Before the Party

For other uses, see Before the Party (disambiguation).
Before the Party
Mixtape by
Chris Brown
ReleasedNovember 27, 2015
Recorded2012–2015
Genre
Length120:25
LabelCBE
Producer
Chris Brown chronology
Fan of a Fan: The Album
(2015) 		Before the Party
(2015) 		Royalty
(2015)

Before the Party is the sixth mixtape by American recording artist Chris Brown; it was released on November 27, 2015, by Chris Brown Entertainment on DatPiff for free. The mixtape contains appearances from French Montana, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Fetty Wap, Tyga, Rihanna and more. It also includes production from Kuk Harrell, Danja, David Banner, Drumma Boy, among others. Before the Party was released as a prelude to his seventh studio album, Royalty.[1]

Before the Party received positive reviews from music critics, that praised its sound, the performances and its songwriting.[2] It received a great success, becoming one of the most listened and downloaded free mixtapes on DatPiff ever.[3]

The mixtape was re-released as a commercial mixtape exclusively on the streaming platforms Tidal and Amazon Music on August 15, 2017, in its entirety.[4]

  1. ^ "Chris Brown Drops Surprise Mixtape 'Before the Party'". Rap-Up. November 27, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chris Brown Drops Surprise Mixtape 'Before the Party' on Black Friday: Listen". Billboard. November 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Celebrated Mixtapes". Datpiff.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Before the Party, Vol. 2 by Chris Brown on TIDAL". Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.