USee4Yourself

USee4Yourself (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American rapper IDK. It was released on July 9, 2021, through Clue No Clue and Warner Records.[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Gigwise[1]
HipHopDX[6]
The Line of Best Fit[7]
NME[8]
USee4Yourself
Studio album by
IDK
ReleasedJuly 9, 2021
GenreHip hop[1]
Length43:51
Label
Producer
  • Acyde
  • Almatic
  • ATL Jacob
  • Blue Rondo
  • Bobby Raps
  • Buddah Bless
  • CashMoneyAP
  • DJ Dahi
  • DJ Khalil
  • Eden Eliah Nagar
  • Efosa Beloved
  • IDK
  • Illingsworth
  • JaVale McGee
  • Kurtis McKenzie
  • LDG Beats
  • Luca Mauti
  • The Neptunes
  • Obi Nwadije
  • Rascal
  • Stonegroov
  • Teddy Roxpin
  • T-Minus
  • Travagant
  • YoungKio
IDK chronology
IDK & Friends 2
(2020)		 USee4Yourself
(2021)		 Simple.
(2022)

USee4Yourself received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews.[3]

Background

IDK stated, "I needed to make this album to become a better person", and expressed during the process, "took away a sense of fear... of people finding out who I am".[9][10]

Track listing
USee4Yourself track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."3018091821"
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
1:11
2."Santa Monica Blvd"
  • Mills
  • Cooper
2:41
3."Dogs Don't Lie"
  • Mills
  • Cooper
  • Brian Aronow
  • Johnathan Gilad
  • Jesse Brotter
  • Caroline Ramani
1:57
4."Truth"
  • Mills
  • Cooper
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
0:33
5."PradadaBang" (featuring Young Thug)
2:25
6."Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset)
2:52
7."Red" (featuring Westside Gunn, MF Doom, and Jay Electronica)
  • Mills
  • Obi Nwadije
  • Blue Rondo
  • Illingsworth
4:15
8."Jelly"
  • Mills
  • Cooper
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
0:43
9."Puerto Rico" (featuring Lucky Daye)
3:17
10."Temporary Love" (featuring SiR)
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
1:07
11."10 Feet" (featuring T-Pain)
  • Mills
  • Denesha Bowser
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
  • Travagant
  • Efosa Beloved
  • Nwadije
  • Acyde
2:58
12."Keto" (featuring The Neptunes, Swae Lee, and Rico Nasty)
The Neptunes2:21
13."1995"
  • Mills
  • Rominiecki
  • Cooper
  • Mills
  • Buddah Bless
  • Blue Rondo
  • Stonegroov
4:08
14."Peloton"
3:33
15."Hey Auntie" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
  • Eden Eliah Nagar
  • Teddy Roxpin
  • LDG Beats
3:22
16."Cry in Church" (featuring Sevyn Streeter)
  • Mills
  • Blue Rondo
  • Rascal
4:47
17."Closure"MillsMills1:34
Total length:43:51

References
  1. Maplethorpe, Dale (July 9, 2021). "Album Review: IDK – USee4Yourself". Gigwise. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. "IDK | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. "USee4Yourself by IDK". Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. "USee4Yourself – IDK". AllMusic.
  5. "IDK – USee4Yourself". Clash Magazine.
  6. Brake, David Aaron (July 28, 2021). "IDK Sabotages His Vision on USee4Yourself". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. McMullen, Chase (July 13, 2021). "IDK balances emotional weight with silky beats on the diverse USee4Yourself". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. "IDK – USee4Yourself album review". NME. 7 July 2021.
  9. "On New Album, Rapper IDK Reconciles A Disparate Self: 'And Here We Are Today'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  10. "IDK's Vulnerability Is a Superpower". Complex. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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