Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas)

Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas)
Mixtape by Migos
Released June 13, 2013
Recorded Jan-April 2013
Genre Trap, gangsta rap
Label Quality Control Music
Producer Zaytoven, Soulja Boy, EA, Phenom da Don, C4, Dun Deal
Migos chronology
No Label
(2012)		 Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas)
(2013)		 Streets on Lock
(2013)

Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) is a mixtape by American rap group Migos. It was released on June 13, 2013. The album features notable guest appearances from rappers Gucci Mane, Trinidad James, Riff Raff and Soulja Boy. This mixtape is notable for the single Versace, the single reached #99 on the Billboard Hot 100, #31 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #23 on the Hot Rap Songs and #11 on the Top Heatseekers. "Versace" was placed in multiple year-end lists of 2013. Diplo included it in his 2013 round-up set on BBC Radio 1.[1] XXL named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2013.[2] The official music video, directed by Gabriel Hart, was released on September 30, 2013.[3] It shows Migos and Zaytoven at a luxurious mansion, wearing Versace clothes and accessories. The video also features a snippet of Migos second single off the mixtape "Hannah Montana". As of November 2014, it has gained over nine million views on YouTube.[4][5] Y.R.N. later reached #74 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs their first mixtape to do so on the Billboard charts.[6] The mixtape has accumulated over 500,000 downloads from mixtape websites like DatPiff.com, MixtapeMonkey.com,[7] HotNewHipHop.com.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Spin(8/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10)[9]
Robert Christgau[10]

Y.R.N. received favorable reviews from critics and was ranked as the 3rd best mixtape of 2013 by Rolling Stone.[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Rich Then Famous (Intro)"  
Mercy 3:35
2. "Chinatown"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
MPC Cartel 3:32
3. "Versace"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Zaytoven 3:07
4. "Chirpin"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
StackboyTwaun 3:43
5. "Adios"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Phenom Da Don 2:44
6. "Hannah Montana"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Dun Deal 3:25
7. "Bando"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Juvie 4:46
8. "Cook It Up"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
StackboyTwaun 2:23
9. "F**k 12"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Mack Boy 3:09
10. "Baker's Man"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Zaytoven 2:26
11. "Finesser"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Phenom Da Don 3:33
12. "Pronto"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
EA 4:26
13. "FEMA"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Zaytoven 4:00
14. "Jumping Out The Gym" (featuring RiFF RaFF & Trinidad James)
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
  • Horst Simco
  • Nicholas Williams
Phenom Da Don 4:46
15. "Young Rich Niggas"  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Zaytoven 3:57
16. "Dennis Rodman" (featuring Gucci Mane)
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
  • Radric Davis
C4 4:28
17. "R.I.P."  
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
Zaytoven 3:27
18. "Thank You God (Outro)" (featuring QUE.)
  • Marshall
  • Ball
  • Cephus
  • Quintin Square Jr.
StackboyTwaun 3:39

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 74

References

  1. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/diplo/diplo-friends-bbcr1xtra-diplo
  2. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/xxl-lists-best-hip-hop-songs-albums-last-40-years-xxl-issue-152/4/
  3. ↑ http://www.rap-up.com/2013/09/30/video-migos-versace/
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF-hq_CHNH0
  5. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/5650707/Migos/chart?f=379
  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/5650707/migos/chart?f=333
  7. ↑ http://mixtapemonkey.com/mixtape?m=702
  8. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (27 June 2013). "Migos, 'Young Rich Niggas'". Spin. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Jenkins, Craig (2 July 2013). "Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (10 October 2014). "Young Thug / Migos / Future / Rich Gang / Gucci Mane". Medium. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "10 Best Mixtapes of 2013". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Migos – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Migos. Retrieved March 2, 2014.


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