''4Real 4Real'' (stylized in

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) is the fourth studio album by American rapper YG, released on May 24, 2019 by

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and

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. The album features guest appearances from G-Eazy,

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, and

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, among others.

Background

YG released the album ''

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'' in August 2018. Eight months later, he revealed his next album at

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, which he had intended to release that day, but the death of fellow rapper and friend

led to the album's release being delayed to May 3, and later being further delayed to May 24. In the meantime, he released both of the album's singles.

Singles

YG initially previewed the lead single " Stop Snitchin" at

* Coachell ...

on April 14, 2019. The performance was supported by pictures of rappers

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and 6ix9ine on a monitor, who both agreed to

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s in August 2018 and February 2019, respectively, earning themselves the label " snitches" from the hip hop community. The song was released as the lead single from the album on April 24, 2019. It peaked at number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. A music video was released on April 24. A remix featuring

, along with another music video directed by

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, was released on June 9. The second single, " Go Loko", featuring

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s from

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and

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, was released on May 3, 2019 along with an accompanying music video. It peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 23 for shipping 1,000,000 certification units.

Critical reception

''4Real 4Real'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 70, based on 8 reviews. Karas Lamb stated that "4Real 4Real carries some of the most introspective writing from YG to date." Sheldon Pearce of ''

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'' praised the album saying "4Real 4Real doesn’t quite reestablish YG as the album artist of

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and

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, but what it lacks in a satisfying through line it makes up for in highlights." Steve Juon of ''RapReviews'' said, "It’s another solid album from an artist who like his late friend can crossover into a lot of areas (and arenas) given the chance." In a mixed review, Danny Schwartz of ''

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'' said, "Released just nine months after Stay Dangerous, 4Real 4Real flies well below the lofty standard YG set with his first two albums and smells of his eagerness to get out of his label contract."

Commercial performance

In YG's home country of United States, ''4Real 4Real'' debuted at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 37,000

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s, which included 4,000 pure album sales. It serves as YG's fourth consecutive top-ten album in the United States. In Canada, ''4Real 4Real'' debuted at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart, serving as YG's third non-consecutive top-ten album in the country.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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. Notes * signifies a co-producer Sample credits * "In the Dark" contains an interpolation of " Freaks Come Out at Night" written by Lawrence Smith and

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and performed by

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. * "Go Loko" contains a sample of " Some Cut" performed by

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. * "Do Not Disturb" contains an interpolation of "

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" written by Michael Tyler, Pharrell Williams, and

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and performed by

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feat. Pharrell Williams. * "Do Yo Dance" contains a sample of "Fantastic Voyage" written by

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, Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Frederick Lewis, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Stephen Stockley, Otis Stokes and Mark Wood and performed by Lakeside. * "My Last Words" contains audio taken from YG's speech at Nipsey Hussle's memorial service in

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on 11 April 2019.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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