Not Now I'm Busy
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| Released | March 22, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023-2024 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 62:31 | |||
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| Singles from Not Now, I'm Busy | ||||
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Not Now, I'm Busy is the second studio album by American rapper Joyner Lucas. It was released on March 22, 2024, by his self-owned label, Twenty Nine Music Group. The album features guest appearances by YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Conway the Machine, Jelly Roll, Symba, the late DMX, Logic, Twista and Nefertitti Avani.
Background
On March 8, 2023, Lucas uploaded to social media, announcing that the cover art for his upcoming studio album would be released soon with a single released on March 10, 2023, called "Devil's Work 2", the sequel to the original song from his debut album ADHD.[1] On March 9, the artwork was released, revealing the album's title.
On April 3, 2023, Lucas announced another single called "Blackout" featuring Future which was released on April 7, 2023.[2]
The album was intended to be released on August 18, 2023. However it did not release on that date and on November 1, 2023, Lucas announced, via Instagram, that he was reworking the album due to fan response and negative feedback on the previously released singles [3]. On February 26, 2024, Lucas announced the album was complete and on March 1, announced the album would be released on March 22, 2024.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Put Me On" |
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| 3:37 |
| 2. | "I'm Ill" |
| Leo Son | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Waiting On This" |
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| 3:28 |
| 4. | "Broski" |
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| 5:14 |
| 5. | "Fake Promises" |
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| 3:05 |
| 6. | "When I Need Love" |
| Leo Son | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Cut U Off" (with YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
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| 3:23 |
| 8. | "What's That?" |
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| 3:27 |
| 9. | "Sticks & Stones" (with Conway the Machine) |
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| 3:44 |
| 10. | "Best For Me" (with Jelly Roll) |
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| 3:58 |
| 11. | "I Didn't Go" (with DMX & Symba) |
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| 5:48 |
| 12. | "Three Little Pigs" |
| Leo Son | 3:11 |
| 13. | "24 hours to live" |
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| 3:28 |
| 14. | "Still Alright" (with Logic & Twista) |
| Leo Son | 3:39 |
| 15. | "Seventeen" |
| Leo Son | 3:24 |
| 16. | "How Much Do You Love Me?" |
| Leo Son | 3:03 |
| 17. | "Not Now I'm Busy" (with Nefertitti Avani) |
| Leo Sun | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 62:31 | |||
- ^ Blistein, Jon. "Joyner Lucas Wants to Turn Back Time and Reverse Tragedies on New Song 'Devil's Work Part 2'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Cho, Regina. "Future assists Joyner Lucas in new "Blackout" single". Revolt TV. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Here's the truth. I started the album over 2 years ago. I finished it about 5 months ago. Wanted to create something different than the typical joyner so I started experimenting. I dropped a few records and a lot of the feedback I was getting wasnt too good. I realized that over 70% of the music on there was a little too left field. After hearing some of your feedback on a few joints I decided to scrap the album and restart over again and that's what I been doing. I had a lot of features from artists i feel you wouldn't have wanted to hear me collaborate with. So now I am creating the album in real time and I'm constantly adding to it. I'm listening to your opinions on what you don't like and what you like and im scrapping things and replacing it with other things that I know you will love. I know you're frustrated with the wait and I apologize. I love going againts the grain and doing things in an unconventional way. I wanna say I love and appreciate everyone of my supporters who have been supporting me. Thank you for all the continued love and for going so hard for me. Pause. ♥️❤️ I'm going to continue to release records at random until I feel like it's complete. I promise when I drop I will leave a lot of unreleased records on there. I love you and I'm sorry.. #NOTNOWIMBUSY". Instagram. Retrieved 1 March 2024.