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No Smoke (YoungBoy Never Broke Again song)

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"No Smoke"
Single by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
from the album AI YoungBoy
ReleasedAugust 3, 2017
Length2:40
Label
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

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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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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.