The World Is Yours 2

The World Is Yours 2 is the second studio album by American rapper Rich the Kid. It was released through Interscope Records and Rich Forever Music on March 22, 2019, and follows its predecessor, The World Is Yours (2018).[1][2][3] The album features guest appearances from Big Sean, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Lil Pump, Takeoff, Offset, Tory Lanez, Young Thug, Gunna, Miguel, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Jay Critch, Nav, and Ty Dolla Sign.[4]

The World Is Yours 2
Studio album by Rich the Kid
Released	March 22, 2019
Recorded	2018
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	44:46
Label	Interscope Rich Forever
Producer	CashMoneyAP D. A. Doman David x Eli DY Foreign Teck Frank Dukes Lab Cook Leon Thomas III LNK Louis Bell Nard & B Mario Petersen Matt Cap Narquise Nick Mira Nik D Nils OG Parker Rex Kudo Ricky Racks Riko Spazzin Sevn Thomas Skynny Smash David T-Minus Tee Romano TrapMoneyBenny Wheezy XL
Rich the Kid chronology
The World Is Yours (2018) The World Is Yours 2 (2019) Boss Man (2020)
Singles from The World Is Yours 2
"Splashin" Released: December 4, 2018 "4 Phones" Released: March 1, 2019 "Tic Toc" Released: March 14, 2019 "Save That" Released: May 28, 2019

Background

On September 25, 2018, Rich the Kid announced that he had completed his next album, tweeting that he had just "finished the album of the century".[5]

Rich the Kid announced the album's release date on Twitter in November 2018.[1] He later shared a preview of an unnamed track in an Instagram timeline post.[5]

The tracklist was announced by frequent collaborator Migos via their Instagram story on January 3, 2019.[6][7][8]

The artwork was unveiled via Twitter on January 10, 2019, and originally scheduled to release on January 18, 2019, but was delayed.[9] The new release date was announced on February 28, 2019.[3]

Artwork

The album's artwork features Rich the Kid donning an all-black attire. Rich takes the money-stack from the predecessor, The World Is Yours (2018) and trades it for a shiny representation for "the world", thus perfecting the metaphor of the album title.[9]

The title of the album also comes from the film Scarface as the predecessor, The World Is Yours (2018).

Singles

The lead single, "Splashin" was released on December 4, 2018.[10] The music video was released on January 9, 2019.[11]

The second single, "4 Phones" was released on March 1, 2019, with an accompanied music video.[3][12][13]

The third single, "Tic Toc" with Tory Lanez was released on March 14, 2019.[14]

The fourth single, "Save That" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 28, 2019.[15]

Promotional

The lead promotional single, "Nasty", was released on October 4, 2018, with an accompanied music video.[16]

The second promotional single, "Mo Paper" featuring YG, was released on October 25, 2018.[17][2] It was later followed by a "farm-themed" music video.[18]

Commercial performance

The World Is Yours 2 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 42,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 pure album sales) in its first week. It is Rich the Kid's second US top 10 album.[19]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal, BMI and ASCAP.[20][21][22]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"World Is Yours 2 (Intro)"	Dimitri Roger David Doman Justin Thomas Kevin Mars Christina Gandy-Rodgers	D. A. Doman	2:12
2.	"Slide"	Roger Dwan Avery Adrian Hearne, Jr. Jarad Higgins	DY Riko Spazzin	2:48
3.	"Splashin"	Roger Adam Feeney Grant Dickinson	Frank Dukes Lab Cook	2:57
4.	"Fall Threw" (featuring Young Thug and Gunna)	Roger Jeffery Williams Sergio Kitchens Wesley Glass	Wheezy Nils^[b]	3:09
5.	"Save That"	Roger Doman Adrienne Byrne	D. A. Doman	2:30
6.	"Two Cups" (featuring Offset and Big Sean)	Roger Kiari Cephus Sean Anderson Tyler Williams	T-Minus	3:05
7.	"Racks Today"	Roger Ricky Harrell, Jr. Matthew Caprio	Ricky Racks Matt Cap^[b]	2:35
8.	"Woah" (featuring Miguel and Ty Dolla Sign)	Roger Miguel Pimentel Tyrone Griffin Rex Kudo Rupert Thomas	Sevn Thomas Kudo Leon Thomas III^[b]	2:52
9.	"Tic Toc" (with Tory Lanez)	Roger Daystar Peterson Robert Williams Michael Hernandez Nik Dean	Foreign Teck Nik D	2:30
10.	"Wrong Thing" (featuring Nav)	Roger Navraj Goraya Isaiah Jackson Cory Johnson	Narquise Skynny^[a]	2:30
11.	"4 Phones"	Roger Samuel Jimenez David Ruoff Elias Klughammer	Smash David David x Eli^[a]	3:37
12.	"Rockets" (featuring Takeoff and Lil Pump)	Roger Kirsnick Ball Gazzy Garcia Benjamin Workman	TrapMoneyBenny	3:02
13.	"Like Mike" (featuring Jay Critch and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	Roger Jason Critchlow Julius Dubrose Brandon Rackley James Rosser, Jr. Trevon Campbell	Nard & B XL	2:41
14.	"Racks Out"	Roger Dickinson	Lab Cook LNK^[b] Mario Peterson^[b]	2:35
15.	"Ring Ring" (featuring Vory)	Roger Tavoris Hollins, Jr. Louis Bell Nick Mira	Bell Mira^[b]	2:47
16.	"For Keeps" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)	Roger Kentrell Gaulden Alex Petit	CashMoneyAP	2:56
Total length:				44:46

Notes

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[20]

• Dexter Randall – recording (tracks 1, 14)
• Johann Chavez – recording (track 9)
• Michael "Mikfly Dottin – mixing (tracks 1, 7, 9, 10, 14)
• Colin Leonard – mastering (tracks 1, 9, 10, 14)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 33 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 55 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 43 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 106 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 5 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[28] 39 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 14 French Albums (SNEP)[30] 70 Irish Albums (IRMA)[31] 45 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[32] 13 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[33] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 23 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 21 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 33 UK Albums (OCC)[37] 42 US Billboard 200[19] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[38] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39] 88

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