''Just Cause Y'all Waited'' is the twelfth

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by American rapper

Lil Durk Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...

. It was released on March 30, 2018, by

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and

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. The mixtape features guest appearances from

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, Gunna, and TK Kravitz. The production on the mixtape was handled by

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, Supreme Beats, ATL Jacob and DY Krazy, among others.

Background

On March 29, 2018, Lil Durk announced the mixtape's title, artwork and release date. On April 11, 2018, in an exclusive interview with ''

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'', Durk spoke on his departure from

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amid creative differences and wanted to show fans the new and improved version of himself as an independent artist with the release of ''Just 'Cause Y'all Waited''. On April 20, 2018, Durk was featured in an exclusive interview with '' Respect.'', in which he described the inspiration for the mixtape, by saying:

Critical reception

Dean Van Nguyen of ''

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'' wrote "It's the only wasted motion on ''Just Cause Y'all Waited'', which will likely go down as a minor release in Durk's canon. Even so, this mixtape is a reminder that he's one of his city's most compelling correspondents."

Track listing

Notes * Signifies an uncredited co- producer * "Home Body" also appears on Lil Durk's third studio album,"Signed to the Streets 3" Sample credits * "1 (773) Vulture" contains a sample from " 1-800-273-8255", performed by

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Charts

References

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