Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 Explained

Just Cause Y'all Waited 2
Type:studio
Artist:Lil Durk
Cover:Lil Durk - Just Cause Y'all Waited 2.png
Caption:Standard cover art for the album, deluxe features the same cover with a blue overlay
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Length:52:12
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Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on May 8, 2020, by Only the Family, Alamo Records and Geffen Records, serving as a sequel to his 2018 Just Cause Y'all Waited mixtape. It features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Polo G, Gunna, and G Herbo. A deluxe edition of the album was released on June 26, 2020, with seven additional tracks,[2] propelling the album to a new peak of number two on the Billboard 200.

Commercial performance

Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 57,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies of pure album sales) in its first week.[3] This became Lil Durk's second US top-five debut.[3] The album also accumulated a total of 74.67 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs during the tracking week.[3] After the release of the deluxe version, the album returned to top-ten and achieved at new peak at number two on the chart, earning 43,000 album-equivalent units.[4] On December 17, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Genius, Muso.Ai & Tidal

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Just Cause Y'all Waited 2
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 2
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[7] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[9] 69
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 39
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[11] 77
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 58

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listen to Lil Durk's 'Just Cause Y'all Waited 2'. complex.com. March 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: Caraan . Sophie . June 26, 2020 . Lil Durk Drops 7 New Tracks With 'Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 (Deluxe)' . June 27, 2020 . Hypebeast.
  3. NAV's 'Good Intentions' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Keith Caulfield. . May 17, 2020. May 17, 2020.
  4. Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Hits Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. July 5, 2020. July 5, 2020.
  5. Web site: Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 / Lil Durk - TIDAL. listen.tidal.com. May 15, 2020.
  6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart - May 23, 2020. . May 20, 2020.
  7. Top Rap Albums Chart - May 23, 2020. . May 20, 2020.
  8. Web site: TurnTable Charts Official Top 50 Albums . www.turntablecharts.com . TurnTable Charts.
  9. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  10. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 15, 2020.
  11. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  12. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.