Slime Language 2

Slime Language 2 is the second compilation album by American record label Young Stoner Life. It was released in conjunction with the label’s founder, Young Thug, and one of the label’s artists, Gunna. The compilation was released through the label and 300 Entertainment on April 16, 2021. It serves as a sequel to the 2018 release by the label and features outside guest appearances from Travis Scott, Drake, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray, Big Sean, Nav, Skepta, Future, YNW Melly, Yung Bleu, Sheck Wes, Kid Cudi, and Meek Mill.^[1][2]

Slime Language 2
Standard edition cover
Compilation album by Young Stoner Life, Young Thug, and Gunna
Released	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	75:02
Label	YSL 300
Producer	17OnDaTrack Alex Lustig Aloy Atake Krazyy CC BabyWave Blanco Bryvn Bugz Ronin C-Gutta Chase Davis D-Roc Dez Wright Dot da Genius Elyas Foreign Teck FwdSlxsh Gunboi Har2Nok Jai Beats Kayne London Cyr Louis-Emile Vromet Luke Crowder Neenyo Nestxv Nija Nik D Nick Papz Osiris Outtatown Oz Pvlace Veor Leior Pyro RNE LM Rok Sean Momberger Shaan Singh SK808 Skeyez Slice Slime Castro Sluzyyy Southside StarBoy Taurus Trappin N London Turbo Tyron808 Veor Leior Wavy-N Wheezy YoungProducersMafia Yung Talent
YSL Records chronology
Slime Language (2018) Slime Language 2 (2021)
Young Thug chronology
Slime & B (2020) Slime Language 2 (2021) Punk (2021)
Gunna chronology
Wunna (2020) Slime Language 2 (2021) DS4Ever (2022)
Singles from Slime Language 2
"Take It to Trial" Released: December 18, 2020 "GFU" Released: January 29, 2021 "That Go!" Released: February 12, 2021 "Ski" Released: April 26, 2021 "Solid" Released: May 28, 2021

A deluxe edition of the album was released on April 23, 2021. It featured additional outside guest appearances from DaBaby, Don Toliver and Jim Jones.

The compilation was supported by three singles: "Take It to Trial", "That Go!", and "GFU". The album spawned two more singles, "Ski" and "Solid", which debuted at number 18 and 12, respectively, on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background and release

Gunna revealed the existence of Slime Language 2 in an interview for his second studio album, Wunna, on May 22, 2020, which was released on the same day.^[3] Young Thug announced a release date on July 29, 2020, tweeting "#Slimelanguage2 8-16", before later deleting the post.^[4] On October 19, 2020, Thug was thought to have confirmed the album's release date of November 27, 2020, for Black Friday and confirmed that late American rapper and singer Juice Wrld would be featured.^[3] Instead, the album's lead single, "Take It to Trial", featuring American rapper and YSL Records signee Yak Gotti, was released on Black Friday, but taken down abruptly, and later put back up with a new cover art on December 18, 2020.^[5] On November 19, 2020, in an interview on American rapper T.I.'s podcast, Expeditiously, Young Thug revealed that he was working on Slime Language 2 and his upcoming second studio album, Punk, wanting to "start anew" and "start a new relationship with my label".^[6] On the same day, he was working with Gunna and Lil Baby in the studio.^[7] He officially announced the album's release date on April 12, 2021, also sharing the album's cover art.^[8] Artists signed to YSL Records who contribute to the album consist of Young Thug (label boss), Gunna, Yak Gotti, Lil Duke, YTB Trench, Yung Kayo, Thug's brother Unfoonk, Thug's girlfriend Karlae, T-Shyne, Lil Keed, Strick, FN DaDealer, Thug's nephew BSlime and Thug's sisters HiDoraah and Dolly White. The other artists who appear on the album consist of Travis Scott, Drake, Rowdy Rebel, Lil Uzi Vert, Coi Leray, Big Sean, Nav, Skepta, Future, YNW Melly, Yung Bleu, Sheck Wes, Kid Cudi, and Meek Mill. The only artist who is signed to YSL on the deluxe edition of the album is Thug's daughter Mego. The non-YSL-signed artists from the deluxe edition consist of DaBaby, Don Toliver, Jim Jones, and 24Heavy.^[9][10]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Take It to Trial", featuring American rapper and YSL signee Yak Gotti, was released on December 18, 2020.^[11] "GFU", performed by Yak Gotti and American rapper Sheck Wes, featuring American rapper and fellow YSL signee Yung Kayo, was released on January 29, 2021, as its second single.^[12] On February 12, 2021, "That Go!", performed by Young Thug and American rapper Meek Mill, featuring American rapper and fellow YSL signee T-Shyne, was released as the third and final single.^[13]

