Slime Language 2

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Slime Language 2
YSL Records - Slime Language 2.png
Standard cover art for the album, deluxe features the letters at the bottom with a red overlay instead of a green overlay.
Compilation album by
YSL Records, Young Thug, and Gunna
ReleasedApril 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Length75:02
Label
Producer
  • 17OnDaTrack
  • Alex Lustig
  • Aloy
  • ATAKE
  • Krazyy CC
  • BabyWave
  • Blanco
  • BRYVN
  • Bugz Ronin
  • C-Gutta
  • Chase Davis
  • D-Roc
  • Dez Wright
  • Dot da Genius
  • Elyas
  • Foreign Teck
  • FWDSLXSH
  • Gunboi
  • Har2Nok
  • Jai Beats
  • Kayne
  • London Cyr
  • Louis-Emile Vromet
  • Luke Crowder
  • Neenyo
  • Nestxv
  • Nija
  • Nik D
  • Nick Papz
  • Osiris
  • Outtatown
  • OZ
  • PVLACE
  • Veor Leior
  • Pyro
  • RNE LM
  • Rok
  • Sean Momberger
  • Shaan Singh
  • SK808
  • Skeyez
  • Slice
  • Slime Castro
  • Sluzyyy
  • Southside
  • StarBoy
  • Taurus
  • Trappin N London
  • Turbo
  • Tyron808
  • Veor Leior
  • Wavy-N
  • Wheezy
  • YoungProducersMafia
  • Yung Talent
YSL Records chronology
Slime Language
(2018) 		Slime Language 2
(2021)
Young Thug chronology
Slime & B
(2020) 		Slime Language 2
(2021) 		Punk
(2021)
Gunna chronology
Wunna
(2020) 		Slime Language 2
(2021) 		Drip Season 4
(TBA)
Singles from Slime Language 2
  1. "Take It to Trial"
    Released: December 18, 2020
  2. "GFU"
    Released: January 29, 2021
  3. "That Go!"
    Released: February 12, 2021

Slime Language 2 is a collaborative compilation album by American record label YSL Records and American rappers Young Thug, the label's founder and CEO, and Gunna, one of the label's artists. It was released through the label and 300 Entertainment on April 16, 2021. The album serves as a sequel to the 2018 compilation album by the label and Thug.[1][2] It features guest appearances from Yak Gotti, Lil Duke, Travis Scott, Drake, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Baby, YTB Trench, Lil Uzi Vert, Yung Kayo, Unfoonk, Karlae, Coi Leray, T-Shyne, Lil Keed, Big Sean, Nav, Strick, Skepta, Future, YNW Melly, BSlime, FN Da Dealer, Yung Bleu, Sheck Wes, Kid Cudi, HiDoraah, Dolly White, and Meek Mill.

The deluxe edition of the album was released one week after the release of the standard edition, April 23, 2021. It features guest appearances from DaBaby, Don Toliver, Mego, Jim Jones, and 24Heavy. It also features additional guest appearances from Future, Nav, Yak Gotti, Unfoonk, YTB Trench, and BSlime.

Background and release[]

Gunna revealed the existence of Slime Language 2 in an interview for his second studio album, Wunna, on May 22, 2020, which was released on the same day.[3] Young Thug announced a release date on July 29, 2020, tweeting "#Slimelanguage2 8-16", before later deleting the post.[4] On October 19, 2020, Thug was thought to have confirmed the album's release date of November 27, 2020, for Black Friday and confirmed that late American rapper and singer Juice Wrld would be featured.[3] Instead, the album's lead single, "Take It to Trial", featuring American rapper and YSL Records signee Yak Gotti, was released on Black Friday, but taken down abruptly, later it got back up with a new cover art on December 18, 2020.[5] On November 19, 2020, in an interview on American rapper T.I.'s podcast, Expeditiously, Young Thug revealed that he was working on Slime Language 2 and his upcoming second studio album, Punk, wanting to "start anew" and "start a new relationship with my label".[6] On the same day, he was working with Gunna and Lil Baby in the studio.[7] He officially announced the album's release date on April 12, 2021, also sharing the album's cover art.[8] Artists signed to YSL Records who contribute to the album consist of Young Thug (label boss), Gunna, Yak Gotti, Lil Duke, YTB Trench, Yung Kayo, Thug's brother Unfoonk, Thug's girlfriend Karlae, T-Shyne, Lil Keed, Strick, FN Da Dealer, and Thug's sisters HiDoraah and Dolly White. The other artists who appear on the album consist of Travis Scott, Drake, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray, Big Sean, Nav, Skepta, Future, YNW Melly, Thug's nephew BSlime, Yung Bleu, Sheck Wes, Kid Cudi, and Meek Mill. The only artist who is signed to YSL on the deluxe edition of the album is Thug's daughter Mego. The non-YSL-signed artists from the deluxe edition consist of DaBaby, Don Toliver, Jim Jones, and 24Heavy.[9][10]

