''Shiesty Season'' is the debut mixtape by American rapper
Pooh Shiesty
Lontrell Donell Williams Jr. (born November 8, 1999), better known by his stage name Pooh Shiesty, is an American rapper. He is signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records and Atlantic Records. He rose to fame in 2020 from his collaborations with the r ...
. It was released on February 5, 2021, through
Atlantic Records
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and
1017 Records
The New 1017 Records, also known as 1017 Global Music, LLC and formerly 1017 Brick Squad, So Icey Entertainment, & 1017 Eskimo, is an American record label founded by Gucci Mane after his departure from Mizay Entertainment and the closing of So ...
. The mixtape features
guest appearance
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s from
Lil Durk
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,
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...
,
Big30,
21 Savage
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, Veeze,
Foogiano
Kwame Brown (born July 4, 1993), better known by his stage name Foogiano, is an American rapper signed to Gucci Mane's record label 1017 Records. He is best known for his track "Molly (Baby Mama)”, which received a remix with DaBaby. He releas ...
, Lil Hank, Choppa Wop, and
Tay Keith
Tay may refer to:
People and languages
* Tay (name), including lists of people with the given name, surname and nickname
* Tay people, an ethnic group of Vietnam
** Tày language
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. The "Spring Deluxe" edition of the mixtape was released on May 21, 2021. It features additional guest appearances from
G Herbo
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, No More Heroes, and
Lil Baby
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. A "Certified" edition of the mixtape was released on April 29, 2022. It features guest appearances from Gucci Mane,
Jack Harlow
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, Lil Durk, and
Lil Uzi Vert
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.
Background
The mixtape was announced on January 15, 2021, alongside the cover art and the release of the single "Guard Up". Following its release, Shiesty stated that it was "well overdue and well anticipated".
It was released less than a year after he signed to
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...
's
1017 Records
The New 1017 Records, also known as 1017 Global Music, LLC and formerly 1017 Brick Squad, So Icey Entertainment, & 1017 Eskimo, is an American record label founded by Gucci Mane after his departure from Mizay Entertainment and the closing of So ...
, thanks to his viral track "Shiesty Summer".
Prior to its release, Shiesty had released various singles through the label and appeared on the label compilation ''So Icy Summer''.
According to Shiesty, the mixtape sees him "switching it up a lot. I got songs from every genre".
In an interview with
Zane Lowe
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After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
, he said, "You getting Big Shiest on this mixtape — I'm touching on all categories. Expect me getting versatile. It's lit. You can expect some big features, shooting a video to every song on there. We're going all the way up". ''
Stereogum
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''s Tom Breihan said the mixtape contains "eerie beats, weirdly catchy death-threats, tons of atmosphere. Rather than shooting for crossover ubiquity, Pooh is doing one thing really well";
as noted by ''
The Fader
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''s Jordan Darville, the mixtape mainly sees Pooh Shiesty "display a slouched flow hinting at an effortlessness to his skills", as he details his heavy weaponry and his love for guns in his signature
Memphis
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drawl.
Shiesty stated, "I got big features, big producers on here and I got my main producers I been rocking with".
Singles
On November 6, 2020, Pooh Shiesty released the mixtape's lead single "
Back in Blood", featuring fellow American rapper
Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
, which became his first
''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 13 on the chart. "Guard Up" was released as the second single along with the announcement of the project on January 15, 2021. "
Neighbors", featuring fellow American rapper
Big30, was released as the third single on February 3, 2021.
Other songs
Pooh Shiesty released "Twerksum" as an official single on September 9, 2020, as a part of his label boss
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...
's fifth compilation album, ''So Icy Gang, Vol. 1''.
Commercial performance
''Shiesty Season'' debuted at number four on the US
''Billboard'' 200 with 62,000
album-equivalent unit
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s in its first week of release.
The mixtape also spent three weeks atop
Apple Music
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's pre-add chart. A month later, the mixtape peaked at three on the ''Billboard'' 200.
Billboard 200 Week of March 20, 2021
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Track listing
Personnel
Performers
* Pooh Shiesty
Lontrell Donell Williams Jr. (born November 8, 1999), better known by his stage name Pooh Shiesty, is an American rapper. He is signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Records and Atlantic Records. He rose to fame in 2020 from his collaborations with the r ...
– primary artist
* Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
– featured artist
* Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...
– featured artist
* Big30 – featured artist
* 21 Savage
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is a rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Born in London, he moved to Atlanta with his mother at age seven. He became known after releasing two m ...
– featured artist
* Veeze – featured artist
* Foogiano
Kwame Brown (born July 4, 1993), better known by his stage name Foogiano, is an American rapper signed to Gucci Mane's record label 1017 Records. He is best known for his track "Molly (Baby Mama)”, which received a remix with DaBaby. He releas ...
– featured artist
* Lil Hank – featured artist
* Choppa Wop – featured artist
* Tay Keith
Tay may refer to:
People and languages
* Tay (name), including lists of people with the given name, surname and nickname
* Tay people, an ethnic group of Vietnam
** Tày language
*Atayal language, an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan (ISO 639 ...
– featured artist
Technical and side musicians
* Skywalker OG – mixing, mastering
* Harry Chaplin – mixing, mastering, guitar
* Eddie "eMIX" Hernandez – recording
* Nick Seeley – bass , guitar , bass guitar , mellotron , percussion , strings , piano , additional drums , additional vocals
* Holly Seeley – additional vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2021 debut albums
2021 mixtape albums
Albums produced by Tay Keith
Atlantic Records albums
Debut mixtape albums
Southern hip hop albums
Trap music albums