Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes

Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes is the second studio album by American rapper Radamiz. It was released on October 4, 2019, by Payday Records. The album features guest appearances from Dot Demo, Tedy Andreas, Rothstein, Adrian Daniel, Rudy Catwell, Riz Allah, DJ Cutbird, Oxytocin, and Khalik Allah.

External videos
Radamiz - V.I.M. (Official Video) (May 31, 2018)
Radamiz - NYNYNYNY (Official Video) (October 19, 2018)
Radamiz - Save The Youth feat. History & Tedy Andreas (Official Video) [Payday Records] (May 14, 2019)
Radamiz - Fake Gucci (Official Video) [Payday Records] (September 25, 2019)
Radamiz - Know My Name feat. Oxytocin (Official Video) [Payday Records] (October 30, 2019)
Radamiz - God Is Not Money (H. ILLA Remix) (January 22, 2020)
Radamiz - Benzo feat. Riz Allah (Official Video) [Payday Records] (January 28, 2020)

Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
Studio album by Radamiz
Released	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
Recorded	2016–2019
Studio	No Mystery Studios in New York City
Genre	Hip hop East Coast hip hop
Length	49:47
Label	Payday Ultra
Producer	Blair Norf Blank Noriega Budgie Bvtman DJ Finyl Dre Dollasz The Goonie Tunes H. Illa (also exec.) Ivan Jackson MP Williams OnGaud Park Ave. Radamiz (exec.) Rudy Catwell Statik Selektah V'Don Vintage Vandals
Radamiz chronology
Writeous (2016) Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes (2019) Synonyms of Strength (2020)
Singles from Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
"V.I.M." Released: May 18, 2018 "NYNYNYNY" Released: September 21, 2018 "Save The Youth" Released: February 8, 2019 "Fake Gucci" Released: September 13, 2019

Release and promotion

In April 2018, Radamiz revealed his signing to the newly relaunched Payday Records as well as announcing a follow up to Writeous, telling HipHopDX that "I didn't get signed off what I released, I got signed off what I'm working on."^[1] On May 18, 2018, Radamiz released his first single "V.I.M.", produced by New York producer, V'Don. "V.I.M." earned his first appearance on Ebro Darden's show on Beats 1 radio on May 21, 2018.

On September 21, 2018, Radamiz released his second single "NYNYNYNY", which he described to Passionweiss as "Just New York anxiety. Of course you're going to get the slow, mellow, smoking a blunt on a cold winter, rap. But you're going to get the introspective shit also." Five months later, Radamiz released his third single, "Save the Youth" featuring History and Tedy Andreas that was featured in Need for Speed Heat.^[2]

On September 12, 2019, the album's fourth and final single, "Fake Gucci", produced by Statik Selektah was premiered with Billboard. With the announcement, Radamiz also revealed the album's release date of October 4, 2019.^[3] Two weeks later, he released the music video to "Fake Gucci".^[4] From September 20 till the day of release, Radamiz unveiled daily the tracklist on social media for Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes. Starting with "Lotta Praise" and finishing with "Shadowboxing".

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and iTunes' metadata.^[5][6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shadowboxing" (featuring DJ Cutbird)	Radhames Rodriguez Hideki Kato Howard Kennedy	H. Illa	4:14
2.	"Stage Fright"	Rodriguez Benjamin Scholefield Jonathan Williams Kennedy Ivan Jackson Rosenberg	Budgie MP Williams H. Illa[a] Ivan Jackson[a]	3:25
3.	"Knuckles" (featuring Rothstein)	Rodriguez Nathaniel Mann Quentin Cole	OnGaud	4:19
4.	"Save The Youth" (featuring History & Tedy Andreas)	Rodriguez Kennedy Theodore Warren	H. Illa	2:39
5.	"V.I.M."	Rodriguez Tivon Key Corey Staggers Oliver Doerell Roger Doerell	V'Don	3:00
6.	"God Is Not Money"	Rodriguez Kennedy	H. Illa	3:40
7.	"Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Interlude)" (featuring Khalik Allah)	Rodriguez	Radamiz	2:16
8.	"NYNYNYNY"	Rodriguez Kennedy Andre Dottin	H. Illa Dre Dollasz	3:25
9.	"Fake Gucci"	Rodriguez Patrick Baril Jan Branicki Jason Kempen Pacal Bayley Stephen Banik	Statik Selektah Vintage Vandals[a]	3:03
10.	"Know My Name" (featuring Oxytocin)	Rodriguez Eboni Washington Voshon Vernon Rosenberg	Park Ave. Jackson	3:44
11.	"Troublesome"	Rodriguez Blair Lowery Franklyn Mendiola	Blair Norf DJ Finyl	1:56
12.	"Benzo" (featuring Riz Allah)	Rodriguez Tyree Harvey Julian Goddard Graham De Wilde	The Goonie Tunes	3:32
13.	"Seven Digits" (featuring Dot Demo)	Rodriguez Derek Ward Andrew Archer Rosenberg	Bvtman Jackson	5:01
14.	"Lotta Praise" (featuring Adrian Daniel & Rudy Catwell)	Rodriguez Adrian Daniel Rudolph Catwell David Noreiga Gabriel Monroe Simon	Blank Noriega Catwell Gabe Monro[a]	5:33
Total length:				49:47

