Secure (mixtape)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Secure
| type = mixtape
| artist = Stefflon Don
| cover = StefflonDonSecureArtwork.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|08|17|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 49:11
| label =
- 54 London
- Quality Control
- Polydor
| producer =
- Rymez
- Pioladitingancia
- DJ Esco
- Leftside
- Tiggs da Author
- KZ
- Sokari
- J. White Did It
- Laquan Green
- Prgrshn
- Razor on the Track
- DJ Khaled
| prev_title = Hurtin' Me – The EP
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Secure
| type = mixtape
| single1 = Senseless
| single1date = 18 May 2018
| single2 = Pretty Girl
| single2date = 8 August 2018
}}
}}
Secure is the second mixtape by English rapper and singer Stefflon Don. It was released on 17 August 2018,{{cite web |last=Sawyer |first=Jonathan |title=Stefflon Don Channels Lil' Kim on the Cover of Brand New Mixtape 'Secure' |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/stefflon-don-secure-mixtape-release-date-tracklist/ |website=High Snobiety |accessdate=17 August 2018}} by 54 London.{{cite web |last=Bruce-Jones |first=Henry |title=Stefflon Don releases new mixtape Secure |url=http://www.factmag.com/2018/08/17/stefflon-don-releases-new-mixtape-secure/ |website=Fact |accessdate=19 August 2018}} The mixtape features guest appearances from Future, Ebenezer, Fekky, Haile (from the group WSTRN), Sean Paul, Popcaan, Sizzla, and DJ Khaled. It includes the singles "Senseless" and "Pretty Girl" featuring Tiggs da Author.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/senseless-single/1383298056|title=Senseless – Single by Stefflon Don|work=iTunes Store (UK)|access-date=8 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/pretty-girl-feat-tiggs-da-author-single/1420115131|title=Pretty Girl (feat. Tiggs Da Author) – Single by Stefflon Don|work=iTunes Store (UK)|access-date=8 August 2018}}
Background and release
On 28 May 2018, Don released "Senseless" as the lead single from her upcoming mixtape, which peaked at 65 on the UK Singles Chart. In June 2018, Don revealed that the title of her upcoming mixtape would be Real Tings 2, which included a collaboration with American rapper Future.{{cite web |last=Coe |first=Kairi |title=Stefflon Don's Hard Work Pays Off – 2018 XXL Freshman Interview |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/stefflon-don-2018-xxl-freshman-interview/ |website=XXL}} While performing at Terminal 5 in New York City on 11 July for the 2018 XXL Freshman show, Don said that she would be releasing her second mixtape Secure on 3 August, however it was not released until 17 August 2018.{{cite web |last=Mojica |first=Nick |title=Stefflon Don Preps New Mixtape 'Secure' |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/video/2018/07/stefflon-don-preps-new-mixtape-secure/ |website=XXL |accessdate=17 August 2018}}
The mixtape's second single "Pretty Girl" featuring Tiggas Da Author was released on 8 August 2018, peaking at 85 in the UK. On that same day, the mixtape's artwork leaked{{cite web |last=Toyin |first=Owoseje |title=Stefflon Don left fuming after Lil Kim-inspired mixtape cover leaks |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/08/stefflon-don-left-fuming-after-her-lil-kim-inspired-mixtape-cover-leaks-7814013/ |website=Metro UK |accessdate=17 August 2018}} and it was revealed it pays homage to Lil Kim's The Notorious K.I.M., which sparked tension with rapper Foxy Brown, who blocked Don on Instagram following the leak.{{cite web |last=Burks |first=Tosten |title=Future, DJ Khaled and More Join Stefflon Don on 'Secure' Mixtape Tracklist |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/08/future-dj-khaled-stefflon-don-secure-mixtape-tracklist-lil-bitch-video/ |website=XXL |accessdate=17 August 2018}}
Three days following the release of the second single, Don released the freestyle "Oochie Wally", however the song does not appear on the final track listing of the mixtape. Don then released two promotional singles, "What You Want" with Future and "Lil Bitch", the latter of which came with an accompanying video.{{cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Lauren |title=Stefflon Don Levels Up with Two Freestyles Ahead of Her Mixtape 'Secure' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/stefflon-don-secure-mixtape-oochie-wally-lil-bitch-rap-2018/ |website=Noisey |access-date=17 August 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Secure track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Lil Bitch
| writer1 = {{hlist|Stephanie Allen|Rodney Hwingwiri}}
| extra1 = Rymez
| length1 = 1:42
| title2 = Jellio
| writer2 = {{hlist|Allen|Hwingwiri}}
| extra2 = Rymez
| length2 = 3:06
| title3 = Finesse
| writer3 = {{hlist|Allen|Hwingwiri}}
| extra3 = Rymez
| length3 = 2:24
| title4 = Interlude
| writer4 = {{hlist|Allen|Jonathan Sosa}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Rymez|Pioladitingancia}}
| length4 = 1:02
| title5 = What You Want
| note5 = with Future
| writer5 = {{hlist|Allen|Nayvadius Wilburn|Hwingwiri|R.Ridgley|William Moore}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Rymez|DJ Esco}}
| length5 = 4:28
| title6 = Pretty Girl
| note6 = featuring Tiggs da Author
| writer6 = {{hlist|Allen|Jason Julian|Adam Simon|Craig Parks}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Leftside|Tiggs da Author}}
| length6 = 3:14
| title7 = Uber
| note7 = featuring Ebenezer
| writer7 = {{hlist|Allen|Ebenezer|Hwingwiri}}
| extra7 = Rymez
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = Precious Heavy
| writer8 = {{hlist|Allen|Hwingwiri}}
| extra8 = Rymez
| length8 = 2:53
| title9 = Both Ways
| note9 = featuring Fekky
| writer9 = {{hlist|Allen|Fekky|KZ|Sokari}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|KZ|Sokari}}
| length9 = 4:00
| title10 = Crunch Time
| writer10 = {{hlist|Allen|Anthony White|Laquan Green|Jordan Thorpe}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|J. White Did It|Green}}
| length10 = 2:34
| title11 = Favourite Girl
| note11 = featuring Haile
| writer11 = {{hlist|Allen| Haile Alexander|Ras Kassa Alexander}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|PRGRSHN|Razor on the Track}}
| length11 = 3:22
| title12 = Hurtin' Me
| note12 = The Remix) (featuring Sean Paul, Popcaan and Sizzla
| writer12 = {{hlist|Allen|Kharim Kharbouch|Hwingwiri}}
| extra12 = Rymez
| length12 = 4:01
| title13 = Senseless
| writer13 = {{hlist|Allen|Hwingwiri}}
| extra13 = Rymez
| length13 = 3:03
| title14 = Regular
| writer14 = {{hlist|Allen|Hwingwiri}}
| extra14 = Rymez
| length14 = 4:04
| title15 = Win
| note15 = with DJ Khaled
| writer15 = {{hlist|Allen|Khaled Khaled|Hwingwiri}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Rymez|DJ Khaled}}
| length15 = 3:23
| title16 = Free Drip Tony Montana (Online)
| writer16 = {{hlist|Allen|Hwingwiri|Ashley Charles}}
| extra16 = Rymez
| length16 = 2:07
| total_length = 49:11
}}
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Secure ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|UK2|35|date=20180824|rowheader=true|accessdate=25 August 2018}} |