<h1>Jeffery&nbsp;(mixtape)</h1> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dl9b8yqr4/image/upload/v1703934879/ficcasx0pz7bgxmr9eso.webp">Jeffery&nbsp;(originally titled&nbsp;No, My Name is Jeffery) is the fourth commercial&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtape" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">mixtape</a>&nbsp;by American rapper&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Thug" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Young Thug</a>. It was released for retail purchase on August 26, 2016, by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_Entertainment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">300 Entertainment</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Atlantic Records</a>. The mixtape features&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_appearance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">guest appearances</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Scott" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Travis Scott</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gucci_Mane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Gucci Mane</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunna_(rapper)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Gunna</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quavo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Quavo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_(rapper)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Offset</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Wyclef Jean</a>. It also features production from&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TM88" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">TM88</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheezy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Wheezy</a>, and Young Thug himself (credited as his first name/album namesake Jeffery).Jeffery&nbsp;charted at number eight on the US&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard&nbsp;200</a>, and received widespread acclaim from critics. Its artwork, which features Young Thug in a dress, went&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_phenomenon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">viral</a>. The mixtape was named among the best releases of 2016 by several publications, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pitchfork</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact_(UK_magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Fact</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Complex</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rolling Stone</a>.<h2>Background</h2>Jeffery&nbsp;was announced on July 9, 2016, via Young Thug's&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Instagram</a>, along with previews of new music.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-hnhh-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a>&nbsp;It was initially slated for release on August 16, coinciding with Young Thug's birthday, but was pushed back.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-hnhh2-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a>&nbsp;The mixtape was accompanied by his decision to abandon the stage name Young Thug in favor of the new moniker No, My Name is Jeffery, or simply his birth name Jeffery.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-complex-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a>&nbsp;The change of stage name was announced by his manager&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyor_Cohen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Lyor Cohen</a>&nbsp;in the preparation for the mixtape's release.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-complex-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[4]</a>&nbsp;According to Young Thug, "Jeffery&nbsp;is all about Jeffery. It ain't even about Young Thug. Ain't no Young Thug songs on there. The mixtape is a straight&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">crossover</a>".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-tmt-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a>&nbsp;On&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beats_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Beats 1</a>, he clarified that the name change was only for one week, unless the mixtape sold 100,000 copies.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-billboard-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a>With the exception of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_Up_the_Phone_(Young_Thug_and_Travis_Scott_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pick Up the Phone</a>", each track was named after one of Young Thug's idols, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gucci_Mane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Gucci Mane</a>&nbsp;("Guwop"),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Wyclef Jean</a>&nbsp;("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyclef_Jean_(song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Wyclef Jean</a>"),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rihanna</a>&nbsp;("RiRi"),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_(rapper)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Future</a>&nbsp;("Future Swag"),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harambe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Harambe</a>, the gorilla killed at the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Zoo_and_Botanical_Garden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Cincinnati Zoo</a>&nbsp;in May 2016, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Kanye West</a>&nbsp;("Kanye West").<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-p4k-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a><h2>Artwork</h2>The project artwork features Young Thug in an androgynous dress designed by Italian designer Alessandro Trincone, and was photographed by Garfield Lamond The artwork went viral and prompted a wide range of responses on social media<h2>Release and promotion</h2>The song "Kanye West" (originally titled "Elton" and then later "Pop Man") featuring Wyclef Jean, was released on August 19, 2016.