Northsbest

Northsbest is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Mosey. It was released on October 19, 2018, by Mogul Vision Music and Interscope Records. It is his major label debut,[2] and shares the same name as his 2017 mixtape NorthsBest.[upper-alpha 1] The album features the singles "Pull Up" and "Noticed",[4] and features a sole guest appearance across its 11 tracks, with BlocBoy JB appearing on the song "Yoppa",[5] which was also released as a single.[4]

Northsbest
Studio album by Lil Mosey
Released	October 19, 2018
Length	28:16
Label	Mogul Vision[1] Interscope
Producer	BlackMayo Dez Wright Kid Culture Lil Mosey Royce David
Lil Mosey chronology
NorthsBest (2017) Northsbest (2018) Certified Hitmaker (2019)
Singles from Northsbest
"Noticed" Released: July 13, 2018 "Yoppa" Released: October 3, 2018 "Bust Down Cartier" Released: March 15, 2019

The album was re-released in mid-2019 as "Northsbest (Extended)", with the addition of the single "Bust Down Cartier".

Background

On August 9, 2018, in an interview with XXL, it was revealed that 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.[6] On October 15, 2018, Mosey posted a teaser for the album on his Instagram account. On October 17, he revealed the album's release date; the album was released two days later on October 19, 2018.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HotNewHipHop	87%[4]

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.[4]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Royce David, except where noted. Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kamikaze"	Lathan Echols Royce Pearson Daniel Hackett Claudio Cueni Christopher Strokes	Royce David Kid Culture	2:19
2.	"Fu Shit"	Echols Pearson		2:38
3.	"Noticed"	Echols Pearson Cody Collick[8]		2:45
4.	"Rarri"	Echols Pearson		1:45
5.	"Pull Up"	Echols Kevin Essett	BlackMayo	3:03
6.	"Burberry Headband"	Echols Pearson		2:26
7.	"Greet Her"	Echols Pearson Johntá Austin Andre Harris Vidal Davis		2:54
8.	"That’s My Bitch"	Echols Pearson		3:04
9.	"Yoppa" (with BlocBoy JB)	Echols Pearson James Baker		2:43
10.	"Boof Pack"	Echols Pearson Dylan Cleary-Krell	Royce David Dez Wright	2:15
11.	"Trapstar"	Echols Pearson		2:24
Total length:				28:16

Extended edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Bust Down Cartier"	Echols	Lil Mosey	2:28
Total length:				30:46

Notes

• "Kamikaze" is known as "Kamakaze" on the clean version of the album.
• "Greet Her" contains sampled elements from "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" by Chris Brown.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–19) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 167 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 20 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 35 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 47 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 26 US Billboard 200[15] 29

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[16] 181

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. HipHopDX has also referred to this release as a mixtape.[3]

References

1. https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2018/11/lil-mosey-northsbest/
2. Maduakolam, Emmanuel (October 20, 2018). "Lil Mosey Drops Major Label Debut 'Northsbest'". Hypebeast. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
3. Ivey, Justin (October 18, 2018). "Lil Mosey 'Northsbest' Mixtape Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
4. A, Aron (October 19, 2018). "Lil Mosey Releases "Northsbest" Project Ft. BlocBoy JB". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
5. Price, Joe (October 20, 2018). "16-Year-Old Lil Mosey Drops Interscope Records Debut 'Northsbest'". Complex. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
6. Seabrook III, Robby (August 9, 2018). "The Break Presents: Lil Mosey". XXL. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
7. "Northsbest Lil Mosey". Tidal. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
8. https://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=28527475&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&blnAltTitles=True
9. "Ultratop.be – Lil Mosey – Northsbest" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
10. "Billboard Canadian Albums: November 3, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
11. "Danishcharts.dk – Lil Mosey – Northsbest". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Mosey – Northsbest" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lil Mosey – Northsbest". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Lil Mosey – Northsbest". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
15. "Billboard 200: November 3, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
16. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
17. "American album certifications – Lil Mosey – Northsbest". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.