Singles[]

The album's lead single, "Take It to Trial", featuring American rapper and YSL signee Yak Gotti, was released on December 18, 2020.[11] "GFU", performed by Yak Gotti and American rapper Sheck Wes, featuring American rapper and fellow YSL signee Yung Kayo, was released on January 29, 2021, as its second single.[12] On February 12, 2021, "That Go!", performed by Young Thug and American rapper Meek Mill, featuring American rapper and fellow YSL signee T-Shyne, was released as the third and final single.[13]

Cover artwork[]

The cover art is in the form of a large family portrait, showing the YSL collective sitting in a horror film-inspired living room.[14] Behind the collective, lightning bolts can be seen outside the windows, while a green dog sits in front of everyone, reminiscent of The Mask.[15]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork6.7/10[16]

Hypebeast's Sophie Caraan noted of the album: "Despite having a myriad of featured artists in addition to the collective, Slime Language 2 shines a light on both the adaptability and star quality of the YSL Records signees, effectively proving that these artists will stand the tests of time and go down on their own paths to greatness".[17]

Commercial performance[]

Slime Language 2 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with 113,000 album-equivalent units, including 6,000 pure album sales in its first week.[18] This marks the third number one album for YSL Records, after Young Thug's So Much Fun in 2019 and Gunna's Wunna in 2020.[18]

Track listing[]

All tracks credited to YSL Records. Tracks 1–8, 13, 16, 19, 22–27, and 30–31 are with Young Thug. Tracks 1–4, 6, 14, 16, 24, 28 are with Gunna.

Slime Language 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Slatty" (featuring Yak Gotti and Lil Duke)
4:50
2."Ski"
2:32
3."Diamonds Dancing" (featuring Travis Scott)
Turbo4:02
4."Solid" (featuring Drake)
  • J. Williams
  • Nick Kobe
  • Aubrey Graham
  • Ozan Yıldırım
  • W. Glass
  • Michael Hernandez
  • Elias Sticken
  • OZ
  • Wheezy
  • Foreign Teck[a]
  • Elyas[a]
3:35
5."Came and Saw" (featuring Rowdy Rebel)
2:54
6."Paid the Fine" (featuring Lil Baby and YTB Trench)
  • Wheezy
  • Momberger
3:21
7."Proud of You" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Yung Kayo)
Bugz Ronin3:31
8."Real" (featuring Unfoonk)
  • J. Williams
  • Quintavious Grier
  • Jaidyn Hullum
  • YoungProducersMafia
  • Jai Beats
  • YoungProducersMafia
3:13
9."I Like" (featuring Karlae and Coi Leray)
3:09
10."Warrior" (featuring T-Shyne, Lil Keed, and Big Sean)
  • RokOnTheTrack
  • Nest[a]
3:38
11."Pots N Pans" (featuring Lil Duke and Nav)
3:13
12."WokStar" (featuring Strick and Skepta)
  • Sluzyyy
  • Osiris
  • ATAKE
  • Slime Castro
  • Louis-Emile Vromet
3:01
13."Superstar" (featuring Future)
2:29
14."Came Out" (featuring Lil Keed)
  • Kitchens
  • Render
  • W. Glass
  • Dekker
  • J. Glass
  • Anton Mendo
  • Wheezy
  • Outtatown
  • BabyWave
  • StarBoy
3:11
15."Really Be Slime" (featuring YNW Melly, BSlime, and FN Da Dealer)
  • Jamell Demons
  • Jaborious Martin
  • Jakobe Moody
  • Daniel Lebrun
  • Sven Steenbergen
  • D-Roc
  • 17OnDaTrack
3:03
16."Take It to Trial" (featuring Yak Gotti)
  • J. Williams
  • Kitchens
  • Kendrick
  • W. Glass
2:50
17."Trance" (featuring Karlae and Yung Bleu)
  • Trappin N London
  • Dez Wright
3:16
18."GFU" (with Yak Gotti and Sheck Wes featuring Yung Kayo)
Taurus2:45
19."Moon Man" (featuring Strick and Kid Cudi)
3:20
20."Como Te Llama" (featuring HiDoraah)
  • Dorothea Williams
  • Skeyez
  • Shaan Singh
  • Skeyez
  • Singh
4:01
21."Reckless" (featuring Dolly White)
  • Dolly Williams
  • Wavemakers
WaveMakers1:32
22."That Go!" (with Meek Mill featuring T-Shyne)
3:45
23."My City (Remix)" (featuring YTB Trench)
  • J. Williams
  • YTB Trench
  • RNE LM
RNE LM3:51
Total length:75:02
Deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
24."Slam the Door"
  • J. Williams
  • Kitchens
  • W. Glass
  • Cleary-Krell
  • Wheezy
  • Dez Wright
3:08
25."Litty" (featuring DaBaby)
  • Blanco
  • Alex Ghenea[b]
3:36
26."No Surprise" (featuring Don Toliver and BSlime)
  • Wheezy
  • Nija
  • Lustig
  • London Cyr
  • FWDSLXSH
3:45
27."Mil in Vegas" (featuring Nav)
  • J. Williams
  • Goraya
  • W. Glass
  • Dekker
  • Wheezy
  • Outtatown
2:51
28."Explosion" (featuring Yak Gotti and FN Da Dealer)
  • Kitchens
  • Kendrick
  • Moody
  • Durham
Turbo2:34
29."Yessirskii" (featuring Mego)
  • Mari Williams
  • James Russell
Slice1:28
30."Mack Truck" (featuring Jim Jones)
Veor Leior2:05
31."Mob Ties (Remix)" (featuring Unfoonk, 24Heavy, Future, and YTB Trench)
  • J. Williams
  • Grier
  • Ricky Hill
  • Wilburn
  • YTB Trench
  • Renzo de Vries
3:23
Total length:98:17

