This article is about the AJ Tracey album. For the basketball game in the 1997 NBA Finals, see The Flu Game.
Flu Game is the second studio album by British rapper AJ Tracey. It was released through Revenge Records on 16 April 2021. The album features guest appearances from Nav, Digga D, T-Pain, Kehlani, SahBabii, Millie Go Lightly, MoStack, and Mabel. The production is handled by AJ Tracey himself and executive producer Nyge, alongside The Elements, 5ive Beatz, AOD, Fred Again, Take a Daytrip, Pxcoyo, Yung Swisher, Kazza, Swidom, Yoz Beatz, Ryfy, Mark Raggio, Venna, and JBJ.
I feel like that's what [Michael Jordan] was all about. Even with him being ill with food poisoning, he can barely move, but he's dropping points that the other team wishes they could drop. [The album] is about when we go through hard times, but you have to always make sure you put your best foot forward and be great to try to break boundaries. That's what I'm about to release.
Tracey also praised Canadian rapper Nav, who is featured on the second track of the album, "Kukoč", admitting that he has been a long time fan of his music and described him as "dope", further explaining that "the fact that he's of [South] Asian descent... he's carved out that path and no one before him has really set the precedent for someone from his background". He also thought that he can get a little more "vulnerable" on the album and said that listeners would receive "more of an in-depth insight" of his life. Tracey started recording the album near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, while having to deal with struggles with his family as his mother became ill, followed by his father becoming ill.[3]
Singles and promotion
AJ Tracey released the lead single of the album, "Dinner Guest", featuring fellow British rapper MoStack, on 29 April 2020.[4] The second single, "West Ten", a collaboration with English singer-songwriter Mabel, was released on 2 July 2020.[5] The third single, "Bringing It Back", a collaboration with fellow British rapper Digga D, was released on 4 February 2021.[6] The fourth single, "Anxious", was released on 4 March 2021.[7] "Little More Love" was released as the fifth and final single only one day before the album was released, on 15 April 2021.[8]
On 22 March 2021, AJ Tracey announced the album and its complete details, along with a sketch press conference signing to a fictional basketball team called Revenge Athletic.[9] He released sports-themed merchandise with hoodies, t-shirts and jerseys as promotion for Revenge Records and the album.[10]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, indicating "universal acclaim".
Kate Solomon of INews opined the album as "fiery" and claimed that it was "laden with basketball references" and figuratively described Tracey's goal and intentions for the album, stating that he would "overcome any obstacle, even sometimes a deadly virus, to succeed".[12] Writing for NME, Dhruva Balram felt that Flu Game strengthens AJ Tracey's experimentation with different genres of music, calling him "one of an artist soaring above the rest of the country".[1]
The reviews mainly focused on Tracey's versatility on the album, such as using alternative R&B on some songs.
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This article is about the AJ Tracey album For the basketball game in the 1997 NBA Finals see The Flu Game Flu Game is the second studio album by British rapper AJ Tracey It was released through Revenge Records on 16 April 2021 The album features guest appearances from Nav Digga D T Pain Kehlani SahBabii Millie Go Lightly MoStack and Mabel The production is handled by AJ Tracey himself and executive producer Nyge alongside The Elements 5ive Beatz AOD Fred Again Take a Daytrip Pxcoyo Yung Swisher Kazza Swidom Yoz Beatz Ryfy Mark Raggio Venna and JBJ Flu GameStudio album by AJ TraceyReleased16 April 2021 2021 04 16 GenreBritish hip hopUK drill 1 afroswing 1 trap 2 R amp B 2 Length51 00LabelRevenge RecordsProducerNyge5ive BeatzAJ TraceyAODFred AgainJBJKazzaMark RaggioPxcoyoRemedeeRyfySwidomTake a Daytripthe ElementsVennaYoz BeatzYung SwisherAJ Tracey chronologySecure The Bag 2 2020 Flu Game 2021 Singles from Flu Game Dinner Guest Released 29 April 2020 West Ten Released 2 July 2020 Bringing It Back Released 4 February 2021 Anxious Released 4 March 2021 Little More Love Released 15 April 2021 Contents 1 Background 2 Singles and promotion 3 Commercial performance 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 References 9 External linksBackground EditThe title of the album refers to a 1997 game in the National Basketball Association during its finals in which American player Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls got food poisoning but his team still won against the Utah Jazz In an interview with NME AJ Tracey explained what the album is focused on I feel like that s what Michael Jordan was all about Even with him being ill with food poisoning he can barely move but he s dropping points that the other team wishes they could drop The album is about when we go through hard times but you have to always make sure you put your best foot forward and be great to try to break boundaries That s what I m about to release Tracey also praised Canadian rapper Nav who is featured on the second track of the album Kukoc admitting that he has been a long time fan of his music and described him as dope further explaining that the fact that he s of South Asian descent he s carved out that path and no one before him has really set the precedent for someone from his background He also thought that he can get a little more vulnerable on the album and said that listeners would receive more of an in depth insight of his life Tracey started recording the album near the start of the COVID 19 pandemic while having to deal with struggles with his family as his mother became