222 (album)

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222
Lil Tjay - 222.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)
Length46:19
Label Columbia
Producer
  • A Lau
  • Andy Ayaz
  • Andyr
  • Ari PenSmith
  • Bak
  • Ben Heet
  • Bizness Boi
  • Bordeaux
  • Boston
  • Decster
  • Desirez Beats
  • Drü Oliver
  • Emrld Beats
  • Fasbeats
  • Geo Vocals
  • G. Ry
  • Harry East
  • Indyah
  • IOF
  • Itamar Gov-Ari
  • Jackum
  • Jahaan Sweet
  • JPBeatz
  • KBeaZy
  • K Hendrix
  • KXVI
  • Lala the DJ
  • LavishBeatz
  • LMC
  • Marco Bernardis
  • MesioMusic
  • Mike Wavvs
  • Non Native
  • OBMusic
  • OG Parker
  • P2J
  • Pat McManus
  • Rvssian
  • Savant
  • SephGotTheWaves
  • Smash David
  • Sool Got Hits
  • TwixBeats
  • Venna
  • VVS Melody
  • Way9
Lil Tjay chronology
Destined 2 Win
(2021)
222
(2023)
Singles from 222
  1. "June 22nd"
    Released: June 22, 2023
  2. "Project Walls"
    Released: July 7, 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.4/5 [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

222 is the third studio album by American rapper Lil Tjay. It was released on July 14, 2023, through Columbia Records. This serves as the follow-up to his 2021 album Destined 2 Win . The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Ari PenSmith, Jahaan Sweet, OG Parker, P2J, and Smash David among others. The album also features guest appearances from Coco Jones, Fivio Foreign, Jadakiss, the Kid Laroi, Polo G, Summer Walker, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

222 was supported by two singles: "June 22nd" and "Project Walls" featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again. [6]

Background

Lil Tjay began to tease the project in early 2022, however, the release of the project was indefinitely pushed back due to Tjay being shot seven times on June 22, 2022. [7] On June 22, 2023, alongside the release of the first single, "June 22nd", Tjay officially announced the album and its release date of July 14, 2023. [8] Two weeks following the announcement, Tjay announce the album's official tracklist, building anticipation due to the list of features on the project. [9]

Singles

The album's lead single, "June 22nd" was released on June 22, 2023, to streaming services, along with its music video. [10] The album's second single "Project Walls" featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again was released on July 7, 2023, just a week prior to the release of the complete album. [11] [9]

Track listing

222 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Nightshift"
3:08
2."June 22nd"
  • Merritt
  • Adrian Lau
  • Andrew Oliver
  • Evan Ellicott
  • Indyah McAlister
  • Itamar Gov-Ari
  • Liam McAlister
  • A Lau
  • Drü Oliver
  • Emrld Beats
  • Indyah
  • Itamar Gov-Ari
  • LMC
3:10
3."Nobody"
  • Merritt
  • Ben Heet
  • Lau
  • Oliver
  • Daniela Voznesensky
  • Douglas Gibbs
  • Ralph Johnson
  • Ben Heet
  • A Lau [b]
  • Drü Oliver [b]
  • Lala the DJ [b]
3:04
4."Scared 2 Be Lonely"
  • Merritt
  • Andre Robertson
  • Fedor Sommerfeld
  • Georgia Boyden
  • Michael Washington Jr.
  • Florian Thi Nguyen Van
  • Daniel Way
  • Bizness Boi [a]
  • Fasbeats
  • Geo Vocals
  • Mike Wavvs [a]
  • VVS Melody
  • Way9
3:02
5."Stressed" (featuring Summer Walker)
2:24
6."2 Grown" (featuring the Kid Laroi)
  • Merritt
  • Charlton Howard
  • Nguyen Van
  • Margaret Chapman
  • Luke Niccoli
  • Ashley Kutcher
VVS Melody3:52
7."Heart Felt Soul"
  • Merritt
  • Kevin Webb
  • Daniel Melika
  • Shaun Cooper
  • K Hendrix
  • Savant
  • TwixBeats
2:35
8."Bla Bla" (featuring Fivio Foreign)
  • A Lau
  • Bordeaux
  • Gov-Ari
  • Non Native
2:26
9."Someone Who Cares"
  • Merritt
  • Martinez
  • MesioMusic
  • Rasool Diaz
  • G. Ry
  • MesioMusic [b]
  • Sool Got Hits [b]
3:23
10."Forgot I Was the 1?"
  • Merritt
  • Lau
  • Robertson
  • Bordeaux
  • Andrew Oliver
  • Demetri Fincher
  • Cristian Tejada
  • Walsh
  • Oritseniraro Bemigho-Amorighoye
  • A Lau
  • Bizness Boi
  • Bordeaux
  • Drü Oliver [b]
  • Harry East [a]
  • Non Native
  • OBMusic
3:32
11."Hole in My Heart" (featuring Jadakiss)
  • Andyr
  • G. Ry [c]
  • Non Native [c]
  • SephGotTheWaves
3:12
12."Project Walls" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
2:32
13."Beat the Odds Pt 2" (featuring Polo G)
  • Desirez Beats
  • KBeaZy
  • KXVI
3:32
14."Foster Baby"
  • Merritt
  • Lau
  • Andrew Ayaz
  • Alexander Bak
  • Nikolaos Grivellas
  • Martinez
  • Michael McCall
  • Joshua Isaih Parker
  • Pat McManus
3:33
15."Grateful" (featuring Coco Jones)
  • A Lau
  • Bizness Boi [c]
  • Gov-Ari
  • Mike Wavvs [c]
2:48
Total length:45:14

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for 222
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 41
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 107
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [18] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [19] 35
French Albums (SNEP) [20] 101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 50
Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [23] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [24] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 26
US Billboard 200 [27] 24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [28] 9

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