| Rain in England | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lil B |
| Cover: | Rain in England Lil B.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | September 21, 2010 |
| Length: | 73:52 |
| Label: | Weird Forest |
| Producer: | The Based God |
| Prev Title: | Roses Exodus |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Paint |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Rain in England is the second studio album by American rapper Lil B, released through Weird Forest on September 21, 2010. Produced by Lil B under his persona "The Based God", Rain in England is unusual for the hip hop genre because it has no percussive beats. Instead, Lil B raps over new-age-style synthesizer music. The lyrical style, which finds Lil B speaking on topics like family, love and death, has been noted for its sincerity and reflectiveness.
The album had a mixed reception upon release; some critics and artists praised its unorthodox musical and lyrical content, while others were left baffled. According to Louis Pattison of The Guardian, the album "transcended familiar notions of good and bad, being one of the most peculiar rap albums ever pressed".
Before Rain in England, Lil B had developed a cult following through social media by sharing music through YouTube and MySpace. Lil B wrote the lyrics to Rain in England in a coffee shop over the course of about a month. It was also his first time producing his own music, though he credited the production as a collaboration with his alter ego The Based God. In advance of the album's release, Lil B told XXL that Rain in England would be "one of the best hip-hop albums to ever come out and one of the most unique albums to ever come out in hip-hop". Lil B described it as "like a melting pot to the soul, just thinking and melting into your emotions", and said the album would deal with both dark and positive themes.
Rain in England is described by Lil B as the first ambient hip hop album.