Not Now I'm Busy

Not Now, I'm Busy
Not Now, I'm Busy
Studio album by Joyner Lucas
Released	March 22, 2024
Recorded	2023-2024
Genre	Hip hop
Length	62:31
Label	Twenty Nine; The Orchard;
Producer	Ayoley; Blank; Boi Yanel; Charlie Chronopoulos; Chezka; Dez Wright; DillyGotItBumpin; Grafh; Gray Hawken; KXVI; Kyle C.E; LeGunk; Leo Son; Leo Sun; Mario Luciano; Mike Wavvs; Motif Alumni; Nox Beatz; Sarah Kennedy; Sayonara Beats; Storm; Teddi Jones; Turnmeupmar; UNKWN; Young Lime; Young Taylor;
Joyner Lucas chronology
Singles from Not Now, I'm Busy
	"What's That?"; Released: May 9, 2023; "Cut U Off"; Released: June 9, 2023; "Broski"; Released: June 23, 2023; "Seventeen"; Released: September 8, 2023; "24 hours to live"; Released: October 27, 2023; "Sticks & Stones"; Released: March 1, 2024; "Best For Me"; Released: March 18, 2024;

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.

The album was released on Pre-sale via Apple Music and revealed both "Devil's Work 2" and "Blackout" were no longer part of the album, although previously intended to be.

Singles

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Put Me On"	Gary Lucas Leo Son Turnmeupmar	Leo Son Turnmeupmar	3:37
2.	"I'm Ill"	Lucas Leo Son	Leo Son	3:13
3.	"Waiting On This"	Lucas Leo Son Sayonara Beats	Leo Son Sayonara Beats	3:28
4.	"Broski"	Lucas Mike Wavvs Kyle C.E Nox Beatz Gray Hawken Leo Son Blank	Mike Wavvs Kyle C.E Nox Beatz Gray Hawken Leo Son Blank	5:14
5.	"Fake Promises"	Lucas DillyGotItBumpin Philip Bernard Leo Son Sarah Kennedy	DillyGotItBumpin Grafh Leo Son Sarah Kennedy	3:05
6.	"When I Need Love"	Lucas Leo Son	Leo Son	3:49
7.	"Cut U Off" (with YoungBoy Never Broke Again)	Lucas Kentrell Gaulden Leo Son Storm	Leo Son Storm	3:23
8.	"What's That?"	Lucas Leo Son UNKWN Dez Wright	Leo Son UNKWN Dez Wright	3:27
9.	"Sticks & Stones" (with Conway the Machine)	Lucas Demond Price Leo Son Boi Yanel Mario Luciano	Leo Son Boi Yanel Mario Luciano	3:44
10.	"Best For Me" (with Jelly Roll)	Lucas Jason DeFord Leo Son Young Lime Young Taylor Nox Beatz Chezka Ayoley Charlie Chronopoulos	Leo Son Young Lime Young Taylor Nox Beatz Chezka Ayoley Charlie Chronopoulos	3:58
11.	"I Didn't Go" (with DMX & Symba)	Lucas Earl Simmons Demario Driver Leo Son Teddi Jones	Leo Son Teddi Jones	5:48
12.	"Three Little Pigs"	Lucas Leo Son	Leo Son	3:11
13.	"24 hours to live"	Lucas Leo Son Storm KXVI	Leo Son Storm KXVI	3:28
14.	"Still Alright" (with Logic & Twista)	Lucas Sir Robert Bryson Hall II Carl Terrell Mitchell Leo Son	Leo Son	3:39
15.	"Seventeen"	Lucas Leo Son	Leo Son	3:24
16.	"How Much Do You Love Me?"	Lucas Leo Son	Leo Son	3:03
17.	"Not Now I'm Busy" (with Nefertitti Avani)	Lucas Nefertitti Avani Leo Sun	Leo Sun	3:00
Total length:				62:31

[1] 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.

[2] Cho, Regina. "Future assists Joyner Lucas in new "Blackout" single". Revolt TV. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[3] "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.

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