served' Album f/ DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, and More". Complex. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
3. "BIG SPEAKER on Instagram: "1 2 3 Let's Go !! 🤧🔥 #TimeServed"". Instagram.
4. "Megan Thee Stallion And MoneyBagg Yo Get Explicit In New "All Dat" Video". Vibe.
5. "Moneybagg Yo & Megan Thee Stallion Share Their Bedroom Antics On "All Dat"". HotNewHipHop.
6. "MoneyBagg Yo & Lil Baby Drop New Single "U Played"". Hypebeast.
7. "Moneybagg Yo Recruits Lil Baby for New Track "U Played"". Complex.
8. "MoneyBagg Yo & Lil Baby Ring In The New Year With "U Played"". HotNewHipHop.
9. "Moneybagg Yo – U Played feat. Lil Baby (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
10. "Moneybagg Yo – Time Served (Album Review)". RatingsGameMusic.
11. "Canadian Albums: January 25, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
12. Caulfield, Keith (January 21, 2020). "Selena Gomez Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Rare'". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.