Love Songs 4 the Streets 2

Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Durk from Chicago. It was released on August 2, 2019 via Alamo/Interscope Records, serving as a sequel to his 2017 mixtape Love Songs for the Streets. It features guest appearances from 21 Savage, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, King Von, Meek Mill and Nicki MInaj. The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Love Songs 4 The Streets 2
Studio album by Lil Durk
Released	August 2, 2019
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:35
Label	OTF Alamo Interscope
Producer	Chopsquad DJ DY Big A Bobby Raps Boi-1da Bum Charlie Handsome Einer Bankz Geraldo Liive Go Grizzly Hood Famous Jahaan Sweet Jahlil Beats Julian Cruz KidWond3r SKUFL Skylronthebeat Sonic The Beat Bully TurnMeUpJosh Will A Fool Zar
Lil Durk chronology
Signed to the Streets 3 (2018) Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 (2019) Family over Everything (2019)
Singles from Love Songs 4 The Streets 2
"Like That" Released: July 9, 2019 "Extravagant" Released: August 2, 2019

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	3.5/5[3]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10[5]

Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 73 out of 100, based on four reviews.[1]

AllMusic's critic Fred Thomas gave the album a positive review, praising Durk's flows change up between the mixtape's best material. Thomas further says that "The 16 songs use a wide variety of stylistic approaches while centering around Durk's lyrical narratives of desperation and survival. While not all of it feels essential, the high points are fantastic examples of the rapper at his best."[2] Pitchfork's critic Dean Van Nguyen had positive opinions regarding the album, saying that "Lil Durk's music offers a sobering depiction of life outside of rap myths. He writes like someone keeping his head above water, hustling paycheck to paycheck, with dwindling hopes that a career in music will provide all promised riches." He implied that Durk's songwriting and lyricism has improved, also stating that "culling these missteps would have helped the tape's batting average, but they can't mask Durk's undeniable strengths".[4]

Commercial performance

Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units (with 4,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Lil Durk's first US top-five album. The 16-track project also accumulated a total of 52.7 million on-demand audio streams that week.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"RN4L"	Durk Banks Darrell Gregory Jackson	Chopsquad DJ	3:17
2.	"Like That" (featuring King Von)	Banks Dayvon Bennett Dwan Avery	DY	2:46
3.	"Green Light"	Banks Avery Anthony Beechan	DY KidWond3r	2:24
4.	"Die Slow" (featuring 21 Savage)	Banks Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph Jackson	Chopsquad DJ	3:20
5.	"Locked Up"	Banks Adrian Appleby Clarence Lazar Gray Harrison Lipsitz	Big A Skylronthebeat Zar	2:55
6.	"Rebellious"	Banks Joshua Samuel Kevin Andre Price Nicodemo Lalli	Go Grizzly Hood Famous TurnMeUpJosh	3:02
7.	"U Said" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	Banks Artist Julius Dubose Jahaan Sweet Matthew Samuels Ryan Vojtesak	Boi-1da Charlie Handsome Jahaan Sweet	2:48
8.	"Prada You"	Banks Avery Robert Richardson	DY Bobby Raps	2:38
9.	"Extravagant" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	Banks Onika Maraj Jose Julian De La Cruz Widnick Prevalon	Julian Cruz SKUFL	4:45
10.	"Bora Bora"	Banks Jackson	Chopsquad DJ	2:42
11.	"Weirdo Hoes"	Banks Gerardo Mejia	Geraldo Liive	3:21
12.	"TherlBread"	Banks Willie Jerome Byrd	Will A Fool	2:48
13.	"Bougie" (featuring Meek Mill)	Banks Robert Rihmeek Williams Anthony Tucker Orlando J. Tucker	Jahlil Beats The Beat Bully	3:01
14.	"Wooh" (featuring Key Glock)	Banks Markeyvius Cathey Mario Martinez Avery	DY Bum	2:16
15.	"David Ruffin"	Banks Spencer Harris Eric Sandoval	Einer Bankz Sonic	2:40
16.	"Love Songs 4 the Streets"	Banks Jackson Lionel Richie	Chopsquad DJ	3:08
Total length:				47:35

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 25 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 46 UK Albums (OCC)[9] 39 US Billboard 200[10] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 2 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[12] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 82

References

1. "Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 by Lil Durk". Metacritic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
2. Thomas, Fred. "Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 - Lil Durk | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
3. Giacomazzo, Bernadette (August 21, 2019). "Review: Lil Durk's "Love Songs 4 The Streets 2" Is A Sobering Look At The Hard-Knock Life". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
4. Van Nguyen, Dean (August 2, 2019). "Lil Durk: Love Songs 4 the Streets 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
5. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 13, 2019). "Lil Durk :: Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 – RapReviews". RapReviews. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
6. Caulfield, Keith (August 11, 2019). "Drake Achieves Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Care Package'". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
7. "Lil Durk Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Durk – Love Songs 4 The Streets 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
10. "Lil Durk Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
11. "Lil Durk Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
12. "Billboard Top Rap Albums – August 17, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
13. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.