Mudboy (album)

Mudboy is the debut studio album by American rapper Sheck Wes. It was released on October 5, 2018, by Cactus Jack Records, GOOD Music, and Interscope Records. The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It was supported by three singles: "Live Sheck Wes", "Mo Bamba", and "Chippi Chippi". "Mo Bamba" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and was a sleeper hit, with the song going viral in mid-2018, approximately a year after its release.

Mudboy
Studio album by Sheck Wes
Released	October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded	2017–2018
Genre	Hip hop trap punk rap[1]
Length	48:53
Label	Cactus Jack GOOD Interscope
Producer	16yrold Cardo Digital Nas Goldin Ice Redda Take a Daytrip WondaGurl YungLunchBox
Sheck Wes chronology
Mudboy (2018) JackBoys (2019)
Singles from Mudboy
"Live Sheck Wes" Released: March 31, 2017 "Mo Bamba" Released: June 16, 2017 "Chippi Chippi" Released: August 28, 2018

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	7/10[3]
HipHopDX	3.8/5[4]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[5]
Sputnikmusic	3/5[6]
XXL	3/5[7]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Pitchfork	Top 50 Albums of 2018	33	[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mindfucker"	Khadimou Fall Nasir Pemberton	Digital Nas	3:00
2.	"Live Sheck Wes"	Fall Coby "YungLunchBox" Rhodes	YungLunchBox	2:27
3.	"Gmail"	Fall Rhodes	YungLunchBox	3:36
4.	"Wanted"	Fall Bryan "Redda" Trillos Oscar "Ice" Vidal	Redda Ice	4:01
5.	"Chippi Chippi"	Fall Trillos	Redda	3:49
6.	"Never Lost"	Fall Ebony Oshunrinde Stephen Marshall	WondaGurl	4:20
7.	"WESPN"	Fall Rhodes	YungLunchBox	4:33
8.	"Kyrie"	Fall Trillos	Redda	2:47
9.	"Mo Bamba"	Fall Jerry "16yrold" Cruz Denzel Baptiste David Biral	16yrold Take a Daytrip	3:03
10.	"Burn Slow"	Fall Rhodes	YungLunchBox	3:12
11.	"Jiggy on the Shits"	Fall Rhodes	YungLunchBox	3:22
12.	"F**k Everybody"	Fall Rhodes	YungLunchBox	3:02
13.	"Danimals"	Fall Ronald LaTour	Cardo	3:40
14.	"Vetements Socks"	Fall Joshua Goldin-McCarthy	Goldin	4:09
Total length:				48:53

Notes

• "Live Sheck Wes" was originally released as "Live SheckWes Die SheckWes".

Personnel

• Anthony Kilhoffer – mixing & mastering (tracks 1–8, 10–14)
• Marvy Ayy – mixing (track 9)
• Take a Daytrip – recording & mastering (track 9)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 115 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 121 US Billboard 200[13] 17 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 97 Chart (2019) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 83

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18]	Gold	7,500‡
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Sheck Wes overexaggerates Sheck Wes to a fault on 'Mudboy'". 16 October 2018.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
3. Tomlinson, Clayton. "Sheck Wes Mudboy". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
4. Spielberger, Daniel (20 October 2018). "Review: Sheck Wes' "Mudboy" Marks An Enticing & Distinct Debut". HipHopDX. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
5. Pearce, Sheldon (October 10, 2018). "Sheck Wes: Mudboy". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
6. "Review: Sheck Wes - Mudboy". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
7. Holmes, Charles (10 October 2018). "Sheck Wes' 'Mudboy' Project Puts Style Over Substanceugh?". XXL. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
8. "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
9. "Try the TIDAL Web Player".
10. "Ultratop.be – Sheck Wes – Mudboy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
11. "Canadian Albums: October 20, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sheck Wes – Mudboy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
13. "Billboard 200: October 20, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
14. "Sheck Wes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
15. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
16. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
17. "Canadian album certifications – Sheck Wes – Mudboy". Music Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
18. "New Zealand album certifications – Sheck Wes – Mudboy". Radioscope. Retrieved December 25, 2024. Type Mudboy in the "Search:" field.
19. "American album certifications – Sheck Wes – Mudboy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 31, 2020.