No Stylist (mixtape) explained

No Stylist
Cover:	NO STYLIST.jpeg
Type:	mixtape
Artist:	Destroy Lonely
Recorded:	2020–2022
Genre:	Hip hop trap rage
Length:	50:44
Label:	Opium Interscope Ingrooves
Producer:	AM BryceUnknwn Cade Carson Beats Chef9thegod Clayco Cxdy DJ Moon Epreme Farsight Gunboi Jonah Abraham KP Beatz Lil 88 Lucian ProllyIan T8ko TM88 Xdkole Y2tnb Y3rip Zodiac
Prev Title:	XO
Prev Year:	2021
Next Title:	If Looks Could Kill
Next Year:	2023

No Stylist (stylized in all caps) is the debut commercial mixtape and fifth overall mixtape by American rapper and singer Destroy Lonely. A surprise release, it was released through Opium, Ingrooves and Interscope Records on August 12, 2022.^{[1] [2]} The mixtape features a single guest appearance from Opium labelmate Ken Carson. Production was handled by Cxdy, Lil 88, TM88, Y2tnb, among others. It is a follow-up to his third extended play XO (2021). The deluxe version titled NS+ (Ultra) was released three months later, on November 18, 2022.^[3]

No Stylist received mixed reviews from music critics. The album entered at number 91 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

AllMusic gave the mixtape 1.5 out of 5 stars and criticized that "The resulting project isn't devoid of quality, but it is devoid of feeling. A sharper pen game and some personal tales might give the project some much-needed personality, but for now, it does little to differentiate Lone." He also picked "Turnin Up" ("A camera-flash masterwork of bouncing synths") and the airy "Crystal Castles" the best tracks of the mixtape.

Ian Hassan from SheeshMedia stated: "This entire album is hypnotizing, and I can't wait to hear it at shows. This is one of the more energetic projects to release this year, and I can't wait to see how he continues to innovate his music to new levels."^[4]

Commercial performance

In the United States, No Stylist album entered at number 91 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Notes

• All tracks are stylized in all caps and shown as one word. For example, "No Stylist" is stylized as "NOSTYLIST".
• The A's on tracks 3, 12, 13, and 15 are removed. For example, "Crystal Castles" is stylized as "CRYSTLCSTLES".
• "Jet Lagged" is stylized as "JETLGGD".
• "Vetements Coat" is stylized as "VTMNTSCOAT".
• "Fake Niggas" is stylized as "FAKENGGAS".
• "Lonely" is stylized as "LNLY".
• "Pressure" is stylized as "PRSSURE".

Charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	47

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schube . Will . August 13, 2022 . Destroy Lonely Returns With New Project, 'No Stylist . September 14, 2022 . uDiscoverMusic.
2. Web site: August 12, 2022 . Music - Destroy Lonely . March 1, 2023 . Destroy Lonely.
3. Web site: Galindo . Thomas . November 17, 2022 . Destroy Lonely delivers five new songs on 'NS+ ULTRA' . November 18, 2022 . Our Generation Music.
4. Web site: Destroy Lonely's 'NO STYLIST' Is a Constant Flow of Bangers [Album Review] ]. 2023-05-01 . sheeshmedia.com . en.
5. Billboard 200: Week of August 27, 2022. Billboard. September 14, 2022.
6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of August 27, 2022. Billboard. September 14, 2022.