Multi-Platinum rapper/producer NF scores his fifth No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart and his fourth No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with his new EP, FEAR (NF Real Music LLC / Capitol Music Group). The six-song release also marks the largest rap EP debut of 2025. Download / stream FEAR HERE.

FEAR debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with 76K equivalent album units in the first week (48k sales, 36.76M on-demand streams). In fact, the EP is one of only six Urban/Hip Hop genre releases that debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 this year with more than 45,000 in pure album sales, putting NF in the company of The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Tyler, The Creator, Cardi B and Lil Baby. With an average of 6.1 million first-week streams per track, FEAR surpasses Travis Scott’s Jackboys 2 album (5.4 million streams per track) and Cardi B’s Am I The Drama (6 million streams per track). Internationally, FEAR entered the top 10 of the album charts in Austria, Germany, Scotland, Netherlands and Belgium.

All six of the EP’s songs debuted in the top 60 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA chart, with “FEAR” and “WHO I WAS” appearing in the top 10. Two official videos were released alongside the EP. “FEAR” peaked at #1 on YouTube US Trending chart and “WASHED UP” peaked at #3. Over a week after release, “FEAR” is trending at #3 and “WASHED UP” is at #12.

“FEAR” – view official video HERE.

“WASHED UP” – view official video HERE.

Over the course of chart-topping albums like Perception, The Search and HOPE, NF has taken fans on a compelling personal journey, exploring life’s most primal emotions. That odyssey continues with FEAR. Throughout the roll-out of the EP, fans have taken note of how the imagery often hearkens back to earlier songs, albums and videos. The EP’s cover is a striking image of a stately structure set aflame, calling to mind the cover of 2015’s Mansion. In the two weeks leading up to the release of FEAR, combined views of the teasers surpassed 22 million.

FEAR marks the first new music from NF since the April 2023 release of HOPE, which entered Billboard’s Top Album Sales, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts at No. 1 and took the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200. In 2023 and 2024, NF played to sold-out arena crowds around the globe on the HOPE TOUR.

About NF:

NF raps with raw grit and emotional authenticity born of a lifetime of taking hits and getting back up again. With tight bars, evocative singing, and dynamic production, he holds up a window to his soul in a way that allows fans to see themselves — to the tune of 62 RIAA certifications, 28 Platinum plaques, and 8 multi-Platinum honors; just a portion of his 55 billion global streams. He’s sold-out arenas around the world, with 1.25 million tickets sold. And yet, NF eschews self promo. His massive achievements come straight from his music resonating with listeners.

Born Nate Feuerstein, NF grew up in Gladwin, MI, using rap as both escape and expression. After building independent heat, he signed with Capitol Records in 2015, beginning his climb to dominance with Mansion, a debut LP that sought to map his psyche room by room. He’s since demonstrated the power of vulnerability on hits like 2017’s 8x Platinum “Let You Down,” 2019’s 2x Platinum “The Search,” and 2023’s fan-favorite “HAPPY.” Building from Mansion, his album titles and themes continue to speak to a drive to push past darkness and toward light: from 2016’s Platinum Therapy Session, to back-to-back Billboard 200 chart-toppers Perception (2017, 2x Platinum) and The Search (2019, Platinum), on through 2023’s HOPE (No. 2).

On his latest EP, FEAR, NF explores that titular subject with radical honesty — and key assists from special guests mgk and James Arthur — making it clear that his story is still being written.

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