Live Life Fast Explained

Live Life Fast
Type:studio
Artist:Roddy Ricch
Cover:Roddy Ricch - Live Life Fast.png
Genre:Hip hop
Length:50:47
Label:
Producer:
  • Beezo
  • Ephortless Beats
  • ZayBans
  • Louie Montana
  • Boi-1da
  • D Keyz
  • Dez Wright
  • G Ry
  • Geronimo
  • Gylttryp
  • Hagan
  • Heavy Mellow
  • Jasper Harris
  • Keith Parker
  • Kenny Beats
  • LC
  • Lexx Deathstar
  • Lil CC
  • Lucas Padulo
  • Moneyevery
  • Mustard
  • Nils
  • Rex Kudo
  • Ronny J
  • Saint Mino
  • Seshnolan
  • Sir Dylan
  • Sonic
  • Southside
  • Tarentino
  • TM88
  • Tommy Parker
  • Wasa
  • Wheezy
  • Yakree
Prev Title:Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:The Big 3
Next Year:2022

Live Life Fast (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American rapper Roddy Ricch. It was released on December 17, 2021, through Atlantic Records and Bird Vision Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Future, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Takeoff, Jamie Foxx, Ty Dolla Sign, Alex Isley, Fivio Foreign, Lil Baby, Gunna, and Bibi Bourelly. The production was handled by multiple producer, including Wheezy, Boi-1da, Southside, TM88 and Kenny Beats among others.

Live Life Fast was preceded by one single, "Late at Night", which was released on June 4, 2021. The album received generally lukewarm reviews from music critics and received moderate commercial success. It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 62,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,500 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.

Background and promotion

In August 2020, Ricch announced that he was working on his second studio album, in which he called it a "masterpiece" and also said that he was waiting for the right time to release it.[1] In September 2021, he posted a screenshot of the album name alongside the number of tracks and its duration through an Instagram story.[2] Ricch also revealed a list of featured artists and some record producers who contribute to the album on December 14, 2021.[3] He announced that fans would get to hear the album early as he would go to different cities and play songs from it.[4] The album's lead and only single, "Late at Night", was previously released on June 4, 2021.[5]

Critical reception

Live Life Fast received generally lukewarm reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on six reviews.

Commercial performance

Live Life Fast debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 62,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,500 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This album was noticeably not as successful as his debut, his debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial sold 101,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week, Live Life Fast sold more than 40% less units than Ricch's previous album and his previous album was number 1 on the charts, while this was only number 4. This became Roddy Ricch's second US top-ten debut on the chart.[6] The album also accumulated a total of 76.51 million on-demand streams from the album's songs.[6]

Track listing

Notes

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 59
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[8] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 27
US Billboard 200[10] 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roddy Ricch New Album: Everything We Know So Far. HotNewHipHop. Zidel. Alex. April 8, 2021. December 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Roddy Ricch teases sophomore album. Revolt. Moorwood. Victoria. September 14, 2021. December 16, 2021.
  3. Web site: Roddy Ricch Unveils Features and Producers for 'Live Life Fast' Album. Complex. Blanchet. Brenton. December 14, 2021. December 16, 2021.
  4. Web site: Here's How You Can Listen To Roddy Ricch's New Album "LiveLifeFast" Before Friday. HotNewHipHop. Zidel. Alex. December 13, 2021. December 16, 2021.
  5. Web site: Roddy Ricch Shares Video for New Song "Late at Night": Watch. Bloom. Madison. Pitchfork. June 4, 2021. December 16, 2021.
  6. Web site: Adele’s ‘30’ Continues Hot Streak on Billboard 200, Spends Fifth Week at No. 1. Billboard. Keith Caulfield. December 27, 2021. December 30, 2021.
  7. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 27 December 2021. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1660. 6. December 27, 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 51-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. December 24, 2021. December 24, 2021.
  9. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. December 27, 2021. December 25, 2021.
  10. Web site: Adele's '30' Continues Hot Streak on Billboard 200, Spends Fifth Week at No. 1. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. December 27, 2021. December 28, 2021.