Virgo World

''Virgo World'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released through Galactic and Republic Records on September 18, 2020. The album features guest appearances from Polo G, Lil Durk, Nav, Skrillex, DJ Scheme, Lil Uzi Vert, Guwop Reign, and Tecca's record label Internet Money. It follows his debut mixtape and project, ''We Love You Tecca'', which was released in 2019. The album title comes from Tecca's astrological sign, Virgo, as he was born on August 26, 2002.

The album debuted at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 35,000 sales in its first week, and debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart. It received generally neutral to negative reviews.

Background

The album's title comes from Lil Tecca's astrological sign, Virgo, being born on August 26, 2002. It is believed that Virgos are logical and persistent, but sometimes feel shy and overly critical. Virgos are born any time from August 23 to September 22. The rapper had been teasing it for over a year prior to its release, posting snippets of a few songs. On September 4, 2020, it was speculated that it would be released soon.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Out of Love", featuring Lil Tecca's record label Internet Money, was released on April 17, 2020. The second single, "Royal Rumble", was released on his 18th birthday, August 26, 2020. The third and final pre-release single, "Our Time", was released on September 11, 2020, and introduced as the intro to the album. "Dolly", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, was released along with the album as its fourth and final single, on September 18, 2020.

Commercial performance

''Virgo World'' debuted at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 35,000 sales in its first week, falling behind his debut mixtape and project, ''We Love You Tecca'', which debuted at number four in the previous year. It debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart. It also charted in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Writing for ''Def Pen'', Ryan Shepard offered a positive review, going on to opine that "he has shown and proved that he is looking to stay in this industry". On a mixed review of the album, Alphonse Pierre of ''Pitchfork'' expressed his confusion with the clear meaning of the lyrics and that "a pocketful of catchy melodies and bubbly rhythms don't make up for a lack of anything interesting to say." Alex Zidel of ''HotNewHipHop'' gave a neutral review, explaining that "while his move to island-based production adds to some much-needed substance of Lil Tecca, it fails to come across as an authentic."

Track listing

Notes
* signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Performers

* Lil Tecca – primary artist
* Polo G – primary artist
* Lil Durk – featured artist
* Nav – featured artist
* Skrillex – primary artist
* DJ Scheme – primary artist
* Lil Uzi Vert – primary artist
* Guwop Reign – featured artist
* Internet Money – featured artist

Technical

* Alex Tumay – mixing, studio personnel
* Chris Gehringer – mastering, studio personnel
* Joseph Colmenero – engineering , , studio personnel
* Rex Kudo – keyboards , programming , engineering , studio personnel
* Menoh Beats – engineering, programming, studio personnel
* Blake Slatkin – engineering, studio personnel
* Edgar Herrera – mixing, studio personnel
* Jayron Beats – programming
* CassellBeats – programming
* Deemarc – programming
* Sevn Thomas – programming
* Leon Thomas – programming
* Mike Hector – programming
* Rowan – programming
* OnlyKND – programming
* Sean Turk – programming
* Z3N – programming
* Taz Taylor – programming
* Census – programming
* Rio Leyva – programming
* Repko – programming
* Spaceman – programming
* Skrillex – programming
* DJ Scheme – programming
* Nuri – programming
* Tommy Brown – programming
* Ambezza – programming
* ProdByXavi – programming
* TxbiTheTeenvger – programming
* Nick Mira – programming
* Sam Wish – programming
* Blake Slatkin – programming
* Kid Culture – programming
* Blk – programming
* Chek Beatz – programming
* Evertime – programming
* Tobi Aitch – programming
* Cxdy – programming
* FrankieOnTheGuitar – programming
* BeatsByTrav – programming
* MJ Nichols – programming
* Saint Luca – programming

Charts

References

{{Lil Tecca

2020 albums
Lil Tecca albums