''We Love You Tecca 2'' is the second studio album by American rapper
Lil Tecca
Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe (born August 26, 2002), known professionally as Lil Tecca, is an American rapper and singer. He rose to mainstream fame with the release of his 2019 single "Ransom", which peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...
. It was released through
Galactic
Galactic is an American jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Origins and background
Formed in 1994 as an octet (under the name Galactic Prophylactic) and including singer Chris Lane and guitarist Rob Gowen, the group was soon pared down to a ...
and
Republic Records
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on August 27, 2021, one day after his 19th birthday. The album contains guest appearances from
Gunna,
Iann Dior
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,
Chief Keef
Keith Farrelle Cozart (born August 15, 1995), better known by his stage name Chief Keef, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His music first became popular during his teen years in the early 2010s among high school s ...
,
Trippie Redd
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,
Nav, and
Lil Yachty
Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...
. It serves as the sequel to his 2019 mixtape, ''
We Love You Tecca
''We Love You Tecca'' is the debut mixtape by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released on August 30, 2019, through Republic Records. The mixtape contains a sole guest appearance from Juice Wrld. It features Tecca's breakout hit, "Ransom", which ...
'', and the album was released three days before the two-year anniversary of the mixtape.
Background
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
''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 (rapper), Nav, Skrillex, DJ Scheme ...
'' (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". The following day, he also told ''
XXL'' about the creation of the album: "I'm not making no crazy
country music
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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".
Release and promotion
On July 22, 2021, Lil Tecca shared the cover art of the album and announced the release date of August 6, 2021. However, this did not happen as Tecca stated on August 2, through an
Instagram
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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. A deluxe version of the album was released on September 1, 2021.
Singles
Three singles preceded the release of the album. The lead single, "
Never Left", was released on May 6, 2021. The second single, "Money on Me", was released on July 23. The third single, "
Repeat It
"Repeat It" is a song by American rappers Lil Tecca and Gunna, released on August 6, 2021, as the third single from his second mixtape ''We Love You Tecca 2
''We Love You Tecca 2'' is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was ...
", a collaboration with fellow American rapper
Gunna, was released on August 6, which was the original release date for the album. "Show Me Up", which was previously released on April 6, was later included on the album on the deluxe version.
Critical reception
David Aaron Brake of ''
HipHopDX
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...
'' felt that "
sone of the acts which came in the trailing ends of the original
SoundCloud
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era, Lil Tecca's ''We Love You Tecca 2'' proves yet again that he's much more than a stereotype". Fred Thomas of
AllMusic
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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."
Commercial performance
''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.
In its second week, the album dropped to number sixteen on the chart. It is Lil Tecca's third US top-ten album.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal
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* ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple
* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
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* Tidal (servic ...
.
Programming is credited to the
producers of each track.
* Edgard Herrera – mixing , studio personnel
* Mills Logan – immersive mixing
* Jeff Fitzgerald – immersive mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{Lil Tecca
2021 albums
Lil Tecca albums
Republic Records albums
Albums produced by Taz Taylor (record producer)
Trap music albums