Pain 2 Explained

Pain 2
Type:	Album
Artist:	Derez De'Shon
Cover:	Pain 2.jpg
Released:	December 14, 2018
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	43:05
Prev Title:	Thank Da Streets
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Pain 3
Next Year:	2020

Pain 2 is a debut studio album by American rapper Derez De'Shon. It was released on December 14, 2018, via Commission Music and BMG Rights Management. The album features guest appearances from Yella Beezy, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Russ, Mozzy, Dreezy, Moneybagg Yo, Trouble and YFN Lucci. Production was handled by London on da Track, Taz Taylor, DJ Chose, CashMoneyAP, Will-A-Fool, and TM88, among others. The album also serves as the second installment of the Pain series, and a sequel to his 2017 Pain mixtape.^[1] On December 29, 2018, the album peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Singles

The lead single from the album, "Beat The Odds", was released on July 13, 2018. The music video for the song was released on September 6, 2018.

The second single from the album, "Whaddup Doe" featuring American rapper Mozzy, was released on November 16, 2018. The song's music video was released on January 17, 2019.

The third and final single from the album, "By the Scale", was released on December 7, 2018. The music video for the song was released on December 18, 2018.

Commercial performance

On December 29, 2018, Pain 2 debuted at number 186 on the US Billboard 200 chart, which became Derez's first chart entry. Plus, the album debuted at number 17 on the US Heatseekers Albums and also debuted at number 42 on the US Independent Albums chart.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Spotify and Tidal.^{[3] [4]}

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal.

Vocalists

• Derez De'Shon – primary artist
• Yella Beezy – featured artist (track 2)
• Lil Durk – featured artist (track 3)
• Lil Baby – featured artist (track 5)
• Russ – featured artist (track 6)
• Mozzy – featured artist (track 8)
• Dreezy – featured artist (track 10)
• Moneybagg Yo – featured artist (track 11)
• Trouble – featured artist (track 12)
• YFN Lucci – featured artist (track 14)

Production

• Quin with the Keyz – producer (track 1)
• ShunOnDaBeat – producer (track 1)
• DJ Chose – producer (tracks 2–4, 13, 16)
• Taz Taylor – producer (tracks 2, 3, 9, 14)
• Touch of Trent – producer (track 3)
• Will-A-Fool – producer (tracks 4, 7, 11)
• Stoopid Beats – producer (track 5)
• London on da Track – producer (tracks 6, 8, 17)
• YIB – producer (track 7)
• E-Trou – producer (track 9)
• Sidepce – producer (track 9)
• ADP – producer (track 10)
• CashMoneyAP – producer (track 10)
• Beezo – producer (track 12)
• Cassius Jay – producer (track 12)
• Nick Mira – producer (track 14)
• TM88 – producer (track 15)
• KGrayWhatitDo – producer (track 16)

Technical

• Glenn Schick – mastering engineer (tracks 1–7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
• K.Y. – mixing engineer (tracks 1–10, 12, 13, 15–17)
• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer (track 17)

References

1. Web site: 2018-12-14 . Derez De'Shon drops highly anticipated album, Pain 2 . 2022-09-14 . HipHopCanada . en-CA.
2. Derez Deshon Chart History (Billboard 200) . 2022-09-04 . Billboard . en-US.
3. — Spotify
4. Web site: 2018-12-14 . Tidal . 2022-09-04 . Tidal.