''Northsbest'' is the debut

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by American rapper

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. It was released on October 19, 2018, by Mogul Vision Music and

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. It is his major label debut, and shares the same name as his 2017 mixtape ''NorthsBest''. The album was preceded by four singles: "Pull Up", "Boof Pack", " Noticed" and " Yoppa". All eleven tracks were produced by

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except for "Pull Up", while "Yoppa" is the only song containing a guest appearance, with BlocBoy JB appearing on the track. ''Northsbest'' peaked at number 29 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In addition, "Noticed" was a huge commercial success, going on to become one of Mosey's most popular songs to date. The album was re-released in mid-2019 as ''Northsbest (Extended)'', with the addition of the March 2019 single "Bust Down Cartier", which was produced by Mosey himself.

Background

On August 9, 2018, in an interview with XXL, it was revealed that Lil Mosey was working on a studio album that served as the successor to his 2017 mixtape of the same name, slated for release in Fall 2018. On October 15, 2018, Mosey posted a teaser for the album on his

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account. On October 17, he revealed the album's release date; the album was released two days later on October 19, 2018.

Critical reception

''Northsbest'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At the music website HotNewHipHop, the album received an average score of 4.3 out of 5 stars (87%), based on 23 reviews.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Royce David, except where noted. Credits adapted from

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. Notes * "Kamikaze" is known as "Kamakaze" on the clean version of the album. * "Greet Her" contains sampled elements from "

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