Hall of Fame (Polo G album)

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Hall of Fame
Polo G - Hall of Fame.png
Studio album by
Polo G
ReleasedJune 11, 2021
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length54:04
Label
Producer
  • Angelo Ferraro
  • DMacTooBangin
  • Einer Bankz
  • Karltin Bankz
  • Londn Blue
  • Synco
  • Tahj Money
  • Varohl
  • WizardMCE
Polo G chronology
The Goat
(2020) 		Hall of Fame
(2021)
Singles from Hall of Fame
  1. "Epidemic"
    Released: September 25, 2020
  2. "GNF (OKOKOK)"
    Released: February 5, 2021
  3. "Rapstar"
    Released: April 9, 2021
  4. "Gang Gang"
    Released: May 21, 2021

Hall of Fame is the third studio album by American rapper Polo G. It was released on June 11, 2021. The album features guest appearances from The Kid Laroi, Lil Durk, Lil Wayne, Scorey, G Herbo, Rod Wave, DaBaby, Young Thug, Roddy Ricch, Nicki Minaj, the late Pop Smoke, and Fivio Foreign. Production is handled by, Einer Bankz, DJ Scheme, Angelo Ferraro, D Mac, Karltin Bankz, Londn Blue, BKH, Synco, Tahj Money, Varohl, & WizardMCE, among others.

Hall of Fame debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning 143,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming Polo G's first number-one album of his career. The album was supported by four singles, including his first number-one hit on the Hot 100, "Rapstar".

Background and recording[]

In 2020, Polo G began recording his new album. In April 2021, Barlett hinted at a song with fellow Chicago rapper Lil Durk and Australian rapper the Kid Laroi with a recorded music video.[3][4] In May, he confirmed fellow Chicago rapper G Herbo would appear on the album, with DJ Scheme previewing a snippet of their song during an Instagram live.[5]

On May 16, 2021, Polo took to Twitter to confirm that he had finished recording the album.[6][7]

Artwork[]

The album's artwork was created by art director Zanic, and features Polo G in a suit standing at a podium with platinum plaques for his prior albums behind him, and a bust of Polo G.[8]

Release and promotion[]

In September 2020, Polo released the album's lead single "Epidemic".[9] It peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

On February 5, 2021, he released the album's second single "GNF (OKOKOK)".[10] The song peaked number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. On April 9, he released the third single "Rapstar".[11] The song peaked number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the song being his first number-one single in his career. "Rapstar" was previously previewed back in May 2020 in a YouTube video in which Polo and the song's co-producer Einer Bankz performed an acoustic version of the song. The song was then announced two days prior to its release with Polo posting a teaser for the music video. On May 21, "Rapstar" was certified platinum[12] and the same day he released the album's fourth single, "Gang Gang" featuring Lil Wayne.[13] The song peaked number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. On May 27, Polo released a teaser trailer for the album which also revealed its release date of June 11, 2021, and features a snippet of a new song coined "Lil Wooski" by fans with an option to pre-save the album for all streaming services.[14] On June 2, Polo posted an Instagram video teasing another song from the album with the caption "Toxic", indicating the song's title.[15]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.0/10[16]

Hall of Fame received a positive review from Pitchfork writer Matthew Ismael Ruiz, who said in his review of the project: "The Chicago rapper steps further into the mainstream on his third album, an ultimately hopeful exploration of how trauma manifests".[16]

Commercial performance[]

Hall of Fame debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 143,000 album-equivalent units (including 18,000 copies as traditional album sales) in its first week.[17] The album also accumulated a total of 181.9 million on-demand streams of the album's songs during that week.[17]

Track listing[]

Hall of Fame track listing[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Painting Pictures"
  • 1040
  • Yung Fuel
2:17
2."Rapstar"
  • E. Bankz
  • Synco
2:46
3."No Return" (featuring the Kid Laroi and Lil Durk)
2:48
4."Toxic"Bartlett
  • Jkei
  • WizardMCE
2:11
5."Epidemic"
  • Bartlett
  • Tahj Vaughn
  • David McDowell
  • Sterling Reynolds
  • Lukas Payne
  • Tahj Money
  • D Mac
  • LondnBlue
  • Karltin Bankz
2:57
6."Gang Gang" (with Lil Wayne)
Angelo Ferraro2:59
7."Boom"Bartlett
  • 12Hunna
  • Spaceman
  • BJ
2:06
8."Black Hearted"Bartlett
  • Aiden Han
  • Damn Mikey
3:10
9."Broken Guitars" (featuring Scorey)
  • WizardMCE
  • Daniel Magnusson
2:08
10."GNF (OKOKOK)"Bartlett
  • Varohl
  • WizardMCE
1:56
11."Go Part 1" (featuring G Herbo)
Kid Culture2:41
12."Heart of a Giant" (featuring Rod Wave)
BKH Beats2:48
13."Zooted Freestyle"Bartlett
2:12
14."Party Lyfe" (featuring DaBaby)
  • Ben Billions
  • David Mescon
  • Terrence Rolle
2:51
15."Losses" (featuring Young Thug)
2:54
16."So Real"BartlettSephGotTheWaves2:44
17."Fame & Riches" (featuring Roddy Ricch)
WizardMCE2:31
18."For the Love of New York" (with Nicki Minaj)
2:55
19."Clueless" (featuring Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign)
Axl Beats2:45
20."Bloody Canvas"Bartlett
4:25
Total length:54:04

Charts[]

Chart performance for Hall of Fame
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 79
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 28
Irish Albums (OCC)[29] 3
Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] 38
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[31] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[33] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[37] 38
US Billboard 200[38] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39] 1

Certifications[]

Certifications and sales for Hall of Fame
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[40] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Polo G is grinning through the pain on 'Hall of Fame'". RIFF Magazine.
  2. ^ "Polo G: Hall of Fame Album Review". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Polo G - RAPSTAR (Official Video)- REACTION w/ Polo G & Einer Bankz". April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "The Kid Laroi, Lil Durk and Polo G have a song + video in the tuck". XXL. April 8, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Boog, Zach (May 1, 2021). "Polo G Talks Hall of Fame, Goat Status, Chicago Violence & More". 1011thebeat. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  6. ^ G, Polo (May 16, 2021). "