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an uncredited additional producer

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[19]

Musicians[]

  • YSL Records – primary artist (all tracks)
  • Young Thug – primary artist (tracks 1–8, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23)
  • Gunna – primary artist (tracks 1–4, 6, 14, 16)
  • Yak Gotti – featured artist (tracks 1, 16, 28), primary artist (track 18)
  • Lil Duke – featured artist (tracks 1, 11)
  • Travis Scott – featured artist (track 3)
  • Drake – featured artist (track 4)
  • Rowdy Rebel – featured artist (track 5)
  • Lil Baby – featured artist (track 6)
  • YTB Trench – featured artist (tracks 6, 23, 31)
  • Lil Uzi Vert – featured artist (track 7)
  • Yung Kayo – featured artist (tracks 7, 18)
  • Unfoonk – featured artist (tracks 8, 31)
  • Karlae – featured artist (tracks 9, 17)
  • T-Shyne – featured artist (tracks 10, 22)
  • Lil Keed – featured artist (tracks 10, 14)
  • Big Sean – featured artist (track 10)
  • Nav – featured artist (tracks 11, 27)
  • Strick – featured artist (tracks 12, 19)
  • Future – featured artist (tracks 13, 31)
  • YNW Melly – featured artist (track 15)
  • BSlime – featured artist (tracks 15, 26)
  • FN Da Dealer – featured artist (tracks 15, 28)
  • Yung Bleu – featured artist (track 17)
  • Sheck Wes – primary artist (track 18)
  • Kid Cudi – featured artist (track 19)
  • HiDoraah – featured artist (track 20)
  • Dolly White – featured artist (track 21)
  • Meek Mill – primary artist (track 22)
  • DaBaby – featured artist (track 25)
  • Don Toliver – featured artist (track 26)
  • Mego – featured artist (track 29)
  • Jim Jones – featured artist (track 30)
  • Chief 100 – featured artist (track 31)

Technical[]

  • A "Bainz" Bains – mixing, recording (all tracks)
  • Aresh Banaji – co-mixing (all tracks)
  • Florian "Flo" Ongonga – assistant mixing (all tracks)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering (all tracks)
  • Drew Sliger – recording (tracks 10, 19), mixing assistant (tracks 8, 18)[20]
  • Bezo – assistant engineer (track 16)
  • Alejandro "Aleo" Neira – recording (track 18)
  • Shaan Singh – recording (track 18)
  • Warpstr – recording (track 18)
  • Jonathan Bailey – assistant engineer (track 18)
  • Anthony Cruz – recording (track 22)
  • Slice – recording (track 22)
  • Travis Blake – recording (track 22)

Charts[]

Chart performance for Slime Language 2
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 49
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 6
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 31
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29] 45
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[30] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 14
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 10
US Billboard 200[35] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[36] 1

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Edition Ref.
Various April 16, 2021
Standard [37]
April 23, 2021 Deluxe [38]

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