It goes without saying but there was a lot of musical heat released upon us on March 6, ranging from the smooth serenading of Jhené Aiko on her third studio album CHILOMBO to the short-but-sweet rap stylings from Meg Thee Stallion on her debut LP SUGA. Although he didn’t release anything new last week, Tory Lanez decided to show love to all the homies that dropped bangers with an emphasis on one emcee in particular.

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After giving props to Meg, in addition to Lil Baby’s My Turn, G Herbo’s PTSD and Lil Uzi Vert’s highly-anticipated album Eternal Atake, Lanez made sure to include a solo shoutout to YoungBoy Never Broke Again on his success with Still Flexin, Still Steppin. Saying the project is “going BRAZYYY” in his caption, Tory showed a level of support for NBA Youngboy and the other emcees mentioned previously that we can only hope continues to spread throughout the hip-hop community moving forward.  

Take a look at the social media shoutouts Tory Lanez gave to NBA Youngboy, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, G Herbo and Lil Uzi Vert below, and let us know which album was your favorite released last week by sounding off in the comments:

After a strong showing in first-week sales, NBA Youngboy’s Still Flexin, Still Steppin album has debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, officially recording 91,000 equivalent album units. Not surprisingly, streaming accounts for the bulk of sales with 87,000 streaming equivalent units making up the total. It translates to the most-streamed album of the week with 137.3 million on-demand audio streams. 

The project becomes the young emcee’s 13th chart entry in just over two-and-a-half years. His last visit marked his first No. 1 entry AI YoungBoy 2 in October of last year.

The project falls second only to K-Pop group BTS’ Map Of The Soul: 7 which enters with 442,000 total units, largely fueled by 347,000 physical albums sales without any album bundles or redemption sales. The strategy employed by the group included four elaborate collectible CD packages. It’s a strategy that propelled the group to three other No. 1 albums and continues to contribute to the success of many other K-Pop acts. Map Of The Soul: 7 is now BTS’ fourth No. 1 album in just over one year and nine months.

Future, however, stills hold the record for the fastest sequence of No. 1 albums as his self-titled album went. No. 1 just one year and seven months after his DS2 first went No. 1in 2015. One week after Future bowed in 2017, HNDRXX became his fifth No. 1 the same year.

Catch up on the full Top 10 movements of the week.

Billboard 200 Top 10 (March 1, 2020)

1. Map Of The Soul: 7, BTS
2. Still Flexin Still Steppin, NBA YoungBoy
3. Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne
4. Changes, Justin Bieber
5. Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch
6. Artist 2.0, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
7. Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
8. Meet The Woo V.2,Pop Smoke
9. A Love Letter To You 4, Trippie Redd
10. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish

The size and loyalty of YoungBoy Never Broke Again's fanbase should never be underestimated. This was proven when the Louisiana rapper pulled off his first #1 album last October with AI Youngboy 2. That project sold 110,000 equivalent album units in its first week, the vast majority of that total stemming from the 144.7 million on-demand audio streams. 

Even though only four months have passed since his last release, NBA YoungBoy's fans were clearly hungry for more music from him because he secured another strong first week with his new album, Still Flexin, Still Steppin. According to Rap Current, he raked in 98,000 equivalent album units with this project. Only 4,000 of those units are derived from pure album sales, which makes sense considering YoungBoy's most successful strategy is dropping a bunch of music videos on YouTube to boost streams. These final sales fall within the 90-100K range predicted earlier this week. 

Youngoy Never Broke Again is all set to drop off his brand new album Still Flexin Still Steppin tomorrow, having recently shared the full tracklist. And while his new music video for “Bad Bad” might ultimately land the rapper in some hot water, all signs point to an otherwise fruitful run for the New Orleans rapper – at least where his music is concerned. Prolific as they come, few can say that NBA hasn’t been putting in studio hours, sometimes even allowing his fans a glimpse behind the curtain.

During a recent vocal session, YoungBoy actually went live on Instagram while laying down some ad-libs, providing an interesting perspective on his creative process. In essence it’s a stripped-down ad-lib track being performed in real-time, providing a surreal and at times amusing effect. But given that this is only an ad-lib track, it’s likely that the final product will come together in harmonious fashion – such is the beauty of a savvy engineer. 

Whether this one ultimately appears on Still Flexin Still Steppin remains to be seen, it’s clear that YoungBoy has no intention of slowing his output. How many albums do you think he’s got in the tank for 2020? 

20-year-old Baton Rouge native YoungBoy Never Broke Again is just about ready to release his new album Still Flexin Still Steppin, which arrives tonight, and he kicked off his day by sharing the final tracklist for the body of work. After asking fans if they wanted a new project or a continuation of the 38 Baby series, the rising star announced that SFSS would be his go-to to commence the year. At the rate NBA YoungBoy drops new music, fans are expecting a bunch of additional showings this year, but we’re starting out tonight and the tracklist is promising.

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Much like with the majority of his work, YoungBoy Never Broke Again will be hammering this out by himself, save for the lone feature from Quando Rondo, his frequent collaborator. Posting the finalized tracklist to his upcoming body of work, the 20-year-old shared the titles of the fourteen tracks appearing on the project. SFSS will include the previously released “Knocked Off” and “Fine By Time,” as well as the controversial “Bad Bad.”

Still Flexin Still Steppin will be out at midnight tonight his Never Broke Again imprint. Are you looking forward to hearing what he’s got in the tank this time around?

Who’s ready for YoungBoy Never Broke Again to stake his claim at the top of the YouTube charts again? Clearly, he is because the Baton Rouge-based rapper just announced his upcoming project Still Flexin Still Steppin, slated for a release late next month.

For the last couple of weeks, NBA YoungBoy has spent his time online promoting his upcoming body of work (when he’s not whining about his relationship struggles), asking fans which mixtape he should drop first. The winner ended up being Still Flexin Still Steppin, which now has an official release date and some cover artwork. Taking to Instagram, the controversial rapper shared the syrupy artwork he’s going with for the new project, standing in the middle of a crime scene and smoking a blunt. SFSS is currently being pushed for a release on February 21, adding to an already loaded list of tapes and albums we’re expecting that month.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again refuses to let his fans breathe, consistently releasing new tunes for us all to dissect and dive into. This will be part of a handful of projects that the 20-year-old will have released in a twelve-month period. Are you looking forward to some new music from the established star?