Better than You (mixtape)

Better than You
Mixtape by DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Released	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
Length	33:43
Label	Atlantic Interscope South Coast Never Broke Again
Producer	Ambezza Bapsxx Ben10k BlakeSale Cardo Cheese Dmac Glacier Haze Hurtboy AG Indiagotthembeats J. Stacks Jahniya C. Jhint Johnny Juliano Juko Kayothewizard Leor Nash Oxthello Outofair Paco Black Red Jon Sheila's Son TnTXD Tommy Parker Uzoh Yung Exclusive
DaBaby chronology
Back on My Baby Jesus Sh!t Again (2021) Better than You (2022) Baby on Baby 2 (2022)
YoungBoy Never Broke Again chronology
Colors (2022) Better than You (2022) The Last Slimeto (2022)
Singles from Better than You
"Hit" Released: January 10, 2022 "Neighborhood Superstar" Released: February 25, 2022 "Bestie" Released: April 19, 2022

Better than You is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers DaBaby and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released through record labels Atlantic Records, Interscope Records, South Coast Music Group, and Never Broke Again on March 4, 2022. The mixtape was supported by three singles: "Hit", "Neighborhood Superstar", and "Bestie". It includes production from Cardo, Johnny Juliano, Yung Exclusive, Cheese, BlakeSale, Leor, TnTXD, Ambezza, Uzoh, Kayothewizard, and Red Jon.

Release and promotion

On January 10, 2022, DaBaby and YoungBoy released a two-track bundle on YouTube, titled Bestie / Hit, which consisted of the songs "Bestie" and "Hit", as part one and part two, respectively. "Hit" was released to streaming services as the lead single from Better than You the same day, while "Bestie" remained on YouTube without an official release until the mixtape's release. On February 24, Navjosh of the online hip-hop website HipHopNMore published an article in which he said that the website "can exclusively confirm" the mixtape and its details. DaBaby and YoungBoy released the second single, "Neighborhood Superstar" the next day. On February 28, 2022, DaBaby reacted to the news and subtly revealed the cover art and tracklist, referring to the joint effort as the "collab of the century".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
HipHopDX	3.4/5

Writing for HotNewHipHop, Erika Marie predicted that "the very mention of Better Than You" can create controversy, especially considering King Von's posthumous album, What It Means to Be King, was also released today (March 4). She felt that "Louisiana and North Carolina collide as DaBaby and YoungBoy only rely on one another's talents on the record". Thomas Galindo of HotNewHipHop felt that YoungBoy's voice sounded like that of fellow American rapper Playboi Carti throughout the mixtape.

In a mixed review of it, Preezy Brown of Vibe opined that "taking a more melodic approach throughout, YoungBoy leaves much of the traditional rapping to DaBaby, who rises to the occasion with a succession of cocksure rhyme spills tinged with oddball humor", adding that it "falls short of that lofty expectation and is spotty at best", "but the record includes moments that merit giving it a listen to hear two of the biggest superstars in rap joining forces if nothing else." AllMusic stated, "Better Than You doesn't expose any new collaborative chemistry, but offers several solid tracks of DaBaby doing what he does best, while NBA YoungBoy tries on some new guises".

Commercial performance

BETTER THAN YOU debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 28,500 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. The album also accumulated 40.35 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.

Track listing

All tracks are mixed, mastered, and recorded by producer Cheese. Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson joins Cheese in recording for tracks 10 and 12.

Better Than You track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hit"	Jonathan Kirk Kentrell Gaulden Ronald LaTour, Jr. John Julian Daveon Jackson Jason Goldberg Blake Jacob	Cardo Johnny Juliano Yung Exclusive Cheese BlakeSale	2:05
2.	"On this Line"	Kirk Gaulden Goldberg India Williams Leor Shavah Jahniya Campbell	Cheese Indiagotthembeats Leor Jahniya C	2:29
3.	"Little to a Lot"	Kirk Gaulden Goldberg Thomas Horton David McDowell Nathan Lamarche Ethan Hayes	Cheese TnTXD Dmac Nash Haze	3:38
4.	"WiFi"	Kirk Gaulden Dwayne Oats	Glacier	2:40
5.	"Turbo"	Kirk Gaulden Goldberg Mathias Liyew Othello Houston Niklas Koellner Phillip Mueller	Cheese Ambezza Oxthello Outofair	2:59
6.	"BBL"	Kirk Gaulden Uzoma Harbor Jalen Hinton Adam Gamble	Uzoh Jhint Kayothewizard	3:12
7.	"Count on Me"	Kirk Gaulden Goldberg Horton Aaron Gilfenbain Alexander Baptist João Carneiro	Cheese TnTXD Hurtboy AG Bapsxx Red Jon	2:54
8.	"Syracuse"	Kirk Gaulden LaTour Brian McClain, Jr.	Cardo Sheila's Son	2:05
9.	"Creeper"	Kirk Gaulden Justus Stackhouse Tyrik Bradley	J. Stacks Paco Black	2:48
10.	"Head Off"	Kirk Gaulden Goldberg Liyew Thomas Lumpkins Benjamin Wilson	Cheese Ambezza Tommy Parker Ben10k	3:00
11.	"Neighborhood Superstar"	Kirk Gaulden Goldberg Shavah Jacob Sclaver	Cheese Leor Juko	3:55
12.	"Bestie"	Kirk Gaulden Harbor Gamble	Uzoh Kayothewizard	1:51
Total length:				33:43

Personnel

• DaBaby – rap vocals
• YoungBoy Never Broke Again – rap vocals
• Jason Goldberg – mastering, mixing, engineering
• India Got Them Beats – bass, drums, percussion (2)
• Leor – bass, drums, percussion (2)
• Jahniya C – guitar, keyboards (2)
• Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawsøn – engineering (10, 12)

Charts

Chart performance for Better than You

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	62
US Billboard 200	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	7