Love Songs 4 the Streets 2

Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on August 2, 2019, by Only the Family, Alamo Records and Interscope Records. It serves as a sequel to his commercial mixtape, Love Songs for the Streets (2017). The album features guest appearances from King Von, 21 Savage, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, and Key Glock. It peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Love Songs 4 the Streets 2
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)
Genre
Length47:35
Label
Producer
Lil Durk chronology
Signed to the Streets 3
(2018)
Love Songs 4 the Streets 2
(2019)
Family over Everything
(2019)
Singles from Love Songs 4 The Streets 2
  1. "Like That"
    Released: July 9, 2019
  2. "Bougie"
    Released: July 19, 2019
  3. "Green Light"
    Released: July 26, 2019
  4. "Extravagant"
    Released: August 2, 2019

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
HipHopDX3.5/5[3]
Pitchfork6.9/10[4]
RapReviews7.5/10[5]

Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 73 out of 100, based on four reviews.[1]

AllMusic's critic Fred Thomas gave the album a positive review, praising Durk's flows change up between the mixtape's best material. Thomas further says that "The 16 songs use a wide variety of stylistic approaches while centering around Durk's lyrical narratives of desperation and survival. While not all of it feels essential, the high points are fantastic examples of the rapper at his best."[2] Pitchfork's critic Dean Van Nguyen had positive opinions regarding the album, saying that "Lil Durk's music offers a sobering depiction of life outside of rap myths. He writes like someone keeping his head above water, hustling paycheck to paycheck, with dwindling hopes that a career in music will provide all promised riches." He implied that Durk's songwriting and lyricism has improved, also stating that "culling these missteps would have helped the tape's batting average, but they can't mask Durk's undeniable strengths".[4]

Commercial performance

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Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units (with 4,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Lil Durk's first US top-five album. The 16-track project also accumulated a total of 52.7 million on-demand audio streams that week.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."RN4L"Chopsquad DJ3:17
2."Like That" (featuring King Von)
DY2:46
3."Green Light"
  • Banks
  • Avery
  • Anthony Beechan
  • DY
  • KidWond3r
2:24
4."Die Slow" (featuring 21 Savage)Chopsquad DJ3:20
5."Locked Up"
  • Banks
  • Adrian Appleby
  • Clarence Lazar Gray
  • Harrison Lipsitz
  • Big A
  • Skylronthebeat
  • Zar
2:55
6."Rebellious"
  • Banks
  • Joshua Samuel
  • Kevin Andre Price
  • Nicodemo Lalli
  • Go Grizzly
  • Hood Famous
  • TurnMeUpJosh
3:02
7."U Said" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
  • Boi-1da
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Jahaan Sweet
2:48
8."Prada You"
  • Banks
  • Avery
  • Robert Richardson
  • DY
  • Bobby Raps
2:38
9."Extravagant" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • Julian Cruz
  • SKUFL
4:45
10."Bora Bora"
  • Banks
  • Jackson
Chopsquad DJ2:42
11."Weirdo Hoes"
  • Banks
  • Gerardo Mejia
Geraldo Liive3:21
12."TherlBread"
  • Banks
  • Willie Jerome Byrd
Will A Fool2:48
13."Bougie" (featuring Meek Mill)3:01
14."Wooh" (featuring Key Glock)
  • DY
  • Bum
2:16
15."David Ruffin"
  • Banks
  • Spencer Harris
  • Eric Sandoval
  • Einer Bankz
  • Sonic
2:40
16."Love Songs 4 the Streets"
Chopsquad DJ3:08
Total length:47:35

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 by Lil Durk". Metacritic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 - Lil Durk | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Giacomazzo, Bernadette (August 21, 2019). "Review: Lil Durk's "Love Songs 4 The Streets 2" Is A Sobering Look At The Hard-Knock Life". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Van Nguyen, Dean (August 2, 2019). "Lil Durk: Love Songs 4 the Streets 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 13, 2019). "Lil Durk :: Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 – RapReviews". RapReviews. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 11, 2019). "Drake Achieves Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Care Package'". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Durk – Love Songs 4 The Streets 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Billboard Top Rap Albums – August 17, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.