During August and September of 2018, Baton Rouge rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again released a series of brief EPs, each about a week apart.
4Respect included collaborations with mentor Kevin Gates,
4Freedom was a solo effort showcasing YoungBoy's unfiltered honesty, and
4Loyalty included guest appearances by Quando Rondo and Young Thug. All three EPs were then joined by an additional EP's worth of material as
4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant. The full-length charted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 following its September 2018 release.