Ransom 2 is the debut studio album by American record producer Mike Will Made It . It is the sequel to his 2014 mixtape Ransom , and was released on March 24, 2017. The album features guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar , Rae Sremmurd , Big Sean , Lil Wayne , YG , Pharrell Williams , 2 Chainz , Young Thug , Chief Keef , and others.
16-499: On January 4, 2016, Mike Will Made It revealed the cover art for the project while also releasing the first song from the mixtape, titled " By Chance ", featuring artists Rae Sremmurd . On January 15, 2016, Mike Will announced on his Twitter account that he would be releasing a song the next day. The following day, "Al Sharpton", featuring American rapper Future was released. On January 23, 2016, Mike Will took to Twitter once again to announce to his fans that Ransom 2 would be dropping
32-673: A new peak at number four on the chart on the issue dated November 26, 2016, due to the success of "Black Beatles". On April 24, 2024, SremmLife 2 was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with two million album-equivalent units in the United States. Notes Sample credits Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Performance Production Technical Miscellaneous Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Swang (song) " Swang "
48-556: Is a song by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd . It was released on January 24, 2017, by EarDrummers and Interscope Records as the fourth single from their second studio album SremmLife 2 . The song was written alongside producer P-Nazty. The song's accompanying music video premiered on February 16, 2017 on Rae Sremmurd's YouTube account on Vevo . The video was directed by Max Hliva ( DirectedByMAX ). The music video has over 481 million views as of March 2024. The official remix of "Swang" features American rapper Travis Scott and
64-431: Is the ultimate middle finger to grouches who think this brand of rap can't be complex." Grant Rindner of The Line of Best Fit commented: "There are real signs of musical development on Sremmurd 2 that point to longevity for the duo." David Sackllah of Consequence said, " SremmLife 2 may not pack the punch of its predecessor, but it shows that the brothers are growing musically. Far from one-note, Rae Sremmurd have
80-444: Is worthwhile (and much needed) bid for album of the summer. It's top heavy, "By Chance", "Look Alive", and "Black Beatles" feeling a lot like one of the best three song stretches of the year, but Swae brings a promising sense of experimentation to the entire project". Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork wrote: " SremmLife 2 collects all of the quirks in the margins of its predecessor and develops them; more than anything else, SremmLife 2
96-562: The Billboard Hot 100. The album's first promotional single, "Over Here", was released on March 23, 2016, the song was released as an interactive music video powered by Doritos . "Set the Roof" featuring Lil Jon , was released on August 7, 2016, as the album's second promotional single. SremmLife 2 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications,
112-607: The US Billboard 200 and later reached number four. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The album's lead single, " By Chance ", was released on February 13, 2016, the song peaked at number 39 on the US Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs . The album's second single, " Look Alive ", was released on April 14, 2016, the song peaked at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . " Black Beatles " featuring Gucci Mane ,
128-413: The album received an average score of 75, based on 13 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Exclaim! ' s Calum Slingerland gave the album a positive review, calling it "a rarely relenting party with more substance than the last". Narsimha Chintaluri of HipHopDX gave the album a positive review stating, " SremmLife 2
144-404: The chops to sustain a long and varied run going forward". David Jeffries of AllMusic stated that "Hotter singles make their debut a better buy, but for a group pegged as a one-hit wonder early on, SremmLife 2 dispels that myth with style". In more mixed reviews, XXL ' s Scott Gleysher stated: " SremmLife 2 is by no means a sophomore slump but just doesn't quite fill the same space as
160-487: The first installment did last year." Lukas Maeder of Rolling Stone commented: "Stretching beyond SremmLife , their party-starting choruses are squeaked, squawked and shouted; mellower stuff can get a Makonnen -esque broken falsetto ("Swang"); "By Chance" succeeds with a haughty Dana Dane accent." SremmLife 2 debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 , with 30,000 album-equivalent units with 15,000 pure album sales in its first week. The album later reached
176-417: The following Friday on January 29. However come Friday, Mike Will then announced that he had delayed the project in order to obtain a guest feature from long time collaborator Gucci Mane , and also have him host the tape. At that point, Gucci Mane was still serving a three-month prison sentence and the police wouldn't allow him to host the mixtape. This meant working with Gucci Mane wouldn't be possible until he
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#1732837991074192-451: The second official single from the project titled " Gucci on My ". The song features guest appearances from 21 Savage , YG and Migos . Album credits adapted from album's liner notes. Notes Sample credits Performers Technical Production Managerial By Chance (song) SremmLife 2 (sometimes stylized as SremmLife II ) is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd . It
208-586: Was released from prison on May 26, 2016. On November 15, 2016, Nicki Minaj released her own remix of the Mike Will-produced song " Black Beatles " via her SoundCloud titled " Black Barbies ", which was also released commercially. The song peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also awarded the 49th spot on Rolling Stone editor Rob Sheffield's 50 best songs of the year. On February 22, 2017, Mike Will revealed on his Twitter account that he
224-415: Was released on August 12, 2016, by Ear Drummer Records and Interscope Records . The album serves as a sequel to their previous studio effort, SremmLife (2015). It features guest appearances from Kodak Black , Gucci Mane , Juicy J , Lil Jon and Bobo Swae. SremmLife 2 was supported by four singles: " By Chance ", " Look Alive ", " Black Beatles " and " Swang ". The album debuted at number seven on
240-401: Was sent to urban contemporary radio on September 13, 2016, as the album's third single. On September 22, 2016, the music video for "Black Beatles" was released on Rae Sremmurd's Vevo account on YouTube. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. " Swang " was sent to urban contemporary radio on January 24, 2017, as the album's fourth single, the song peaked at number 26 on
256-560: Was working on finalizing the album before announcing the release date although he teased it would be released in March 2017. Doing so, he also partially revealed the track listing with the previously released songs being absent from it. The first single from the project, " Nothing Is Promised ", with Barbadian singer Rihanna , was released on June 3, 2016. The song peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 On March 3, 2017 Mike Will released
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