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'''''Girl Code''''' is the debut studio album<ref name="complex">{{cite news |last1=Cowen |first1=Trace William |title=City Girls' New Album 'Girl Code' Coming This Month |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/11/city-girls-new-album-girl-code-coming-this-month |accessdate=August 24, 2019 |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=November 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name="hnhh">{{cite news |last1=Jahmal |first1=Karlton |title=City Girls Grab Cardi B, Lil Baby, & Jacquees For 'Girl Code' |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/city-girls-grab-cardi-b-lil-baby-and-jacquees-for-girl-code-new-mixtape.118642.html |accessdate=August 24, 2019 |work=HotNewHipHop |date=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="the-source">{{cite news |title=City Girls Unveil the Cover Art for Their Debut Album, 'Girl Code' |url=http://thesource.com/2018/11/02/city-girls-girl-code/ |accessdate=August 24, 2019 |work=The Source |date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> by American hip hop duo [[City Girls]], released on November 16, 2018 by [[Quality Control Music]], it has sold over 200,000 units and peaked in the top half of the Billboard 200 at number 55.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/girl-code/1442388641|title=Girl Code by City Girls on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref> It was released six months after their first mixtape ''Period'' in May, and while member Jatavia Shakara "JT" Johnson was incarcerated for credit card fraud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/city-girls-girl-code-album-jt-yung-miami-drake-period-750866/|title=City Girls Announce Sophomore Album ‘Girl Code’|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|work=Rolling Stone|date=November 1, 2018|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref> The remix of the song "[[Twerk (City Girls song)|Twerk]]" featuring [[Cardi B]] became City Girls' first entry on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] after debuting at number 92;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8487117/city-girls-debut-emerging-artist-chart|title=City Girls Debut On Emerging Artist Chart, Billie Eilish Spends Fifth Week at No. 1|last=Zellner|first=Xander|work=Billboard|date=November 29, 2018|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref> it has since peaked at number 29.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/Cardi-B/chart-history/hot-100/3|title=Cardi B Hot 100|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref>
'''''Girl Code''''' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo [[City Girls]],<ref name="complex">{{cite news |last1=Cowen |first1=Trace William |title=City Girls' New Album 'Girl Code' Coming This Month |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/11/city-girls-new-album-girl-code-coming-this-month |accessdate=August 24, 2019 |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=November 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name="hnhh">{{cite news |last1=Jahmal |first1=Karlton |title=City Girls Grab Cardi B, Lil Baby, & Jacquees For 'Girl Code' |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/city-girls-grab-cardi-b-lil-baby-and-jacquees-for-girl-code-new-mixtape.118642.html |accessdate=August 24, 2019 |work=HotNewHipHop |date=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="the-source">{{cite news |title=City Girls Unveil the Cover Art for Their Debut Album, 'Girl Code' |url=http://thesource.com/2018/11/02/city-girls-girl-code/ |accessdate=August 24, 2019 |work=The Source |date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> released on November 16, 2018, through [[Quality Control Music]], [[Motown Records]] and [[Capitol Records]]. It was released six months after their first [[mixtape]] ''[[Period (mixtape)|Period]]'' in May, and while member [[JT (rapper)|Jatavia Shakara "JT" Johnson]] was incarcerated for credit card fraud.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/city-girls-girl-code-album-jt-yung-miami-drake-period-750866/|title=City Girls Announce Sophomore Album 'Girl Code'|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|author-link=Brittany Spanos|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 1, 2018|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref> The first single of the album, "[[Twerk (City Girls song)|Twerk]]" featuring [[Cardi B]], became City Girls' first entry on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] after debuting at number 92;<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8487117/city-girls-debut-emerging-artist-chart|title=City Girls Debut On Emerging Artist Chart, Billie Eilish Spends Fifth Week at No. 1|last=Zellner|first=Xander|magazine=Billboard|date=November 29, 2018|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref> it has since peaked at number 29.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cardi-b/chart-history/hsi/|title=Cardi B Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref> The album's second and last single, "[[Act Up (song)|Act Up]]", reached the top 40 on the US ''Hot 100''. It also reached the number one on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Songs]] chart in its July 6, 2019 issue.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8518685/city-girls-act-up-no-1-rhythmic-songs-airplay-chart "City Girls' 'Act Up' Moves to No. 1 On Rhythmic Songs Airplay Chart"] from ''Billboard'' (July 3, 2019)</ref> Eventually has peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100, making it the duo's highest charting entry.


