''Everybody Looking'' is the ninth studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on July 22, 2016, by GUWOP Enterprises,

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and Atlantic Records. The album serves as Gucci's first studio release since '' The Return of Mr. Zone 6'' (2011). It features

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s from

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and

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, while the majority of the album's

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was provided by Gucci Mane's longtime collaborators such as Mike Will Made It and

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, among others. ''Everybody Looking'' received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and becoming Gucci Mane's highest-charting album.

Background

In June 2016, the album was announced, following Gucci Mane's release from prison in May 2016. Recording sessions for the entire album took place in under six days.

Promotion

On July 12, 2016, Gucci Mane released the album's

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, "Multi Millionaire Laflare". The album's intro track, "No Sleep", was released on July 15, 2016, the music video for the song was released on July 18. The album's

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, " 1st Day Out tha Feds", was released on May 27, 2016. The song was produced by Mike Will Made It. The album's second single, " Back on Road" with

, was released on June 4, 2016. The song was produced by

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. The album's third single, "All My Children", was released on June 24, 2016. The song was produced by

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Critical reception

''Everybody Looking'' was met with generally positive reviews. 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 72, based on 13 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Neil Z. Yeung of

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gave a positive review, stating "''Everybody Looking'' is one of the best examples of Gucci Mane's contributions to rap in his highly prolific catalog". Narsimha Chintaluri of ''

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'' said, "Mike WiLL Made-It and Zaytoven construct a cinematic backdrop, but Gucci's execution is a bit wanting. Regardless, it's a clear step in the right direction, a completely different beast than the b-side littered mixtapes he's sanctioned from behind bars over the past three years, and begs for repeat listens". Christina Lee of ''

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'' said, "''Everybody Looking'', Gucci's ninth album and first after a two-year stay in federal prison, is a compelling left turn, the sound of a veteran innovator reclaiming his territory not with larger-than-life charisma and off-the-wall imagery but fresh intimidation tactics". Julian Benbow of ''

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'' wrote: "There's less party and more perspective. He sees the troubles he went through before prison for what they are." David Drake of ''

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'' stated, "It will please fans looking for Another Gucci Mane mixtape. Everyone else will likely find it a bit spotty. Certain songs fall into familiar—now six- or seven-year-old—formulas. His vocals, no doubt out of practice, sound a bit rusty. But most of all, it just feels unfinished, rushed". In a mixed review, ''

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''s Lanre Bakare stated: "As usual, he's at his best when things get a little weird." Michael G. Barilleaux of ''RapReviews'' said, "While the beats are relatively mediocre and not at all unusual for this brand of hip hop, they do a decent job matching the dark picture Gucci paints. Unfortunately, that picture is more of a rough sketch as Gucci steers more toward unrefined flows and bland, mechanically arching vocals rather than a more thought out approach". In another mixed review, Damien Morris of ''

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'' said, "The eerie emotional electricity and forensic detail of the single "1st Day Out tha Feds" dissipates across 14 songs that desperately lack variety and humour, and choruses that aren't just Gucci grimly repeating the song's title".

Commercial performance

''Everybody Looking'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 68,000

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s, 43,000 of which were pure album sales.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Performers *

– primary artist *

– featured artist *

– featured artist Production *

– producer * Mike Will Made It – producer *

– producer *Myles Harris – producer *

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– producer *

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– producer *Will-A-Fool – producer *

– producer *Pluss – co-producer *Marz – co-producer * Swae Lee – co-producer Technical *Kori Anders – mixing *Harley Arsenal – recording assistant *Chris Athens – mastering *Noel Cadastre – recording *Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing *Noah Goldstein – recording assistant *Aaron Holton – arranger *The Sauce – recording, mixing *Jaycen Joshua – mixing *Dave Kutch – mastering *Greg Moffet – recording assistant * 40 – recording, mixing assistant *Sean Paine – recording *Peter "Zlender" Vickers – mixing assistant *Mike Will Made It – mixing Additional personnel *Jonathan Mannion – photography *Shun Melson – styling direction *Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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