We Love You Tecca

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We Love You Tecca
We Love You Tecca.jpeg
Mixtape by
Lil Tecca
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length42:00
Label
Producer
Lil Tecca chronology
Crunch Time
(2020) 		We Love You Tecca
(2019) 		Virgo World
(2020)
Singles from We Love You Tecca
  1. "Count Me Out"
    Released: September 23, 2018
  2. "Ransom"
    Released: May 22, 2019
  3. "Molly Girl"
    Released: July 15, 2019
  4. "Love Me"
    Released: July 15, 2019
  5. "Bossanova"
    Released: July 18, 2019
  6. "Did It Again"
    Released: July 24, 2019
  7. "Ransom (Remix)"
    Released: August 15, 2019
  8. "Glo Up"
    Released: September 27, 2019
For the typographic convention "sidenote", see Note (typography).

We Love You Tecca is the debut mixtape by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released on August 30, 2019, through Republic Records. The mixtape contains a sole guest appearance from Juice Wrld. It features Tecca's breakout hit, "Ransom", which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the remix is with the guest.[1]

The mixtape debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 68,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[2] The mixtape was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

Background[]

Lil Tecca announced the mixtape and its cover artwork via his Instagram account on August 24, 2019.[4] On August 28, Tecca confirmed the release date of the mixtape to be August 30 on his Instagram story.

Promotion[]

Music videos[]

A music video was released for "Out of Luck" on August 30, 2019. It shows snippets from the music video for his hit single, "Ransom".[5] A video for "Bossanova" was released on January 9, 2020.[6] Music videos for "Count Me Out", "Ransom", "Love Me", and "Did It Again" were released before the album.[7]

Singles[]

"Count Me Out" was released as the mixtape's first single independently on September 23, 2018. "Ransom" was released as the second single on May 22, 2019, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Molly Girl", & "Love Me" were all re-released as singles on July 15, 2019, with the latter peaking at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[8] "Bossanova" was released as the mixtape's fifth single on July 18, 2019. "Did It Again" was released as the mixtape's sixth single on July 24, 2019, peaking at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. The remix of "Ransom", featuring American rapper Juice Wrld, was released as the album's seventh single on August 15, 2019. "Glo Up" was released as the album's eifth single on September 27, 2019.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!2/10[9]
HipHopDX2.5/5 stars[10]
Pitchfork5.6/10[11]
RatingsGameMusicD+[12]

The mixtape received mixed reviews. Torsten Ingvaldsen of Hypebeast praised the mixtape, calling it "nothing short of an achievement for the young up-and-comer", and said that Tecca "showcases his talent for crafting a project that holistically pits him at its center."[13]

Daniel Spielberger of HipHopDX, however, stated that the mixtape is a repetitive collection of "mostly muddled tracks that only occasionally show promise." An unnamed writer from Musicjo called the mixtape a "missed opportunity", writing, "instead of rapping about something deep, Tecca restricts himself and operates on a superficial level."[14]

Commercial performance[]

We Love You Tecca debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, earning 68,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,048 in pure album sales) in its first week,[2][15] surpassing its initial projections of 40,000 units.[16] In its second week, the mixtape dropped to number five on the chart, earning an additional 49,000 units.[17] On September 17, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[3]

In the UK, the mixtape sold only 48 pure sales, but saw a debut at number 15 due to heavy streaming consumption.[citation needed]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[18]

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Ransom"
2:11
2."Shots"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass, Jr.
  • Mira
  • Mira
  • Taz Taylor
1:49
3."Sidenote"
Pi'erre Bourne2:38
4."Did It Again"
  • Sharpe
  • Mira
  • Snodgrass, Jr.
  • Elias Latrou
  • Mira
  • Taz Taylor
  • E-Trou
1:56
5."Out of Luck"
  • Sharpe
  • Amin Elamin
Menoh Beats2:43
6."Left, Right"
  • Sharpe
  • Miguel Curtidor
  • Othello Houston
  • Danny Wolf
  • Otxhello
2:34
7."Bossanova"
  • Sharpe
  • Mira
  • Denis Berger
  • Michelangelo Pulvirenti
  • Mira
  • Pvlace
  • HNX Beats[19]
2:03
8."Amigo"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass, Jr.
  • Joel Abraham
  • Tomas Martinez
  • Taz Taylor
  • Jo L'Z
  • Manso Beats
2:35
9."Glo Up"
  • Sharpe
  • Harald Sorebo
  • Frederik Gamst
  • NextLaneBeats
  • Payday Beats
1:55 [20]
10."Phenom"
  • Sharpe
  • Mira
  • Dylan Cleary-Krell
  • Moritz Lepper
  • Mira
  • Dez Wright
  • Stoopid Lou
3:23
11."Weatherman"
2:53
12."DUI"
  • Sharpe
  • Milo Ben-Amotz
Rambow2:15
13."Love Me"
  • Sharpe
  • Tomislav Ratesic
Dystinkt Beats1:57
14."Molly Girl"
  • Sharpe
  • Elamin
Menoh Beats1:57
15."The Score"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass, Jr.
  • Cleary-Krell
  • Taz Taylor
  • Dez Wright
2:09
16."Senorita"
2:15
17."Count Me Out"
  • Sharpe
  • Ratesic
Dystinkt Beats2:54
18."Ransom (Remix)" (with Juice Wrld)
  • Mira
  • Taz Taylor
2:51
Total length:41:00

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an uncredited additional producer.[21]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 60,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[45] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Trust, Gary (August 26, 2019). "Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello's 'Señorita' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Caulfield, Keith (September 8, 2019). "Tool's 'Fear Inoculum' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week For a Rock Album in Over 1 Year". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "RIAA Certifications - Lil Tecca". Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Zidel, Alex (August 24, 2019). "Lil Tecca Announces Debut Project With Fire Cover Art". Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lil Tecca - Out Of Luck (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_)". YouTube. August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lil Tecca - Bossanova (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Framework: The Making Of Lil Tecca's "Ransom" Video With Cole Bennett". Genius. August 29, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Chart Search: Lil Tecca - Love Me". Billboard. August 31, 2019.
  9. ^ Tomlinson, Clayton (September 4, 2019). "Lil Tecca – We Love You Tecca". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Spielberger, Daniel (September 3, 2019). "Review: Lil Tecca's Debut "We Love You Tecca" Is Bloated & Subpar". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (September 10, 2019). "Lil Tecca: We Love You Tecca Album Review". Pitchfrok. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Lil Tecca - We Love You Tecca (Album Review)". September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Lil Tecca Drops Hard-Hitting Debut Project 'We Love You Tecca'". Hypebeast. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lil Tecca – We Love You Tecca – Album Review". Musicjo. August 31, 2019.
  15. ^ A., Aron (September 6, 2019). "Lil Tecca's "We Love Tecca" First Week Sales Revealed". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  16. ^ Navjosh (August 31, 2019). "Lil Tecca 'We Love You Tecca' First Week Sales Projections". HipHop-N-More.
  17. ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 15, 2019). "Post Malone Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Hollywood's Bleeding'". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Lil Tecca - We Love You Tecca on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  19. ^ https://www.instagram.com/shvdow8/
  20. ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/1I6FpscJIfwf4T56VxGVsB?si=sUtXO2xIRQ2u870Rsvp-4Q
  21. ^ @cashgang on Instagram. "cash gang is on lil tecca's upcoming mixtape! #Senorita produced by cashmoneyap, youngkio & chapo & #Weatherman produced by cashmoneyap & kingleeboy