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SremmLife 2

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SremmLife 2
Studio album by
Rae Sremmurd
ReleasedAugust 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
Studios
GenreHip-hop
Length43:15
Labels
Producers
Rae Sremmurd chronology
SremmLife
(2015)		 SremmLife 2
(2016)		 SR3MM
(2018)
Singles from SremmLife 2
  1. "By Chance"
    Released: February 13, 2016
  2. "Look Alive"
    Released: April 14, 2016
  3. "Black Beatles"
    Released: September 13, 2016
  4. "Swang"
    Released: January 24, 2017

SremmLife 2 (sometimes stylized as SremmLife II) is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on August 12, 2016, by Ear Drummer Records and Interscope Records. The album serves as a sequel to their previous studio effort, SremmLife (2015). It features guest appearances from Kodak Black, Gucci Mane, Juicy J, Lil Jon and Bobo Swae.

SremmLife 2 was supported by four singles: "By Chance", "Look Alive", "Black Beatles" and "Swang". The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and later reached number four. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Promotion

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The album's lead single, "By Chance", was released on February 13, 2016,[1] the song peaked at number 39 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2] The album's second single, "Look Alive", was released on April 14, 2016,[3] the song peaked at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

"Black Beatles" featuring Gucci Mane, was sent to urban contemporary radio on September 13, 2016, as the album's third single.[5] On September 22, 2016, the music video for "Black Beatles" was released on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube.[6] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

"Swang" was sent to urban contemporary radio on January 24, 2017, as the album's fourth single,[7] the song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Other songs

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The album's first promotional single, "Over Here", was released on March 23, 2016, the song was released as an interactive music video powered by Doritos.[8] "Set the Roof" featuring Lil Jon, was released on August 7, 2016, as the album's second promotional single.[9]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[10]
Metacritic75/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[12]
ConsequenceB[13]
Exclaim!8/10[14]
HipHopDX3.9/5[15]
HotNewHipHop80%[16]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[17]
Pitchfork7.6/10[18]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[19]
Spin7/10[20]
XXL3/5[21]

SremmLife 2 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 13 reviews.[11] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[10]

Exclaim!'s Calum Slingerland gave the album a positive review, calling it "a rarely relenting party with more substance than the last".[14] Narsimha Chintaluri of HipHopDX gave the album a positive review stating, "SremmLife 2 is worthwhile (and much needed) bid for album of the summer. It's top heavy, "By Chance", "Look Alive", and "Black Beatles" feeling a lot like one of the best three song stretches of the year, but Swae brings a promising sense of experimentation to the entire project".[15] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork wrote: "SremmLife 2 collects all of the quirks in the margins of its predecessor and develops them; more than anything else, SremmLife 2 is the ultimate middle finger to grouches who think this brand of rap can't be complex."[18] Grant Rindner of The Line of Best Fit commented: "There are real signs of musical development on Sremmurd 2 that point to longevity for the duo."[17] David Sackllah of Consequence said, "SremmLife 2 may not pack the punch of its predecessor, but it shows that the brothers are growing musically. Far from one-note, Rae Sremmurd have the chops to sustain a long and varied run going forward".[13] David Jeffries of AllMusic stated that "Hotter singles make their debut a better buy, but for a group pegged as a one-hit wonder early on, SremmLife 2 dispels that myth with style".[12]

In more mixed reviews, XXL's Scott Gleysher stated: "SremmLife 2 is by no means a sophomore slump but just doesn't quite fill the same space as the first installment did last year."[21] Lukas Maeder of Rolling Stone commented: "Stretching beyond SremmLife, their party-starting choruses are squeaked, squawked and shouted; mellower stuff can get a Makonnen-esque broken falsetto ("Swang"); "By Chance" succeeds with a haughty Dana Dane accent."[19]

Year-end lists

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Select year-end rankings of SremmLife 2
Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard Best Albums of 2016
50
Complex The 50 Best Albums of 2016
30
Thrillist The 30 Best Albums of 2016
21

Commercial performance

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SremmLife 2 debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, with 30,000 album-equivalent units with 15,000 pure album sales in its first week.[25] The album later reached a new peak at number four on the chart on the issue dated November 26, 2016, due to the success of "Black Beatles".[26] On April 24, 2024, SremmLife 2 was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with two million album-equivalent units in the United States.[27]

