Swervo

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Swervo
Studio album by G Herbo
Released July 27, 2018
Length 46:42
Label
Producer
G Herbo chronology
Humble Beast
(2017)		 Swervo
(2018)
Singles from Swervo
  1. "Who Run It"
    Released: April 12, 2018
  2. "Focused"
    Released: May 24, 2018
  3. "Swervo"
    Released: June 21, 2018

Swervo is the second studio album by American rapper G Herbo. It is scheduled to be released on July 27, 2018, by Machine Entertainment Group, Cinematic Music Group, 150 Dream Team, Epic Records and 808 Mafia. The album features guest appearances from 21 Savage, Chief Keef, Juice Wrld, Southside and Young Thug. The production will be entirely handled by Southside, alongside Jake One and TM88, among others.[1]

The album will be supported by three singles: "Who Run It", "Focused" and "Swervo", the latter two featuring Southside.[2]

Background

On September 11, 2017, G Herbo was featured in an interview with XXL, in which he spoke about the project, by saying,

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As far as when I'm gonna drop that with Southside too, that's coming this year. So, as far as music, bro, I got a lot of good stuff in the pipeline. I just been making sure it's right with the timing. The Southside project...that's going to be one of my biggest projects, hands down. It's going to give me an entire different fan base. I feel like I'll be capturing the entire South with that project. It's all about timing and just strategizing, making sure we're hitting A, B, C and all the way on to Z. I don't want to skip no steps or force nothing. Everything got to be natural and organic."[3]

The album's tracklist, cover art and release date was revealed on July 20, 2018. The announcement comes a month after G Herbo and Southside released the music video for the title track.[1]

G Herbo described Swervo as his "alter-ego" and the "opposite of G Herbo". He further commented on the project during an interview with Billboard detailing the concept of him "having fun and party records."[4]

In an interview with Complex, G Herbo talked about how the project came about, by saying:

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"Southside, who produced the whole album, came up with the name. We would hook up in Atlanta, Miami, or L.A. and just hop in $200K whips, swerv thru traffic—really just have fun and enjoy life—then go to the lab and capture that feeling. It's that vibe. I can't get that feeling in Chicago, because Chicago ain't a place you can relax and let your guard down. Not even for a second. Don't get me wrong, I still talk that street talk, because that who I am at my core, but on this album I'm still having fun with it at the same time."[5]

Artwork

The album's artwork features G Herbo and Southside wearing custom-made jackets, sitting on a top of a white Rolls-Royce Ghost.[1][2] It draws inspiration from Eric B. & Rakim's 1988 album Follow the Leader.[1]

Singles

The album lead single, "Who Run It" was released on April 12, 2018.

The second single, "Focused" featuring Southside was released on May 24, 2018.[6]

The third single, "Swervo" featuring Southside was released on June 21, 2018, accompanied by the JMP-directed music video.[5]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Southside, except where noted.

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Some Nights"     3:18
2. "Swervo" (featuring Southside)
3:12
3. "How I Grew Up" (featuring 21 Savage)   3:40
4. "FoReal"     2:38
5. "Catch Up" (featuring Chief Keef)   3:10
6. "Tweakin (Head)"     3:01
7. "Pac n Dre" (featuring Southside)   3:14
8. "Slaveship"     3:32
9. "Huh"     3:21
10. "100 Sticks" (featuring Young Thug)   3:46
11. "Honestly" (featuring Juice Wrld)   3:34
12. "Letter"     4:45
13. "Focused" (featuring Southside)
2:43
14. "Who Run It"     2:48
Total length:
 46:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's back cover.[9]

Technical

  • Max Lord – recording, mixing, mastering (track 2)[10]

Additional personnel

  • Oscar "YT Designs" Galvan – art direction, design
  • TeeJay Spencer – art direction, design
  • Rowdee "TheManBehindCovers" – art direction, design

References

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