SremmLife

SremmLife
Studio album by Rae Sremmurd
Released January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
Recorded 2013–14
Ear Druma Studios
Tree Sound Studios
Mean Street Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
No Excuses
Windmark Studios
(Santa Monica, California)
Larrabee Sound Studios
(North Hollywood, California)
Glenwood Place Studios
(Burbank, California)
Genre
Length 45:32
Label
Producer

Credits and personnel

Rae Sremmurd chronology
SremmLife
(2015)		 SremmLife 2
(2016)
Singles from SremmLife
  1. "No Flex Zone"
    Released: May 18, 2014
  2. "No Type"
    Released: September 15, 2014
  3. "Throw Sum Mo"
    Released: December 9, 2014
  4. "This Could Be Us"
    Released: April 21, 2015
  5. "Come Get Her"
    Released: September 29, 2015

SremmLife is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd; it was released on January 6, 2015, by EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from fellow American rappers Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Big Sean and Jace of Two-9.[1]

The album has produced five official singles "No Flex Zone", "No Type", "Throw Sum Mo", "This Could Be Us" and "Come Get Her".

Background

Rae Sremmurd is a Mississippi-born hip hop duo composed of Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy.[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 debut single, titled "No Flex Zone", was released via digital download on May 18, 2014. The production on the song was handled by Mike WiLL Made-It, along with A+ serving as a co-producer. The song gained media attention, after it was officially remixed, featuring guest appearances from Nicki Minaj and Pusha T. The song has since peaked at number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

The album's second single, "No Type" produced by Mike WiLL Made-It, who also produced the latest song "No Flex Zone", latter as a single. Along with Swae Lee, who not only was serving as a co-producer, but as a vocalist rapping to the song as a part of the duo alongside Slim Jimmy. It was officially released on September 15, 2014. The song has since peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

The album's third single, "Throw Sum Mo" was released on December 9, 2014. The song features vocals from recording artists Nicki Minaj and Young Thug, along with the production handled by Soundz and Mike WiLL Made-It. The song has 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 production on the song was handled by Mike WiLL Made-It. The song has since 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, as the album's fifth single.[7]It has peaked at number 56 on the Hot 100.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
CuepointA–[9]
Complex[10]
Exclaim!7/10[11]
HipHopDX[12]
NewsdayB[13]
Paste8.1/10[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin6/10[16]
Sputnikmusic3.8/5[17]

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."[11] Justin Charity of Complex said "the chants and ecstatic poetry of SremmLife are fully charged from start to finish."[10]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Complex The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
Entertainment Weekly The 40 Best Albums of 2015 2015
LA Times 10 Great Pop Albums in 2015 2015
n/a[20]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
Rolling Stone The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015

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.[24] In its second week, the album declined to number 17 with 23,000 units, including an additional 11,000 copies sold.[25] It has remained on the album chart for 19 weeks thus far.[26] As of May 2015, SremmLife has sold 122,000 copies domestically.[27]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Lit Like Bic"  
BackPack 4:34
2. "Unlock the Swag" (featuring Jace of Two-9)
 5:22
3. "No Flex Zone"  
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Williams
  • Hogan
  • Mike WiLL Made-It
  • A+ (co.)
 3:51
4. "My X"  
Young Chop 3:34
5. "This Could Be Us"  
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Williams
  • Marquel "Marz" Middlebrooks
  • Mike WiLL Made-It
  • Marz (co.)
 3:26
6. "Come Get Her"  
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Williams
  • Hogan
  • Mike WiLL Made-It
  • A+ (co.)
 3:32
7. "Up Like Trump"  
Sonny Digital 3:13
8. "Throw Sum Mo" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug)
 4:20
9. "YNO" (featuring Big Sean)
  • Mike WiLL Made-It
  • A+ (co.)
 5:24
10. "No Type"  
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Williams
  • Mike WiLL Made-It
  • Swae Lee (co.)
 3:20
11. "Safe Sex Pay Checks"  
  • A. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter
  • Carlton "Honorable C.N.O.T.E" Mays
  • Honorable C.N.O.T.E
 4:56
Total length:
 45:32
Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album booklet and Allmusic.[28]