Track listing

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SremmLife 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Start a Party"
3:35
2."Real Chill" (featuring Kodak Black)
4:27
3."By Chance"
  • Braylin Bowman
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Williams
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Resource[a]
3:43
4."Look Alive"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Rashod Brown
  • Jiovanni Romano
  • Williams
  • Louie Ji
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Whatlilshoddysay
3:48
5."Black Beatles" (featuring Gucci Mane)
Mike Will Made It4:51
6."Shake It Fast" (featuring Juicy J)
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Jordan Houston
  • Stephen Hybicki
  • Tariq Sharrieff
  • Bryce Smith
  • Williams
  • Crowd+CTRL
  • Mike Will Made It
4:03
7."Set the Roof" (featuring Lil Jon)
3:25
8."Came a Long Way"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Jordan Hutchins
  • Adrian McKinnon
The Martianz4:00
9."Now That I Know"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Marcus Bell
  • Kenny Sparks
  • Williams
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Scooly
  • Sparxxx Pro[a]
4:04
10."Take It or Leave It"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Vaquan Wilkins
  • Williams
  • HighDefRazjah
  • Mike Will Made It
3:31
11."Do Yoga"
  • Bowman
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Fowler
  • Williams
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Resource
  • Scooly
3:58
Total length:43:24
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Over Here" (featuring Bobo Swae)
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Marquel Middlebrooks
  • Slaughter
  • Williams
  • Marz
  • Mike Will Made It
  • P-Nazty
4:42
13."Swang"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Slaughter
P-Nazty3:28
14."Just Like Us"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Hogan
  • Williams
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Pluss
4:06
Total length:55:40
Target edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Patti Cake"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Middlebrooks
  • Slaughter
  • Marz
  • P-Nazty
3:51
16."Pole Code"
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Middlebrooks
Marz3:31
Total length:1:04:00

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[28]

Performance

Production

  • Michael "Mike Will Made It" Williams II – executive producer, producer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • Rae Sremmurd – executive producers
  • Marc "Scooly" Bell – producer (tracks 9, 11)
  • Braylin "Resource" Bowman – producer (track 11), co-producer (track 3)
  • Samuel "30 Roc" Gloade – producer (track 2)
  • Stephen "The Sauce" Hybicki – producer as part of Crowd+CTRL (track 6)
  • Asheton "Pluss" Hogan – producer (track 1, 14)
  • Jordan "The Martianz" Hutchins – producer (track 8)
  • Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane – producer (track 7)
  • Adrian Jamal McKinnon – co-producer (track 8)
  • Marquel "Marz" Middlebrooks – producer (tracks 12, 15, 16)
  • Rashod "Shoddy" Brown – producer (track 4)
  • Jiovanni "Louie Ji" Romano – producer (track 4)
  • Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – producer (tracks 12, 13, 15), co-producer (track 1)
  • Tariq "BLSSD" Sharrieff – co-producer as part of Crowd+CTRL (track 6)
  • Bryce "Radio Luv" Smith – co-producer as part of Crowd+CTRL (track 6)
  • Kenny "Sparxxx Pro" Sparks – co-producer (track 9)
  • Vaquan "HighDefRazjah" Wilkins – producer (track 10)

Technical

  • Jasiah "SpydasMix" Antney – mixing (track 8), mixing assistant (tracks 1, 15, 16)
  • Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown – engineer (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
  • Maddox Chhim – mixing assistant (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14)
  • Thomas Cullison – engineer (track 7)
  • Farreed – engineer (track 2)
  • Michael "Crazy Mike" Foster – engineer (track 6)
  • Stephen "The Sauce" Hybicki – engineer (track 7), mixing (tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16), mixing assistant (track 1)
  • Jermarcus "Jay Sremm" Jackson – engineer (track 2)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14)
  • Dave Kutch – mastering (all tracks)
  • Randy Lanphear – engineer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14), mixing (track 1), mixing assistant (tracks 3, 12, 15, 16)
  • Dave Nakaji – mixing assistant (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14)
  • Sean Payne – engineer (track 5)
  • Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – engineer (tracks 1, 12, 15, 16)
  • Scott Taylor Jr. – engineer (track 10)
  • Finis "KY" White – mixing (tracks 2, 8, 13)

Miscellaneous

  • Irwan Awalludin – art and design
  • Juliot Badit – cover and photography
  • Max "Directed by Max" Hliva – videography
  • Gunner Stahl – photography
  • Bryan "Bwrightous" Wright – creative director

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for SremmLife 2
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[49] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[50] Gold 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Platinum 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[52] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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