Swervo was supported by four singles: "Who Run It", "Focused", "Swervo" and "Some Nights".[2][3] The album received positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 22,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[4] Its sequel album, Still Swervin, was released on February 1, 2019.[5]
On September 11, 2017, G Herbo was featured in an interview with XXL, in which he spoke about the project, he said:
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."[6]
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."[7] In an interview with Complex, G Herbo talked about how the project came about, by saying:
"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."[8]
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.[9] The third single, "Swervo" featuring Southside was released on June 21, 2018, accompanied by the JMP-directed music video.[8] The fourth single, "Some Nights" was released on June 26, 2018.[3]
Swervo was met with generally positive reviews. At Album of the Year, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on three reviews.[10]
Narsimha Chintaluri of HipHopDX stated that "G Herbo's travels outside of Chicago and his comfort zone felt natural and necessary." "Unlike his debut, Herbo's content on Swervo is more compartmentalized; a majority of the tracks here are strictly meant for the young man to vent and talk his CEO boss shit." In addition, Chintaluri stated that "Humble Beast presented a stark look at survivor's guilt, Swervo mainly attempts to represent the flipside – leaving Herbo free to finally revel in success."[11] Trevor Smith of HotNewHipHop stated that "the 22-year-old rapper only continues to grow. Really, there's no limit."[12] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork stated that "He delivers some of his starkest verses like a steamroller, almost completely desensitized. This daredevil approach to gunplay and cadences makes him seem unbreakable, but the longer the album goes on, the more it wears on you. Swervo is all velocity. He delivers high-powered, stampeding stanzas looking to bum-rush you before you even know what happened."[13]
Commercial performanceEdit
Swero debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 22,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.[4] The album also accumulated a total of 25.4 million on-demand streams from the set's tracks that week.[4]
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October 21, 2023
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Swervo is a collaborative studio album by American rapper G Herbo and record producer Southside It was released on July 27 2018 by Machine Entertainment Group Epic Records Cinematic Music Group 150 Dream Team and 808 Mafia The production on the album was entirely handled by Southside alongside Jake One and TM88 among others 1 The album also features guest appearances from 21 Savage Chief Keef Juice WRLD and Young Thug SwervoStudio album by G Herbo and SouthsideReleasedJuly 27 2018GenreHip hoptrapLength46 42LabelMachine Entertainment Group Epic Cinematic 150 Dream Team 808 MafiaProducerJoseph JB Bowden exec Mikkey Halsted also exec Chopsquad DJ Cubeatz Jake One Max Lord Southside Taso TM88G Herbo and Southside chronologyHumble Beast 2017 Swervo 2018 Still Swervin 2019 Singles from Swervo Who Run It Released April 12 2018 Focused Released May 24 2018 Swervo Released June 21 2018 Some Nights Released July 26 2018Swervo was supported by four singles Who Run It Focused Swervo and Some Nights 2 3 The album received positive reviews from music critics It debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart earning 22 000 album equivalent units in its first week 4 Its sequel album Still Swervin was released on February 1 2019 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Artwork 3 Singles 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts 9 ReferencesBackground EditOn September 11 2017 G Herbo was featured in an interview with XXL in which he spoke about the project he said 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 6 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 7 In an interview with Complex G Herbo talked about how the project came about by saying 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 8 Artwork EditThe 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 amp Rakim s 1988 album Follow the Leader 1 Singles EditThe album lead single Who Run It was released on April 12 2018 The second single Focused featuring Southside was released on May 24 2018 9 The third single Swervo featuring Southside was released on June 21 2018 accompanied by the JMP directed music video 8 The fourth single Some Nights was released on June 26 2018 3 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAlbum of the Year74 100 10 Review scoresSourceRatingHipHopDX3 5 5 11 HotNewHipHop84 12 Pitchfork7 3 10 13 Swervo was met with generally positive reviews At Album of the Year which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications the album received an average score of 74 based on three reviews 10 Narsimha Chintaluri of HipHopDX stated that G Herbo s travels outside of Chicago and his comfort zone felt natural and necessary Unlike his debut Herbo s content on Swervo is more compartmentalized a majority of the tracks here are strictly meant for the young man to vent and talk his CEO boss shit In addition Chintaluri stated that Humble Beast presented a stark look at survivor s guilt Swervo mainly attempts to represent the flipside leaving Herbo free to finally revel in success 11 Trevor Smith of HotNewHipHop