Genie (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)

"Genie"
Promotional single by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album Until Death Call My Name
Released	April 4, 2018
Length	3:14
Label	Never Broke Again
Songwriter(s)	Kentrell Gaulden PlayboyXO
Producer(s)	PlayboyXO
Music video
"Genie" on YouTube

"Genie" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released on April 4, 2018, as a promotional single from his debut studio album Until Death Call My Name (2018), on which it appears as a bonus track, with an accompanying music video.^[1]

Composition and lyrics

The song finds NBA YoungBoy discussing his mistakes and legal issues ("I got my static when you ride with me / We got pulled over no you ain't going to do no time for me / I put my hands up police drew down on me / So many charges make me wanna go way over seas"), as well as not being able to "find a woman in the mold of his mother".^[1][2]

Music video

The music video features shots of YoungBoy's arrest in February 2018, and finds him rapping in his front courtyard.^[1][2]

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Mojica, Nick (April 6, 2018). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Shares New "Genie" Video - XXL". XXL Mag.
2. Ch, Devin (April 5, 2018). "NBA Youngboy Buries His Pain In "Genie"". HotNewHipHop.
3. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
4. "American single certifications – YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Genie". Recording Industry Association of America.