Cover artwork

The cover art is in the form of a large family portrait, showing the YSL collective sitting in a horror film-inspired living room.^[14] Behind the collective, lightning bolts can be seen outside the windows, while a green dog sits in front of everyone, reminiscent of The Mask.^[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[16]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[17]

Hypebeast's Sophie Caraan noted of the album: "Despite having a myriad of featured artists in addition to the collective, Slime Language 2 shines a light on both the adaptability and star quality of the YSL Records signees, effectively proving that these artists will stand the tests of time and go down on their own paths to greatness".^[18]

Commercial performance

Slime Language 2 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with 113,000 album-equivalent units, including 6,000 pure album sales in its first week.^[19] This marks the third number one album for YSL Records, after Young Thug's So Much Fun in 2019 and Gunna's Wunna in 2020.^[19]

Track listing

All tracks are credited to Young Stoner Life. Tracks without primary crediting are co-credited to Young Thug and Gunna, excluding tracks 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21, and deluxe track 6.

Slime Language 2 standard track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Slatty" (featuring Yak Gotti and Lil Duke)	Jeffery Williams Sergio Kitchens Deamonte Kendrick Arnold Martinez Joshua Luellen	Southside Gunboi[b] Pvlace[b]	4:50
2.	"Ski"	J. Williams Kitchens Wesley Glass Tobias Dekker Justin Glass	Wheezy Outtatown BabyWave	2:32
3.	"Diamonds Dancing" (featuring Travis Scott)	J. Williams Kitchens Jacques Webster II Chandler Durham	Turbo	4:02
4.	"Solid" (featuring Drake)	J. Williams Nick Kobe Aubrey Graham Ozan Yıldırım W. Glass Michael Hernandez Elias Sticken	Oz Wheezy Foreign Teck[a] Elyas[a]	3:35
5.	"Came and Saw" (Young Thug featuring Rowdy Rebel)	J. Williams Chad Marshall W. Glass	Wheezy OZ[b] Nik D[b]	2:54
6.	"Paid the Fine" (featuring Lil Baby and YTB Trench)	J. Williams Kitchens Dominique Jones YTB Trench W. Glass Sean Momberger	Wheezy Momberger	3:21
7.	"Proud of You" (Young Thug featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Yung Kayo)	J. Williams Symere Woods Kai Green Daniel Perez	Bugz Ronin	3:31
8.	"Real" (Young Thug featuring Unfoonk)	J. Williams Quintavious Grier Jaidyn Hullum YoungProducersMafia	Jai Beats YoungProducersMafia	3:13
9.	"I Like" (featuring Karlae and Coi Leray)	Jerrika Karlae Brittany Collins Asia Smith	C-Gutta SK808[a] Crowder[a]	3:09
10.	"Warrior" (featuring T-Shyne, Lil Keed, and Big Sean)	Tafa Peters Raqhid Render Sean Anderson Rok Curkovic Nest	RokOnTheTrack Nest[a]	3:38
11.	"Pots N Pans" (featuring Lil Duke and Nav)	Martinez Navraj Goraya Chase Davis	Davis Cubeatz[b]	3:13
12.	"WokStar" (featuring Strick and Skepta)	Tauren Strickland Joseph Adenuga	Sluzyyy Osiris ATAKE Slime Castro Louis-Emile Vromet	3:01
13.	"Superstar" (Young Thug featuring Future)	J. Williams Nayvadius Wilburn W. Glass	Wheezy Nils[b]	2:29
14.	"Came Out" (Gunna featuring Lil Keed)	Kitchens Render W. Glass Dekker J. Glass Anton Mendo	Wheezy Outtatown BabyWave StarBoy	3:11
15.	"Really Be Slime" (featuring YNW Melly, BSlime, and FN DaDealer)	Jamell Demons Jaborious Martin Jakobe Moody Daniel Lebrun Sven Steenbergen	D-Roc 17OnDaTrack	3:03
16.	"Take It to Trial" (featuring Yak Gotti)	J. Williams Kitchens Kendrick W. Glass	Wheezy 2Epik[b] SMPLGTWY[b]	2:50
17.	"Trance" (featuring Karlae and Yung Bleu)	Karlae Jeremy Biddle Trappin N London Dylan Cleary-Krell	Trappin N London Dez Wright	3:16
18.	"GFU" (Yak Gotti and Sheck Wes featuring Yung Kayo)	Kendrick Khadimou Fall Green Taurus Currie, Jr.	Taurus	2:45
19.	"Moon Man" (Young Thug featuring Strick and Kid Cudi)	J. Williams Tauren Strickland Scott Mescudi Sean Seaton Har2Nok Bryan Yepes	Neenyo Har2Nok[a] BRYVN[a] Dot da Genius[b]	3:20
20.	"Como Te Llama" (featuring HiDoraah)	Dorothea Williams Skeyez Shaan Singh	Skeyez Singh	4:01
21.	"Reckless" (featuring Dolly White)	Dolly Williams Wavemakers	WaveMakers	1:32
22.	"That Go!" (Young Thug and Meek Mill featuring T-Shyne)	J. Williams Robert Williams Peters Nikolas Papamitrou Camren Martin	Nick Papz Yung Talent	3:45
23.	"My City" (remix) (Young Thug featuring YTB Trench)	J. Williams YTB Trench RNE LM	RNE LM	3:51
Total length:				75:02

