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59-857: Lucki went on to achieve mainstream prominence with the singles "New Drank" and "Super Urus"; The latter served as the lead single to Lucki's second studio album Flawless Like Me (2022), which debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 . Lucki's third studio album, S*x M*ney Dr*gs (2023), went on to debut at number 15. Lucki Camel Jr. was born on May 30, 1996, in the West Side of Chicago , Illinois. He listened to Erykah Badu , Prince , and The Notorious B.I.G. growing up and cites Chief Keef , Future , Kanye West and Babyface Ray as some of his current inspirations. Lucki started rapping in his first year of high school after praise from his close friends. Soon after, he dropped out of Proviso East High School at

118-514: A Sprite commercial, where he is seen in an ice cave playing the piano. Lil Yachty was picked to be the face of the new Nautica and Urban Outfitters collection for the Spring 2017 season. Yachty also appeared in the " It Takes Two " video with Carly Rae Jepsen for Target . In January 2018, it was reported that Lil Yachty and Takeoff were working on a collaborative project. This project has yet to be released as of 2023, especially following

177-537: A day. On March 23rd, 2024, Lucki released a single titled "All Love". Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones " that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from

236-670: A joint venture record deal with Quality Control Music, Capitol Records , and Motown Records . Yachty released his second mixtape Summer Songs 2 in July 2016 with features from G Herbo , Offset , and his former collective the "Sailing Team". In June 2016, Lil Yachty appeared in XXL magazine as part of their 2016 Freshman Class . As part of this appearance, Yachty performed a 'freshman cypher' alongside Denzel Curry , Lil Uzi Vert , 21 Savage , and Kodak Black . As of March 2021, this cypher has received over 180 million YouTube views, by far

295-578: A more accurate picture of any given year's best-selling albums, as a title that hypothetically spent nine weeks at No. 1 in March could possibly have sold fewer copies than one spending six weeks at No. 3 in January. Albums at the peak of their popularity at the time of the November/December chart-year cutoff many times end up ranked lower than one would expect on a year-end tally, yet are ranked on

354-412: A musician, Paul McCartney has the most top-10 albums, with 51. This includes 32 with The Beatles , 11 solo albums, seven albums with the group Wings , and one album credited to him and his first wife, Linda McCartney . Note: Swift is the first living artist to chart five albums in the top 10 simultaneously.  She was previously the first living soloist to have four albums simultaneously chart in

413-408: A new algorithm with data from all major on-demand audio subscription and online music sales services in the U.S. Starting on the issue dated January 18, 2020, Billboard updated its method again by incorporating video data from YouTube , along with visual plays from digital platforms like Apple Music , Spotify , Tidal , Vevo and, as of the issue dated March 23, 2021, from Facebook . As of

472-400: A new algorithm, utilizing data from all of the major on-demand audio subscription services, including Spotify , Apple Music , Google Play and Groove Music . Under the new methodology, 10 track sales or 1,500 song streams from an album are treated as equivalent to one purchase of the album. Billboard continues to publish a pure album sales chart, called " Top Album Sales ", that maintains

531-585: A parody of Oprah Winfrey . Lil Boat 3 was released on May 29, 2020 and debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 . A deluxe version of the album titled Lil Boat 3.5 was released on November 27. On October 19, 2020, Lil Yachty announced his intention to release a mixtape before the end of 2020. Michigan Boy Boat was released on April 23, 2021. The project draws heavily from the burgeoning Detroit rap scene, in contrast with Yachty's usual pop rap and Atlanta trap style. Throughout 2020, Yachty

590-463: A part of the upcoming EP; he first released "Freewave Freestyle" and "Back Home", and soon followed with "Freewave 3, 4, 5, and 7". The EP consisted of ten songs, the tenth song titled "Rumors" was added a couple of weeks later. In January 2016, Lucki announced his name change from Lucki Eck$ to Lucki when he released the first single to his then upcoming project, @ MIDNIGHT , titled "Deja Vu", featuring fellow Chicago rapper Joey Purp. Lucki claimed that

