SremmLife 2
SremmLife 2 | ||||
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Studio album by Rae Sremmurd | ||||
Released | August 12, 2016[1] | |||
Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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Length | 43:24 | |||
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Rae Sremmurd chronology | ||||
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Singles from SremmLife 2 | ||||
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SremmLife 2 is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on August 12, 2016, by EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album serves as a sequel to SremmLife (2015). The album was supported by four singles: "By Chance", "Look Alive", "Black Beatles", and "Shake It Fast".
Singles
The lead single from the album, called "By Chance" was released on February 13, 2016. The track was produced by the duo's frequent collaborator Mike Will Made It, with additional production by one of these newest members from his EarDrummers label Resource. The song did not fare well commercially, becoming the group's only single that has failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
The second single from the album, called "Look Alive" was released on April 14, 2016. Mike Will Made It also produced this track. The song performed moderately on charts, peaking at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Black Beatles" was sent to urban radio on September 13, 2016, as the third single.[2] On September 22, 2016, the music video for "Black Beatles" was released on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rae Sremmurd's first number one single and making it the most successful single of their career.
The music video for "Shake It Fast" was released on November 30, 2016 on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube.[3]
Promotional singles
The first promotional single from the album, called "Over Here" was released on March 25, 2016. The track was released as an interactive music video powered by Doritos. The song features guest vocals from a local rapper and one of the newest member of their SremmLife Crew Bobo Swae, with Mike Will Made It, who also produced this track. "Set the Roof", featuring Lil Jon' was premiered as the second promotional single the week leading up to the album's release.
Promotion
Rae Sremmurd announced that they would tour with an American rapper Lil Yachty, in promotion of his new album. The ‘SremmLife 2’ tour begins in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Republic NOLA on October 1, 2016, and ends in San Diego, California at the Observatory on November 16, 2016.[4]
Commercial performance
SremmLife 2 debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies and 30,000 sales-plus-streaming units.[5] It re-entered at a new peak of number 5 on the chart on the issue dated November 26, 2016, due to the success of "Black Beatles".[6] The next week, it moved up another spot to number 4.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Pitchfork | 7.6/10[10] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[11] |
New York Times | 7/10[12] |
HipHopDX | 78/100[13] |
SremmLife 2 received generally positive reviews, with most praise going toward the maturation in tone in contrast to their debut. Swae Lee's presence received wide praise, with some critics suggesting potential for a strong solo career. Exclaim!'s Calum Slingerland gave the album a positive review, calling it "a rarely relenting party with more substance than the last."[11]
Track listing
SremmLife 2 – Standard edition[14] | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Start a Party" | 3:35 | ||
2. | "Real Chill" (featuring Kodak Black) |
| 4:27 | |
3. | "By Chance" |
| 3:43 | |
4. | "Look Alive" |
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3:48 |
5. | "Black Beatles" (featuring Gucci Mane) |
| Mike Will Made It | 4:51 |
6. | "Shake It Fast" (featuring Juicy J) |
| 4:03 | |
7. | "Set the Roof" (featuring Lil Jon) |
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3:25 |
8. | "Came a Long Way" |
| The Martianz | 4:00 |
9. | "Now That I Know" |
| 4:04 | |
10. | "Take It or Leave It" |
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3:31 |
11. | "#DoYoga" |
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3:58 |
Total length: |
43:24 |
SremmLife 2 – Deluxe edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
12. | "Over Here" (featuring Bobo Swae) |
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4:42 |
13. | "Swang" |
| P-Nazty | 3:28 |
14. | "Just Like Us" |
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4:05 |
Total length: |
55:40 |
SremmLife 2 – Target edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
15. | "Patti Cake" |
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3:51 |
16. | "Pole Code" |
| Marz | 3:31 |
Total length: |
1:04:00 |
- Track notes
- Sample credits
- "Set the Roof" contains interpolations from the composition "I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops)", written by Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson and Rudolph Taylor and performed by The Gap Band.
- "Black Beatles" contains interpolations of "Hey Ya!" by Outkast.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album booklet.
