Just Cause Y'all Waited 2

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.

Just Cause Y'all Waited 2
Standard cover art for the album, deluxe features the same cover with a blue overlay
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
Genre
Length52:12
Label
Producer
  • 12Hunna
  • Aviator Keyyz
  • AyeTM
  • Ayo Bleu
  • Based Kash
  • Cardo
  • Carl Paul
  • Cicero
  • DJ FMCT
  • Deezy
  • DY
  • ForeignGotEm
  • Geraldo Liive
  • Go Grizzly
  • Hagan
  • John Lam
  • JW Lucas
  • KidWond3r
  • LosTheProducer
  • Morgan O'Connor
  • Neal
  • Roselilah
  • Slider
  • Squat Beats
  • Touch of Trent
  • Tre Gilliam
  • TurnMeUpJosh
  • Uncle Cameron
  • Will A Fool
  • Young Cutta
  • YoungT
Lil Durk chronology
Family over Everything
(2019)
Just Cause Y'all Waited 2
(2020)
The Voice
(2020)
Singles from Just Cause Y'all Waited 2
  1. "Turn Myself In"
    Released: May 31, 2019
  2. "Chiraq Demons"
    Released: March 20, 2020
  3. "All Love"
    Released: March 29, 2020
  4. "Viral Moment"
    Released: April 27, 2020
  5. "3 Headed Goat"
    Released: May 12, 2020
  6. "Gucci Gucci"
    Released: May 26, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.3/10[2]

Commercial performance

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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

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Different Meaning"
  • 12Hunna
  • DY
  • Morgan O'Connor
2:31
2."Street Affection"
  • Banks
  • John Lam
  • Frank Gilliam III
  • Lam
  • Tre Gilliam
2:45
3."3 Headed Goat" (featuring Lil Baby and Polo G)
2:50
4."All Love"
  • Banks
  • Trenton Turner
  • Teun Bauhuis
  • Touch of Trent
  • YoungT
3:09
5."Gucci Gucci" (featuring Gunna)
Geraldo Liive2:49
6."Viral Moment"
  • Banks
  • Turner
  • Cameron Hubler
  • Touch of Trent
  • Uncle Cameron
3:12
7."248"
  • Banks
  • Lam
  • Gilliam III
  • Lam
  • Tre Gilliam
2:36
8."Triflin' Hoes"
  • Banks
  • Roshwita Bacha
Roselilah2:24
9."Internet Sensation"
  • Banks
  • Carl Benoit
  • Matino Fenelus
  • Elvis Milord
Carl Paul2:06
10."Street Prayer"
2:39
11."Chiraq Demons" (featuring G Herbo)
TheKidDeezy2:54
12."Doing Too Much"
  • Banks
  • Bacha
  • John Lucas
  • Carlos Goodwin, Jr.
  • Roselilah
  • JW Lucas
  • LosTheProducer
1:42
13."Broke Up in Miami"
  • Banks
  • Turner
  • Hagan Lange
  • Scott Slider
  • Touch of Trent
  • Hagan
  • Slider
2:29
14."Turn Myself In"
  • Banks
  • Kevin Price
  • Julius Rivera III
  • Joshua Samuel
  • Go Grizzly
  • Squat Beats
  • TurnMeUpJosh
3:12
15."Fabricated"
  • Banks
  • Anthony Beechan
  • Avery
  • O'Brien
  • 12Hunna
  • DY
  • KidWond3r
2:33
Total length:39:51
Deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Pass the Water"
  • Banks
  • Thomas Sanders
  • Vid Vucenovic
  • Based Kash
  • ForeignGotEm
2:00
17."Denied in UK"
  • Banks
  • Maliki Decampos
DJ FMCT2:21
18."Support You"
  • Banks
  • Thomas Moore
AyeTM2:09
19."When We Shoot"
  • Banks
  • Samuel
  • Henry Lotas-Sherratt
  • TurnMeUpJosh
  • Young Cutta
2:58
20."Where They Go"
  • Banks
  • Samuel
TurnMeUpJosh2:44
21."Watch Yo Homie"
  • Banks
  • Lam
  • Gilliam III
  • Lam
  • Tre Gilliam
2:31
22."Outro"
  • Banks
  • William Byrd
  • Cornelius Williams
  • Will A Fool
  • Neal
1:56
Total length:52:12

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Genius, Muso.Ai & Tidal

Technical

  • Nick Rice – Recording
  • Willie Beamin - Recording
  • Darth Moon - Recording
  • TurnMeUpJosh - Mixing, Mastering

Charts

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Certifications

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Listen to Lil Durk's 'Just Cause Y'all Waited 2'". complex.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Van Nguyen, Dean (May 14, 2020). "Lil Durk: Just Cause Y'all Waited 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Caraan, Sophie (June 26, 2020). "Lil Durk Drops 7 New Tracks With 'Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 (Deluxe)'". Hypebeast. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Keith Caulfield (May 17, 2020). "NAV's 'Good Intentions' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 5, 2020). "Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Hits Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "American single certifications – Lil Durk – Just Cause Y'all Waited 2". Recording Industry Association of America. December 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 / Lil Durk - TIDAL". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart - May 23, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top Rap Albums Chart - May 23, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "TurnTable Charts Official Top 50 Albums". www.turntablecharts.com. TurnTable Charts.
  14. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Lil Durk – Just Cause Y'all Waited 2". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 26, 2024.