JackBoys

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JackBoys
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Compilation album by JackBoys and Travis Scott
Released December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)
Recorded 2020
Genre
Length 21:23
Label
Producer
Travis Scott chronology
Astroworld
(2018)		 JackBoys
(2019)
Singles from JackBoys

JackBoys (stylized in all caps) is a compilation album[1][2] by American record label, Cactus Jack Records and American rapper Travis Scott. JackBoys are a collective and group of American rappers signed to Scott's Cactus Jack Records, which is made up of Scott himself, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, Luxury Tax, and Scott's DJ, Chase B. The album was released on December 27, 2019. It features guest appearances from Rosalía, Lil Baby, Quavo and Offset from the hip hop trio Migos, Young Thug, and Pop Smoke. Upon debut, JackBoys opened atop the US Billboard 200 on January 11, 2020, becoming the first number one album of the 2020s. This is Scott's second album to debut atop the charts since his third studio album, Astroworld (2018).

Background

After the release of Travis Scott's third studio album, Astroworld (2018), artists Sheck Wes and Don Toliver began to rise to popularity after they appeared on the album. Wes's June 2017 song "Mo Bamba" went viral in 2018, while Toliver's May 2019 song "No Idea" went viral on the app TikTok in the same year. Wes and Toliver both helped Scott on Astroworld. Wes was featured on "No Bystanders" and Toliver was featured on "Can't Say".

On November 29, 2019, Scott released JackBoys merchandise on his website, including a digital album preorder for $10.

On December 24, 2019, Scott revealed on Twitter that the album would be released within the week.[3]

On December 26, 2019, a day before the album was released, the cover art and release date were revealed and the song titles were leaked on Shazam.[4]

Commercial performance

JackBoys debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 154,000 album-equivalent units, of which 79,000 were pure album sales.[5]All the songs on the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with the exception of the track, "JackBoys".[6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Highest in the Room (Remix)" (performed by Travis Scott featuring Rosalía and Lil Baby)
4:05
2. "JackBoys"  
0:47
3. "Gang Gang" (with Sheck Wes)
  • WondaGurl
  • Vou[a]
 4:05
4. "Had Enough" (performed by Don Toliver featuring Quavo and Offset)
2:37
5. "Out West" (featuring Young Thug)
  • Buddah Bless
  • Jabz
 2:38
6. "What to Do?" (featuring Don Toliver)
  • London Cyr
  • Jenius
  • Dean
  • Niv[b]
  • Schachner[b]
 4:10
7. "Gatti" (with Pop Smoke and Travis Scott)
  • 808 Melo
  • AXL Beats[a]
 3:01
Total length:
 21:23

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies a miscellaneous producer
  • All tracks are stylized in all caps.
  • “JackBoys” was titled as “Intro” when the album released and changed a day later

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

  • David Rodriguez – recording (track 1)
  • Travis Scott – recording (tracks 3, 5, 6)
  • Rob Bisel – recording (tracks 3, 6)
  • Colton Eatmon – engineering (track 4)
  • Trevor Coulter – engineering (track 4)
  • Flo – recording (track 5)
  • Derek Anderson – recording (track 6)
  • Nate Alford – recording (track 7)
  • Jon Sher – engineering assistant (tracks 1, 3)
  • Josh Harris – engineering assistant (track 1)
  • Sean Solymar – engineering assistant (tracks 1, 7)
  • Jimmy Cash – engineering assistant (tracks 1, 3, 7)
  • Mike Dean – mixing (all tracks), mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 33
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 25
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 6
US Billboard 200[5] 1

References

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  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jackboys – Jackboys" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jackboys – Jackboys" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jackboys – Jackboys" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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  14. ↑ "Jackboys: Jackboys" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jackboys – Jackboys" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jackboys – Jackboys". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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