Wild West (mixtape)

Wild West
Mixtape by Central Cee
Released	12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
Genre	UK drill
Length	38:26
Label	Live Yours / ADA
Producer	Young Chencs Byrd JB Made It Itchy Elevated Frosty Beats Scott Styles Scott Supreme Mokuba Nastylgia Sykes Levi Lennox Chucks Fwdslxsh Hargo Bkay Lovelife 416
Central Cee chronology
Wild West (2021) 23 (2022)
Singles from Wild West
"Day in the Life" Released: 15 June 2020 "Loading" Released: 22 October 2020 "Pinging (6 Figures)" Released: 14 January 2021 "Commitment Issues" Released: 11 February 2021 "6 For 6" Released: 11 March 2021

Wild West is the debut mixtape by British rapper and songwriter Central Cee. It was released independently on 12 March 2021.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10[1]
Financial Times	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
NME	[4]

Elle Evans of Clash described Central Cee as a "soon-to-be rap-star" and stated that the mixtape "handed over a slew of top-notch tracks",[1] while NME critic Nicolas-Tyrell Scott said that Wild West gives "a tantalising glimpse at drill's future".[4] Will Pritchard of The Guardian opined that Cee is a "golden egg in the UK's blossoming drill scene", and described the mixtape as "punchy".[3]

Commercial performance

Wild West debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, earning 15,105 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 6,302 copies were in physical CD format.[5][6] It was also the most streamed album of the week.[6] The mixtape also charted in Ireland, where it peaked at number three,[7] and Australia, where it debuted and peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[8] As of September 2021, the album has successfully reached 98,000 in sales.

Track listing

Wild West track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"6 for 6"	2:28
2.	"Fraud"	2:31
3.	"Pinging (6 Figures)"	2:45
4.	"The Bag"	2:53
5.	"Day in the Life"	3:08
6.	"Dun Deal"	2:41
7.	"Commitment Issues"	2:30
8.	"Sex Money Drugs"	2:34
9.	"Ruby"	3:25
10.	"Hate It or Luv It"	2:32
11.	"Xmas Eve"	2:28
12.	"Loading"	2:53
13.	"Tension"	3:08
14.	"Gangbiz"	2:30
Total length:		38:26

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Wild West Chart (2021) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 37 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 86 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 88 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 42 French Albums (SNEP)[12] 162 Irish Albums (OCC)[7] 3 Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 82 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[14] 98 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 39 Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[5] 2 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Wild West Chart (2021) Position UK Albums (OCC)[18] 47

Certifications

Certifications for Wild West

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	100,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Evans, Elle (12 March 2021). "Central Cee - Wild West | Reviews". Clash. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (12 March 2021). "Central Cee: Wild West — talent limited by machismo". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
3. Pritchard, Will (12 March 2021). "Central Cee: Wild West review – gritty street-level drill from magnetic talent". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
4. Scott, Nicolas-Tyrell (11 March 2021). "Central Cee – 'Wild West' mixtape review: a tantalising glimpse at drill's future". NME. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
6. Masterton, James (19 March 2021). "Charts analysis: Tom Grennan scores first chart-topping album | Analysis". Music Week. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
7. "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
8. "Australiancharts.com – Central Cee – Wild West". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
9. "Ultratop.be – Central Cee – Wild West" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
10. "Ultratop.be – Central Cee – Wild West" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Central Cee – Wild West" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
12. "Top Albums (Week 19, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
13. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 11 (dal 12.3.2021 al 18.3.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
14. "2021 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
15. "VG-lista – Central Cee". VG-lista. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
17. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
18. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
19. "Danish album certifications – Central Cee – Wild West". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
20. "British album certifications – Central Cee – Wild West". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 January 2022.