I Know (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)

"I Know" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again from his fourth studio album The Last Slimeto (2022). Produced by Cheese and Eliot Bohr, it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song serves as the introduction to the thirty-track album and sees YoungBoy rap on a mellow guitar beat about love and heartbreak throughout his life.

"I Know"
Song by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album The Last Slimeto
Released	August 5, 2022
Length	2:31
Label	Never Broke Again Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Kentrell Gaulden Jason Goldberg Eliot Bohr
Producer(s)	Cheese Eliot Bohr
Music video
"I Know" on YouTube

Composition

The song is the only track on the album which features only one verse.^[1] The mellow song has a "plaintive guitar and eerie absence of drums."^[2]

Critical reception

In a review of The Last Slimeto, Charles Lyons-Burt from Slant Magazine notes that the song "drips with melancholy, as YoungBoy begs a lover not to leave, knowing fully that she’s already gone."^[2] Robin Murray from Clash stated that the intro "has plenty of soul."^[3] HipHopDX's Scott Glasher noted that the track "sees YoungBoy waxing spirituals over gushing guitar strings" and that "his hallowing croons ring from the listener’s headphones, presenting him more like a mega-church preacher than a rapper."^[4]

Music Video

The song's official music video was released alongside the album's release. It sees YoungBoy dancing in front of a green screen while surrounded by fire which represents the burning of his heart.

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from Tidal.^[5]

Musicians

• Jason Michael Goldberg – composer, songwriter
• Eliot Bohr – production, composer, songwriter
• Kentrell DeSean Gaulden – lead artist, songwriter, composer

Technical

• Cheese – mastering engineer
• Cheese – mixing engineer
• Cheese – recording engineer

Charts

Chart performance for "I Know"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Global 200 (Billboard)[6]	195
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	13

References

1. "NBA Youngboy, I Know: the lyrics and their meaning". August 7, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
2. Lyons-Burt, Charles (August 10, 2022). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again The Last Slimeto Review: An Unruly, Exhilarating Opus". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
3. Murray, Robin (August 5, 2022). "NBA YoungBoy – The Last Slimeto". Clash. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
4. Glasher, Scott (August 22, 2022). "NBA YOUNGBOY 'THE LAST SLIMETO' STAYS TRUE TO HIS AURA BUT IS TORTUOUSLY LONG". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
5. "I Know / YoungBoy Never Broke Again on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
6. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
7. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
8. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.