Pain 2 is a debut studio album by American rapper Derez De'Shon. It was released on December 14, 2018, via Commission Music and BMG Rights Management.[4] The album features guest appearances from Yella Beezy, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Russ, Mozzy, Dreezy, Moneybagg Yo, Trouble and YFN Lucci. Production was handled by London on da Track, Taz Taylor, DJ Chose, CashMoneyAP, Will-A-Fool, and TM88, among others. The album also serves as the second installment of the Pain series, and a sequel to his 2017 Pain mixtape.[5] On December 29, 2018, the album peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Pain 2
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 14, 2018
GenreHip hop
Length43:05
Label
Producer
Derez De'Shon chronology
Thank Da Streets
(2017)
Pain 2
(2018)
Pain 3
(2020)
Singles from Pain 2
  1. "Beat The Odds"
    Released: July 13, 2018[1]
  2. "Whaddup Doe"
    Released: November 16, 2018[2]
  3. "By the Scale"
    Released: December 7, 2018[3]

Singles

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The lead single from the album, "Beat The Odds", was released on July 13, 2018.[7] The music video for the song was released on September 6, 2018.[8]

The second single from the album, "Whaddup Doe" featuring American rapper Mozzy, was released on November 16, 2018.[9] The song's music video was released on January 17, 2019.[10]

The third and final single from the album, "By the Scale", was released on December 7, 2018.[11] The music video for the song was released on December 18, 2018.[12]

Commercial performance

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On December 29, 2018, Pain 2 debuted at number 186 on the US Billboard 200 chart, which became Derez's first chart entry.[6] Plus, the album debuted at number 17 on the US Heatseekers Albums and also debuted at number 42 on the US Independent Albums chart.[6]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from Spotify and Tidal.[13][14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ball 2Getha" (featuring Yella Beezy)
  • Quin with the Keyz
  • Shun On Da Beat
3:11
2."Wassa Friend"
2:29
3."Reasonz" (featuring Lil Durk)
  • DJ Chose
  • Taz Taylor
  • Touch of Trent
3:13
4."By the Scale"
  • Lenard
  • Payne
  • Willie Byrd
  • DJ Chose
  • Will-A-Fool
3:13
5."Need Sum Mo" (featuring Lil Baby)
  • Lenard
  • Dominique Jones
  • Brince Elam
Stoopid Beats3:09
6."Fallin" (featuring Russ)London on da Track3:05
7."Dark Places"
  • Lenard
  • Ryan Waldorf
  • Byrd
  • Will-A-Fool
  • YIB
2:36
8."Whaddup Doe" (featuring Mozzy)
London on da Track2:26
9."We Both Know"
  • Lenard
  • Snodgrass Jr.
  • Dorien Theus
  • Elias Latrou
3:30
10."Actin' Different" (featuring Dreezy)
3:18
11."Wanna Believe U" (featuring Moneybagg Yo)Will-A-Fool3:10
12."Too Many Nights" (featuring Trouble)
  • Beezo
  • Cassius Jay
3:14
13."Addin' Up"
  • Lenard
  • Payne
DJ Chose2:53
14."Beat The Odds" (featuring YFN Lucci)
2:58
15."Crash"TM883:30
16."Same Way"
  • Lenard
  • Kermit Wayne Gray Jr.
  • Payne
  • DJ Chose
  • KGrayWhatitDo
3:50
17."Lately"
  • Lenard
  • Holmes
London on da Track2:55
Total length:52:49

Personnel

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Credits were adapted from Tidal.[14]

Vocalists

Production

  • Quin with the Keyz – producer (track 1)
  • ShunOnDaBeat – producer (track 1)
  • DJ Chose – producer (tracks 2–4, 13, 16)
  • Taz Taylor – producer (tracks 2, 3, 9, 14)
  • Touch of Trent – producer (track 3)
  • Will-A-Fool – producer (tracks 4, 7, 11)
  • Stoopid Beats – producer (track 5)
  • London on da Track – producer (tracks 6, 8, 17)
  • YIB – producer (track 7)
  • E-Trou – producer (track 9)
  • Sidepce – producer (track 9)
  • ADP – producer (track 10)
  • CashMoneyAP – producer (track 10)
  • Beezo – producer (track 12)
  • Cassius Jay – producer (track 12)
  • Nick Mira – producer (track 14)
  • TM88 – producer (track 15)
  • KGrayWhatitDo – producer (track 16)

Technical

  • Glenn Schick – mastering engineer (tracks 1–7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
  • K.Y. – mixing engineer (tracks 1–10, 12, 13, 15–17)
  • Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (track 17)

Charts

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Chart performance for Pain 2
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 186
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 17
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 42

References

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  1. ^ "Beat the Odds (feat. YFN Lucci) - Single by Derez De'Shon on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Whaddup Doe (feat. Mozzy) - Single by Derez De'Shon". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "By the Scale - Single by Derez De'Shon on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ Pain 2 by Derez De'Shon, 2018-12-14, retrieved 2022-09-04
  5. ^ "Derez De'Shon drops highly anticipated album, Pain 2". HipHopCanada. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  6. ^ a b c "Derez Deshon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  7. ^ Beat the Odds (feat. YFN Lucci) - Single by Derez De'Shon, 2018-07-13, retrieved 2022-09-14
  8. ^ Derez De'Shon Feat. YFN Lucci "Beat The Odds" (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video), retrieved 2022-09-14
  9. ^ Whaddup Doe (feat. Mozzy) - Single by Derez De'Shon, 2018-11-16, retrieved 2022-09-14
  10. ^ Derez De'Shon - Whaddup Doe (feat. Mozzy) (Official Video), retrieved 2022-09-14
  11. ^ By the Scale - Single by Derez De'Shon, 2018-12-07, retrieved 2022-09-14
  12. ^ Derez De'Shon - By The Scale (Official Video), retrieved 2022-09-14
  13. ^ Pain 2, 2018-12-14, retrieved 2022-09-04 — Spotify
  14. ^ a b "Tidal". Tidal. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  15. ^ "Derez Deshon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Derez Deshon Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Derez Deshon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2022.