My album is catered to my life, you feel me? Shit that was really going on in my lifestyle, coming from where I come from, the West Coast, the culture out there. It’s like a day in the life of YG from the morning until the night." He further explained the subject matter of the album saying, "It's a lot of crazy shit. On December 16, 2013, YG told HipHopDX, "My album is catered to my life, my culture and the West Coast. They won't purchase my album because I'm gangbanging." He said that the new title and the album summarize a "day in the life of YG." He then explained, "If my album was called I'm From Bompton it means like, I'm gangbanging, so certain people might feel some type of way. He explained the change saying Jeezy asked him, "Who do you want to support your album? Do you want a certain type of people or do you want the whole world?" YG responded saying the whole world. On September 4, 2013, YG announced that he had changed the name of his debut album from I'm From Bompton to My Krazy Life. In June 2013, YG revealed that he signed a deal to Jeezy's record label CTE World. In January 2012, YG changed the album's tentative title to Freshman on Campus, however, that title would not last long and he would change it back. When working on the album YG took inspiration from various classic West Coast hip hop albums, including Dr. I'm from Bompton.You gonna feel like you're from Bompton too when you're done listening to the album." I'm doing it to because that's really what I say and that's really where I'm from. It's drawing more attention, you feel me? And it's, like, I'm not doing it to draw attention. He explained that title saying, "I changed the C to a B because it's where I'm from and it's also bringing something new. After he revealed that his debut album would be named I'm From Bompton. The majority of label attention had come from his collaboration with Ty Dolla Sign on his song " Toot It and Boot It", which ended up peaking on the US Billboard Hot 100, after being re-released by Def Jam. When YG was released from jail, he began going into meetings from Atlantic Records to Def Jam, where they just chose him to sign with the latter due to brand recognition. While he was still in jail, his music had been generating buzz on Myspace.
In 2009, after serving six months in jail on residential burglary charges, YG signed a deal to Def Jam Recordings.
The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 2017. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and sold 61,000 copies in its first week. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. YG also released multiple mixtapes leading up to the album's release including the Just Re'd Up series, and the DJ Mustard-produced 4Hunnid Degreez. "My Nigga" peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was later certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). My Krazy Life was supported by four singles: " My Nigga", " Left, Right", " Who Do You Love?" and "Do It to Ya". The album features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rich Homie Quan, Ty Dolla Sign, Schoolboy Q, Meek Mill, Jay Rock, Tory Lanez, Jeezy, TeeFlii and RJ, while the production was primarily handled by frequent collaborator DJ Mustard, along with production from Ty Dolla Sign and Terrace Martin. It was released on March 18, 2014, through CTE World and Pushaz Ink, and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. My Krazy Life is the debut studio album by American rapper YG.
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