Performance

Producers
  • Michael "Mike Will Made-It" Williams – executive producer
  • Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – executive producer
  • Rae Sremmurd – executive producer
  • A+ – producer
  • BackPack – producer
  • Honorable C.N.O.T.E. – producer
  • Marz – producer
  • Sonny Digital – producer
  • Soundz – producer
  • Young Chop – producer

Technical
  • Todd Bergman – recording assistant
  • Maddox Chhim – mixing assistant
  • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer
  • Stephen Hybicki – engineer, mixing
  • Maximilian Jaeger – engineer
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • Dave Kutch – mastering
  • Ryan Kaul – mixing assistant
  • Randy Lanphear – engineer
  • Marquel "Marz" Middlebrooks – engineer
  • Cody Seal – engineer
  • Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – engineer
  • Gregg Rominiecki – engineer
  • Hakeem Wallace – engineer
  • Michael "Mike Will Made-It" Williams – mixing

Miscellaneous
  • Ray Alba – publicity
  • Chelsea Blythe – A&R coordinator
  • Archie Davis – marketing
  • Khalfani "Fani" Dennis – stylist
  • DJ Mormile – management
  • Todd Douglas – business affairs
  • Jeremey "Migo The Plug" Ellis – management
  • Dan Friedman – management
  • Auro Harewood – digital
  • Max "Directed By Max" Hliva – videography
  • Stephanie Hsu – creative
  • Tracy Kies – business affairs
  • Justine Massa – creative
  • Chris Mortimer – digital
  • Aubrey "Aubz" Potter – style, merchandise
  • Gunner Safron – marketing
  • Pierre "P-Nazty" Slaughter – A&R
  • Manny Smith – A&R
  • Justin "JusDesignz" Thomas – graphic designer, cover art
  • Diwang Valdez – photography
  • Brian "Bwrightous" Wright – marketing, creative director

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 193
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30] 13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[31] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] 40
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[33] 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 60
US Billboard 200[35] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[36] 1
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[37] 1

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Music - SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd". iTunes. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Life+Times. "Rae Sremmurd Speak On "No Flex Zone," Mike Will Made It, & Brotherly Love - Life+Times". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "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. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Rae Sremmurd - Chart history (singles)". Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rae Sremmurd: Throw Sum Mo - Music on Google Play". google.com.
  6. ↑ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150921201335/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases
  8. ↑ David Jeffries. "Sremmlife - Rae Sremmurd - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert (April 3, 2015). "Robert Christgau: Expert Witness". Cuepoint. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Charity, Justin (January 5, 2015). "On Their "SremmLife" Debut, Rae Sremmurd Are Swag Rap Tag Team Champions". Complex. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Zaworski, Eric (January 13, 2015). "Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  12. ↑ Diep, Eric (January 6, 2015). "Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (January 5, 2015). "Rae Sremmurd's 'SremmLife' review: Hip-hop premiere with promise". Newsday. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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  15. ↑ Dolan, Jon (January 20, 2015). "‘SremmLife' review: 'No Flex Zone' stars make a fanstastic, full-flex debut LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ Carley, Brennan (January 7, 2015). "Review: Rae Sremmurd Flex With Promise and Big-Name Guests on 'SremmLife'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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  19. ↑ "The 40 Best Albums Of 2015". ew.com. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
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  22. ↑ "Rae Sremmurd, 'SremmLife' - 50 Best Albums of 2015". Rolling Stone. rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  23. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  24. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (January 14, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends a Ninth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  25. ↑ Balfour, Jay. "Hip Hop Album Sales: Nicki Minaj, J. Cole & Rae Sremmurd". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  27. ↑ Smith, Trevor (May 23, 2015). "Charts Don't Lie: May 23". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  28. ↑ "SremmLife - Rae Sremmurd: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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  30. ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Rae Sremmurd. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
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  32. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Rae Sremmurd – Sremmlife". Hung Medien.
  33. ↑ "2015-01-17 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive . Official Charts Company.
  34. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife". Hung Medien.
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  36. ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Rae Sremmurd.
  37. ↑ "Rae Sremmurd – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for Rae Sremmurd.
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