- Performance
- Rae Sremmurd – primary artist
- Andre "Bobo Swae" Harris – featured artist
- Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis – featured artist
- Jordan "Juicy J" Houston – featured artist
- Dieuson "Kodak Black" Octave – featured artist
- Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – featured artist
- Producers
- Michael "Mike Will Made It" Williams II – executive producer
- Rae Sremmurd – executive producer
- Samuel "30 Roc" Gloade – producer
- Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane – producer
- Jiovanni "Louie Ji" Romano – producer
- Kenny "Sparxxx" Sparks – producer
- Jordan "The Martianz" Hutchins – producer
- Vaquan "HighDefRazjah" Wilkins – producer
- Rashod "Shod" Odom – producer
- Marquel "Marz" Middlebrooks – producer
- Asheton "Pluss" Hogan – producer
- Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – producer
- Braylin "Resource" Bowman – producer
- Marc "Scooly" Bell – producer
- Stephen "The Sauce" Hybicki – producer
- Adrian McKinnon – co-producer
- Bryce Smith – co-producer
- Technical
- Jasiah "SpydasMix" Antney – mixing assistant
- Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown – engineer
- Maddox Chhim – mixing assistant
- Thomas Cullison – engineer
- Farreed – engineer – engineer
- Michael "Crazy Mike" Foster
- Stephen "The Sauce" Hybicki – mixing
- Jermarcus "D-JaySremm" Jackson – engineer
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing
- Dave Kutch – mastering
- Randy Lanphear – engineer, mixing
- Dave Nakaji – mixing assistant
- Sean Payne – engineer
- Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – engineer
- Scott Taylor, Jr. – engineer
- Finis "KY" White – mixing
- Miscellaneous
- Ray Alba – publicity
- Gretchen Anderson – production
- Desmond "Write Dez A Check" Attmore – marketing
- Irwan Awalludin – art and design
- Juliot Badit – cover and photography
- Chelsea Blythe – A&R coordinator
- Archie Davis – marketing
- DJ Mormile – management
- Todd "The Big Dance" Douglas – business affairs
- Jeremy "Migo the Plug" Ellis – management
- Dan Friedman – press
- Alicia Graham – A&R administrator
- Gabrielle Graham – A&R coordinator
- Stephanie Hall – day-to-day operations
- Aura Harewood – digital
- Max "Directed by Max" Hliva – videography
- Sephanie Hsu – creative
- Jermarcus "D-JaySremm" Jackson – A&R
- Tracy Kies – business affairs
- Vinny Kumar – legal
- Aubrey "Aubz" Potter – A&R
- Rae Sremmurd – A&R
- Gunner Safron – maketing
- Manny Smith – A&R
- Gunner Stahl – photography
- Bryan "Bwrightous" Wright – creative director, marketing
Charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 83 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 82 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 136 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] | 14 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] | 7 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] | 78 |
French Albums (SNEP)[21] | 114 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[22] | 3 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 55 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 32 |
UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 190 |
US Billboard 200[26] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] | 3 |
References
- ↑ Ivey, Justin. "Rae Sremmurd's 'SremmLife 2′ Gets New Release Date Read More: Rae Sremmurd's 'SremmLife 2' Gets New Release Date - XXL". XXL. The XXL Network. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases
- ↑ http://www.spin.com/2016/11/rae-sremmurd-shake-it-fast-juicy-j-shake-it-fast/
- ↑ "SremmLife 2 Tour announcement". Rae Sremmurd Facebook page. August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Schwartz, Danny (August 20, 2016). "First weeks sales for Sremm Life 2 puts it at number 7". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 13, 2016). "Bon Jovi Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Reviews for SremmLife 2 by Rae Sremmurd". Metacritic. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Maeder, Lukas (August 12, 2016). "Review: Rae Sremmurd's 'SremmLife 2' Is a Crunk Reboot". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Gleysher, Scott (August 16, 2016). "Rae Sremmurd Keep the Party Alive With 'SremmLife 2′". XXL Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (August 15, 2016). "Rae Sremmurd: SremmLife 2 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- 1 2 Slingerland, Calum (August 15, 2016). "Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife 2". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon. "Review: 'SremmLife 2' by Rae Sremmurd Has Flashes in Its Darkness". New York Timesaccessdate=August 10, 2016.
- ↑ Chintaluri, Narsimha. "Rae Sremmurd - Sremmlife 2 Review". HipHopDXaccessdate=August 16, 2016.
- ↑ "SremmLife 2 Updated Track Listing on Mike Will Made It's Official Twitter Page Cover Photo". Twitter. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ↑ "CHART WATCH #382". auspOp. August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife 2" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ↑ "On the Charts". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Hitlisten.NU - Album Top-40 Uge 47, 2016". Hitlisten. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 46, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 26, 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ↑ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 20.08.2016 (wk33)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Leonard Cohen Remembered on Billboard 200, Sting Debuts in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved August 23, 2016.