We Love You Tecca 2

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We Love You Tecca 2
Studio album by
Lil Tecca
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)
GenreTrap[1]
Length47:34
Label
Producer
  • Aro
  • Bakkwoods
  • Bevolo
  • Bryce Unknwn
  • Census
  • Cxdy
  • DT
  • Dynox
  • E-Trou
  • Georgie
  • John Luther
  • Lil Tecca
  • Nash
  • Nick Mira
  • Nico Baran
  • Niketaz
  • Noir
  • Ovrcz
  • Paryo
  • Rio Leyva
  • Ryder Johnson
  • Spaceman
  • Taz Taylor
  • ThankYouWill
  • Y2TNB
Lil Tecca chronology
Virgo World
(2020) 		We Love You Tecca 2
(2021) 		Tec
(2023)
Singles from We Love You Tecca 2
  1. "Show Me Up"
    Released: April 6, 2021
  2. "Never Left"
    Released: May 6, 2021
  3. "Money on Me"
    Released: July 23, 2021
  4. "Repeat It"
    Released: August 6, 2021

We Love You Tecca 2 is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca.[2] It was released through Galactic and Republic Records on August 27, 2021, one day after his 19th birthday. The album contains guest appearances from Gunna, Iann Dior, Chief Keef, Trippie Redd, Nav, and Lil Yachty. It serves as the sequel to his 2019 mixtape, We Love You Tecca, and the album was released three days before the two-year anniversary of the mixtape.[3]

Background

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In an interview with GQ on his birthday in 2021, Lil Tecca compared We Love You Tecca 2 to his debut studio album, Virgo World (2020), which he released almost a year before. He stated: "I ain't gonna lie. This one feels way more like I have guidance, and just a direction. With Virgo World, everything just felt like the lights were off. Like I didn't know where to go. I felt like I had no sort of direction for myself. But, for this one? It definitely feels way better".[4] The following day, he also told XXL about the creation of the album: "I'm not making no crazy country music or something, but I would say the process was different. Just the energy was different. It feels really natural. It feels really concentrated and focused. It's definitely a vision. We're not just lost in the sauce".[5]

Release and promotion

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On July 22, 2021, Lil Tecca shared the cover art of the album and announced the release date of August 6, 2021.[6] However, this did not happen as Tecca stated on August 2, through an Instagram story that the album was being pushed back due to a song not being able to be cleared for its sample and he would be adding two new tracks. However, on August 21, he shared an Instagram filter to reveal the tracklist. The following day, Taz Taylor announced its release date. Tecca shared the complete tracklist on August 24, 2021.[7] A deluxe version of the album was released on September 1, 2021.

Singles

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Three singles preceded the release of the album. The lead single, "Never Left", was released on May 6, 2021.[8] The second single, "Money on Me", was released on July 23.[9] The third single, "Repeat It", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Gunna, was released on August 6, which was the original release date for the album.[10] "Show Me Up", which was previously released on April 6, was later included on the album on the deluxe version.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

David Aaron Brake of HipHopDX felt that "[as] one of the acts which came in the trailing ends of the original SoundCloud era, Lil Tecca's We Love You Tecca 2 proves yet again that he's much more than a stereotype".[11] Fred Thomas of AllMusic wrote that the album is "more consistent than previous Lil Tecca material, lacing together nicely with the help of snappy song structures and tight production."[1]

Commercial performance

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We Love You Tecca 2 debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 with 30,000 sales in its first week (including 1,000 pure album sales) in its first week.[12] In its second week, the album dropped to number sixteen on the chart.[13] It is Lil Tecca's third US top-ten album.[12]

