Woptober II

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{{Infobox album

| name = Woptober II

| type = studio

| artist = Gucci Mane

| cover = WoptoberII.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 18, 2019

| recorded = 2019

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

| length = 36:00

| label = *Atlantic

  • GUWOP

| producer = * Gucci Mane (exec.)

| prev_title = Delusions of Grandeur

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = East Atlanta Santa 3

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Woptober II

| type = studio

| single1 = Richer Than Errybody

| single1date = September 13, 2019

| single2 = Big Booty

| single2date = October 4, 2019

| single3 = Tootsies

| single3date = October 11, 2019

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|MC=76/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/woptober-2/gucci-mane|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=July 12, 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/woptober-2-mw0003323434|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil|access-date=July 12, 2020}}

|rev2=HipHopDX

|rev2score=2.9/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3554/title.review-gucci-manes-woptober-ii-aint-it|title=HipHopDX Review|website=HipHopDX|last=Wallace|first=Riley|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2020}}

|rev3=NME

|rev3score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/gucci-mane-woptober-ii-review-2558226|title=Gucci Mane – 'Woptober II' review: infectious optimism and positivity from the prolific, pioneering rapper|website=NME|last=Bassett|first=Jordan|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=July 12, 2020}}

|rev4=Pitchfork

|rev4score=6.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/gucci-mane-woptober-ii/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Van Nguyen|first=Dean|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2020}}

}}

Woptober II is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on October 18, 2019, by Atlantic Records and GUWOP Enterprises.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8531746/gucci-mane-woptober-ii-release-date/|title=Gucci Mane Announces 'Woptober II' Release Date'|magazine=Billboard|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=October 13, 2019}} The album features guest appearances from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, London on da Track, Migos members Quavo and Takeoff, Peewee Longway, Kevin Gates, Yung Mal, OJ da Juiceman, among others. Production is handled by TM88, Southside, Metro Boomin, Lex Luger, and London on da Track, among others.{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2019/10/17/gucci-mane-woptober-2-stream/|title=Stream Gucci Mane's Album 'Woptober II'|work=Rap-Up|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019}}

Singles

The album's lead single, "Richer Than Errybody", was released on September 13, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/9/gucci-mane-richer-than-errybody-nba-youngboy-never-broke-again-dababy|title=Gucci Mane, NBA YoungBoy & DaBaby Unite for "Richer Than Errybody" Single|date=13 September 2019 |publisher=Hypebeast|access-date=October 13, 2019}} The song features guest appearances from American rappers YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby, while the production was provided by Lex Luger.

The second single, "Big Booty", was released on October 4, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/10/gucci-mane-megan-thee-stallion-big-booty|title=Gucci Mane Delivers The Bootylicious "Big Booty" Video Feat. Megan Thee Stallion|date=10 October 2019 |publisher=Vibe|access-date=October 13, 2019}} The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and was produced by J. White Did It.

The album's third single, "Tootsies", was released on October 11, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/gucci-mane-lil-baby-tootsies-stream/|title=Gucci Mane Recruits Lil Baby for New Track "Tootsies"'|work=Complex|last=Price|first=Joe|date=October 11, 2019|access-date=October 13, 2019}} The song features American rapper Lil Baby and was produced by Quay Global.

The promotional single, "Big Boy Diamonds" was released with the album on October 18, 2019. The song features vocals from American rapper Kodak Black and American producer London on da Track and was produced by London on da Track.

Commercial performance

Woptober II debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 were pure album sales). It is Gucci Mane's seventh US top-10 album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8540908/post-malone-hollywoods-bleeding-bounces-back-no-1-billboard-200|title=Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' Bounces Back to No. 1 for Fourth Week on Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 27, 2019|access-date=October 28, 2019}}

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/120002989|title=Woptober II by Gucci Mane|website=Tidal|date=18 October 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 36:00