stated that the 22 year old rapper only continues to grow Really there s no limit 12 Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork stated that He delivers some of his starkest verses like a steamroller almost completely desensitized This daredevil approach to gunplay and cadences makes him seem unbreakable but the longer the album goes on the more it wears on you Swervo is all velocity He delivers high powered stampeding stanzas looking to bum rush you before you even know what happened 13 Commercial performance EditSwero debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart earning 22 000 album equivalent units including 3 000 copies as pure album sales in its first week 4 The album also accumulated a total of 25 4 million on demand streams from the set s tracks that week 4 Track listing EditAll tracks written by Herbert Wright III and Joshua Luellen and produced by Southside except where noted 14 15 16 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Some Nights Wright IIILuellenSouthsideChopsquad DJ a 3 182 Swervo Wright IIILuellenBryan SimmonsSouthsideTM88 a 3 123 How I Grew Up featuring 21 Savage Wright IIILuellenShayaa Joseph 3 404 FoReal Wright IIILuellenSouthsideCubeatz a 2 385 Catch Up featuring Chief Keef 3 106 Tweakin Head 3 017 Pac n Dre Wright IIILuellenSimmonsSouthsideTM88 a 3 148 Bonjour Wright IIILuellenSimmonsSouthsideTM88 a Jake One a 3 329 Huh Wright IIILuellenMax Adam LordSouthsideMax Lord a Taso a 3 2110 100 Sticks featuring Young Thug 3 4611 Honestly featuring Juice Wrld Wright IIILuellenJarad HigginsSouthsideJake One a 3 3412 Letter SouthsideCubeatz a 4 4513 Focused SouthsideJake One a 2 4314 Who Run It Remix Wright IIILuellenJordan HoustonWilliam HartThom BellPaul Beauregard 2 48Total length 46 42 Notes a signifies an uncredited co producer 17 18 19 20 21 Sample credits Who Run It Remix contains a sample from Who Run It performed by Three 6 Mafia 22 Personnel EditCredits adapted from album s back cover 23 Technical Max Lord recording mixing Tony Wilson editing Slavic Livins Mastering engineer for Chicago Audio Mastering Additional personnel Oscar YT Designs Galvan art direction design TeeJay Spencer art direction design Rowdee TheManBehindCovers art direction designCharts EditChart 2018 Peak positionUS Billboard 200 24 15US Independent Albums Billboard 25 7US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 26 8US Top Rap Albums Billboard 27 8References Edit a b c d Wallace Riley July 20 2018 G Herbo amp Southside Unveil More Details For Swervo Album HipHopDX Retrieved July 22 2018 a b Mojica Nick July 20 2018 G Herbo amp Southside Enlist Juice Wrld amp More for Swervo Project XXL Retrieved July 22 2018 a b Hussein Wandera July 26 2018 G Herbo shares new song Some Nights The Fader Retrieved July 26 2018 a b c Kyle Eustice August 6 2018 Hip Hop Album Sales Drake Keeps Hitting Milestones As Scorpion Stays At No 1 for 5th Straight Week HipHopDX Retrieved March 1 2020 Espinoza Joshua January 31 2019 Stream G Herbo s Still Swervin Project f Juice WRLD Gunna and More Complex Retrieved February 1 2019 India Lindsey September 11 2017 G Herbo Says His Upcoming Project With Southside May Be His Biggest Yet XXL Retrieved July 22 2018 Saponara Michael June 14 2018 G Herbo Talks Inking First Partnership Deal With Luc Belaire amp Sophomore Album Swervo Billboard Retrieved July 22 2018 a b Skelton Eric June 21 2018 Premiere G Herbo Drops Video for Title Track Off Upcoming Southside Produced Album Swervo Complex Retrieved July 22 2018 Goddard Kevin May 24 2018 G Herbo Releases New Single amp Accompanying Video Focused HotNewHipHop Retrieved July 22 2018 a b Swervo by G Herbo amp Southside AOTY Review Album of the Year Retrieved March 17 2020 a b Chintaluri Narsimha August 13 2018 Review G Herbo amp Southside s Swervo Convincingly Warrants Future Collabos HipHopDX Retrieved September 30 2018 a b Smith Trevor August 1 2018 G Herbo amp Southside SWERVO Review HotNewHipHop Retrieved September 25 2018 a b Pearce Sheldon August 1 2018 G Herbo amp Southside Swervo Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved September 25 2018 Swervo G Herbo Tidal Retrieved July 29 2018 ACE Repertory ASCAP Select TITLE type Song in the search engine and click Search Retrieved July 29 2018 SUPERFLY Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Future Tidal Retrieved July 29 2018 DJ July 27 2018 DJ on Instagram Out now intro produced by Me and 808mafiaboss Instagram Archived from the original on 2021 12 26 Retrieved July 27 2018 Tm88 July 27 2018 Tm88 on Instagram 2 7 8 Co produced by 88 Instagram Retrieved July 27 2018 cubeatz July 27 2018 cubeatz on Instagram swervo out nw foreal and letter prod sizzle and us Instagram Retrieved July 27 2018 Snare Jordan July 27 2018 Snare Jordan on Instagram Go check that G Herbo x Southside Swervo album out Instagram Archived from the original on 2021 12 26 Retrieved July 27 2018 Max Lord 808MAFIA July 27 2018 Max Lord 808MAFIA on Instagram SWERVO IS OUT GO BLOW OUT YOUR CAR S SPEAKERS ASAP Instagram Archived from the original on 2021 12 26 Retrieved July 28 2018 HP Cheung May 4 2018 Three 6 Mafia s Most Sampled and Best Remixed Songs Hypebeast Retrieved July 27 2018 SWERVO June 20 2018 SWERVO on Twitter SWERVO ALBUM WITH SIZZLE808MAFIA OUT 7 27 Twitter Retrieved July 22 2018 Billboard 200 August 11 2018 Billboard Retrieved August 7 2018 G Herbo Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved 8 March 2019 G Herbo Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved 8 March 2019 G 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