ill followed by his father becoming ill 3 Singles and promotion EditAJ Tracey released the lead single of the album Dinner Guest featuring fellow British rapper MoStack on 29 April 2020 4 The second single West Ten a collaboration with English singer songwriter Mabel was released on 2 July 2020 5 The third single Bringing It Back a collaboration with fellow British rapper Digga D was released on 4 February 2021 6 The fourth single Anxious was released on 4 March 2021 7 Little More Love was released as the fifth and final single only one day before the album was released on 15 April 2021 8 On 22 March 2021 AJ Tracey announced the album and its complete details along with a sketch press conference signing to a fictional basketball team called Revenge Athletic 9 He released sports themed merchandise with hoodies t shirts and jerseys as promotion for Revenge Records and the album 10 Commercial performance EditFlu Game debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and debuted atop the UK Independent Singles and Albums Chart and UK R amp B Singles and Albums Chart all charts by the Official Charts Company of AJ Tracey s home country of the United Kingdom Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic84 100 11 Review scoresSourceRatingINews 12 NME 1 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received an average score of 84 indicating universal acclaim Kate Solomon of INews opined the album as fiery and claimed that it was laden with basketball references and figuratively described Tracey s goal and intentions for the album stating that he would overcome any obstacle even sometimes a deadly virus to succeed 12 Writing for NME Dhruva Balram felt that Flu Game strengthens AJ Tracey s experimentation with different genres of music calling him one of an artist soaring above the rest of the country 1 The reviews mainly focused on Tracey s versatility on the album such as using alternative R amp B on some songs Track listing EditFlu Game track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Anxious Che GrantRemedee2 412 Kukoc featuring Nav GrantNavraj GorayaPxcoyoYung Swisher3 153 Bringing It Back with Digga D GrantRhys HerbertThe ElementsAOD3 124 Cheerleaders GrantKazzaSwidom3 545 Draft Pick Grant5ive Beatz3 136 Eurostep GrantAJ Tracey2 457 Cherry Blossom GrantNygeAOD2 228 Glockie GrantThe ElementsAOD3 359 Little More Love GrantYoz BeatzRyfyMark RaggioVenna2 4010 Top Dog GrantNygeAOD3 2011 Summertime Shootout featuring T Pain GrantFaheem NajmNygeAOD3 3912 Perfect Storm GrantYoz BeatzJBJ2 5913 Coupe featuring Kehlani GrantKehlani ParrishThe Elements2 3914 Numba 9 featuring SahBabii and Millie Go Lightly GrantSaaheem ValderyMelissa GriffithsThe Elements3 5415 Dinner Guest featuring MoStack GrantMontell DaleyThe ElementsAJ Tracey3 1816 West Ten with Mabel GrantMabel McVeyFred AgainTake a Daytrip3 34Total length 51 00Charts EditChart performance for Flu Game Chart 2021 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 13 12Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 14 121Dutch Albums Album Top 100 15 61Irish Albums OCC 16 5New Zealand Albums RMNZ 17 36Scottish Albums OCC 18 6Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 19 40UK Albums OCC 20 2UK Independent Albums OCC 21 1UK R amp B Albums OCC 22 1Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 23 Gold 100 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c d Balram Dhruva 15 April 2021 AJ Tracey Flu Game review UK rapper remains in a league of his own NME Retrieved 15 April 2021 a b UK rap star AJ Tracey I m not all the way out of the streets The Guardian Balram Dhruva 26 March 2021 AJ Tracey I ve gone through so much It s been so hard and I m still here NME Retrieved 26 March 2021 Weston Christopher 30 April 2020 AJ Tracey Dinner Guest Sample New Single ft MoStack HITC Retrieved 22 March 2021 Moore Sam 3 July 2020 Listen to AJ Tracey and Mabel s new collaborative track West Ten NME Retrieved 22 March 2021 Keith James 5 February 2021 Digga D Connects With AJ Tracey For New Drill Heater Bringing It Back Complex Retrieved 22 March 2021 Rose Anna 5 March 2021 AJ Tracey drops his first new single of the year Anxious NME Retrieved 22 March 2021 Gallagher Alex 16 April 2021 AJ Tracey pays tribute to DMX with Little More Love video NME Retrieved 16 April 2021 Skinner Tom 22 March 2021 AJ Tracey announces new album Flu Game with fake press conference NME Retrieved 22 March 2021 AJ Tracey Revenge Athletic merch Hoodies bundles prices where to buy amp more Capital XTRA 26 March 2021 Retrieved 26 March 2021 FLU GAME by AJ Tracey Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved 16 May 2021 a b Solomon Kate 15 April 2021 AJ Tracey Flu Game review fiery but full of filler INews Retrieved 15 April 2021 ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart Australian Recording Industry Association 26 April 2021 Retrieved 23 April 2021 Ultratop be AJ Tracey Flu Game in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 23 April 2021 Dutchcharts nl AJ Tracey Flu Game in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 23 April 2021 Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved 23 April 2021 NZ Top 40 Albums Chart Recorded Music NZ 26 April 2021 Retrieved 24 April 2021 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 April 2021 Swisscharts com AJ Tracey Flu Game Hung Medien Retrieved 25 April 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 23 April 2021 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 April 2021 Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 April 2021 British album certifications AJ Tracey Flu Game British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 3 February 2023 External links EditOfficial website Flu Game at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flu Game amp oldid 1137393853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