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[10]</a>&nbsp;The mixtape release was then preceded by a short album trailer released on August 23, which depicted Young Thug being interrogated about his name by the authorities.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-hnhh2-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a>The mixtape's lead single, "Pick Up the Phone" featuring American rappers&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Scott" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Travis Scott</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quavo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Quavo</a>, was released on June 3, 2016,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[11]</a>&nbsp;the song peaked at number 43 on the US&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard&nbsp;Hot 100</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-Hot_100-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[12]</a>&nbsp;"Wyclef Jean" was sent to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_contemporary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">urban contemporary</a>&nbsp;radio on January 24, 2017, as the mixtape's second single,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[13]</a>&nbsp;it peaked at number 87 on the&nbsp;Billboard&nbsp;Hot 100.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-Hot_100-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[12]</a><h2>Critical reception</h2>Jeffery&nbsp;was met with widespread critical acclaim. At&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">normalized</a>&nbsp;rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted_arithmetic_mean" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">average</a>&nbsp;score of 82, based on 11 reviews.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-mc-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[15]</a>&nbsp;Aggregator&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnyDecentMusic%3F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">AnyDecentMusic?</a>&nbsp;gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-ADM-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[14]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">AllMusic</a>'s Neil Z. Yeung called the mixtape "thrilling and essential, one of the best rap releases of 2016", writing that "there's enough freshness here to make it his most exciting and mainstream release to date".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-Allmusic-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[16]</a>&nbsp;Daniel Bromfield from&nbsp;Pretty Much Amazing&nbsp;described it as "a more satisfying major-label rap album than most mixtape-bred rappers ever make", asserting that "despite being more extreme in many ways than his prior work,&nbsp;Jeffery&nbsp;is his poppiest tape since 2014's&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Gang:_Tha_Tour_Pt._1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tha Tour</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Money_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rich Gang</a>".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-prettymuchamazing-25" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[25]</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PopMatters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">PopMatters</a>&nbsp;critic Brian Duricy stated that "as a collection of songs, it's his most realized set to date".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-popmatters-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[21]</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rolling Stone</a>'s Jody Rosen stated that "it's Thug's own sound that predominates: the heroic howls, rasps, mumbles and wheezes of a man who is as captivating a vocalist as any in pop".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-Rsreview-22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[22]</a>For&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_News" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">MTV News</a>, Meaghan Garvey wrote that "Jeffery, like&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATLiens" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">ATLiens</a>&nbsp;20 years prior, has that unqualifiable, absolute feeling of arrival", describing it as "irrepressible, bursting with uncannily memorable one-liners and dynamic experiments in flow and cadence over beats that, attached to a more easily marketable rapper, could be obvious radio hits".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-mtv-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[26]</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pitchfork</a>'s Sheldon Pearce described it as "rangy and stunning, an exciting new curve in the fascinating Young Thug arc", stating that "Thug understands the modern pop song construction better than anyone: anything and everything can be a hook".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-p4k-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Christgau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Robert Christgau</a>&nbsp;wrote in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Vice</a>&nbsp;that Young Thug "makes&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">black comedy</a>&nbsp;out of irrepressible sound", stating that "his hoohoos and melismas and blahs and mwas and frogcroaks and put-puts are the message".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-Vice-23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[23]</a>&nbsp;In a less enthusiastic review, Lanre Bakare of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Guardian</a>&nbsp;described it as "a mixtape that features gems among run-of-the-mill trap fodder" while praising the single "Pick Up the Phone" as "an example of all the things Young Thug excels at coming together on one track".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_(mixtape)#cite_note-guardian-18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[18]</a>

