USee4Yourself (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American rapper IDK . It was released on July 9, 2021, through Clue No Clue and Warner Records .[2]
USee4Yourself Released July 9, 2021 Genre Hip hop [1] Length 43 :51 Label
Producer Acyde Almatic ATL Jacob Blue Rondo Bobby Raps Buddah Bless CashMoneyAP DJ Dahi DJ Khalil Eden Eliah Nagar Efosa Beloved IDK Illingsworth JaVale McGee Kurtis McKenzie LDG Beats Luca Mauti The Neptunes Obi Nwadije Rascal Stonegroov Teddy Roxpin T-Minus Travagant YoungKio
IDK & Friends 2 (2020)
USee4Yourself (2021)
Simple. (2022)
USee4Yourself received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews.[3]
Background
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IDK stated, "I needed to make this album to become a better person", and expressed during the process, "took away a sense of fear... of people finding out who I am".[9] [10]
Track listing
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USee4Yourself track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "3018091821" 1:11 2. "Santa Monica Blvd" 2:41 3. "Dogs Don't Lie" Mills Cooper Brian Aronow Johnathan Gilad Jesse Brotter Caroline Ramani 1:57 4. "Truth" 0:33 5. "PradadaBang" (featuring Young Thug ) 2:25 6. "Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset ) 2:52 7. "Red" (featuring Westside Gunn , MF Doom , and Jay Electronica ) Mills Obi Nwadije Blue Rondo Illingsworth 4:15 8. "Jelly" 0:43 9. "Puerto Rico" (featuring Lucky Daye ) 3:17 10. "Temporary Love" (featuring SiR ) 1:07 11. "10 Feet" (featuring T-Pain ) Mills Blue Rondo Travagant Efosa Beloved Nwadije Acyde 2:58 12. "Keto" (featuring The Neptunes , Swae Lee , and Rico Nasty ) The Neptunes 2:21 13. "1995" Mills Buddah Bless Blue Rondo Stonegroov 4:08 14. "Peloton" 3:33 15. "Hey Auntie" (featuring Slick Rick ) Mills Blue Rondo Eden Eliah Nagar Teddy Roxpin LDG Beats 3:22 16. "Cry in Church" (featuring Sevyn Streeter ) 4:47 17. "Closure" Mills Mills 1:34 Total length: 43:51
References
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^ a b Maplethorpe, Dale (July 9, 2021). "Album Review: IDK – USee4Yourself " . Gigwise . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
^ "IDK | Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2021-09-28 .
^ a b "USee4Yourself by IDK" . Retrieved 2021-09-28 .
^ "USee4Yourself – IDK" . AllMusic .
^ "IDK – USee4Yourself " . Clash Magazine .
^ Brake, David Aaron (July 28, 2021). "IDK Sabotages His Vision on USee4Yourself " . HipHopDX . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
^ McMullen, Chase (July 13, 2021). "IDK balances emotional weight with silky beats on the diverse USee4Yourself " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
^ "IDK – USee4Yourself album review" . NME . 7 July 2021.
^ "On New Album, Rapper IDK Reconciles A Disparate Self: 'And Here We Are Today' " . NPR.org . Retrieved 2021-09-28 .
^ "IDK's Vulnerability Is a Superpower" . Complex . Retrieved 2021-09-28 .