SremmLife explained

SremmLife
Type:studio
Artist:Rae Sremmurd
Cover:SremmLife_cover.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:2013–14
Length:45:32
Next Title:SremmLife 2
Next Year:2016

SremmLife is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. It was released on January 6, 2015, by Ear Drummer Records and Interscope Records.[1] The album was supported by five singles: "No Flex Zone", "No Type", "Throw Sum Mo" featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug, "This Could Be Us" and "Come Get Her".

Background

Rae Sremmurd is a Mississippi-bred hip hop duo composed of Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi.[2] In 2014, the duo signed a recording contract with American music producer Mike Will Made It's newly found label, the Interscope Records imprint, EarDrummers Entertainment.[2] [3]

Singles

The duo's debut single from the album, called "No Flex Zone" was released via digital download on May 18, 2014. The song was produced by Mike Will Made It, and co-produced by A+. The song gained media attention after the release of the remix, which features guest vocals from rappers Nicki Minaj and Pusha T. The song peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

The album's second single, called "No Type" was released on September 15, 2014. Producer Mike WiLL Made-It also serves the production on this track, along with Swae Lee. The song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the number 70 song of the 2015 year-end chart.[4]

The album's third single, called "Throw Sum Mo" was released on December 9, 2014. The song features guest vocals from these fellow American hip hop recording artists Nicki Minaj and Young Thug, with the production that was handled by Soundz and Mike WiLL Made-It. The song peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5]

The album's fourth single, "This Could Be Us" was sent to US urban adult contemporary radio on April 21, 2015.[6] The song's production was handled by Mike WiLL Made-It. The song peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The album's fifth single, "Come Get Her" was sent to US rhythmic radio on September 29, 2015.[7] The song was produced by Mike WiLL Made-It, and co-produced by A+. The song peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

SremmLife received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews. Writing for Exclaim!, Eric Zaworski concluded that "SremmLife sounds like how cheap vodka works — it burns a little, yeah, but it gets you there," explaining that the record "only further reinforces the vice grip hip-hop from south of the Mason-Dixon has on the mainstream." Justin Charity of Complex said "the chants and ecstatic poetry of SremmLife are fully charged from start to finish."

Year-end lists

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
ComplexThe 50 Best Albums of 20152015
Entertainment WeeklyThe 40 Best Albums of 20152015
LA Times10 Great Pop Albums in 20152015
PitchforkThe 50 Best Albums of 20152015
Rolling StoneThe 50 Best Albums of 20152015
StereogumThe 50 Best Albums of 20152015

All time lists

Commercial performance

SremmLife debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, with 49,000 equivalent album units; it sold 34,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit count reflecting streaming activity and track sales.[9] In its second week, the album declined to number 17 with 23,000 units, including an additional 11,000 copies sold.[10] It has remained on the album chart for 19 weeks thus far.[11] As of June 2016, SremmLife has sold 198,000 copies domestically.[12] With streaming and physical sales, the album has since gone Platinum[13] and all of its singles have gone 2× Platinum or higher, with the promotional single "Up Like Trump" being certified Gold.[14]

Track listing

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album booklet and Allmusic.[16]

Performance
Producers
Technical
Miscellaneous

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Billboard 200[17] 39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 22
Chart (2016)Position
US Billboard 200[19] 106

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iTunes - Music - SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd. iTunes. 6 January 2015 . 6 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Rae Sremmurd Speak On "No Flex Zone," Mike Will Made It, & Brotherly Love - Life+Times. Life+Times. 6 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Nicki Minaj Debuts Her Remix Of Rae Sremmurd's "No Flex Zone!!": Listen - Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. 15 July 2014 . 6 January 2015.
  4. Rae Sremmurd - Chart history (singles). . February 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: Rae Sremmurd: Throw Sum Mo - Music on Google Play. google.com.
  6. Web site: Urban/UAC Future Releases . All Access Music Group . April 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150425082117/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases . live . April 25, 2015.
  7. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - .... 21 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921201335/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases. 2015-09-21.
  8. Weingarten . Charles Aaron,Mankaprr Conteh,Jon Dolan,Will Dukes,Dewayne Gage,Joe Gross,Kory Grow,Christian Hoard,Jeff Ihaza,Julyssa Lopez,Mosi Reeves,Yoh Phillips,Noah Shachtman,Rob Sheffield,Simon Vozick-Levinson,Christopher R. . Aaron . Charles . Conteh . Mankaprr . Dolan . Jon . Dukes . Will . Gage . Dewayne . Gross . Joe . Grow . Kory . Hoard . Christian . 2022-06-07 . The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time . 2022-06-13 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  9. Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends a Ninth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart . Caulfield . Keith . . . January 14, 2015 . May 16, 2015.
  10. Web site: Balfour. Jay. Hip Hop Album Sales: Nicki Minaj, J. Cole & Rae Sremmurd. HipHopDX. January 21, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503210243/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.32210/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-j-cole-rae-sremmurd. May 3, 2015. dead.
  11. Billboard 200 . . . May 16, 2015.
  12. Web site: Upcoming Releases: Hits Daily Double. Hits Daily Double. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702201349/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases. live. July 2, 2016.
  13. Web site: Gold & Platinum - RIAA. .
  14. Web site: You searched for Rae Sremmurd - RIAA. RIAA.
  15. Web site: Rae Sremmurd's 'This Could Be Us' sample of Black Grass (Soul Group)'s 'Burnin' Love'. WhoSampled.com. WhoSampled.
  16. Web site: SremmLife - Rae Sremmurd: Credits. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. January 6, 2015.
  17. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015. Billboard. June 11, 2020.
  18. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015. Billboard. June 11, 2020.
  19. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016. Billboard. December 9, 2016.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "SremmLife".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.