New English (mixtape)

New English is the debut mixtape by American rapper Desiigner. It was released on June 26, 2016, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. New English features guest appearances from Pusha T, King Savage and Mekado.^[1] The mixtape's lead single: "Panda" was released on December 15, 2015. In April 2016, that single reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100.

New English
Mixtape by Desiigner
Released	June 26, 2016
Recorded	2015–2016
Genre	Trap hip hop
Length	35:55
Label	GOOD Def Jam
Producer	Zana Ray (exec.) Steven Victor (exec.) Mike Dean (also co-exec.) Mekado Hal Ritson Richard Adlam NickFRSH YsOnnaTrack Richie Souf Rico Beats IGNORVNCE @TheShellGod Menace Maaly Raw EManOnTheTrack
Desiigner chronology
New English (2016) L.O.D. (2018)
Singles from New English
"Panda" Released: December 15, 2015

Background

On April 12, 2016, in an interview with Billboard, Desiigner first announced that the title of the mixtape would be called Trap History Month.^[2] However, the mixtape was formally announced on June 22, 2016, with the new title to the mixtape called New English, when he premiered it at a Tidal-sponsored listening party in New York City.^[3] Although no release date was provided at that time, Desiigner released the mixtape just four days later, exclusively through Tidal's streaming service.^[4] It was later released into the iTunes Store and Spotify later that day. The tracks were eventually uploaded to YouTube.

Singles

The debut single from the mixtape, "Panda", was released on December 15, 2015. The track was produced by Menace. In April 2016, that single reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
HipHopDX	3.2/5^[7]
HotNewHipHop	5.8/10^[8]
Pitchfork	4.7/10^[9]
Rhyme Junkie	8/10^[10]
Spin	5/10^[11]
XXL	6/10^[12]

The mixtape received mixed reviews from music critics. The mixtape was praised for its production but criticized for its lack of originality, unfinished nature and Desiigner's own performance on the project. Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork said about the album, "It sounds like the last five years of hip-hop watered down."^[9]

Commercial performance

In the United States, New English debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200, with 13 million streams of its songs, which account for 56% of the 16,000 album-equivalent units according to Billboard.^[13][14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Sidney Selby III		0:37
2.	"Caliber"	Selby III Nicholas McAlmont	NickFRSH	2:03
3.	"Make It Out"	Selby III Khalil King	EmanOnTheTrack	2:49
4.	"Shooters"	Selby III King	Mekado	1:28
5.	"Monstas & Villains"	Selby III Tayvon Harper	YsOnnaTrack	3:46
6.	"Interlude 1"		Hal Ritson Richard Adlam	0:24
7.	"Talk Regardless"	Selby III Tony Son	Richie Souf	3:08
8.	"Roll Wit Me"	Selby III Ricardo Lamarre	Rico Beats	2:48
9.	"Interlude 2"		Ritson Adlam	0:59
10.	"Da Day" (featuring Mekado)	Selby III King Jamaal Henry Mike Dean	Mekado Maaly Raw Dean^[a]	6:45
11.	"Jet" (featuring Pusha T)	Selby III Terrell Graham Terrence Thornton	IGNORVNCE	3:32
12.	"Overnight"	Selby III Dean	Dean	3:11
13.	"Zombie Walk" (featuring King Savage)	Selby III Shawn Gilchrist	@TheShellGod	3:28
14.	"Panda"	Selby III Adnan Khan	Menace	4:06
Total length:				35:55

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

• "Caliber" contains a sample of "Think (About It)" performed by Lyn Collins.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[15]	148
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[16]	33
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[17]	38
French Albums (SNEP)^[18]	169
US Billboard 200^[19]	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20]	14

References

1. "New English by Desiigner on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
2. Peltz, Jonathan (April 12, 2016). "'Panda' Rapper Desiigner on Why His Mind Operates in a 'Crazy' Way and Working With Kanye West". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
3. "Desiigner Plays New Song Featuring Pusha T at 'New English' Mixtape Listening Party". XXL. 22 June 2016.
4. "Listen to Desiigner's 'New English' Mixtape". Complex. 26 June 2016.
5. "New English [Mixtape] by Desiigner".
6. "New English - Desiigner - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
7. http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "Desiigner - New English Review".
8. "Review: Desiigner's "New English"". Hot New Hip Hop.
9. "Desiigner: New English Album Review | Pitchfork".
10. ago, Tyler Brooke 5 days (28 June 2016). "Desiigner's "New English" Mixtape Review".
11. "Review: Desiigner, 'New English' - SPIN". 5 July 2016.
12. "Desiigner Tries to Find Himself on 'New English' - XXL".
13. "Drake Bounced From Top Spot Of Billboard Album Chart". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
14. Caulfield, Keith (July 14, 2016). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Luke Bryan Scores His Fourth Million-Selling Album". Billboard.
15. "Ultratop.be – Desiigner – New English" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
16. "Desiigner Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
17. "Danishcharts.dk – Desiigner – New English". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
18. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 30, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
19. "Desiigner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
20. "Desiigner Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2016.