No Smoke (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)

"No Smoke"
Single by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album AI YoungBoy
Released	August 3, 2017
Length	2:40
Label	Never Broke Again Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Kentrell Gaulden
Producer(s)	DJ Chose
YoungBoy Never Broke Again singles chronology
"Untouchable" (2017) "No Smoke" (2017) "Outside Today" (2018)
Music video
"No Smoke" on YouTube

"No Smoke" is a song by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again and the second single from his seventh mixtape AI YoungBoy (2017). It was written by YoungBoy and produced by DJ Chose.^[1] The song was ranked number 33 on The Fader's list of the 101 best songs of 2017.^[2]

Composition

The song is directed at NBA YoungBoy's foes; he warns his foes that they don't want any issues with him.^[3] Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop suggests that it is possibly a subtle response to rappers who are trying to ban him from his own city.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[5] 61 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 29

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 88

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again's 'No Smoke' Lyrics". Billboard. March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
2. "The 101 best songs of 2017". The FADER. 7 March 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
3. II, C. Vernon Coleman (5 August 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Warns His Foes in 'No Smoke' Video - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
4. Findlay, Mitch (4 August 2017). "YoungBoy Never Broke Again - No Smoke". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
5. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
6. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
8. "American single certifications – YoungBoy Never Broke Again – No Smoke". Recording Industry Association of America.