Deluxe bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Slam the Door"	J. Williams Kitchens W. Glass Cleary-Krell	Wheezy Dez Wright	3:08
2.	"Litty" (Young Thug featuring DaBaby)	J. Williams Jonathan Kirk Blanco	Blanco Alex Ghenea[b]	3:36
3.	"No Surprise" (Young Thug featuring Don Toliver and BSlime)	J. Williams Caleb Toliver J. Martin W. Glass Nija Charles Alexander Lustig James Cyr Adeyinka Bankole-Ojo	Wheezy Nija Alex Lustig London Cyr Fwdslxsh	3:45
4.	"Mil in Vegas" (Young Thug featuring Nav)	J. Williams Goraya W. Glass Dekker	Wheezy Outtatown	2:51
5.	"Explosion" (Gunna featuring Yak Gotti and FN DaDealer)	Kitchens Kendrick Moody Durham	Turbo	2:34
6.	"Yessirskii" (featuring Mego)	Mari Williams James Russell	Slice	1:28
7.	"Mack Truck" (Young Thug featuring Jim Jones)	J. Williams Joseph Jones II Veor Leior	Veor Leior	2:05
8.	"Mob Ties" (remix) (Young Thug featuring Unfoonk, 24Heavy, Future, and YTB Trench)	J. Williams Grier Ricky Hill Wilburn YTB Trench Renzo de Vries	Aloy Young T[b] Josias[b]	3:23
Total length:				98:17

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an uncredited additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[20]

Musicians

• YSL Records – primary artist (all tracks)
• Young Thug – primary artist (tracks 1–8, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23)
• Gunna – primary artist (tracks 1–4, 6, 14, 16)
• Yak Gotti – featured artist (tracks 1, 16, 28), primary artist (track 18)
• Lil Duke – featured artist (tracks 1, 11)
• Travis Scott – featured artist (track 3)
• Drake – featured artist (track 4)
• Rowdy Rebel – featured artist (track 5)
• Lil Baby – featured artist (track 6)
• YTB Trench – featured artist (tracks 6, 23, 31)
• Lil Uzi Vert – featured artist (track 7)
• Yung Kayo – featured artist (tracks 7, 18)
• Unfoonk – featured artist (tracks 8, 31)
• Karlae – featured artist (tracks 9, 17)
• T-Shyne – featured artist (tracks 10, 22)
• Lil Keed – featured artist (tracks 10, 14)
• Big Sean – featured artist (track 10)
• Nav – featured artist (tracks 11, 27)
• Strick – featured artist (tracks 12, 19)
• Future – featured artist (tracks 13, 31)
• YNW Melly – featured artist (track 15)
• BSlime – featured artist (tracks 15, 26)
• FN Da Dealer – featured artist (tracks 15, 28)
• Yung Bleu – featured artist (track 17)
• Sheck Wes – primary artist (track 18)
• Kid Cudi – featured artist (track 19)
• HiDoraah – featured artist (track 20)
• Dolly White – featured artist (track 21)
• Meek Mill – primary artist (track 22)
• DaBaby – featured artist (track 25)
• Don Toliver – featured artist (track 26)
• Mego – featured artist (track 29)
• Jim Jones – featured artist (track 30)
• Chief 100 – featured artist (track 31)

Technical

• A "Bainz" Bains – mixing, recording (all tracks)
• Aresh Banaji – co-mixing (all tracks)
• Florian "Flo" Ongonga – assistant mixing (all tracks)
• Joe LaPorta – mastering (all tracks)
• Drew Sliger – recording (tracks 10, 19), mixing assistant (tracks 8, 18)^[21]
• Bezo – assistant engineer (track 16)
• Alejandro "Aleo" Neira – recording (track 18)
• Shaan Singh – recording (track 18)
• Warpstr – recording (track 18)
• Jonathan Bailey – assistant engineer (track 18)
• Anthony Cruz – recording (track 22)
• Slice – recording (track 22)
• Travis Blake – recording (track 22)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Slime Language 2 Chart (2021) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 49 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[26] 13 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] 6 French Albums (SNEP)[28] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29] 31 Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] 45 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[31] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] 14 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[33] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 58 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 10 US Billboard 200[36] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[37] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Slime Language 2 Chart (2021) Position US Billboard 200[38] 86 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39] 44

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition	Ref.
Various	April 16, 2021	Digital download streaming	YSL 300	Standard	[40]
	April 23, 2021			Deluxe	[41]