649-429: A proudly amateurish singsong." The Guardian called his music "fun, hook-first pop rap oblivious to songcraft and structure that doesn't take itself too seriously, with very little interest in legacy and even less in rap canon." Yachty expressed support for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election , and praised Sanders for his work during the civil rights movement . On October 20, 2021, Yachty announced

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708-524: A relatively quiet 2019, Lil Yachty teamed up with fellow Atlanta artists Lil Keed , Lil Gotit , and veteran producer Zaytoven in February 2020 for a collaborative mixtape, A-Team . Yachty released the lead single for his next studio album, Lil Boat 3 , on March 9, 2020. The song, titled " Oprah's Bank Account ", features Drake and DaBaby . The release was accompanied by a 9-minute music video directed by Director X , in which Yachty dresses up as

767-492: A song titled "Ouch Ouch"; the collaboration was a celebration of Twigs' recent visit to Chicago, as she tends to collaborate with local artists when she travels. August 2014 saw the release of his second project, Body High . Later on that month, Red Bull Sound Select released a track titled "Weightin' On", featuring Danny Brown , whom he met at SXSW when they both played Red Bull's Sound Select showcase. In December 2014, Lucki collaborated with fellow Chicago musician Chance

826-445: A week spent at No. 200, two points for a week spent at No. 199, etc., up to 200 points for each week spent at No. 1). Other factors, including an album's total weeks spent on the chart and its peak position, are calculated into an album's year-end total. Since Billboard began obtaining sales information from Nielsen SoundScan, the year-end charts are now calculated by a very straightforward cumulative total of yearlong sales. This gives

885-551: A weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–1972), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), Billboard Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and Billboard 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in

944-543: Is an American rapper. He first gained recognition in August 2015 for his viral hit " One Night ", the lead single from his debut extended play (EP), Summer Songs . He released his debut mixtape Lil Boat in March 2016, and signed a joint venture record deal with Motown , Capitol Records , and Quality Control Music in June of that year. His debut studio album, Teenage Emotions (2017), peaked at number five on

1003-478: Is featured in the Pokémon 25th anniversary music album. On October 11, 2022, Yachty released the non-album single " Poland ", which went viral online right after. In December 2022, Yachty's fifth studio album, then rumored to be called Sonic Ranch , was leaked online. The album was a departure from Yachty's signature trap sound, and was instead heavily influenced by psychedelic rock . On January 27, 2023,

1062-573: The Billboard 200 despite mixed critical response. His second album, Lil Boat 2 (2018), peaked at number two on the chart, while his third, Nuthin' 2 Prove (2018), peaked at number 12; both were met with continued unfavorable critical reception. His fourth album, Lil Boat 3 (2020), peaked at number 14, while his fifth album, Let's Start Here (2023), marked a departure from hip hop in favor of psychedelic rock , and received critical praise. His collaborative album with English singer James Blake , Bad Cameo (2024), further experimented with

1121-501: The Billboard 200 . On January 20, 2023, he had a guest appearance on Trippie Redd 's Mansion Musik album on the track "Die Die". On April 27, 2023, Lucki released the track "Leave Her". He then released the single "No Bap" on his 27th birthday. Lucki announced his third studio album, S*x M*ney Dr*gs on July 5, which ended up being released on July 7, 2023. The album marked the highest number of Spotify streams he had received in

1180-417: The Billboard 200). A new chart that keeps the previous criteria for the Billboard 200 – dubbed the " Top Current Albums " chart – was also introduced in the same issue. Billboard has adjusted its policies for Christmas and holiday albums several times. The albums were eligible for the main album charts until 1963, when a " Christmas Albums " chart was created. Albums appearing here were not listed on

1239-560: The Billboard 200. "Both Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall should be in the Billboard Top 200," said former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters in 1992. " The Wall still does anything up to four million each year... They've created a catalog chart in which to place all these old albums, leaving the main chart free for all the artists the record companies will want to book advertising space for. It just offers further evidence of

