D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
Dreamville's fourth compilation, hosted by DJ Drama.
D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape is the fourth compilation album by American record label Dreamville, released on March 31, 2022, by Dreamville and Interscope. It is a Gangsta Grillz mixtape hosted by DJ Drama, featuring contributions from Dreamville artists and guest appearances from several other musicians.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Dreamville
- Released
- March 31, 2022
- Length
- 47:18
- Label
- Dreamville; Interscope
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stick (with JID and J. Cole featuring Kenny Mason and Sheck Wes) | Destin Route, Jermaine Cole, Kenny Mason, John Welch, Abraham Orellana, Eliot Dubock, Anthony Tucker | 5:09 |
| 2 | Ghetto Gods Freestyle (with EarthGang featuring 2 Chainz) | Olu Fann, Eian Parker, Tauheed Epps, Christopher Gibbs, Taji Ausar | 2:53 |
| 3 | Lifestyle (with Bas featuring ASAP Ferg) | Abbas Hamad, Darold Ferguson, Jr., Cole | 2:46 |
| 4 | Starting 5 (with Lute, Cozz, and Omen) | Luther Nicholson, Cody Osagie, Damon Coleman, Wyatt Coleman, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy | 4:30 |
| 5 | Coming Down (with Ari Lennox) | Courtney Salter, Michael Holmes, Cole, Kelvin Wooten | 2:36 |
| 6 | Hair Salon (with Cozz featuring G Perico and Reason) | Osagie, Jeremy Nash, Robert Gill, Jr., Evan Ingersoll | 3:13 |
| 7 | Freedom of Speech (with J. Cole) | Cole, Daoud Anthony, Jacob Dutton | 2:11 |
| 8 | Blackberry Sap (with Ari Lennox) | Salter, Anthony White, Akil King, Bianca Atterberry, Etterlene Jordan, Robert DeBarge, Anthony Jones | 2:29 |
| 9 | Like Wine (with Lute) | Nicholson, Cedric Brown | 2:35 |
| 10 | Jozi Flows (with Bas and EarthGang) | Hamad, Fann, Holmes | 2:55 |
| 11 | Barry from Simpson (with JID featuring 2 Chainz and Young Nudy) | Route, Epps, Quantavious Thomas, Christopher Rosser, Dameon Hughes, Garrett Wilson Adams II | 3:17 |
| 12 | Everybody Ain't Shit (with EarthGang) | Fann, Parker, Gibbs | 3:23 |
| 13 | Ballin in Newport (with Omen) | D. Coleman, W. Coleman | 3:32 |
| 14 | Big Trouble Freestyle (with Cozz) | Osagie, Christopher Wallace, Nashiem Myrick, Sean Combs, Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel | 2:43 |
| 15 | Heaven's EP (with J. Cole) | Cole, Aubrey Graham, Leon Thomas III, Robert Fairfax III, Abdelhady Hafez, Anthonie Walters, Lazaro Camejo, Derek Kastal, Simon Gebrelul | 2:58 |
| Total length | 47:18 | ||
Track listing from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The mixtape is the second Dreamville release hosted by DJ Drama, following JID's album DiCaprio 2 (2018).
- Ibrahim Hamad revealed that the idea for the compilation came from Barry Hefner in nine days, and was turned in and cleared by Interscope the day before release.
- The track "Jozi Flows" was first recorded in 2019 during the Revenge of the Dreamers III sessions in Atlanta, and was finished in 2022 in Johannesburg, named after the city.
Singles and promotion
On September 21, 2021, J. Cole released a freestyle titled "Heaven's EP", remixing the beat of "Pipe Down" from Drake's Certified Lover Boy. On September 27, the label announced the second annual Dreamville Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, which took place from April 2-3 and included performances from Dreamville artists, DJ Drama, and many others. The mixtape was announced via social media on March 30, 2022, to be released ahead of the festival.
Critical reception
Writing for Vibe, Preezy Brown stated that the mixtape captures Dreamville in a free-wheeling flow of creativity, accounting for some of the best label compilations in recent memory. Brown noted that while not as explosive as Revenge of the Dreamers III, D-Day is a quality mix indicative of Dreamville's stature as one of the most formidable self-contained crews in music.
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