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 their previous studio effort, SremmLife (2015). It features guest appearances from Kodak Black, Gucci Mane, Juicy J, Lil Jon and Bobo Swae.

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

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Singles

The album's lead single, "By Chance", was released on February 13, 2016. The song peaked at number 39 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

The album's second single, "Look Alive", was released on April 14, 2016. The song peaked at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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

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

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. "Set the Roof" featuring Lil Jon, was released on August 7, 2016, as the album's second promotional single.

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Critical reception

SremmLife 2 received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 13 reviews. Exclaim!'s Calum Slingerland gave the album a positive review, calling it "a rarely relenting party with more substance than the last."

Year-end lists

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Commercial performance

SremmLife 2 debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies and 30,000 sales-plus-streaming units. It re-entered at a new peak of number five on the chart on the issue dated November 26, 2016, due to the success of "Black Beatles".

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Track listing

Notes

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Sample credits

• "Shake It Fast" contains interpolations from "Slob On My Knob", performed by Three 6 Mafia.
• "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.

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album booklet.

Performance

• Rae Sremmurd - primary artists
• Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis - featured artist (track 5)
• Jordan "Juicy J" Houston - featured artist (track 6)
• Dieuson "Kodak Black" Octave - featured artist (track 2)
• Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith - featured artist (track 7)

Production

Technical

Miscellaneous

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Charts

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Certifications

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References

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