2021 mixtape by 42 Dugg
Free Dem Boyz Released May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21 ) Length 49 :03 Label
Producer
808Melo Antt Beatz
Carlo Anthony
Chosen 1
DaBoyDame
DJ Swift
DMacTooBangin
Einer Bankz Flex OTB
Foreverolling
G1
G Koop Helluva HitmanAudio
ItsLrz
Monique Winning
Mook on the Beat
Murda Beatz Nash Beats
Nick Papz Noah Pettigrew
OkTanner
Pooh Beatz
Rio Leyva
Ry Louis
Sacaii
Section 8 StoopKid
TayTayMadeIt
Taz Taylor Too Dope
Turbo TyMaz
TyyMachine
Veno the Builder
WristyBoi
Woodpecker
Xander
Yung Dee
Yung Talent
"Free Merey" "Free Woo" "Free Me" "4 Da Gang " "Maybach "
Free Dem Boyz mixtape by American rapper 42 Dugg . It was released on May 21, 2021, by 4 Pockets Full (4PF), Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records . The mixtape features guest appearances from Roddy Ricch , Future , Lil Durk , Rylo Rodriguez , EST Gee , Fivio Foreign , and Rowdy Rebel . Executive produced by rappers and label heads Lil Baby and Yo Gotti , record producers who contribute to the mixtape consist of TayTayMadeIt, DJ Swift, Helluva , Einer Bankz , Section 8 , AnttBeatz, TyyMachine, Carlo Anthony, 808Melo , Taz Taylor , Murda Beatz , Pooh Beatz, Flex OTB, and more. The title of the mixtape refers to pleading for 42 Dugg's friends and family who are currently incarcerated to be freed from jail or prison.[ 1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
The mixtape is a tribute to the people that 42 Dugg knows who are serving time in jail or prison and the known people that are dead. Every song from 'Free Dem Boyz' is a tribute to them, even the "uptempo songs".[ 3]
On May 13, 2021, 42 Dugg revealed the cover art of the mixtape, which gave its title. He revealed the release date on May 17, 2021. The following day, he posted a list of the guest artists on the mixtape, while also putting a pre-order link on Apple Music with the complete track listing.
42 Dugg released the mixtape's lead single, "Free Merey", on August 21, 2020.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] 4 Da Gang ", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch , was released on April 2, 2021.[ 7] Maybach ", featuring fellow American rapper Future , was released along with the mixtape on May 21, 2021.[ 8]
During the chart week of May 29, 2021, Free Dem Boyz debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200
Free Dem Boyz track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" TayTayMadeIt 1:51 2. "Turnest Nigga in the City" DJ Swift 2:27 3. "We Know" Helluva 2:13 4. "4 Da Gang " (with Roddy Ricch ) TayTayMadeIt 2:36 5. "Maybach " (featuring Future ) Yung Dee G1 Chosen 1 DaBoyDame G Koop 3:19 6. "Bestfriends" 2:12 7. "Alone" (featuring Lil Durk ) 3:46 8. "Still Miss My Niggas" (featuring Rylo Rodriguez ) Veno the Builder 2:58 9. "Free Merey" TayTayMadeIt 2:20 10. "Quez Free" Antt Beatz 2:10 11. "Please" Hayes Aleksandr Poroshin Monique Diamond Tyler McCann WristyBoi Monique Winning TyyMachine 2:06 12. "Rose Gold" (featuring EST Gee ) Carlo Anthony 3:05 13. "Judge Please" Hayes D. Williams Brayon Nelson 2:03 14. "Still Catching Cases" (featuring Fivio Foreign and Rowdy Rebel ) 808Melo 2:53 15. "It Get Deeper Pt. 2" 3:41 16. "And I Gangbang" 2:13 17. "Free Woo" Flex OTB 2:26 18. "Free Skeet" Louis 2:09 19. "Free Me" Antt Beatz 2:28 Total length: 49:03
Deluxe edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 20. "Free Dem Boyz, Pt. 2" Hayes R. Williams Levi de Jong 2:18 21. "Freshman of the Year" 2:36 22. "Free RIC" (with Lil Durk) Hayes Banks Jeffrey Jones Jr. Butler Lesidney Ragland Oscar Garcia Foreverolling Flex OTB Too Dope TyMaz 2:25 23. "Real Niggas Never Die" (featuring Arabian McWilson) Antt Beatz 3:12 24. "On Tank" 2:48 25. "On My Son" (featuring Moneybagg Yo ) 3:02 26. "Opp Pack" (featuring Nardo Wick ) 4:13 Total length: 81:28
Khaya "Macxsn" Gilika – engineering (tracks 1–6, 8, 9) , mixing (track 2, 21, 24) , recording (tracks 10, 14, 16) , studio personnel (tracks 1–6, 8–12, 14–19, 21, 24)
Leo Goff – mixing (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 12–14, 18, 20, 22–23, 26) , mastering (tracks 6, 10, 14, 16) , studio personnel (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12–14, 16, 18, 20, 22–23, 26)
Helluva – engineering (track 3) , studio personnel (track 3) Chris Dennis – engineering (track 4) , studio personnel (track 4)
Derek Ali – mixing (track 4) , studio personnel (track 4) Chris Athens – mastering (track 4) , studio personnel (track 4)
Julien Suleiman – engineering (track 5) , studio personnel (track 5)
Ari Morris – mixing (tracks 5, 6, 8, 11, 15–17, 19, 25) , studio personnel (tracks 5, 6, 8, 11, 15–17, 19, 25)
Matthew "Mattazik Muzik" Robinson – engineering (track 7) , studio personnel (track 7)
Antt Beatz – mixing (track 10) , recording (track 7) , studio personnel (track 10)
Logan Schmitz – assistant mixing (track 17) , studio personnel (track 17)
^ Grant, Shawn (May 21, 2021). "42 Dugg Releases New Project 'Free Dem Boyz' . The Source . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ "Free Dem Boyz Review by David Crone" . allmusic.com . May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021 .^ Rose, Jordan (May 21, 2021). "Listen to 42 Dugg's New Project 'Free Dem Boyz' . Complex . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ Espinoza, Joshua (August 21, 2020). "Watch 42 Duggs' New Video for "Free Merey" . Complex . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ Mahadevan, Tara C. (November 6, 2020). "Watch 42 Dugg's New Video for "Free Woo" . Complex . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ Espinoza, Joshua (November 25, 2020). "42 Dugg Drops New Single "Free Me" . Complex . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ Strauss, Matthew (April 2, 2021). "42 Dugg and Roddy Ricch Share New Song "4 Da Gang" . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ Zidel, Alex (May 21, 2021). "42 Dugg Has Another One With "Maybach" featuring Future" . Retrieved May 21, 2021 . ^ "42 Dugg Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard ^ "42 Dugg Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "42 Dugg Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2021 .^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2021 .
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