Lil Child Defends The Stunning 1st Week Gross sales For “The Leaks”

Lil Child hopped on social media, Tuesday morning, to handle an NBA YoungBoy fan joking concerning the lack of first-week gross sales for his new album, The Leaks. When one consumer on X (previously Twitter) joked, “dam yb leaks initiatives outsold stunning,” he replied: “Sooner or later not first week loopy.” The unique put up famous that The Leaks was projected to maneuver solely 14–15K within the U.S. Child dropped the undertaking on a Wednesday, going in opposition to the normal plan of releasing music on Fridays.

Followers on social media have been having combined reactions to Child’s clarification. “Ya u know a n***a washed after they preserve responding to fan accounts in they free time,” one consumer joked. One other responded: “Im a conspiracy theorist. And this was a enterprise determination. He was scared to flop so he dropped on a Wednesday so it might depend only one day of gross sales/streams. His group knew what they have been doing by dropping it on Wednesday.”

Lil Child dropped The Leaks on December 3, 2025, after weeks of anticipation. Taking to his Instagram web page on the time, he defined that he did so in celebration of his thirty first birthday. “Glad B Day To Me ! What’s A Higher Manner To Get The World To Rejoice Wit Ya , Then Dropping A Tape ?? ‘The Leaks’ Out Nowwwwwww ! Shoutout To Whoever Be Leaking My Sh*t , Yall Made This Attainable!!” he wrote.

He promoted the undertaking by dropping a brand new single every prior Wednesday for a collection he dubbed, “Wham Wednesdays.” These tracks included “Attempt to Love”, “Otha Boy”, “Actual Sh*t”, and “Center of the Summer season.” Child had initially supposed to share the undertaking again in September, however delayed it indefinitely on the time.

The undertaking as an entire options collaborations with Playboi Carti, Skooly, Lil Yachty, Lucki, Veeze, Younger Thug, Rylo Rodriguez, Bino Rideaux, and G Herbo. Producers embrace June the Genius, Wheezy, Frankie Bash, Frankie Bash, Murda Beatz, and TM88, amongst others.