DeShawn (mixtape)
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| DeShawn | ||||
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| Mixtape by | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2025 | |||
| Length | 36:33 | |||
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| Compiler | DJ Khaled | |||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again chronology | ||||
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DeShawn is the twenty-second solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released by Never Broke Again and Motown on August 12, 2025. Hosted by DJ Khaled, it features a sole guest appearance from fellow American rapper Kevin Gates[1][2] on the song "Trap Out".[3]
Background
[edit]DJ Khaled announced DeShawn on Instagram on August 10, 2025, writing: "NEW MIXTAPE ALERT 🚨 #DESHAWN THIS TUESDAY! @nba_youngboy hosted by DJ KHALED! This a mixtape...but to me it sound like an album! Bless up!"[4][5]
Reception
[edit]Mackenzie Cummings-Grady of Billboard thought "Trap Out" is DeShawn's best track, writing: "It's easily the mixtape's most digestible track, standing out for its refreshing variety amidst the high-energy intensity that defines DESHAWN's other songs". In the same review, she ranked "Raq Shit" the lowest, stating it "feels more like a warm-up freestyle than an actual song".[6] Commercially, the mixtape debuted at number 135 on the US Billboard 200, with 11,000 copies sold in its first week.[7] It later peaked at number 96,[8] and peaked at number 27 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "AI Marley" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Free Vea" | 2:36 |
| 3. | "By the Gate" | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Trap Out" (featuring Kevin Gates) | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Ms. Gaulden" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "My'ya" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Pants Down" | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Blazers" | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Lord Forgive Me" | 2:02 |
| 10. | "La Vida Loca" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Hustler" | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Raq Shit" | 3:24 |
| 13. | "This Month Confessions" | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 36:33 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 96 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 27 |
References
[edit]- ^ Grant, Shawn (August 12, 2025). "NBA YoungBoy Drops DJ Khaled-Hosted 'DESHAWN' Mixtape". The Source. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (August 12, 2025). "NBA YoungBoy Calls On DJ Khaled To Host "DESHAWN" Mixtape". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (August 15, 2025). "Chance The Rapper, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Kevin Gates and More – New Hip-Hop Projects". XXL. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (August 10, 2025). "NBA YoungBoy & DJ Khaled Announce Surprise Joint Mixtape "DESHAWN" Dropping This Week". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "NBA YoungBoy and DJ Khaled drop surprise joint mixtape 'DESHAWN' this week". The Express Tribune. August 13, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (August 12, 2025). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'DESHAWN': All 13 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ^ Blake, Cole (August 18, 2025). "NBA YoungBoy & DJ Khaled's "Deshawn" Mixtape Struggles With First-Week Sales". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
