B.I.B.L.E.

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B.I.B.L.E. (a backronym for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) is the debut studio album by American rapper Fivio Foreign. It was released on April 8, 2022, through Columbia Records and RichFish. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Kanye West, Mike Dean, the Chainsmokers and Dem Jointz among others. It also features guest appearances from KayCyy, Quavo, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Queen Naija, Coi Leray, Chlöe, A$AP Rocky, Lil Yachty, Lil Tjay, Yung Bleu, DJ Khaled, Vory, Polo G, Blueface, Ne-Yo, and The Kid LAROI (who was added after the album was released).^[1]

B.I.B.L.E.
Studio album by Fivio Foreign
Released	April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Genre	Drill
Length	53:36
Label	Columbia RichFish
Producer	808K_Antares A Lau Axl AyoAA Angelgoat Beat Menace Ben Thomas Bordeaux Hbeatsmusic Dem Jointz Dizzy Banko Dom Sarfo DVLP Franklin Hemz J. Perry Johan Lenox Julian Akogu KayCyy Mav Mike Dean Mikewavvs Niko the Great Non Native Ojivolta Omari Clarke Producer Jamz RicoRunDat Saint Cardona SethInTheKitchen Syk Sense The Chainsmokers Tweek Tune Txrgett Wxrrior Yoshi
Fivio Foreign chronology
800 B.C. (2020) B.I.B.L.E. (2022)
Singles from B.I.B.L.E.
"City of Gods" Released: February 11, 2022 "Magic City" Released: March 18, 2022 "What's My Name" Released: May 24, 2022 "Paris to Tokyo" Released: July 8, 2022

The album was preceded by two singles: "City of Gods" (with West and Keys) and "Magic City", the former of which peaking at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and moderate commercial success. The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 29,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. "What's My Name" was later released as the third single. A fourth single, "Paris to Tokyo" (with The Kid LAROI), was released after the album was, but was soon added to the tracklist afterwards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Clash	7/10^[4]
HipHopDX	3.3/5^[5]
NME	^[6]
Pitchfork	5.2/10^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]

B.I.B.L.E. was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream music critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". Writing for Clash, Ath'e Zihle felt that "although I would not say that this album breaks boundaries or sparks deep emotional response, it is Fivio's formal introduction to the world with a heavy-hitting drill project which will lead the way for future drill projects globally".^[4] Kyann-Sian Williams of NME compared B.I.B.L.E. to Kanye West's tenth studio album, Donda (2021), opining that "Fivio Foreign's delivery remains pin-sharp throughout the album, proving that with a few inspired beats, he can produce utter greatness", "with its drill influences and eclecticism, this is perhaps the record 'Donda' could have been, proving that Fivio has plenty of scope to transcend drill culture".^[6] Joe Coscarelli of The New York Times wrote that on the album, Fivio "hopes to smooth a path for the city's [New York's] ascendant hip hop scene, even as it draws criticism amid a rise in gun violence" and "tries to maneuver an unconventional sound onto a more conventional path: smoothing down drill's street edge into something safely marketable".^[9] David Crone from Allmusic stated that "The majority of B.I.B.L.E. roots itself in cross-over appeal, offering up radio-primed drill anchored in familiar samples and big-hit collaborators, but instead of looking to fight for drill's new boundaries, Fivio makes a quick, and disappointing, grab for stardom. It's hard to fault him for getting the bag, but as long as Fivio keeps his ambitions on the brand, he will step further from excellence. This is a disappointing backpedal from America's drill ambassador."^[10]

Commercial performance

B.I.B.L.E. debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 29,000 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week, according to MRC Data.^[11] This became Fivio's first US top-ten debut on the chart.^[11] The album also accumulated a total of 37.75 million on-demand official streams of the album's songs.^[11]

