In a June 2014 interview with
AllHipHop,
Rittz spoke about the album, saying he would rap about his own life, and tried to maintain his own artistic style to please his fans and avoid compromising it for financial success.[3]
Next to Nothing received positive reviews from
music critics. Jay Balfour of
HipHopDX praised Rittz's flow and fast rapping, though took issue with some "déjà vu moments and first-time misses".[5] Jeffrey Whaley of XXL praised many of the tracks as "standout" and characterized the album as having "replay value" and working "sonically from beginning to end."[6]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 14 on the
Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 21,627 copies in the United States.[7] It also debuted at number 3 on both Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[8][9] The album has sold 62,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016.[10]
In a June 2014 interview with
AllHipHop,
Rittz spoke about the album, saying he would rap about his own life, and tried to maintain his own artistic style to please his fans and avoid compromising it for financial success.[3]
Next to Nothing received positive reviews from
music critics. Jay Balfour of
HipHopDX praised Rittz's flow and fast rapping, though took issue with some "déjà vu moments and first-time misses".[5] Jeffrey Whaley of XXL praised many of the tracks as "standout" and characterized the album as having "replay value" and working "sonically from beginning to end."[6]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 14 on the
Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 21,627 copies in the United States.[7] It also debuted at number 3 on both Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[8][9] The album has sold 62,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016.[10]