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Sincerely, Kentrell is the third studio album by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.[1] It was released through Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records on September 24, 2021.[2] Unlike Gaulden's previous projects, the album notably contains no guest appearances, which was a key part of the album's rollout.[3] The album's production was handled by a range of accomplished producers including Einer Bankz, Mike Will Made It, Smash David, and Jason "Cheese" Goldberg—who also mixed and mastered the entire record. The album follows Gaulden's second full-length studio album, Top (2020), as well as Until I Return (2020), his fifteenth solo mixtape. A deluxe edition, named Sincerely, Kentrell > (pronounced "better"), was released four days later on September 28, 2021, and contains two additional songs. The deluxe edition's name is an ode to the "YB Better" trend at the time of the album's release.[3][4]
Sincerely, Kentrell received generally positive reviews from critics who highlighted the album's production and lyrical content. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 137,000 album-equivalent units, of which 8,000 were pure album sales. Eleven of the twenty-three tracks from the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6] Sincerely, Kentrell also became the third project—behind Tupac Shakur's Me Against the World (1995) and Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being (2010)—by an imprisoned artist to top the charts and is the first album in the 2020s decade to top the charts with no features.[7] The album was supported by five singles: "Toxic Punk", "White Teeth", "Nevada", "Life Support" and "On My Side".
- ^ Mahadevan, Tara (September 24, 2021). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shares New Album 'Sincerely, Kentrell'". Complex. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Vincent, Mykal (October 4, 2021). "NBA YoungBoy takes #1 spot on Billboard 200; dethrones Drake's CLB". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Robinson, Joshua (September 24, 2021). "NBA YoungBoy Promotes "Sincerely, Kentrell" With "No Features Necessary" Billboards". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ A., Aron (October 4, 2021). "NBA Youngboy Calls In A Verse On "Still Waiting"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe (October 4, 2021). "Drake Edged Out of No. 1 Spot by YoungBoy Never Broke Again". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Blake, Emily (September 28, 2021). "Youngboy Never Broke Again Tops Apple Music Pre-Add Chart with 'Sincerely, Kentrell'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe (October 5, 2021). "How YoungBoy Never Broke Again Hit No. 1 From Jail: Fans Had His Back". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.