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23 is the second mixtape by British rapper Central Cee, released independently on 25 February 2022. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Obsessed with You", "Retail Therapy", "Cold Shoulder" and "Khabib". On 4 March 2022, it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It features guest appearances from Rondodasosa, Baby Gang, A2anti, Morad, Beny Jr, Ashe 22, Freeze Corleone and Lil Bro.

23
Mixtape by Central Cee
Released	25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
Genre	UK drill
Length	40:18
Label	Self-released
Producer	Young Chencs 3Lackondabeat AyeTM Chris Rich Chucks Dan Diggas Flem Joe Stanley Levi Lennox Londnblue Lovelife Mura Masa Nastylgia Nko Nick French PinkPantheress Roddy Beatz Santan Dave
Central Cee chronology
Wild West (2021) 23 (2022)
Singles from 23
"Obsessed with You" Released: 10 September 2021 "Retail Therapy" Released: 6 January 2022[1] "Cold Shoulder" Released: 27 January 2022[2] "Khabib" Released: 10 February 2022

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10[4]
DIY	[5]
Evening Standard	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[8]
Loud and Quiet	8/10[9]
NME	[10]

PJ Somervelle of The Line of Best Fit called the mixtape's "subject matter and approach [...] largely consistent with Wild West", summarising it as "rapid bursts of tracks, many lasting only a couple of minutes [...], it's clear that this is fast music for the TikTok/streaming generation".[8] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian complimented Central Cee's "powerful flow" and ability to "turn a phrase", as well as "how good [he] is at the business of making records, not just writing" with "really strong musical ideas on display".[7] Reviewing the album for the Evening Standard, David Smyth found the mixtape to have the "murky, rumbling bass of drill music" but that Central Cee's "crisp, rhythmic lyrics are less dense with slang than the standards of the genre and he's more likely to brag about a vibrant sex life than a violent past".[6]

Track listing

Charts

Chart performance for 23

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	6
French Albums (SNEP)[17]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	57
Irish Albums (OCC)[19]	3
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20]	19
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[21]	79
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22]	14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	11
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[27]	1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[28]	1

Certifications

Certifications for 23

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	Silver	60,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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