Jeffery (originally titled No, My Name is Jeffery) is the fourth commercial mixtape by American rapper Young Thug. It was released for retail purchase on August 26, 2016, by 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records.

Jeffery

Scaring the Hoes is a collaborative studio album by American rappers JPEGMafia and Danny Brown.

Scaring the Hoes

<h2>Background and release</h2>In December 2017, a video showed Playboi Carti behind a mixing board, presumably listening to new material with the caption "Album Mode".&nbsp;In March 2018, Pi'erre Bourne teased that the project had been finalized via Twitter.&nbsp;On May 10, 2018, Carti announced the album's release date via Twitter. On the same day,&nbsp;ASAP Rocky&nbsp;revealed the album's artwork.&nbsp;Upon release, the album was briefly released exclusively via&nbsp;Tidal, before showing up on other streaming services.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dl9b8yqr4/image/upload/v1683437842/o7lfopaw3nw1bwey6qop.jpg"><h2>Critical reception</h2>Die Lit&nbsp;was met with generally positive reviews. At&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">normalized</a>&nbsp;rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted_arithmetic_mean" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">average</a>&nbsp;score of 71, based on seven reviews.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-Metacritic-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a>Evan Rytlewski of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Pitchfork</a>&nbsp;stated that&nbsp;Die Lit&nbsp;is "an album that works almost completely from its own lunatic script. It is a perversely infectious sugar high, rap that fundamentally recalibrates the brain's reward centers", praising the production and simplicity.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-Pitchfork-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[13]</a>&nbsp;Corrigan B of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Mix_Tapes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tiny Mix Tapes</a>&nbsp;said, "Like its predecessor, it's an album of party records; these are songs that will be played ad infinitum at functions until the hooks, the breaks, and, of course, the bass are burned into the brain of every attendee".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-TMT-16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[16]</a>&nbsp;Maxwell Cavaseno of&nbsp;HotNewHipHop&nbsp;concluded that&nbsp;Die Lit&nbsp;"feels like the closest to a fully realized album as Carti is ever going to come close to achieving" and that it "should, at the very least, be respected for doing so much while doing so very little".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-HNHH-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[12]</a>&nbsp;Online publication&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnikmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Sputnikmusic</a>&nbsp;stated: "A lot of the gratification of this record is in the production, which takes the age-old hip-hop trick of taking a fractional melodic idea, barely a song by itself, and spinning out of it a thick sonic weave."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-Sputnikmusic-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[15]</a>A. Harmony from&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclaim!" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Exclaim!</a>&nbsp;criticized the album for having a lack of variety, saying "It's fun enough but, save for a few keepers, has the lifespan of a mayfly. Rock to it for the summer and forget most of it by September".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-Exclaim-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a>&nbsp;Riley Wallace of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HipHopDX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">HipHopDX</a>&nbsp;stated, "Through a more respectable body of work—is unlikely to win over any naysayers".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-HipHopDX-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[11]</a>&nbsp;Neil Z. Yeung of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">AllMusic</a>&nbsp;said, "Like&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rae_Sremmurd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rae Sremmurd</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Migos</a>, these big-bass trap anthems owe much to their club-friendly vibe, but offer little in terms of substance or lasting impact".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lit#cite_note-AllMusic-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a>

Die Lit is the debut studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti.

DIE LIT

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<h3>Next.js</h3>Next.js&nbsp;is an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">open-source</a>&nbsp;web development framework created by the private company&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Vercel</a>&nbsp;providing&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_(JavaScript_library)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">React</a>-based web applications with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_scripting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">server-side rendering</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_web_page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">static website</a>&nbsp;generation.React documentation mentions Next.js among "Recommended Toolchains" advising it to developers when "building a server-rendered website with Node.js".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-React_documentation-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a>&nbsp;Where traditional React apps can only render their content in the client-side browser, Next.js extends this functionality to include applications rendered on the server-side.The copyright and trademarks for Next.js are owned by Vercel,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a>&nbsp;which also maintains and leads its open-source development.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a><h3>Background</h3>Next.js is a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_(web_framework)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">React</a>&nbsp;framework that enables several extra features, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_scripting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">server-side rendering</a>&nbsp;and generating&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_web_page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">static websites</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-compareStatic-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a>&nbsp;React is a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_library" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">JavaScript library</a>&nbsp;that is traditionally used to build web applications rendered in the client's browser with JavaScript.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-thakkar1-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a>&nbsp;Developers recognize several problems with this strategy however, such as not catering to users who do not have access to JavaScript or have disabled it, potential security issues, significantly extended page loading times, and harm to the site's overall&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">search engine optimization</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-thakkar1-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a>&nbsp;Frameworks such as Next.js sidestep these problems by allowing some or all of the website to be rendered on the server-side before being sent to the client.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-thakkar1-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-thakkar2-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[10]</a>&nbsp;Next.js is one of the most popular frameworks for React.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[11]</a>&nbsp;It is one of several recommended "toolchains" available when starting a new app, all of which provide a layer of abstraction to aid in common tasks.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-SmashingStyle-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[12]</a>&nbsp;Next.js requires&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node.js" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Node.js</a>&nbsp;and can be initialized using&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Node_Package_Manager" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Node Package Manager</a>.Google has contributed to the Next.js project, including 43 pull requests in 2019.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-insiders-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[13]</a>&nbsp;As of March 2022, the framework is used by many large websites, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Walmart</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike,_Inc." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Nike</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Netflix</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">TikTok</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Uber</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Lyft</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Starbucks</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-thakkar1-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a>&nbsp;In early 2020, Vercel secured twenty-one million dollars in Series A funding to support improvements to the software.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-simplify-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a>&nbsp;The framework's original author, Guillermo Rauch, is currently the CEO of Vercel, and the project's lead maintainer is Tim Neutkens.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next.js#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[14]</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dl9b8yqr4/image/upload/v1681184827/qjzged3zhtmdi1g1e6ed.webp">

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