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No Limit (EP)

No Limit is the tenth extended play of the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment on November 19, 2021.

The EP was announced on October 24. The track list was announced on November 5, with the EP having seven tracks, including the title track "Rush Hour". The EP does not feature group member Shownu, due to him serving his mandatory military enlistment. Songs "Rush Hour", "Autobahn", "Ride With U" and "Mercy" were later re-released with Shownu included in the vocals for the compilation album Now Project.

Monsta X held a comeback showcase on Universe to introduce the EP alongside its title track on November 18. On November 23, they appeared on Kim Young-chul's SBS Power FM. On that same day, Monsta X showed up on MBC's Idol Radio hosted by members Hyungwon and Joohoney. On November 25, they appeared on SBS' MMTG's Civilization Express hosted by Jaejae. On December 1, Monsta X wrapped up their official activities for the comeback on Naver Now's Midnight Idol hosted by members Kihyun and I.M.

The physical EP was released in four standard versions, with the addition of jewel cases version and KiT version.

No Limit contains Monsta X's determination to go straight for the world with spirit and confidence, while shining brighter in the age of infinite competition, and also proving the infinite possibilities of "limitless" in any situation. Joohoney was a co-producer for "Rush Hour" and "I Got Love", as well as a co-writer on the songs, alongside I.M. I.M was also a co-writer and co-producer for the tracks "Autobahn" and "Just Love", while Hyungwon was a co-writer and co-producer for the track "Mercy".

"Rush Hour" is a hip hop-EDM song expressing the plethoric nature of the K-pop industry as heavy traffic, "Autobahn" is a song with club-ready electronic beat, "Ride with U" is trap beats meet the faintest trace of funk song, "Got Me in Chains" is a song with striking layers of techno and R&B, "Just Love" is a gentle meld of pop and R&B song, "Mercy" is a dark and foreboding song with gothic sonic elements, and "I Got Love" is a generic blend of trap and hip hop song.

Reviewing the EP for NME, Carmen Chin showed that it upholds the group's ambition "to unashamedly evolve into musicians who break barriers" and it delivers "quality music shaped by the very hands of Monsta X", with all the tracks "flaunt[ing] either writing or production credits from two or more members of the group at a time".

Divyansha Dongre, writing for Rolling Stone India, wrote that "'Rush Hour' captures the group's vocal prowess and mastery in the hip hop-EDM sphere", adding that its "confidence-inspiring lyrical arrangement effortlessly encapsulates the group's strengths that contributed to their dynamic growth since their debut in 2015".

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