Boss Yo Life Up Gang
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| Mixtape by Young Jeezy, Doughboyz Cashout and YG | ||
| Released | August 13, 2013 | |
| Recorded | 2013 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Label | CTE | |
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Boss Yo Life Up Gang is a compilation mixtape by American rapper Young Jeezy record label CTE World. The mixtape was released for free on August 13, 2013, by CTE World. The mixtape featured guest appearances by Nipsey Hussle and Rich Homie Quan. The mixtape was supported by two singles; "My Nigga" by YG featuring Young Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan, and "Mobb Life" by Doughboyz Cashout also featuring Jeezy.
In early 2013 Young Jeezy signed Detroit hip hop group Doughboyz Cashout to CTE World. Also after frequently collaborating with West Coast rapper YG, he was officially signed to the label in June 2013. On August 6, 2013, Young Jeezy announced that the label would release a compilation mixtape featuring Jeezy, Doughboyz Cashout, and YG titled Boss Yo Life Up Gang. It was then set for an August 13, 2013 release date. On August 9, 2013, a "making of" video was released in promotion of the project.
The mixtape featured YG, Doughboyz Cashout and Young Jeezy prominently throughout the project, with additional guest appearances by Rich Homie Quan and Nipsey Hussle. The mixtape was also hosted by DJ Drama and Don Cannon. Followings its release, Young Jeezy spoke to Revolt TV explaining the mixtape is meant to be "motivational", "Music is all built on motivation. Music was always motivation to hustle, get money [and] do whatever you do and be the best at it. When you get on that court, you want to hear something that motivates you. But when I get in the booth, that’s what I’m thinking, whether it’s for the streets, whether it’s for somebody in the corporate world, whatever it is, it’s all motivation."
"My Nigga", was originally released as a track on the CTE World EP, #It'sThaWorld. It was then chosen to also appear on, their first official full length mixtape Boss Yo Life Up Gang. On September 4, 2013, YG and Young Jeezy appeared on MTV's RapFix and premiered the music video for "My Nigga", which had been shot a month prior in Atlanta, Georgia. Following the music video's release, the song was released by Def Jam as the mixtape's lead single on September 17, 2013. It has since peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it YG and Quan's first top 40 hit and their most successful single to date. The song also achieved worldwide success, peaking at #53 in the United Kingdom and #50 in Sweden.
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