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* [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
* 4Hunnid
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* [[18YOMAN]]
* Ambiance Sound
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* Swish
* Tee-Watt
* [[Terrace Martin]]
* Tom Levesque
* Ty Leon
| prev_title = [[Kommunity Service]]
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = [[Hit Me When U Leave the Klub: The Playlist]]
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
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'''''I Got Issues''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] by American rapper [[YG (rapper)|YG]]. It was released through [[Def Jam Recordings]] and 4Hunnid Records on September 30, 2022. The album features guest appearances from [[Mozzy]], D3szn, [[Duki (rapper)|Duki]], [[Cuco (musician)|Cuco]], [[J. Cole]], [[Moneybagg Yo]], [[H.E.R.]], [[Roddy Ricch]], [[Post Malone]], and [[Nas]]. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Bijan Amir, Larry Jayy, Reece Beats, [[Hit-Boy]], [[Terrace Martin]], Ambiance Sound, DJ Vision, Swish, Mike Crook, Blake Straus, Tom Levesque, Gibbo, [[Snipe Young]], [[18YOMAN]], and Lil Rich, among others.
==Background==
The album was originally called ''Pray for Me'' before being changed to ''I Got Issues''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/384896-yg-announces-new-album-pray-for-me-news|title=YG Announces New Album, "Pray For Me"|work=[[HotNewHipHop]]|last=Hynes|first=Hayley|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> Through a video posted to [[Instagram]] in September 2022 during the release week, YG commented on the album: <blockquote>The album ''I Got Issues'' is basically insight on my life, an update on my life. I feel like my people haven't heard from me in a real way, in a long time. So I'm giving them this album…I'm here with all my issues, you know what I'm sayin'?<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yg-i-got-issues|title=YG Unleashes New Album 'I Got Issues' f/ J. Cole, Nas, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, and More|work=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=September 30, 2022|access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref></blockquote>
==Release and promotion==▼
On September 1, 2022, YG announced the title of the album and its release date and he shared its cover art.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/415882-yg-announces-new-album-i-got-issues-news|title=YG Announces New Album "I Got Issues"|work=[[HotNewHipHop]]|author=Aro A.|date=September 1, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The pre-order was available on [[Apple Music]] on September 9, 2022. The tracklist was revealed a few weeks later through its pre-order.▼
===Singles===▼
The lead single of the album, "[[Scared Money]]", which features fellow American rappers [[J. Cole]] and [[Moneybagg Yo]], was released on February 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yg-j-cole-moneybagg-yo-scared-money-song-stream|title=YG, J. Cole, and Moneybagg Yo Team Up in Video for New Song "Scared Money"|work=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The second single, "[[Toxic (YG song)|Toxic]]", was released on August 12, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|title=YG stirs the pot with new "Toxic" single|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-12/185883/yg-stirs-the-pot-with-new-toxic-single/|website=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The third single, "Alone", was released along with the pre-order of the album on September 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|title=YG Shares New Song and Video "Alone" Off Upcoming 'I Got Issues' Album|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yg-alone-stream|website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The fourth and final single, "Maniac", was released on September 23, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Helfand|first=Raphael|title=YG drops new song "Maniac" Off Upcoming 'I Got Issues' Album|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/23/yg-drops-new-song-maniac-with-video|website=[[The Fader]]|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref>▼
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 58/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/i-got-issues/yg|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-got-issues-mw0003810156|title=I Got Issues - YG|work=[[AllMusic]]|last=Thomas|first=Fred|access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>
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▲TiVo Staff from [[AllMusic]] criticized the album "YG's bouncing between styles gives I Got Issues a scattered flow that pushes the best tracks to the forefront and makes the weaker material feel all the more tedious." <ref name="Allmusic">
▲==Release and promotion==
▲On September 1, 2022, YG announced the title of the album and its release date and he shared its cover art.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/415882-yg-announces-new-album-i-got-issues-news|title=YG Announces New Album "I Got Issues"|work=[[HotNewHipHop]]|author=Aro A.|date=September 1, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The pre-order was available on [[Apple Music]] on September 9, 2022. The tracklist was revealed a few weeks later through its pre-order.
▲===Singles===
▲The lead single of the album, "[[Scared Money]]", which features fellow American rappers [[J. Cole]] and [[Moneybagg Yo]], was released on February 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yg-j-cole-moneybagg-yo-scared-money-song-stream|title=YG, J. Cole, and Moneybagg Yo Team Up in Video for New Song "Scared Money"|work=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The second single, "[[Toxic (YG song)|Toxic]]", was released on August 12, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|title=YG stirs the pot with new "Toxic" single|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-12/185883/yg-stirs-the-pot-with-new-toxic-single/|website=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The third single, "Alone", was released along with the pre-order of the album on September 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|title=YG Shares New Song and Video "Alone" Off Upcoming 'I Got Issues' Album|url=https://www.complex.com/music/yg-alone-stream|website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> The fourth and final single, "Maniac", was released on September 23, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Helfand|first=Raphael|title=YG drops new song "Maniac" Off Upcoming 'I Got Issues' Album|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/09/23/yg-drops-new-song-maniac-with-video|website=[[The Fader]]|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=September 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Track listing==
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| title5 = How to Rob a Rapper
| note5 = with [[Mozzy]] and D3szn
| writer5 = {{hlist|K. Jackson|[[Mozzy|Timothy Patterson]]|Glenstine Rodney|[[Terrace Martin]]|Terry Watson|Mitchell Pennell|Ambiance Sound}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Martin|Tee-Watt|MixMP|Ambiance Sound|DJ Vision{{ref|a|[a]}}|Reece Beats{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length5 = 3:32
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| title12 = No Weapon
| note12 = with [[Nas]]
| writer12 = {{hlist|K. Jackson|[[Nas|Nasir Jones]]|[[Ice Cube|O'Shea Jackson, Sr.]]|[[O'Kelly Isley Jr.]]|[[Rudolph Isley]]|[[Ronald Isley]]|[[Ernie Isley|Ernest Isley]]|[[Marvin Isley]]|[[Chris Jasper]]|[[Sylvia Robinson]]|Albert Goodman|Enoch Harris|[[18YOMAN|Vincent Goodyer]]|Glenn Hopper|Harry RayAhana}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|[[18YOMAN]]|Lil Rich|Len20|Swish|Levesque{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length12 = 4:15
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| title13 = Alone
| writer13 = {{hlist|K. Jackson|Ahana|Harris|Goodyer|Michael Denne}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Swish|
| length13 = 2:38
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'''Notes'''
* {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-[[record producer|producer]]
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