Track listing

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We Love You Tecca 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Money on Me"
2:23
2."Repeat It" (with Gunna)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Census
  • Baran
3:10
3."Never Left"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Cody Rounds
  • William Lambert
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • ThankYouWill
2:48
4."Caution"
2:05
5."Seaside" (featuring Iann Dior)
  • Sharpe
  • Michael Olmo
  • Snodgrass
  • Rounds
  • Elias Iatrou
  • Ryan Bevolo
  • Niccolo Short
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • E-Trou
  • Bevolo
  • Ovrcz
2:12
6."No Discussion"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Mira
  • John Luther-John Carolus
  • Noah Skopek
  • Taz Taylor
  • Mira
  • John Luther
  • Noir
1:44
7."You Don't Need Me No More"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Young
  • Taz Taylor
  • Paryo
2:37
8."Fee"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Carolus
  • Rio Leyva
  • Taz Taylor
  • John Luther
  • Leyva
1:52
9."Choppa Shoot the Loudest" (with Chief Keef featuring Trippie Redd)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • Johnson
  • DT
  • Dynox
4:01
10."Did That"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Baran
  • Leyva
1:48
11."About You" (with Nav)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Mira
3:24
12."Lot of Me"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Leyva
  • George Harrison
  • William Pugh
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Georgie
  • Bakkwoods
2:03
13."Investigation"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Young
  • Romito
  • Campbell Rolston-Clemmer
  • Taz Taylor
  • Paryo
  • Census
  • Spaceman
1:41
14."You Gotta Do Better"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Young
  • Taz Taylor
  • Paryo
1:42
15."Bank Teller" (with Lil Yachty)
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • Nash
2:58
16."Nada"
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cxdy
  • Leyva
  • Bryce Unknwn
  • Y2TNB
2:28
17."My Side"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Young
  • Taz Taylor
  • Paryo
1:51
18."Whatever"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Vince Aro
  • Taz Taylor
  • Aro
2:26
19."Shooters"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Young
  • Taz Taylor
  • Paryo
2:05
20."Everywhere I Go"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Romito
  • Rolston-Clemmer
  • Nicola Kollar
  • Taz Taylor
  • Census
  • Spaceman
  • Niketaz
2:05
Total length:47:34
Deluxe edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."Hold On"
  • Sharpe
  • Snodgrass
  • Cooper Vengrove
  • y2tnb
  • Taz Taylor
  • Cooper Vengrove
  • y2tnb
2:43
22."Transynphony"
  • Sharpe
  • Cameron Jones Pitts
MexikoDro2:44
23."Virgo"
  • Sharpe
  • Edgard Noel Herrera
  • Mira
  • Young Era
  • Nick Mira
1:56
24."Grammy (Freestyle)"
  • Sharpe
  • HolyOne
HolyOne2:11
25."Show Me Up"
  • Sharpe
  • Nathan Perez
  • Jalan Hunter
Niko East2:46
Total length:59:54

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[14] Programming is credited to the producers of each track.

  • Edgard Herrera – mixing (all tracks), studio personnel (all tracks)
  • Mills Logan – immersive mixing (track 1)
  • Jeff Fitzgerald – immersive mixing (tracks 2–20)

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c We Love You Tecca 2 - Lil Tecca | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved September 17, 2021
  2. ^ DJ First Class (August 27, 2021). "Lil Tecca drops off new 'We Love You Tecca 2' album". Revolt. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Marie, Erika (August 27, 2021). "Lil Tecca Shares "We Love You Tecca 2" Ft. Lil Yachty, Gunna, Nav, Trippie Redd & More". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Norris, Jon (August 26, 2021). "Gen Z Rap's Reluctant Star Lil Tecca Is Back Like He Never Left". GQ. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (August 27, 2021). "Lil Tecca Delivers 'We Love You Tecca 2' f/ Gunna, Trippie Redd, Chief Keef and More". Complex. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Clark, Trent (July 22, 2021). "Lil Tecca on Top of the World With 'We Love You Tecca 2' Release Date + Cover Art Unveil". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Elibert, Mark (August 25, 2021). "Lil Tecca Taps Gunna, Trippie Redd, Chief Keef + More For 'We Love You Tecca 2'". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Findlay, Mitch (May 6, 2021). "Lil Tecca Maintains That He "Never Left"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Cho, Regina (July 23, 2021). "Lil Tecca releases new single "Money on Me"". Revolt. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (August 6, 2021). "Lil Tecca Releases New Track "Repeat It" f/ Gunna". Complex. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Brake, David Aaron (August 26, 2021). "New Music Friday - New Albums From Belly, Westside Gunn, OhGeesy, Curren$y + More". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Kanye West Lands 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Donda'". Billboard. September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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