Members Only, Vol. 4, also referred to by its full title XXXTentacion Presents: Members Only, Vol. 4 on streaming services, is the only studio album by American hip hop collective Members Only, led and presented posthumously by XXXTentacion. It follows the previous 3 mixtapes. It was released on what would have been XXXTentacion's 21st birthday, January 23, 2019, via Empire Distribution. The album is the only Members Only project to be released since XXXTentacion's murder.
In the United States, Members Only, Vol. 4 debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 16,000 album-equivalent units, with 2,000 coming from pure album sales in its first week. The album peaked at 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Background The Members Only collective first hinted at the upcoming release of Members Only, Vol. 4 through social media posts in mid-2018, with Craig Xen confirming the project's development on X (then Twitter) in late June, building anticipation among fans following XXXTentacion's death in June 2018. On January 9, 2019, the group officially announced the album's release date via a teaser video posted to XXXTentacion's Instagram account, featuring a stylized "MO" logo over a black screen accompanied by audio snippets of XXXTentacion's vocals, explicitly tying the drop to what would have been his 21st birthday on January 23. This announcement highlighted the project's role as a posthumous tribute, with Members Only members like Ski Mask the Slump God and Craig Xen sharing additional Instagram previews of tracks, including Ski Mask's snippet of a song dedicated to XXXTentacion, to honor his influence on the collective.
Promotion and release The album was released on January 23, 2019, what would have been XXXTentacion's 21st birthday. On the day of the album's release, Members Only embarked on a 22-date tour from January to March 2019, co-headed by Kid Trunks and Craig Xen and featuring other members Cooliecut, Tankhead666, Ratchet Roach, Bass Santana, Flyboy Tarantino, Rawhool, SB, ReddzMoney, and DJ Slicid.
On February 15, an animated music video for "Sauce!", performed by XXXTentacion, was released. The video was animated and directed by Tristan Zammit. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the United States on June 28, 2019.
Commercial performance In the United States, Members Only, Vol. 4 debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 16,000 album-equivalent units, with 2,000 coming from pure album sales in its first week. The album peaked at 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Track listing
Notes "Proud Puppy Lover!" and "Members Only!" are stylized in all caps. "Sauce!" by XXXTentacion is a remix of his 2018 remix of "Ice Tray" by Quality Control, Quavo and Lil Yachty, which shares the same name as this remix but is stylized as "$aUcE!". "Touch Eem Body" contains samples of "Ocean Eyes", written by Finneas O'Connell, as performed by Billie Eilish. "Over the Rainbow" contains samples of "I've Been Over the Rainbow", as performed by Mort Garson. "Empty" contains samples of "Hexagram", as performed by Orlogin. "Rebirth (2016)" samples a 2016 Periscope livestream by XXXTentacion.
Charts Chart (2019) Peak positionCanadian Albums (Billboard) 15 Estonian Albums (IFPI) 32 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 34 US Billboard 200 18US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 11
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