Period (mixtape)

Period (stylized in all caps) is the debut commercial mixtape by American hip-hop duo City Girls. It was released on May 11, 2018, through Quality Control Music.^[1][2]

Period
Mixtape by City Girls
Released	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Length	43:38
Label	Quality Control
Producer	Audio Jones Bigg D Castro DJ On da Beat Lamb LikOnTheBeat Major 9 Mari Beats Nikki Hot Beats PB Large Quay Global The 90's Young Zoe Beats
City Girls chronology
Period (2018) Girl Code (2018)
Singles from Period
"Where the Bag At" Released: February 23, 2018

Release and promotion

"Where the Bag At" served as the mixtape's lead and only single, and was released on February 23, 2018.^[3] The mixtape's lead and only single was later released to US rhythmic contemporary radio on October 9, 2018.^[4]

The mixtape was released alongside a WorldStarHipHop-exclusive music videos for "Take Yo Man",^[2] and "Tighten Up". Music videos for "Sweet Tooth", "Period (We Live)", "Millionaire Dick", "Not Ya Main" and "Careless" followed in August, September, and October, 2018, respectively.^[5][6][7] All the videos were shot before member JT was incarcerated on charges of credit card fraud.^[5][6][7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	6.5/10^[8]

Upon its release, the album received positive reviews.^[9][10]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal and XXL.^[11][2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tighten Up"	Jatavia Johnson Kinta Cox Omar Wright Tyronne Nelms	Audio Jones	1:59
2.	"Take Yo Man"	Bootsy Collins Cainon Lamb Derrick Baker George Bernard Worrell, Jr. George Clinton, Jr. Hurby Azor Johnson Cox Steven Kubie	Bigg D Lamb	2:56
3.	"Sweet Tooth"	Esdras T. Thelusma Ijah Cheatham-Stoute Johnson Marvin Beauville Windell Durrant	The 90's	2:23
4.	"One of Them Nights"	Diego A. Iborra Johnson Cox	Castro	3:05
5.	"Not Ya Main"	Caresha Brownlee Johnson Teiron "Iceburg" Robinson Zoe Michael Jay Clark	Young Zoe Beats	2:35
6.	"Where the Bag At"	Lamb Baker Johnson Cox Cubie	Bigg D Lamb	3:20
7.	"Millionaire Dick"	Jamari Massey Johnson Cox	Mari Beats	2:55
8.	"Careless"	Christopher Fernandez Johnson Salvador Majail Teleo Williams	PB Large	2:02
9.	"Period (We Live)"	Brownlee Iborra Johnson	Castro	2:34
10.	"Runnin"	Chad Thomas Chris Rosser Thelusma Jamarii Massey Johnson Beauville	Major 9 Mari Beats Quay Global	2:46
11.	"Rap Shit"	Brownlee Darnell Matthew Johnson Robinson	DJ On da Beat	2:31
12.	"No Time (Broke Nigga)"	Rosser Johnson Cox	Quay Global	2:27
13.	"How to Pimp a Nigga"	Rosser Johnson Cox	Quay Global	2:50
14.	"Movie" (featuring Ball Greezy)	Johnson Cox Nicole Gordon	Nikki Hot Beats	3:35
15.	"Fuck On U"	Lasana Smith	LikOnTheBeat	2:51
16.	"Clear the Air"	Brownlee Johnson Wright Nelms	Jones	2:46
Total length:				43:38

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[12]	16

References

1. P., Milca (May 11, 2018). "Quality Control's City Girls Debut With 'PERIOD' Mixtape". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
2. Mojica, Nick (May 11, 2018). "City Girls Release Debut Mixtape 'Period' and 'I'll Take Your Man' Video". XXL. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
3. "Where the Bag At - Single by City Girls". from the original on September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Apple Music.
4. . All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
5. Spanos, Brittany (August 6, 2018). "Watch City Girls Party at Miami Carnival in New 'Period' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
6. Spanos, Brittany (September 26, 2018). "Watch City Girls' Cheeky New 'Millionaire Dick' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
7. Rosario, Richy (October 26, 2018). "City Girls Take Over The Beach In 'Not Your Main' Video". Vibe. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
8. Lobenfeld, Claire. "Review: City Girls - Period". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
9. Spanos, Brittany. "City Girls, Separated by Prison, Want to be Icons". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
10. Daramola, Israel. "A$AP Ferg – "Wigs" (ft. City Girls & ANTHA)". Spin. Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
11. "PERIOD / City Girls – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
12. "City Girls Debut on Emerging Artist Chart, Billie Eilish Spends Fifth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2019.