Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on May 8, 2020, by Only the Family, Alamo Records and Geffen Records, serving as a sequel to his 2018 Just Cause Y'all Waited mixtape. It features guest appearances from Lil Baby, Polo G, Gunna, and G Herbo. A deluxe edition of the album was released on June 26, 2020, with seven additional tracks,[3] propelling the album to a new peak of number two on the Billboard 200.
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 Standard cover art for the album, deluxe features the same cover with a blue overlay | ||||
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| Released | May 8, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 52:12 | |||
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| Singles from Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[2] |
Commercial performance
Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 57,000 album-equivalent units (including 3,000 copies of pure album sales) in its first week.[4] This became Lil Durk's second US top-five debut.[4] The album also accumulated a total of 74.67 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs during the tracking week.[4] After the release of the deluxe version, the album returned to top-ten and achieved at new peak at number two on the chart, earning 43,000 album-equivalent units.[5] On December 17, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[6]
Track listing
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Different Meaning" |
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| 2:31 |
| 2. | "Street Affection" |
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| 2:45 |
| 3. | "3 Headed Goat" (featuring Lil Baby and Polo G) |
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| 2:50 |
| 4. | "All Love" |
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| 3:09 |
| 5. | "Gucci Gucci" (featuring Gunna) |
| Geraldo Liive | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Viral Moment" |
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| 3:12 |
| 7. | "248" |
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| 2:36 |
| 8. | "Triflin' Hoes" |
| Roselilah | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Internet Sensation" |
| Carl Paul | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Street Prayer" |
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| 2:39 |
| 11. | "Chiraq Demons" (featuring G Herbo) |
| TheKidDeezy | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Doing Too Much" |
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| 1:42 |
| 13. | "Broke Up in Miami" |
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| 2:29 |
| 14. | "Turn Myself In" |
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| 3:12 |
| 15. | "Fabricated" |
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| 2:33 |
| Total length: | 39:51 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 16. | "Pass the Water" |
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| 2:00 |
| 17. | "Denied in UK" |
| DJ FMCT | 2:21 |
| 18. | "Support You" |
| AyeTM | 2:09 |
| 19. | "When We Shoot" |
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| 2:58 |
| 20. | "Where They Go" |
| TurnMeUpJosh | 2:44 |
| 21. | "Watch Yo Homie" |
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| 2:31 |
| 22. | "Outro" |
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| 1:56 |
| Total length: | 52:12 | |||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Genius, Muso.Ai & Tidal
Technical
- Nick Rice – Recording
- Willie Beamin - Recording
- Darth Moon - Recording
- TurnMeUpJosh - Mixing, Mastering
Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Nigeria Top 50 Albums (TurnTable)[13] | 47 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2020) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[14] | 69 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] | 39 |
| Chart (2021) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[16] | 77 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] | 58 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||