Yung Rich Nation

Yung Rich Nation
Studio album by Migos
Released	July 31, 2015
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Trap
Length	56:30
Label	300 Quality Control Atlantic
Producer	Zaytoven Murda Beatz Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Deko OG Parker DJ Durel
Migos chronology
Rich Nigga Timeline (2014) Yung Rich Nation (2015) Back to the Bando (2015)
Singles from Yung Rich Nation
"One Time" Released: February 5, 2015

Yung Rich Nation^[1] is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio Migos. It was released on July 31, 2015,^[2] by 300 Entertainment, Quality Control Music and Atlantic Records. Chris Brown and Young Thug were the only guest performers on the album, while the producers Zaytoven, Honorable C.N.O.T.E. and Murda Beatz, were involved on twelve of the album's fifteen songs.

Background

The members of the group consisting by Quavo, Offset and Takeoff, collectively known as Migos, are an Atlanta-based southern hip hop trio, formed back in 2011. As a group, they have been putting the releases of nine mixtapes, which gained them a mass popularity at the time. On June 13, 2013, Migos released the first installment of the Y.R.N. series, which is titled Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas).

On April 18, 2015, all three members were arrested, during their performance at Georgia Southern University, in which all three were facing felony gun and drug charges.^[3] Quavo and Takeoff were released on $10,000 bond. Though Offset were still remained in custody, forcing Migos to cancel their tour, that would assure that the Y.R.N.: Tha Album will be ready for the release date of June 16, 2015.^[4][5] However, the album was eventually being pushed back to July 31, 2015.^[6] The album title was then changed from Y.R.N.: Tha Album to Yung Rich Nation, along with the cover art being changed as well, however, the release date was not.^[7]

Singles

On February 5, 2015, Migos released the album's first single, "One Time", which was produced by Deko.^[8] On March 23, 2015, the trio released a music video for the single, in cross-promotion with the Youtube Music Awards.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	(7/10)[12]
The Boston Globe	(7/10)[13]
The Guardian	[14]
USA Today	[15]
Billboard	[16]
Consequence of Sound	(B)[17]
Pitchfork Media	(7/10)[18]
HipHopDX	[19]
Noisey	B+[20]

Yung Rich Nation received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic the album received an overall score of 67 out of 100, based on 9 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.

Accolades

Commercial performance

The album sold over 14,500 copies in its first week.^[22] It was the eleventh highest selling album in the United States in its debut week.^[23] The album debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200,^[24] as far as peaking at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[25] and number 3 on the Top Rap Albums charts.

Promotion

In July 2015, Migos will be going on the Yung Rich Nation Tour, with OG Maco ^[26]

Track listing

References