I'm Up (Young Thug mixtape)

I'm Up is the second commercial mixtape by American rapper Young Thug.^[13] It was released on February 5, 2016, by 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The mixtape features guest appearances from Trouble, Ralo, Lil Durk, Lil Duke, Solo Lucci, Young Butta, Quavo, Offset, Dora, and Dolly, with the latter two being Young Thug's sisters.^{[14][15][16][17]}

I'm Up
Mixtape by Young Thug
Released	February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Hip hop
Length	38:03
Label	300 Atlantic
Producer	Fuse Mike Will Made It Metro Boomin Resource Tre Pounds Wheezy London on da Track
Young Thug chronology
Slime Season 2 (2015) I'm Up (2016) Slime Season 3 (2016)
Singles from I'm Up
"Fuck Cancer (Boosie)" Released: January 26, 2016 "For My People" Released: February 4, 2016

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10[1]
Metacritic	76/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	B−[4]
Exclaim!	6/10[5]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[6]
NME	4/5[7]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[8]
PopMatters	8/10[9]
Spin	7/10[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes	3.5/5[11]
XXL	3/5[12]

Commercial performance

I'm Up debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 21,000 copies. It was the seventeenth highest-selling album of that week domestically.^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"F Cancer (Boosie)" (featuring Quavo)	Jeffery Williams Michael Williams II Quavious Marshall Braylin Bowman	Mike Will Made It Resource	4:09
2.	"My Boys" (featuring Trouble, Ralo and Lil Durk)	Williams Wesley Glass Mariel Orr Terrell Davis Durk Banks	Wheezy	5:04
3.	"For My People" (featuring Lil Duke)	Williams Glass Arnold Martinez	Wheezy	4:00
4.	"King Troup"	Williams Glass	Wheezy	3:45
5.	"Ridin" (featuring Lil Durk)	Williams Glass Banks	Wheezy	4:08
6.	"Hercules"	Williams Leland Wayne	Metro Boomin	4:40
7.	"Special" (featuring Offset and Solo Lucci)	J. Williams Williams II Bowman Michael Dorsey Kiari Cephus	Mike Will Made It Resource	4:23
8.	"Bread Winners" (featuring Young Butta)	Williams Eduardo Earle, Jr. Jeffrey LaCroix	Fuse Tre Pounds[19]	3:46
9.	"Family" (featuring Dora and Dolly)	Williams Glass	London on da Track	4:03
Total length:				38:03

Notes

• "Family" features an outro by Trouble

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20]	98
US Billboard 200[21]	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22]	6

References

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2. "Reviews for I'm Up [Mixtape] by Young Thug". Metacritic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
3. Jeffries, David. "I'm Up – Young Thug". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
4. Van Nguyen, Dean (February 9, 2016). "Young Thug – I'm Up". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. Wilt, James (February 8, 2016). "Young Thug: I'm Up". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
6. Clark, Trent (February 9, 2016). "Young Thug – I'm Up". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
7. Renshaw, David (February 10, 2016). "Young Thug – 'I'm Up' Review". NME. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
8. Pearce, Sheldon (February 9, 2016). "Young Thug: I'm Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
9. Miller, Chad (February 17, 2016). "Young Thug: I'm Up". PopMatters. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
10. Thompson, Paul (February 8, 2016). "Review: Young Thug Is 'Up' for Whatever With New Mixtape". Spin. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
11. Russell, Brooklyn. "Young Thug – I'm Up". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
12. Gibbons, Chris (February 11, 2016). "Young Thug's Brevity Works in His Favor on 'I'm Up'". XXL. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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