Track listing

B.I.B.L.E. track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On God" (featuring KayCyy)	Maxie Ryles III Mark Mbogo Johan Lenox Julian Akogu Michael Washington, Jr. Aniko Thomas Dominick Sanford Tyler Pittman Dizzy Fae	KayCyy Lenox Akogu Mikewavvs Niko the Great Dom Sarfo	3:06
2.	"Through the Fire" (featuring Quavo)	Ryles Quavious Marshall Bigram Zayas Brendan Walsh Luis Campozano Aswad Asif Adrian Lau Omari Clarke Joshua Scruggs John White Cristian Tejada	DVLP Bordeaux Non Native AyoAA A Lau Clarke Syk Sense Producer Jamz igov	3:25
3.	"Magic City" (featuring Quavo)	Ryles Marshall Michael Dean Manalla Yusuf Marcin Blonski	Mike Dean Axl Franklin	2:38
4.	"City of Gods" (with Kanye West and Alicia Keys)	Ryles Kanye West Alicia Cook Andrew Taggart Mark Williams Raul Cubina Asif Allan Lopez Sujeev Thiruketheeswaran Mavric Ritchie Dwayne Abernathy, Jr. Dean Tejada Hamza Hamaal Malik Piper Britney Amaradio	West The Chainsmokers Ojivolta AyoAA Tweek Tune Hemz Mav Dem Jointz (co.)	4:16
5.	"What's My Name" (with Queen Naija featuring Coi Leray)	Ryles Queen Bulls Brittany Collins Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Kelendria Rowland LeToya Luckett LaTavia Roberson LaShawn Daniels Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III Drü Oliver Jade Amar Jason L. Patterson Walsh Campozano Asif	Bordeaux Non Native BKH Beats AyoAA	3:21
6.	"For Nothin"	Ryles Heiko Dorre-Grasso Martin Targett Tarik Hemeci	Hbeatsmusic Txrgett Yoshi	2:07
7.	"Hello" (featuring Chlöe and KayCyy)	Ryles Chloe Bailey Mbogo Walsh Campozano Asif Washington Ben Thomas Tejada Peter Rycroft Ellen Murphy Jamie MacNeal	KayCyy Bordeaux Non Native AyoAA Mikewavvs B. Thomas	4:24
8.	"Confidence" (featuring ASAP Rocky)	Ryles Rakim Mayers Asif Walsh Campozano	AyoAA	1:50
9.	"Slime Them" (featuring Lil Yachty)	Ryles Miles McCollum Asif	AyoAA	2:26
10.	"Feel My Struggle"	Ryles Yusuf Joseph LoDuca	Axl	2:00
11.	"World Watching" (featuring Lil Tjay and Yung Bleu)	Ryles Tione Merritt Jeremy Biddle Ellie Goulding Richard Stannard Ash Howes Jonathan Perry	J. Perry	3:31
12.	"B.I.B.L.E. Talk" (featuring DJ Khaled)	Ryles Khaled Khaled Asif Salio Bamba	AyoAA 808K_Antares	1:45
13.	"Changed on Me" (featuring Vory and Polo G)	Ryles Tavoris Hollins, Jr. Taurus Bartlett Dean Asif Kevin da Silva	Dean AyoAA RicoRunDat	4:01
14.	"Left Side" (featuring Blueface)	Ryles Johnathan Porter Walsh Campozano Clarke B. Thomas Ross Portaro IV Jade Amar	Bordeaux Non Native Clarke B. Thomas SethInTheKitchen	3:40
15.	"Love Songs" (featuring Ne-Yo)	Ryles Shaffer Smith Mikkel Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Alex Cunningham Austin Ruff Jonathan R. Shapiro Turran Coleman Walsh Campozano	Bordeaux Non Native	2:38
16.	"Whoever"	Ryles Dean Jhonny Cardona Szymon Wilk	Dean Saint Cardona Wxrrior	1:55
17.	"Can't Be Us"	Ryles Earl Simmons Walsh Campozano Lau Scruggs Tejada Omar Gomez DeAndre Sumpter Kaleem-Taylor-Decoteau Siviwe Mangaza	Bordeaux Non Native A Lau Syk Sense Dizzy Banko Beat Menace	4:13
18.	"Paris to Tokyo" (with the Kid Laroi)	Ryles Charlton Howard Kevin Nishimura James Roh Virman Coquia Jae Choung Jonathan Yip Ray Romulus Jeremy Reeves Peter Hernandez Philip Lawrence SB	SB	2:10
Total length:				53:36

Notes

• "City of Gods" features additional vocals from Playboi Carti.

Sample credits

• "City of Gods" contains samples from "New York City", written by Andrew Taggart and Britney Amaradio, and performed by the Chainsmokers.
• "What's My Name" contains samples from "Say My Name", written by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kelendria Rowland, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, and Fred Jerkins III, and performed by Destiny's Child.
• "World Watching" contains samples from "Lights", written by Ellie Goulding, Richard Stannard, and Ash Howes, and performed by Ellie Goulding.
• "Love Songs" contains samples from "So Sick", written by Shaffer Smith, Mikkel Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen, and performed by Ne-Yo.
• "Can't Be Us" interpolates "Slippin'", written by Earl Simmons, and performed by DMX.
• "Paris to Tokyo" contains sample vocals from "Rocketeer", written by Kevin Nishimura, James Roh, Virman Coquia, Jae Choung, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, and performed by Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder.

Personnel

• Mike Dean – mastering, mixing
• German Valdez – mixing, engineering (track 5)
• Todd Bergman – engineering (1)
• Bordeaux – engineering (2, 3)
• Non Native – engineering (2, 4–8, 10, 13–17)
• John Cunningham – engineering (4)
• Earl Washington – engineering (5)
• Simone Torres – engineering (7)
• Gentuar Memishi – engineering (9)
• Barrington Hall – engineering (11)
• Joe Grasso – engineering (12)
• Juan Peña – engineering (12)
• Sean Solymar – engineering assistance
• Tommy Rush – engineering assistance
• Loren Fleisher – engineering assistance (1)
• Carlos Mora – engineering assistance (16)

Charts

Chart performance for B.I.B.L.E.

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	93
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[13]	153
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[14]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	49
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	65
US Billboard 200^[19]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20]	5

References

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