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1298-578: The Billboard 200 . Also in 2018, Yachty appeared on Bhad Bhabie 's platinum single " Gucci Flip Flops " and Social House 's gold single " Magic in the Hamptons ", and worked with Donny Osmond to create a theme song for Chef Boyardee titled "Start the Par-dee". In December 2018, E-sports group FaZe Clan announced that Yachty had become their newest member. Yachty took on the name "FaZe Boat", in reference to his 'Lil Boat' nickname and mixtape. After

1357-650: The Recording Industry Association of America when Gold, Platinum and Diamond album awards are announced. (RIAA awards reflect wholesale shipments , not retail sales .) Beginning with the December 13, 2014, issue, Billboard updated the methodology of its album chart again, changing from a "pure sales-based ranking" to one measuring "multi-metric consumption". With this overhaul, the Billboard 200 includes on-demand streaming and digital track sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan) by way of

1416-403: The "Top Holiday Albums" list and the Billboard 200. Since May 25, 1991, the Billboard 200's positions have been derived from Nielsen SoundScan sales data; as of 2008 , it is contributed to by approximately 14,000 music sellers. Because these numbers are supplied by a subset of sellers rather than record labels , it is common for these numbers to be substantially lower than those reported by

1475-501: The "Top LPs" chart, and in 1974, this rule was reverted and holiday albums again appeared within the main list. In 1983, the " Christmas Albums " chart was resurrected, but a title's appearance here did not disqualify it from appearing on the "Top Pop Albums" chart. In 1990, the chart was retitled " Top Holiday Albums "; as of 2009 , it holds 50 positions and runs for several weeks during the end-of-calendar-year holiday season. Its current policy allows holiday albums to concurrently chart on

1534-522: The 10 longest rises to number one on the Billboard 200 since the adoption of Nielsen Music data in 1991. Note: Newhart, Meader and Fontaine's albums were all number one on the mono chart but not on the stereo chart. Garland is listed on a technicality; she has 17 pop hits, but all were from 1939 to 1955 – all before the 1958 establishment of the Hot 100. Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Yachty ,

1593-521: The Eck$ moniker was "childish" and that he has "grown" from the name. On August 15, 2016, he released the Freewave 2 mixtape . This was followed by Watch My Back on December 1, 2017, which was supported by the popular single "Sunset". Lucki released his debut studio album Freewave 3 in February 2019 and notably included the song "More Than Ever". This was followed by Days B4 III on October 25 which had

1652-511: The Rapper and released a song titled "Stevie Wonder". After releasing his first single to his third project titled X , Lucki continued to drop more songs from the mixtape in 2015; the other singles were "Lowlife" and "What I Wanna". Lucki released X on May 30, 2015, his 19th birthday. A few months later, Lucki started releasing freestyles to his extended play Freewave EP . At first, they were single songs, but soon announced they were to be

1711-679: The SafeMoon token on their social media accounts with misleading information. On the same day, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using social media. In March 2023, Yachty was among eight celebrities charged by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission , with violating investor protection laws by promoting cryptocurrencies without disclosing that he

1770-464: The United States (yet purchased in the U.S. as imports) are not eligible to chart. A long-standing policy rendering titles that are sold exclusively by specific retail outlets (such as Walmart and Starbucks ) ineligible for charting, was reversed on November 7, 2007, and took effect in the issue dated November 17, 2007. On December 13, 2014, Billboard began to include on-demand streaming and digital track sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan) using

1829-682: The United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide with the Global Release Day of the music industry ) and ends on Thursday. A new chart is published the following Tuesday, post dated to the Saturday of that week, four days later. The chart's streaming schedule is also tracked from Friday to Thursday. Digital downloads of albums are included in Billboard 200 tabulation. Albums that are not licensed for retail sale in