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer
• "Shadowboxing" features additional vocals by Dulce Peralta, History, King Critical, Dre Dollasz, Madwiz, and Riz Allah
• "Stage Fright" features arrangement by Radamiz
• "Knuckles" features additional vocals by Riggamortis, Sunflowah, and History
• "Save The Youth" features additional vocals by Dulce Peralta
• "V.I.M." features additional saxophone by Corey Staggz and additional vocals by Madwiz and Joffy
• "God Is Not Money" features additional vocals by Kota the Friend
• "Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Interlude)" features arrangement by Radamiz and History
• "NYNYNYNY" features additional vocals by History and Remarkable B
• "Seven Digits" features arrangement by Radamiz and additional vocals by Dulce Peralta, Sakinah Bashir, and Oxytocin
• "Lotta Praise" features additional vocals by Dulce Peralta and Radhames Rodriguez Sr.

Sample credits

• "V.I.M." contains a sample from "The E. Song", written by Oliver Doerell and Roger Dorell, and performed by Dictaphone
• "Benzo" contains a sample from "Fashion International (a)", written and performed by Graham De Wilde

Personnel

• Adam Freeman – legal
• Adrian Daniel – featured artist
• Adrian Nunez – A&R for Payday Records
• Blair Norf – producer ("Troublesome")
• Blank Noriega – producer ("Lotta Praise")
• Brandon "Brigante" Marquez – A&R
• Budgie – producer ("Stage Fright")
• Bvtman – producer ("Seven Digits")
• Chris Conway – co-executive producer; recording and mixing at No Mystery Studios in New York, New York
• Corey Staggz – saxophone ("V.I.M.")
• DJ Cutbird – featured artist; scratches ("Shadowboxing")
• DJ Finyl – producer ("Troublesome")
• Dot Demo – featured artist
• Dre Dollasz – producer ("NYNYNYNY")
• Dulce Peralta – additional vocals ("Shadowboxing", "Save The Youth", "Seven Digits", "Lotta Praise")
• Francisco Felix – A&R
• Gabe Monro – producer ("Lotta Praise")
• The Goonie Tunes – producer ("Benzo")
• Howard "History/H. Illa" Kennedy – co-executive producer; additional vocals ("Shadowboxing", "Knuckles", "NYNYNYNY"); arrangement ("Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Interlude)"); featured artist; producer ("Shadowboxing", "Stage Fright", "Save The Youth", "God Is Not Money", "NYNYNYNY")
• Ivan Jackson – producer ("Stage Fright", "Know My Name", "Seven Digits")
• Joffy – additional vocals ("V.I.M.")
• Khalik Allah – featured artist
• King Critical – additional vocals ("Shadowboxing")
• Kota the Friend – additional vocals ("God Is Not Money")
• Leigha Healy – A&R for Payday Records
• Madwiz – additional vocals ("Shadowboxing", "V.I.M.")
• Michael Fossenkemper – mastering at TurtleTone Studios in New York, New York
• MP Williams – producer ("Stage Fright")
• OnGaud – producer ("Knuckles")
• Oxytocin – featured artist; additional vocals ("Seven Digits")
• Park Ave. – producer ("Know My Name")
• Radamiz – vocals; arrangement; art direction; executive producer; producer ("Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Interlude)")
• Radhames Rodriguez Sr. – additional vocals ("Lotta Praise")
• Remarkable B – additional vocals ("NYNYNYNY")
• Riggamortis – additional vocals ("Knuckles")
• Riz Allah – featured artist; additional vocals ("Shadowboxing")
• Rothstein – featured artist
• Rudy Catwell – featured artist; producer ("Lotta Praise")
• Sakinah Bashir – additional vocals ("Seven Digits")
• Sam Lindenfeld – artwork, art direction
• Statik Selektah – producer ("Fake Gucci")
• Sunflowah – additional vocals ("Knuckles")
• Tedy Andreas – featured artist; recording ("Save The Youth")
• V'Don – producer ("V.I.M.")
• Vintage Vandals – producer ("Fake Gucci")
• Will Scott – marketing; product management; sample clearance

Appearances

• The song "Save The Youth" was featured in the video game Need for Speed Heat in 2019.^[7]