SremmLife 2

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 SremmLife (2015). The album was supported by four singles: "By Chance", "Look Alive", "Black Beatles", and "Shake It Fast".

Singles

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.^[2] 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.

The music video for "Shake It Fast" was released on November 30, 2016 on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube.^[3]

Promotional singles

The first promotional single from the album, called "Over Here" was released on March 25, 2016. The track was released as an interactive music video powered by Doritos. The song features guest vocals from a local rapper and one of the newest member of their SremmLife Crew Bobo Swae, with Mike Will Made It, who also produced this track. "Set the Roof", featuring Lil Jon' was premiered as the second promotional single the week leading up to the album's release.

Promotion

Rae Sremmurd announced that they would tour with an American rapper Lil Yachty, in promotion of his new album. The ‘SremmLife 2’ tour begins in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Republic NOLA on October 1, 2016, and ends in San Diego, California at the Observatory on November 16, 2016.^[4]

Commercial performance

SremmLife 2 debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies and 30,000 sales-plus-streaming units.^[5] It re-entered at a new peak of number 5 on the chart on the issue dated November 26, 2016, due to the success of "Black Beatles".^[6] The next week, it moved up another spot to number 4.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	^[8]
XXL Magazine	^[9]
Pitchfork	7.6/10^[10]
Exclaim!	8/10^[11]
New York Times	7/10^[12]
HipHopDX	78/100^[13]

SremmLife 2 received generally positive reviews, with most praise going toward the maturation in tone in contrast to their debut. Swae Lee's presence received wide praise, with some critics suggesting potential for a strong solo career. Exclaim!'s Calum Slingerland gave the album a positive review, calling it "a rarely relenting party with more substance than the last."^[11]

Track listing

SremmLife 2 – Standard edition^[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Start a Party"	Aaquil Brown Khalif Brown Asheton Hogan Pierre Slaughter	Pluss P-Nazty^[a]	3:35
2.	"Real Chill" (featuring Kodak Black)	A. Brown K. Brown Samuel Gloade Michael Williams II Dieuson Octave	30 Roc Mike Will Made It	4:27
3.	"By Chance"	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Braylin Bowman	Mike Will Made It Resource^[a]	3:43
4.	"Look Alive"	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Jiovanni Romano Rashod Odom	Shod Louie Ji Mike Will Made It	3:48
5.	"Black Beatles" (featuring Gucci Mane)	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Radric Davis	Mike Will Made It	4:51
6.	"Shake It Fast" (featuring Juicy J)	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Bryce Smith Stephen Hybicki Jordan Houston	The Sauce Mike Will Made It B.Smith^[a]	4:03
7.	"Set the Roof" (featuring Lil Jon)	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Rudolph Taylor Lonnie Simmons Charlie Wilson Robert Wilson Ronnie Wilson Dijon McFarlane Jonathan Smith	Mike Will Made It DJ Mustard	3:25
8.	"Came a Long Way"	A. Brown K. Brown Jordan Hutchins Adrian McKinnon	The Martianz	4:00
9.	"Now That I Know"	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Kenny Sparks Marcus Bell	Mike Will Made It Scooly Sparxxx^[a]	4:04
10.	"Take It or Leave It"	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Vaquan Wilkins	Mike Will Made It HighDefRazjah	3:31
11.	"#DoYoga"	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Bell Bowman	Mike Will Made It Scooly Resource	3:58
Total length:				43:24

SremmLife 2 – Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Over Here" (featuring Bobo Swae)	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Slaughter Andre Harris Marquel Middlebrooks	Mike Will Made It P-Nazty Marz	4:42
13.	"Swang"	A. Brown K. Brown Slaughter	P-Nazty	3:28
14.	"Just Like Us"	A. Brown K. Brown Williams II Hogan	Mike Will Made It Pluss	4:05
Total length:				55:40

SremmLife 2 – Target edition
No.	Title	Writer(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	Marz	3:31
Total length:				1:04:00

Track notes

^{^a} signifies a co-producer.

Sample credits

"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.
"Black Beatles" contains interpolations of "Hey Ya!" by Outkast.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album booklet.

Performance

Rae Sremmurd – primary artist
Andre "Bobo Swae" Harris – featured artist
Radric "Gucci Mane" Davis – featured artist
Jordan "Juicy J" Houston – featured artist
Dieuson "Kodak Black" Octave – featured artist
Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith – featured artist

Producers

Michael "Mike Will Made It" Williams II – executive producer
Rae Sremmurd – executive producer
Samuel "30 Roc" Gloade – producer
Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane – producer
Jiovanni "Louie Ji" Romano – producer
Kenny "Sparxxx" Sparks – producer
Jordan "The Martianz" Hutchins – producer
Vaquan "HighDefRazjah" Wilkins – producer
Rashod "Shod" Odom – producer
Marquel "Marz" Middlebrooks – producer
Asheton "Pluss" Hogan – producer
Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – producer
Braylin "Resource" Bowman – producer
Marc "Scooly" Bell – producer
Stephen "The Sauce" Hybicki – producer
Adrian McKinnon – co-producer
Bryce Smith – co-producer

Technical

Jasiah "SpydasMix" Antney – mixing assistant
Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown – engineer
Maddox Chhim – mixing assistant
Thomas Cullison – engineer
Farreed – engineer – engineer
Michael "Crazy Mike" Foster
Stephen "The Sauce" Hybicki – mixing
Jermarcus "D-JaySremm" Jackson – engineer
Jaycen Joshua – mixing
Dave Kutch – mastering
Randy Lanphear – engineer, mixing
Dave Nakaji – mixing assistant
Sean Payne – engineer
Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – engineer
Scott Taylor, Jr. – engineer
Finis "KY" White – mixing

Miscellaneous

Ray Alba – publicity
Gretchen Anderson – production
Desmond "Write Dez A Check" Attmore – marketing
Irwan Awalludin – art and design
Juliot Badit – cover and photography
Chelsea Blythe – A&R coordinator
Archie Davis – marketing
DJ Mormile – management
Todd "The Big Dance" Douglas – business affairs
Jeremy "Migo the Plug" Ellis – management
Dan Friedman – press
Alicia Graham – A&R administrator
Gabrielle Graham – A&R coordinator
Stephanie Hall – day-to-day operations
Aura Harewood – digital
Max "Directed by Max" Hliva – videography
Sephanie Hsu – creative
Jermarcus "D-JaySremm" Jackson – A&R
Tracy Kies – business affairs
Vinny Kumar – legal
Aubrey "Aubz" Potter – A&R
Rae Sremmurd – A&R
Gunner Safron – maketing
Manny Smith – A&R
Gunner Stahl – photography
Bryan "Bwrightous" Wright – creative director, marketing

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[15]	83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[17]	136
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[18]	14
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[19]	7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[20]	78
French Albums (SNEP)^[21]	114
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[22]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[23]	55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24]	32
UK Albums (OCC)^[25]	190
US Billboard 200^[26]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[27]	3

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Rae Sremmurd

Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown Aaquil "Slim Jxmmi" Brown

Studio albums	SremmLife SremmLife 2

Singles	"No Flex Zone" "No Type" "Throw Sum Mo" "This Could Be Us" "Come Get Her" "By Chance" "Look Alive" "Black Beatles"

Featured singles	"Blasé" "Burn Slow"

Related articles	Discography Mike Will Made It EarDrummers Interscope Records

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