Fuck the World is the fourth extended play by American R&B singer Brent Faiyaz, released on February 7, 2020, through Lost Kids.

[1] With no guest appearances, the EP's production was primarily handled by Faiyaz, D-Pat, and Atu, the three members of Sonder, with assistance from Jake One, Los Hendrix, No I.D., Paperboy Fabe, Sam Wish, and several other producers.

Upon the release of the EP, Faiyaz appeared in an interview with Vice, Faiyaz shared that "Fuck the World to me is embracing the good shit" and that "the overindulgence of sex, money, bullshit but also saying fuck the world.

He revealed that all of the songs were made in 2019 and spoke about whether or not he doubts himself during his creative process:[4]Hell yeah.

Someone's not going to cut his set short and present someone with a birthday cake, because some random person pulled up to his show.

In an interview with Billboard, Faiyaz revealed that the project was inspired by Lil Wayne, Tupac Shakur and Kurt Cobain.

[5] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Faiyaz stated that he recorded parts of the project in Los Angeles and New York City while he wrote it in London whenever he'd find time, revealing that some parts were written during fashion week in London and that he put the project together when he returned to L.A.

I like to use that expletive because it means both things.On July 22, 2019, Faiyaz released the EP's lead single, "Fuck the World (Summer in London)".

[8] On December 25, Faiyaz announced the EP's release date and shared that it will consist of ten songs.

[9] AllMusic's Andy Kellman called the project "not quite as malevolent as the title indicates" and "a little more openhearted than Faiyaz's earlier output", though still with "flashes of the cynical outlook and more of the remorseless (if sensitively delivered) slow jams for which he's known.

Harmony wrote that Faiyaz "blends the bitter with the sweet" on the EP where he "perfects his knack for juxtaposition by mixing aggressive, rap-leaning quips with dulcet tones that, together, create a unique sound only he can deliver."

"[12] Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre noted that "there's a lot of slow-groove R&B right now", but that while Faiyaz is "often lumped into this scene ... he doesn't deserve to be" because, unlike other releases in the scene, this EP "starts to sound like a horror story" where "sex is a game and there are no consequences for anything" after listening long enough.

Faiyaz is "at his best when he's cold-hearted" and "remarkably consistent as a songwriter" with the project's weakest point being "Soon Az I Get Home (Interlude)", "mostly because of its brevity".