SremmLife 2 | ||||
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Studio album by Rae Sremmurd | ||||
Released | August 12, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2013–16 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 43:15 | |||
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Singles from SremmLife 2 | ||||
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Metacritic | 75/100 |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | B |
Exclaim! | 8/10 |
HipHopDX | 78/100 |
HotNewHipHop | 80/100 |
The New York Times | 7/10 |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
Spin | 7/10 |
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XXL Magazine |
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 their previous studio effort, SremmLife (2015).
The album was supported by four singles: "By Chance", "Look Alive", "Black Beatles" featuring Gucci Mane, and "Swang" (which was included as a deluxe edition bonus track).
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. 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.