Plan A (Lil Tecca album)

PLAN A is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released through Galactic and Republic Records on September 20, 2024. The album contains a sole guest appearance from Don Toliver. It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, Tec (2023).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

PLAN A
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)
GenreHip hop
Length44:28
Label
Producer
  • 1keep
  • 206Derek
  • Berlo
  • Bhristo
  • BryceUnknwn
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Census
  • Chef9thegod
  • Dammittony
  • Deyflo
  • Dyce
  • IzzyNG
  • Jay Trench
  • Kassgocrazy
  • KC Supreme
  • LMG
  • Money Jezus
  • Nash Beats
  • Noah Mejia
  • Paryo
  • PAX
  • Rio Leyva
  • Scizzie
  • Spaceman
  • Taz Taylor
  • ThankYouWill
  • Tyto
  • Vendr
  • Venny
  • Vvspipes
  • y2tnb
Lil Tecca chronology
Tec
(2023)
PLAN A
(2024)
Singles from Plan A
  1. "Number 2"
    Released: May 3, 2024
  2. "Never Last"
    Released: May 3, 2024
  3. "Taste"
    Released: August 9, 2024
  4. "Bad Time"
    Released: August 20, 2024

Singles

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The lead two singles to the album "Number 2" and "Never Last" were released simultaneously on May 3, 2024, alongside a music video the same day. "Number 2" charted at 45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts[7] and number 18 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[8] "Never Last" also charted on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart at number 29 respectively. The third single, "Taste" was released August 9, 2024, and charted at 31 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[9] The fourth and final single "Bad Time" was released August 20, 2024 and charted number 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 17 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[10][11]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, Plan A debuted at number nine on Billboard 200 chart, earning 42,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. This became Lil Tecca's fourth top ten album.

Track listing

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Plan A track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Taste"
2:50
2."Bad Time"
  • Sharpe
  • Gonçalo Brás
  • Noah Mejia
  • Michael Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Chef9thegod
  • Noah Mejia
  • Census
3:30
3."120"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • William Lambert
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Webster
  • Taz Taylor
  • Vendr
  • Cenus
  • Leyva
  • ThankYouWill
2:10
4."I Can't Let Go" (with Don Toliver)
2:30
5."Vogue"
  • Sharpe
  • Lucas Gadaleta
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • LMG
2:33
6."24Hrs"
  • Sharpe
  • Jahmare Williams-Wright
Jay Trench2:22
7."Number 2"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • Jake Mercier
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Scizzie
  • Leyva
2:17
8."Never Last"
  • Sharpe
  • Steven Giron
  • Leyva
  • Konstantin Pepelov
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Venny
  • 1keep
2:21
9."Homebody"
  • Sharpe
  • Mejia
  • Michael Pieper
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Mejia
  • Vvspipes
1:59
10."Self2Self"
  • Sharpe
  • Cassidy Reese
Kassgocrazy1:49
11."Separate Ways"
  • Sharpe
  • Campbell Rolston-Clemmer
  • Snodgrass
  • Parker Young
  • Taz Taylor
  • Spaceman
  • Paryo
2:10
12."Time & a Place"
  • Sharpe
  • Gadaleta
  • Leyva
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Census
  • LMG
2:31
13."4U"
  • Sharpe
  • Kim Candilora II
  • Leyva
  • Mejia
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Webster
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Census
  • KC Supreme
  • Vendr
  • Mejia
2:22
14."Flowers"
  • Sharpe
  • Leo Berliant
  • Travis Barker
  • Bryce Frizzell
  • Ryan Le Roy-Dyson
  • Taz Taylor
  • BryceUnknwn
  • Dyce
  • y2tnb
  • Berlo
2:39
15."Cold Girls"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • Mejia
  • Snodgrass
  • Webster
  • Taz Taylor
  • Mejia
  • Leyva
  • Vendr
2:43
16."Mama"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • Israel Nolan-Garnett
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Hannes Tomminen
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Census
  • IzzyNG
  • PAX
2:33
17."D1"
  • Sharpe
  • Cameron Choi
  • Romito
  • Spencer Ruskowski
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Census
  • Tyto
  • Deyflo
2:16
18."All the Time"
  • Sharpe
  • Nathan Lamarche
  • Leyva
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nash Beats
  • Leyva
2:42
Total length:44:28

Personnel

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  • Lil Tecca – vocals (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9–17)
  • Tom Norrismastering, mixing
  • Edgard Herrera – mixing (track 4), engineering (3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Victor "Prod" Agbugba – engineering (tracks 1, 14)
  • Derek "206" Anderson – engineering (track 4)
  • Patrick "MixedByTheBest" Rosario – engineering (track 18)
  • Taz Taylorprogramming (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)
  • Rio Leyva – programming (tracks 1, 7, 8)
  • Nick Mira – programming (track 1)
  • Census – programming (track 2)
  • Chef9thegod – programming (track 2)
  • Noah Mejia – programming (track 2)
  • Scizzie – programming (track 7)
  • 1keep – programming (track 8)
  • Venny – programming (track 8)
  • Rhegan Coursey – additional vocals (track 7)

Charts

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Chart performance for Plan A
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[12] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 86
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 53
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 34
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 83
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[19] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 31
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[21] 83
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 66
US Billboard 200[25] 9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 2

References

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  1. ^ Sherman, Maria. "For rapper Lil Tecca, there was only ever a 'Plan A.' His new album reflects the journey". ABC News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Saponara, Michael. "Lil Tecca Talks 'Plan A' Album, National Guard Using His 'Ransom' Photo & Juice Wrld's Greatness". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lil Tecca Announces Fourth Studio LP Plan A". Hypebeast. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Shuler, Nayquan (September 24, 2024). "Lil Tecca's Plan A Has Been Written Since Day 1". Hypebeast. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Future, Lil Tecca, The Alchemist and More – New Hip-Hop Projects". XXL. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Bustard, Andy (September 20, 2024). "New Music Friday: New Albums from Future, the Alchemist, Lil Tecca & More". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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  8. ^ "Hot 40 Singles". Official NZ Charts. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  9. ^ James, Jesse (August 12, 2024). "Lil Tecca Drops New Single "Taste"". Stupid Dope. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Iahn, Buddy (August 30, 2024). "Lil Tecca unveils 'Bad Time'". The Music Universe. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  11. ^ Mettler, Mike (September 13, 2024). "Lil Tecca: "Bad Time" Music Review". Sound Vision. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lil Tecca – Plan A" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lil Tecca – Plan A" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  15. ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Tecca – Plan A" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2024. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lil Tecca". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 39-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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  21. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 20.09.2024–26.09.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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  23. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lil Tecca – Plan A". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  24. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  25. ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  26. ^ "Lil Tecca Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2024.