Time Served (album)

Time Served is the third studio album by American rapper Moneybagg Yo, released on January 10, 2020, through Roc Nation, Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It features collaborations with Lil Baby, Blac Youngsta, Future, DaBaby, Summer Walker, Fredo Bang, and Megan Thee Stallion.[2] Production was handled by Tay Keith, 30 Roc, DMacTooBangin, and many more. The deluxe edition was released on May 15, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Big Homiie G, Big 30, and Rylo Rodriguez.

Time Served
Studio album by
Moneybagg Yo
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Recorded2019–20
Genre
Length41:15
Label
Producer
  • 30 Roc
  • Angel
  • Denaro Love
  • DJ Chose
  • DMacTooBangin
  • DruAmarda
  • DTB
  • Fuse
  • Hardbody
  • Jaded
  • Javar Rockamore
  • JB
  • KD6
  • K-Major
  • Tahj Money
  • Tay Keith
  • Track Gordy
  • X.O.
  • YC
Moneybagg Yo chronology
43va Heartless
(2019)		 Time Served
(2020)		 Code Red
(2020)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Time Served
  1. "All Dat"
    Released: October 10, 2019
  2. "U Played"
    Released: January 3, 2020
  3. "1 2 3"
    Released: April 14, 2020[1]
  4. "Me Vs Me"
    Released: May 8, 2020

Release

Moneybagg Yo first teased the album's release in an Instagram post on December 19, 2019.[3] He later on confirmed the album's title, release date, and track list in now-deleted Instagram posts from January 8 and 9, 2020.

Singles

"All Dat" with now-ex-girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion was released on October 10, 2019, as the album's lead single. Its accompanying music video was released the same day.[4][5] The single was produced by Denaro Love.

"U Played", featuring Lil Baby, was released on January 3, 2020, as the album's second single.[6][7][8] The single was produced by Tay Keith. An accompanying music video was released on January 13, 2020.[9]

"1 2 3", featuring Blac Youngsta, was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 14, 2020, as the third single of the album.[1]

"Me Vs Me" was released on May 8, 2020, as the lead and only single for the deluxe edition of the album.

Critical reception

QD of RatingsGameMusic gave the album a "C" rating, saying that although Moneybagg had "sneaky good punchlines and overall relentlessness", he settled for "lazy hooks, lazy features, lazy lyrics, and lazy production".[10]

Commercial performance

Time Served debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 66,000 album-equivalent units (with 7,000 in pure album sales) in its first week.[11] This became Moneybagg Yo's third US top-ten debut.[11] The album also accumulated a total of 84.1 million on-demand streams for the set’s songs during the week.[11] In its second week, the album fell to number seven on the chart, earning an additional 37,000 units.[12] In its third week, the album fell to number nine on the chart, earning 31,000 more units.[13] On August 18, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[14]

Track listing
Time Served track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Speak 4 Em"
  • DMacTooBangin
  • Javar
  • Track Gordy
  • YC
2:22
2."U Played" (featuring Lil Baby)
Tay Keith2:45
3."Pop My Shit"
  • White
  • Pearson
YC2:50
4."Pistol by da Bed"
  • White
  • David Teel
DTB2:00
5."1 2 3" (featuring Blac Youngsta)
XO2:36
6."Match My Fly"
  • White
  • Teel
DTB3:13
7."Thinking Out Loud"
  • White
  • Angel Morales
  • Brandon Swandal
  • Justin Bradbury
  • Kadaivion Dixon
  • Angel
  • JB
  • Jaded
  • KD6
3:04
8."Federal Fed" (featuring Future)
DMacTooBangin3:30
9."Bitch"
  • White
  • McKinney
DMacTooBangin2:04
10."Protect da Brand" (featuring DaBaby)
YC3:00
11."Thug Cry"
  • White
  • Andrew Porter
  • Javar Rockamore
  • Robert Reese
  • Tahj Vaugh
  • Javar
  • Taj
3:50
12."Dem People Freestyle"
30 Roc1:52
13."Real Luv" (featuring Summer Walker)
3:20
14."Spin on Em" (featuring Fredo Bang)
  • White
  • Fredrick Givens
  • Hardbody
  • Norman Payne
  • DJ Chose
  • Hardbody
2:25
15."All Dat" (with Megan Thee Stallion)
Denaro Love2:24
Total length:41:15
Deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Issa No (375 Flow)"
  • White
  • Donovan Hardie
  • Pablomcr
  • JR HitMaker
2:44
2."Me Vs Me"
  • White
  • Pearson
YC3:03
3."Kut Like Dat" (featuring Big Homiie G)
  • White
  • Deondre Speaks
  • Pearson
YC2:50
4."Boffum" (featuring Big 30)
  • White
  • Rodney Wright, Jr.
  • McKinney
DMacTooBangin2:54
5."Cold Shoulder"
  • White
  • McKinney
  • Rockamore
  • DMacTooBangin
  • Javar
3:00
6."No Chill" (featuring Lil Baby and Rylo Rodriguez)
Southside3:19
7."Yomii"
  • White
  • McKinney
DMacTooBangin2:30
Total length:1:01:17

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for Time Served
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. "Moneybagg Yo Drops 'Time Served' Album f/ DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, and More". Complex. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. "BIG SPEAKER on Instagram: "1 2 3 Let's Go !! 🤧🔥 #TimeServed"". Instagram.
  4. "Megan Thee Stallion And MoneyBagg Yo Get Explicit In New "All Dat" Video". Vibe.
  5. "Moneybagg Yo & Megan Thee Stallion Share Their Bedroom Antics On "All Dat"". HotNewHipHop.
  6. "MoneyBagg Yo & Lil Baby Drop New Single "U Played"". Hypebeast.
  7. "Moneybagg Yo Recruits Lil Baby for New Track "U Played"". Complex.
  8. "MoneyBagg Yo & Lil Baby Ring In The New Year With "U Played"". HotNewHipHop.
  9. "Moneybagg Yo – U Played feat. Lil Baby (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
  10. "Moneybagg Yo – Time Served (Album Review)". RatingsGameMusic.
  11. Keith Caulfield (January 21, 2020). "Selena Gomez Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Rare'". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  12. Keith Caulfield (January 26, 2020). "Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Music to Be Murdered By'". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. Keith Caulfield (February 2, 2020). "Roddy Ricch Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Billie Eilish Surges Post-Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  14. "RIAA Certifications - Moneybagg Yo". Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  15. "Canadian Albums: January 25, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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  20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  21. "American album certifications – Moneybagg Yo – Time Served". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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