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1888-457: The age of 16 to pursue music full-time because the pressure of the high-school fame went against his will to study. Initially known as "Lucki Eck$ ", his debut single and music video "Untouchable Lucki" was produced and premiered by music blog Elevator. Lucki's music was first brought to Elevator co-founder Bryan Zawlocki's attention by Lucki's friends Antoinne Bryant and Kevin Wright Jr, who at

1947-467: The album, entitled Let's Start Here , was released to positive reviews. Yachty's label and collective Concrete Boys, which includes Karrahbooo , DC2Trill, and Draft Day, released their debut single, "Mo Jams", in December 2023. Bad Cameo , a collaborative album with English producer James Blake , was released on June 28, 2024. Lil Yachty has called his style " bubblegum trap ." His songs have sampled sounds from Mario Bros . , Charlie Brown ,

2006-579: The album. The first promotional single, "Harley", produced by K Swisha, was released on April 14, 2017. The second promotional single, "Bring It Back", produced by Free School, was released on May 4, 2017. The third promotional single, "X Men", produced by 30 Roc and Tillie and featuring a guest appearance from American rapper Evander Griiim, was released on May 18, 2017. He featured in a remix of "With My Team" by Creek Boyz, released December 15, 2017. In 2017, Yachty appeared in several high-profile promotional campaigns. He starred alongside LeBron James in

2065-548: The birth of his first child, a girl. The identity of the child's mother was not disclosed. On December 20, 2018, Yachty signed with FaZe Clan . Yachty participated in competitive Fortnite tournaments. On February 18, 2022, in a class-action lawsuit filed against the cryptocurrency company SafeMoon that alleged the company is a pump-and-dump scheme, McCollum was named as a defendant along with professional boxer Jake Paul , musician Nick Carter , rapper Soulja Boy , and social media personality Ben Phillips for promoting

2124-462: The consolidated "Top LPs" chart debuted in 1963. In 1982, Billboard began publishing a "Midline Albums" chart (alternatively titled "Midline LPs"), which ranked older or mid-priced titles. The chart held 50 positions and was published on a biweekly (and later triweekly) basis. On May 25, 1991, Billboard premiered the " Top Pop Catalog Albums " chart, the criteria for which were albums that were more than 18 months old and had fallen below no. 100 on

2183-583: The death of Takeoff in November 2022. Yachty's second studio album, Lil Boat 2 , was released on March 9, 2018. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Lil Boat 2 performed well commercially, debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200 , with 64,000 album-equivalent units . The album featured 2 Chainz , Quavo , and Offset , Ugly God , among other guests. On October 19, 2018, Yachty released his third album, Nuthin' 2 Prove . The project received similarly mixed reception and debuted at No. 12 on

2242-428: The dishonesty that's rife in this business." Starting with the issue dated December 5, 2009, however, the catalog limitations – which removed albums over 18 months old that had dropped below No. 100 and had no currently running singles – for the Billboard 200 were lifted, turning the chart into an all-inclusive list of the 200 highest-selling albums in the country (essentially changing " Top Comprehensive Albums " into

2301-406: The first week of December to the final week in November. This altered calendar allows for Billboard to calculate year-end charts and release them in time for its final print issue in the last week of December. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, year-end charts were calculated by an inverse-point system based solely on an album's performance on the Billboard 200 (e.g., an album would be given one point for

2360-418: The following year's chart as well, as their cumulative points are split between the two chart-years. In 2015, Billboard compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing albums on the Billboard 200 over its 52 years, along with the best-performing artists. Shown below are the top 10 albums and top 10 artists over the 52-year period of the Billboard 200, through October 2015. Also shown are the artists placing

2419-576: The genre and was met with continued praise despite failing to chart. McCollum is also notable for his features on the 2016 singles " Broccoli " by DRAM and " ISpy " by Kyle . His cherry-red hairstyle, lighthearted tone, and optimistic image are also centers of mainstream attention. Yachty was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on "Broccoli". McCollum was born in Mableton, Georgia . He attended Alabama State University in fall 2015 but soon dropped out to pursue his musical career. He adopted

