Find the Beat

Find the Beat is the debut studio album by American rapper Blueface. It was released on March 13, 2020, by Cash Money Records and Republic Records.[3] The album features guest appearances by Gunna, Lil Baby, Polo G, DaBaby, Ambjaay, NLE Choppa, Stunna 4 Vegas, Jeremih, and YBN Nahmir. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 6, 2019, but was delayed due to trademark issues.[3] A second release date, January 17, 2020, was confirmed but the album did not release due to unknown reasons.[3] A third release date was then announced for March 13, 2020.[4]

Find the Beat
Studio album by
Blueface
ReleasedMarch 13, 2020
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length41:29
Label
Producer
  • Bighead
  • D. A. Doman
  • Extendo
  • FBeats
  • LowTheGreat
  • Mally Mall
  • Manzo
  • MCM Raymond
  • Mike Crook
  • Sammy P Beats
  • Scum Beatz
  • Synco
  • YikeMike
Blueface chronology
Dirt Bag
(2019)		 Find the Beat
(2020)
Singles from Find the Beat
  1. "Close Up"
    Released: October 11, 2019
  2. "First Class"
    Released: October 18, 2019
  3. "Obama"
    Released: February 7, 2020
  4. "Holy Moly"
    Released: March 6, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Release and promotion

Blueface shared the album's title and track listing on October 11, 2019. The same day, he released the album's lead single, "Close Up" featuring Jeremih.[5]

The album's second single, "First Class" featuring Gunna, was released on October 18, 2019.[6]

Music videos for "Close Up" and "First Class" were released on October 23 and 25, respectively.[7][8]

A new non-album single, "Finesse the Beat", was released on YouTube and SoundCloud on December 22, 2019.[9]

On November 7, 2019, he announced on his Instagram account that the album would be released on December 6.[10] It, however, did not release then due to clearance issues.

On January 4, 2020, he announced a second release date of January 17, but the album was delayed further for unknown reasons.

On February 7, 2020, the album's third single, "Obama" featuring DaBaby was released.[11]

On March 1, 2020, Blueface went on Instagram, posting a blurry picture of himself saying the album would be released on March 13, and claimed that "joke's over". The next day, he posted a short clip of the music video for the single "Holy Moly" featuring NLE Choppa, set for release four days later. He earlier posted a previous clip on Instagram on February 27 asking if he should drop it. The song was released on March 6, 2020, with an accompanying music video.

On March 13, 2020, the full album was released with slight changes. The track listing was slightly changed and new tracks were added, as well as some were removed. There was also an extra feature from American rapper Polo G.

Reception

The album was met with overwhelmingly negative reception. Reviewers at Rate Your Music totalled the album at 2.58 out of 5 stars. Critic Erika Marie of Hot New Hip Hop positively reviewed the album while listeners rated it at 34/100.

Track listing
Find the Beat track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."First Class" (featuring Gunna)
  • FBeats
  • Sammy P Beats
3:11
2."Vibes"
  • Porter
  • David Doman
  • Christina Doman
  • Danny Levin
D. A. Doman2:15
3."Weekend" (featuring Lil Baby)
Synco3:08
4."Murder Rate" (featuring Polo G)
2:03
5."Obama" (featuring DaBaby)
Scum Beatz2:08
6."Carne Asada" (featuring Ambjaay)
FBeats2:59
7."Viral"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz2:14
8."Holy Moly" (featuring NLE Choppa)
Scum Beatz1:58
9."Dirty"
  • Porter
  • D. Doman
  • Greg Sekeres
  • Justin Thomas
D. A. Doman2:13
10."Wire" (featuring Stunna 4 Vegas)
  • Mike Crook
  • Extendo
1:54
11."Double Bacc"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz2:36
12."Period"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz3:15
13."Close Up" (featuring Jeremih)
Mally Mall2:56
14."In the Zone"
  • Porter
  • Michael Dunford
  • Makai Franklin
  • YikeMike
  • MCM Raymond
3:24
15."Street Shit"
  • Porter
  • Johnson
Scum Beatz2:44
16."2 Diccs" (featuring YBN Nahmir)
  • Mike Crook
  • LowTheGreat
2:31
Total length:41:29

Charts
Sales chart performance for Find the Beat
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 64

See also

References
  1. "Famous Cryp by Blueface - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. "Find the Beat - Blueface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. A., Aron (January 4, 2020). "Blueface Announces New Release Date For 'Find The Beat'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  4. Justin Ivey (March 1, 2020). "Blueface's Debut Album 'Find The Beat' Gets New Release Date — Again". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. DeMicia, Inman (October 11, 2019). "Blueface Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Album "Find The Beat"". Def Pen. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. Joshua, Espinoza (October 17, 2019). "Stream Blueface's New Single "First Class" f/ Gunna". Complex. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. "Watch Blueface & Jeremih 'Close Up' New Music Video". OnSMASH. October 23, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  8. Montes, Patrick (October 25, 2019). "Blueface & Gunna Debut New Video for 'Find the Beat' Single "First Class"". Hypebeast. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. Montes, Patrick (December 24, 2019). "Blueface Aims to 'Finesse the Beat' on His Latest Single". Hypebeast. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  10. "Blueface on Instagram: ""Find the beat" album dropping dec 6th 🔒 drop a comment if you want it sooner 🤔"". Instagram. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  11. Espinoza, Joshua (February 7, 2020). "Blueface Recruits DaBaby for His Latest Single 'Obama'". Complex. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. "Blueface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.


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