Before the Party is Chris' sixth mixtape and the follow-up to November 2013’s X Files. Chris dropped the mixtape on Black Friday without any prior announcement and acts as a prelude to his seventh studio album, Royalty which was pushed back to a December release date.
Before the Party was released via DatPiff and has garnered over 5.2 million views since its release. The star-studded mixtape includes features from oft-collaborators Tyga and French Montana, fellow Virginia native Pusha T, ex-flame Rihanna, and more.
Chris' seventh studio album Royalty was intended for a November 27 release date, but was pushed back. In lieu of the album, Chris surprise dropped Before the Party, announcing the project via Twitter moments ahead of its release: