SremmLife 2

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
Studio album by
Rae Sremmurd
ReleasedAugust 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length43:15
Label
Producer
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 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

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

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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[10]
Metacritic75/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[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 Stone[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
Select year-end rankings of SremmLife 2
Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard Best Albums of 2016
50
[22]
Complex The 50 Best Albums of 2016
30
[23]
Thrillist The 30 Best Albums of 2016
21
[24]

Commercial performance

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 November 10, 2017, SremmLife 2 was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with a million album-equivalent units in the United States.[27]

Track listing
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

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

Certifications
Certifications for SremmLife 2
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[49] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[50] Gold 50,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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