==Background==
==Background==
City Girls released their first mixtape ''[[Period (mixtape)|Period]]'' in May 2018; they received wider notice after being featured on [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s single "[[In My Feelings]]", reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] that summer. JT had pled guilty to credit card fraud that January - and turned herself in for a two-year prison sentence in June; consequently, she and Yung Miami recorded much of ''Period'' and ''Girl Code'' during the same studio sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8490926/city-girls-race-against-the-clock-2018-interview|title=City Girls' Race Against the Clock: How the Duo Made Two Albums Before One Member Went to Prison|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|work=Billboard|date=December 20, 2018|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref>
City Girls released their first mixtape ''[[Period (mixtape)|Period]]'' in May 2018; they received wider notice after being featured on [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]'s single "[[In My Feelings]]", reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] that summer. JT had pled guilty to credit card fraud that January - and turned herself in for a two-year prison sentence in June; consequently, she and Yung Miami recorded much of ''Period'' and ''Girl Code'' during the same studio sessions.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8490926/city-girls-race-against-the-clock-2018-interview|title=City Girls' Race Against the Clock: How the Duo Made Two Albums Before One Member Went to Prison|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|magazine=Billboard|date=December 20, 2018|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev1 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev1score = 7.0/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Whaley |first1=Natelegé |title=Review: City Girls' ''Girl Code'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/city-girls-g-i-r-l-c-o-d-e/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Conde Nast |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
| rev1score = 7.0/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Whaley |first1=Natelegé |title=Review: City Girls' ''Girl Code'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/city-girls-g-i-r-l-c-o-d-e/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Conde Nast |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Spectrum Culture]]
| rev2 = Spectrum Culture
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="spectrum culture">{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Mick |title=Review: City Girls ''Girl Code'' |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2018/12/02/city-girls-girl-code/ |website=Spectrum Culture |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="spectrum culture">{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Mick |title=Review: City Girls ''Girl Code'' |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2018/12/02/city-girls-girl-code/ |website=Spectrum Culture |date=3 December 2018 |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
}}
}}
Upon its release, the album attained critical acclaim.<ref name="Spin1">{{cite web |last1=Daramola |first1=Israel |title=A$AP Ferg – “Wigs” (ft. City Girls & ANTHA) |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/06/aap-ferg-wigs-city-girls/ |website=Spin |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref> In a profile of the duo, titled "The Ferocious, Feel-Good Rap of City Girls' ''Girl Code''," ''[[New Yorker (magazine)|New Yorker]]'' music journalist Carrie Battan commended the album as "one of the more convincing and commanding performances of the year," and singled out the group as one of the few female rap artists to attain success.<ref name="newyorker">{{cite web |last1=Battan |first1=Carrie |title=The Ferocious, Feel-Good Rap of City Girls' ''Girl Code'' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/recommends/listen/the-ferocious-feel-good-rap-of-city-girls-girl-code |website=The New Yorker |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
Upon its release, the album attained positive reviews.<ref name="Spin1">{{cite web |last1=Daramola |first1=Israel |title=A$AP Ferg – "Wigs" (ft. City Girls & ANTHA) |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/06/aap-ferg-wigs-city-girls/ |website=Spin |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref> In a profile of the duo, titled "The Ferocious, Feel-Good Rap of City Girls' ''Girl Code''," ''[[New Yorker (magazine)|New Yorker]]'' music journalist Carrie Battan commended the album as "one of the more convincing and commanding performances of the year," and singled out the group as one of the few female rap artists to attain success.<ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine |last1=Battan |first1=Carrie |title=The Ferocious, Feel-Good Rap of City Girls' ''Girl Code'' |url=https://www.newyorker.com/recommends/listen/the-ferocious-feel-good-rap-of-city-girls-girl-code |magazine=The New Yorker |accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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* Benjamin Diehl
* [[Ben Billions|Benjamin Diehl]]
* Christopher Fernandez
* Christopher Fernandez
* Johnson
* Johnson
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|31|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2018-12-01|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|work=Billboard|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|31|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2018-12-01|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|work=Billboard|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 22, 2019}}
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===Year-end charts===
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Discogs artist|artist=City Girls (3)|name=City Girls}}
{{Discogs artist|artist=City Girls (3)|name=City Girls}}

{{City Girls}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2018 debut albums]]
[[Category:2018 debut albums]]

