508-507-2209

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508-507-2209
Joyner Debut Album.jpg
Mixtape by
Joyner Lucas
ReleasedJune 16, 2017
Recorded2015–17 [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length82:52
Label Atlantic
Producer
Joyner Lucas chronology
Along Came Joyner
(2015)		508-507-2209
(2017)		 ADHD
(2020)
Singles from 508-507-2209
  1. "I'm Sorry"
    Released: August 5, 2016
  2. "Ultrasound"
    Released: March 31, 2017
  3. "Just Like You"
    Released: May 19, 2017
  4. "Winter Blues"
    Released: June 2, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 8/10 [2]
XXL 4/5 [3]

508-507-2209 is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Joyner Lucas. It was released on June 16, 2017, by Atlantic Records, making this his commercial debut. [4] [5] It was preceded by four singles: "I'm Sorry", "Ultrasound", "Just Like You" and "Winter Blues". The mixtape features appearances from Mystikal, Snoh Aalegra and Stefflon Don.

Contents

Background

The title is presumably taken from Lucas' phone number. [2] [6] The mixtape consists of sixteen songs. [7] [8] In an interview with HotNewHipHop about how the project came about, Joyner said:

"This project took two years in the making, there's a lot of records that I scrapped, start over, scrapped, start over. There's records that I've made from the very beginning two years ago that I still kept on the project now. So there's a lot of old mixed with new but it's all cohesive". [1]

Singles

"I'm Sorry" was released as the lead single from the mixtape on August 5, 2016. [9] The music video was released on August 12, 2016 and has received over 77 million views since its release. [10] The song was produced by The Cratez.

"Ultrasound" was released as the second single on March 31, 2017, along with an accompanied music video. [11] The music video has received over 11 million views since its release. [12] The song was produced by Decap.

"Just Like You" was released as the third single on May 19, 2017, along with an accompanied music video. [13] The music video has received over 25 million views since its release. [14] The song was produced by Boi-1da and Dawaun Parker.

"Winter Blues" was released as the fourth single on June 2, 2017. [15] The music video was released on October 23, 2017 and has received over 38 million views since its release. [16] The song was produced by The Cratez.

Commercial performance

508-507-2209 debuted at number seven on the US Heatseekers Albums chart for the chart dated July 8, 2017. [17]

Track listing

Credits were adapted from Tidal. [18]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ultrasound"
 Decap 2:54
2."Lovely"
  • Lucas
  • Brian Eisner
  • Andrea Blanchard
Nox Beatz6:19
3."FYM" (featuring Mystikal)
 Boi-1da 4:48
4."Keep It 100"
  • Lucas
  • Eisner
  • Roy Studmire
  • Scotty Coleman
Coleman6:57
5."Winter Blues"
  • Lucas
  • David Kraft
  • Tim Wilke
The Cratez4:35
6."Just Like You"
  • Lucas
  • Samuels
  • Eisner
4:16
7."Just Because"
  • Chill Shump
  • Nox Beatz [a]
6:00
8."Lullaby"
4:31
9."Way to Go" (featuring Snoh Aalegra)
5:42
10."Look What You Made Me Do" (featuring Stefflon Don)
Lord Quest4:13
11."We Gon Be Alright"
  • Lucas
  • Kraft
  • Wilke
The Cratez4:24
12."Forever"
  • Lucas
  • Eisner
  • Samuels
  • Allen Ritter
  • Derek Fimbel
  • Boi-1da
  • Ritter
  • Lucas
5:43
13."I Need More"
4:52
14."Literally"
  • Lucas
  • Samuels
  • Kraft
  • Wilke
  • Boi-1da
  • Nox Beatz
5:34
15."I'm Sorry"
  • Lucas
  • Kraft
  • Wilke
The Cratez5:49
16."One Lonely Night"
  • Lucas
  • Piantedosi
  • Decap
  • Nox Beatz [b]
6:15
Total length:82:52

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [18]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19] 7

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