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Business Is Business
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio release from rapper Young Thug features guest appearances from 21 Savage, BSlime, Drake, Future, Lil Gotit, Lil Uzi Vert, Nate Ruess, Travis Scott, and Yak Gotti. The Metro Boomin version adds two tracks: "Money" featuring Nicki Minaj and Juice WRLD and "Sake OfThe third full-length studio release from rapper Young Thug features guest appearances from 21 Savage, BSlime, Drake, Future, Lil Gotit, Lil Uzi Vert, Nate Ruess, Travis Scott, and Yak Gotti. The Metro Boomin version adds two tracks: "Money" featuring Nicki Minaj and Juice WRLD and "Sake Of My Kids." … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Slant Magazine
    Jun 27, 2023
    80
    Even if one were to dismiss Business Is Business as nothing more than an anthology of loosies, Thug’s ostensible leftovers, like the brassy “Uncle M” and heart-wrenching ballads like “Jonesboro,” are still electric. In this sense, the album’s greatest strength is keeping things strictly business.
  2. Pitchfork
    Jun 28, 2023
    70
    Business Is Business, perhaps due to its nature as a cobbled-together collection from someone who can’t access a recording studio, even to comb through his vaults, frequently recalls Thug’s loosest, most apparently improvisatory work. It’s all the more compelling for it.
  3. HipHopDX
    Jun 27, 2023
    68
    There isn’t much more context to be found in the music, which isn’t nearly as fun or inventive as his previous work. It’s unclear exactly what Thug was trying to communicate here; if it’s meant to be a good bit of escapism, both for artist and audience, it’s a little too brooding.
  4. AllMusic
    Jul 14, 2023
    60
    Stitched together with old, seemingly unfinished material dusted off and sometimes freshened up in some fashion, varying wildly in subject matter, and therefore doesn't come across as a true follow-up to 2021's Punk.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Jun 27, 2023
    50
    Such moments excepted ["Oh U Went" and "Wit the Racks"], the content of Business Is Business feels bland, especially for an expectations-thwarting artist like Thug.
  6. Exclaim
    Jun 27, 2023
    50
    Overall, the album doesn't have a lot of replay value besides a few stand-out songs like the Drake-featuring "Oh U Went" and "Went Thru It," which is led mainly by the strength of Metro Boomin's production.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Alvyn
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    Honestly didn't need the album but I'm glad it's here. Once again Young thug delivered.
  2. alldank
    Jun 30, 2023
    8
    overhated, featuring a jail phone verse on the epic opener, to the unparalleled chemistry with future on cars bring me out, this album hasoverhated, featuring a jail phone verse on the epic opener, to the unparalleled chemistry with future on cars bring me out, this album has hits, just a more lowkey thug than we're accustomed to, not nearly as many crazy vocal inflections… Expand
  4. jake47jake
    Jul 11, 2023
    7
    This album is a bit of a mixed bag but i kinda like more tracks than dislike. Objectively this album is very mid but certain tracks haveThis album is a bit of a mixed bag but i kinda like more tracks than dislike. Objectively this album is very mid but certain tracks have enough charm and likability to carry this album to a higher review standard.

    Favourite tracks- Money on the dresser, Gucci grocery bag, wit da racks, Abracadabra, jonesboro    … Expand
  5. supersmart
    Jul 2, 2023
    5
    A preety decent album,but quite predictable eventhough young thug is a very talented and a good writer ,he is not that creative and this aA preety decent album,but quite predictable eventhough young thug is a very talented and a good writer ,he is not that creative and this a problem at the hip hop culture beacuse is becoming kinda boring and the hype faintes so fast .He probably did his best… Expand
  6. Jhagman
    Aug 3, 2023
    2
    This album is not good. It is bland, boring, and has nothing going for it really. The features don't help this album either. I thought YoungThis album is not good. It is bland, boring, and has nothing going for it really. The features don't help this album either. I thought Young Thug was supposed to be better than this, but this was not good. Don't have a favorite song on this project :(.… Expand

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