Revision as of 10:25, 3 February 2024

Girl Code
Studio album by
City Girls
ReleasedNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
Recorded2018
Length34:06
Label
City Girls chronology
Period
(2018) 		Girl Code
(2018) 		City on Lock
(2020)
Singles from Girl Code
  1. "Twerk"
    Released: January 8, 2019
  2. "Act Up"
    Released: April 3, 2019

Girl Code is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo City Girls,[1][2][3] released on November 16, 2018, through Quality Control Music, Motown Records and Capitol Records. It was released six months after their first mixtape Period in May, and while member Jatavia Shakara "JT" Johnson was incarcerated for credit card fraud.[4] The first single of the album, "Twerk" featuring Cardi B, became City Girls' first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at number 92;[5] it has since peaked at number 29.[6] The album's second and last single, "Act Up", reached the top 40 on the US Hot 100. It also reached the number one on Billboard's Rhythmic Songs chart in its July 6, 2019 issue.[7] Eventually has peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100, making it the duo's highest charting entry.

Background

City Girls released their first mixtape Period in May 2018; they received wider notice after being featured on Drake's single "In My Feelings", reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 that summer. JT had pled guilty to credit card fraud that January - and turned herself in for a two-year prison sentence in June; consequently, she and Yung Miami recorded much of Period and Girl Code during the same studio sessions.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.0/10[9]
Spectrum Culture[10]

Upon its release, the album attained positive reviews.[11] In a profile of the duo, titled "The Ferocious, Feel-Good Rap of City Girls' Girl Code," New Yorker music journalist Carrie Battan commended the album as "one of the more convincing and commanding performances of the year," and singled out the group as one of the few female rap artists to attain success.[12]

Track listing

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro (#FREEJT)"
  • Kinta Cox
  • Diamond Smith
  • Zavier White
3:04
2."On the Low"
  • Jatavia Johnson
  • Darnell Matthew
  • Teiron Robinson
2:33
3."Panties an Bra"
  • Michael Clark
  • Johnson
  • Robinson
1:54
4."Twerk" (featuring Cardi B)
2:46
5."Season" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Marvin Beauville
  • Brownlee
  • Johnson
  • Domonique Jones
  • Darnell Matthew
  • Esdras T. Thelusma
3:22
6."Broke Boy"
  • Beauville
  • Brownlee
  • Diego Iborra
  • Johnson
  • Esdras T. Thelusma
2:08
7."Act Up"
2:38
8."Clout Chasin'"
  • Bynum
  • Johnson
  • McCollum
3:03
9."Give It a Try" (featuring Jacquees)
  • Johnson
  • Ronnie Duane Smith Jr.
  • Matthew
2:38
10."Drip"
  • Benjamin Diehl
  • Christopher Fernandez
  • Johnson
  • Gamal Lewis
  • Tyronne Nelms
2:32
11."What We Doin'"
  • Ijah Jiru Cheatham-Stoute
  • Kinta Cox
  • Johnson
2:23
12."Trap Star"
  • Jahron Brathwaite
  • Daviar Daly
  • Johnson
  • Shane Lindstrom
  • Salvador Majail
2:22
13."Swerve"
  • Brownlee
  • Johnson
  • Nelms
2:51
Total length:34:06

Charts

References

  1. ^ Cowen, Trace William (November 1, 2018). "City Girls' New Album 'Girl Code' Coming This Month". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Jahmal, Karlton (November 16, 2018). "City Girls Grab Cardi B, Lil Baby, & Jacquees For 'Girl Code'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "City Girls Unveil the Cover Art for Their Debut Album, 'Girl Code'". The Source. November 2, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Spanos, Brittany (November 1, 2018). "City Girls Announce Sophomore Album 'Girl Code'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Zellner, Xander (November 29, 2018). "City Girls Debut On Emerging Artist Chart, Billie Eilish Spends Fifth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Cardi B Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "City Girls' 'Act Up' Moves to No. 1 On Rhythmic Songs Airplay Chart" from Billboard (July 3, 2019)
  8. ^ Gracie, Bianca (December 20, 2018). "City Girls' Race Against the Clock: How the Duo Made Two Albums Before One Member Went to Prison". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  9. ^ Whaley, Natelegé. "Review: City Girls' Girl Code". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  10. ^ Jacobs, Mick (3 December 2018). "Review: City Girls Girl Code". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Daramola, Israel. "A$AP Ferg – "Wigs" (ft. City Girls & ANTHA)". Spin. Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  12. ^ Battan, Carrie. "The Ferocious, Feel-Good Rap of City Girls' Girl Code". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Girl Code – City Girls". AllMusic. November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

External links

City Girls discography at Discogs

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