JackBoys


JackBoys is a compilation album by JackBoys and American rapper Travis Scott. JackBoys is a collective and group of American rappers signed to Scott's Cactus Jack Records, which is made up of Scott himself, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, Luxury Tax, and Scott's DJ Chase B. The album was released on December 27, 2019. It features guest appearances from Rosalía, Lil Baby, Quavo and Offset from the hip hop trio Migos, Young Thug, and Pop Smoke. Upon debut, JackBoys opened atop the US Billboard 200 on January 11, 2020, becoming the first number one album of the 2020s. This is Scott's third album to debut atop the chart since his third studio album, Astroworld.

Background and release

In March 2017, Scott announced he would be launching his own imprint, under the name of Cactus Jack Records. During an interview, Scott said, "I'm not doing it to have financial control over my music. I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better." In September 2017, Smokepurpp signed to the label, but left sometime later in 2019.
In February 2018, the label signed Sheck Wes in a joint deal with Interscope Records and GOOD Music.
In August, Don Toliver was signed to the label. After the release of Scott's third studio album, Astroworld, artists Sheck Wes and Don Toliver began to rise to popularity after they appeared on the album. Wes's June 2017 song "Mo Bamba" went viral in 2018, while Toliver's May 2019 song "No Idea" went viral on the app TikTok in the same year. Wes and Toliver both helped Scott on Astroworld. Wes was featured alongside American rapper Juice Wrld on "No Bystanders" and Toliver was featured on "Can't Say".
On November 29, 2019, Scott released JackBoys merchandise on his website, including a digital album preorder for $10. On December 24, Scott revealed on Twitter that the album would be released within the week. On December 26, a day before the album was released, the cover art and release date were revealed and the song titles were leaked on Shazam.

Commercial performance

JackBoys debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 154,000 album-equivalent units, of which 79,000 were pure album sales. In its second week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, earning 47,000 album-equivalent units. In its third week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning 38,000 more units that week.
All the songs on the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with the exception of the track, "JackBoys".

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.
Notes
Sample credits
Credits adapted from Tidal.