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2478-399: The increase in album sales as the early 1950s format wars stabilized into market dominance by 45 RPM singles and long-playing 12-inch albums – and with 78 RPM record and long-playing 10-inch album sales decreasing dramatically – Billboard premiered a weekly "Best-Selling Popular Albums" chart on March 24, 1956. The position count varied anywhere from 10 to 30 albums. The first no. 1 album on

2537-402: The issue dated November 30, 2024, the number-one album on the chart is Golden Hour: Part.2 by Ateez . Billboard began an album chart in 1945. Initially only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, with weeks sometimes passing before it was updated. A biweekly (though with a few gaps), 15-position "Best-Selling Popular Albums" chart appeared in 1955. With

2596-652: The main stereo and mono album charts. Mono albums were moved to the "Essential Inventory – Mono" chart (25 positions) after spending 40 weeks on the "Mono Action Chart", and stereo albums were moved to the "Essential Inventory – Stereo" chart (20 positions) after 20 weeks on the "Stereo Action Chart". In January 1961, the "Action Charts" became "Action Albums – Stereophonic" (15 positions) and "Action Albums – Monophonic" (24 positions). Albums appeared on either chart for up to nine weeks, and were then moved to an "Essential Inventory" list of approximately 200 titles and with no numerical ranking. This list continued to be published until

2655-407: The most albums on the overall "all-time" top 100 album list. Source: Source: Source: List of acts with the most weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 since August 17, 1963. List of acts who reached number one on the Billboard 200 with a new album in consecutive calendar years since August 17, 1963. The following artists are the only ones with 30 or more top-10 albums: Note: As

2714-530: The most for the XXL channel. In December 2016, he was featured on the hip hop single " iSpy " by Kyle . He was featured in Tee Grizzley 's single "From the D to the A", released in March 2017. On May 26, 2017, Lil Yachty released his debut studio album, Teenage Emotions . It features guest appearances from Migos , Diplo , and YG , among others. Three promotional singles were released to coincide with

2773-479: The name "Yachty" and moved from his hometown of Atlanta to New York City to launch his career. In New York, he lived with a friend and networked with online street fashion personalities, while he built up his own Instagram following. He worked at McDonald's to supplement his income early in his career. Yachty first came to prominence in December 2015 when the SoundCloud version of his song " One Night "

2832-753: The new weekly list was Belafonte by Harry Belafonte . The chart was renamed "Best-Selling Pop Albums" later in 1956, and then "Best-Selling Pop LPs" in 1957. Beginning on May 25, 1959, Billboard split the ranking into two charts: "Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs" for stereo albums (30 positions) and "Best-Selling Monophonic LPs" for mono albums (50 positions). These were renamed "Stereo Action Charts" (30 positions) and "Mono Action Charts" (40 positions), respectively, in 1960. In January 1961, they became "Action Albums – Stereophonic" (15 positions) and "Action Albums – Monophonic" (25 positions), and three months later, they became "Top LPs – Stereo" (50 positions) and "Top LPs – Monaural" (150 positions). On August 17, 1963,

2891-463: The popular song "4 The Betta". It was his first charting project, debuting at number 188 on the Billboard 200 . His fifth EP Almost There was released on May 29, 2020, acting as a placeholder for fans until his next project. On February 12, 2021, he released the single "Greed" with Lil Yachty . On November 18, 2021, he released the song "Neptune V.S Industry" as the lead single to the collaborative album with producer F1lthy , Wake Up Lucki, which

2950-460: The stereo album chart; it was number one for 12 weeks on the mono album chart. ‡ The South Pacific soundtrack ran for 28 weeks at number one on the stereo album chart; it was number one for three weeks on the mono album chart. § This is the Blue Hawaii album's run on the mono album chart; it was number one for four weeks on the stereo album chart. Notes: Here are the albums to complete

