Masked Up
2026 song by Nettspend and YoungBoy Never Broke Again
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"Masked Up" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rappers Nettspend and Youngboy Never Broke Again, released on March 6, 2026, from his debut studio album Early Life Crisis, it was produced by CXO. A music video for the track was released five days later on March 11, 2026.
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| Song by Nettspend and Youngboy Never Broke Again | |
| from the album Early Life Crisis | |
| Released | March 6, 2026 |
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| Length | 2:16 |
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| "Masked Up" on YouTube | |
Composition
"Masked Up" is a two-minute and 16-second-long song.[1] Nettspend wrote the song with YoungBoy,[2] and CXO, who did the mastering, and mixing.[1]
Shahzaib Hussain of Clash Magazine wrote how "Masked Up" sees Nettspend "distorted scream-rap bookends an NBA YoungBoy verse that hits with rapid-fire staccato intensity."[3] Alexandria Elise of Shatter The Standards wrote how YoungBoy sounds as a better pairing with Nettspend compared to OsamaSon on "pain talk" off the album.[4] Hattie Lindert of Pitchfork also felt the same way, writing how Youngboy brings "some refreshing tonal urgency to Nett’s characteristic half-thoughts".[5]
Vivian Medithi of The Fader wrote how "Masked Up" is a supercharged track, which sees "[Nettspend]'s avian cries tear through the punishing CXO beat." Medithi also wrote how "YB’s hammering verse is supported by a herd of noxious 808s that stampede in like wild horses."[6] Eric Alper wrote how "the track is a distorted, siren-laced collision of bass waves, rat-tat-tat drum hits, and sonic swerves, with Nettspend’s glitching scream-raps framing a rapid-fire YoungBoy verse that hits with staccato momentum. Together they unleash an almost abstract blur of flexes that sweeps through cash, clothes, planes, and automobiles without stopping to explain itself."[7]
Music video
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A music video for "Masked Up" was released on March 11, 2026, which sees the two rappers "mean mug while cars do donuts in the background."[6] Visually, the video is taken during the night time and features grainy, somewhat compressed artifact and lo-fi visuals, it was also filmed in Utah, the home state of YoungBoy.[8][7]