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Richer than Errybody

| note1 = featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby

| writer1 = {{hlist|Radric Davis|Kentrell Gaulden|Jonathan Kirk|Lexus Lewis}}

| extra1 = Lex Luger

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Big Booty

| note2 = featuring Megan Thee Stallion

| writer2 = {{hlist|Davis|Megan Pete|Anthony White|Richard Evans|David Hobbs|Mark Ross|Christopher Wongwon}}

| extra2 = J. White Did It

| length2 = 2:08

| title3 = Tootsies

| note3 = featuring Lil Baby

| writer3 = {{hlist|Davis|Dominique Jones|Chris Rosser}}

| extra3 = Quay Global

| length3 = 3:09

| title4 = Big Boy Diamonds

| note4 = featuring Kodak Black and London on da Track

| writer4 = {{hlist|Davis|Bill Kapri|London Holmes|Nick Seeley}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|London on da Track|Nick Seeley}}

| length4 = 2:31

| title5 = Came from Scratch

| note5 = featuring Quavo

| writer5 = {{hlist|Davis|Quavious Marshall|Brytavious Chambers}}

| extra5 = Tay Keith

| length5 = 2:32

| title6 = Move Me

| writer6 = {{hlist|Davis|White|Orville Hall|Phillip Price}}

| extra6 = J. White Did It

| length6 = 2:40

| title7 = Bucking the System

| note7 = featuring Kevin Gates

| writer7 = {{hlist|Davis|Kevin Gilyard|Xavier Dotson}}

| extra7 = Zaytoven

| length7 = 3:22

| title8 = Opps and Adversaries

| writer8 = {{hlist|Davis|Milan Modi|Darryl McCorkell}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Yung Lan|Cheeze Beatz}}

| length8 = 3:37

| title9 = Highly Recommended

| writer9 = {{hlist|Davis|Dwan Avery|Bryan Simmons|Nils Noehden}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|DY|TM88|Nils}}

| length9 = 2:31

| title10 = Wop Longway Takeoff

| note10 = featuring Peewee Longway and Takeoff

| writer10 = {{hlist|Davis|Quincy Williams|Bobby Turner, Jr.|Kirshnik Ball|Carlton Mays Jr.}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E.|Bobby Kritical}}

| length10 = 2:00

| title11 = Last Night

| note11 = featuring Yung Mal and OJ da Juiceman

| writer11 = {{hlist|Davis|Dotson|Jamal Braud}}

| extra11 = Zaytoven

| length11 = 2:24

| title12 = Time to Move

| writer12 = {{hlist|Davis|Joshua Luellen|Avery|Simmons}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Southside|DY|TM88}}

| length12 = 2:36

| title13 = Break Bread

| writer13 = {{hlist|Davis|Leland Wayne|Bradley Brandon}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Metro Boomin|Doughboy}}

| length13 = 2:35

}}

Notes

  • "Big Boy Diamonds" features background vocals by Vaughn Biggs

Sample credits

  • "Big Booty" contains a sample from "Hoochie Mama", written by Richard Evans, David Hobbs, Mark Ross, and Christopher Wongwon, as performed by 2 Live Crew.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8532191/gucci-mane-megan-thee-stallion-big-booty|title=Gucci Mane Gets Freaky With Megan Thee Stallion For Provocative 'Big Booty': Listen|magazine=Billboard|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 17, 2019}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Musicians

  • Nick Seeley – keyboards {{small|(track 4)}}, percussion {{small|(track 4)}}
  • Metro Boomin – keyboards {{small|(track 13)}}, programming {{small|(track 13)}}

Technical

  • Amani Hernández – mixing {{small|(track 1)}}, mixing assistant {{small|(tracks 3–12)}}
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing {{small|(track 2)}}
  • DJ Riggins – mixing assistant {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Jacob Richards – mixing assistant {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Mike Seaberg – mixing assistant {{small|(track 2)}}
  • Colin Leonard – mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}
  • Eddie "eMIX" Hernandez – engineering {{small|(track 1)}}, mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 3–12)}}, recording {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}, vocal engineering {{small|(tracks 4–9, 11, 12)}}
  • Ethan Stevens – vocal engineering {{small|(track 13)}}, mixing {{small|(track 13)}}, recording {{small|(track 13)}}

Additional personnel

  • Harmony Korine – photography{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/harmony-korine-gucci-mane-and-iggy-pop-collaborate-for-new-gucci-campaign-watch/|title=Harmony Korine, Gucci Mane, and Iggy Pop Collaborate for New Gucci Campaign: Watch|work=Pitchfork|last=Moreland|first=Quinn|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019}}

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|28|M|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/10/27/patrick-watson-debuts-2-post-malone-stays-no-1-6th-week|title=Patrick Watson Debuts At 2 As Post Malone Stays No. 1 In 6th Week|work=FYIMusicNews|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2019}}
scope="row"| US Billboard 200

| 9

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|7|artist=Gucci Mane|rowheader=true|access-date=July 12, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardRap|6|artist=Gucci Mane|rowheader=true|access-date=July 12, 2020}}

References