3009-428: The stereo and mono charts were combined into a 150-position chart called "Top LPs". On April 1, 1967, the chart was expanded to 175 positions, and then finally to 200 positions on May 13, 1967. In February 1972, the album chart's title was changed to "Top LPs & Tape"; in 1984, it was retitled "Top 200 Albums"; in 1985, it was retitled again to "Top Pop Albums"; in 1991, it became the " Billboard 200 Top Albums"; and it

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3068-545: The theme from Rugrats , the startup sound of a GameCube console, as well as J-pop singer Daoko . Other themes in his works include clouds, cotton candy , the Super Nintendo , and scenes from Pixar films. His friend TheGoodPerry is heavily involved in the production of his songs. Yachty's style has also been described as mumble rap . Rolling Stone described his music as "catchy, intentionally dinky-sounding tunes packed with off-color boasts delivered in

3127-824: The time were interns for Elevator. Elevator subsequently produced Lucki's first two music videos "Untouchable" and "Everything Outside", both directed by Bryan Zawlocki, alongside Antoinne Bryant and Kevin Wright Jr. With his friend and producer Plu2o Nash and other producers, Lucki released his first project, titled Alternative Trap at the age of 17. Lucki garnered attention from multiple music blogs including Fake Shore Drive, Elevator, Complex and Noisey , because of his distinct flow and cadence, most prominent on his lead single "Count on Me", which garnered over 700,000 views on YouTube . After receiving attention from music blogs for his self-proclaimed "alternative trap" music, Lucki started receiving attention from other music artists as well. In July 2014, FKA Twigs collaborated with Lucki on

3186-401: The top 10 for 5 consecutive weeks. Note: Had the  Billboard 200 allowed catalog albums to chart previous to December 5, 2009, Michael Jackson  would have claimed six simultaneous top 10 titles for two consecutive weeks and  The Beatles  would have claimed five simultaneous top 10 titles that year. † The West Side Story soundtrack ran for 53 weeks at number one on

3245-438: The traditional Billboard 200 methodology but is based exclusively on SoundScan's sales data. Beginning on January 18, 2020, Billboard incorporated video and audio data from YouTube , along with visual plays from streaming services like Apple Music , Spotify, Tidal and Vevo , into the Billboard 200. The change has also impacted Billboard 's genre-specific album charts. Billboard 's "chart year" runs from

3304-624: Was given its current title of the " Billboard 200" on March 14, 1992. From the end of 1970 to 1985, Billboard also printed a " Bubbling Under the Top LPs " albums chart paired with the " Bubbling Under the Hot 100 " singles chart, which listed albums that had not yet charted on what was then the "Top LPs & Tape" chart. In 1960, Billboard began concurrently publishing album charts that ranked sales of older or mid-priced titles. These "Essential Inventory" charts were divided by stereo and mono albums, and featured titles that had already appeared on

3363-517: Was one of the many celebrities to gain a large following on social media app TikTok . Yachty performed the theme song for the 2020 revival of Saved by the Bell , which was a remixed version of the theme from the original television series . In early 2021, Yachty was reported to be producing and starring in a live-action movie based on the UNO card game, which is being developed by Mattel Films . Yachty

3422-524: Was released on December 3, 2021. Throughout 2022, Lucki began releasing a number of singles, including "Super Urus", released February 18, 2022, "Y Not?", released June 14, 2022, and "Coincidence", released August 19, 2022, which was accompanied by a music video directed by Cole Bennett . After many delays, Lucki released his second studio album, Flawless Like Me on September 23, 2022, and included guest appearances from Future and Babyface Ray . It became his highest charting project, debuting at number 12 on

3481-610: Was used in a viral comedy video. In February 2016, Yachty debuted as a model in Kanye West 's Yeezy Season 3 fashion line at Madison Square Garden . Yachty's debut mixtape Lil Boat was released in March 2016. In April 2016, Yachty collaborated with DRAM on the hit song " Broccoli ", which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. He featured on Chance the Rapper 's Coloring Book mixtape , released in May 2016. On June 10, 2016, he announced he had signed

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