A Love Letter to You

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A Love Letter to You
Trippie Redd Love Letter-front.jpg
Mixtape by
ReleasedMay 14, 2017
Recorded2016-2017
Genre
Length36:06
Label
Producer
  • Elliot Trent
  • ParisTheProducer
  • 12Hunna
  • Goose the Guru
  • Pi'erre Bourne
  • Elf Beatz
  • P. Soul
  • Cesar P
  • DP Beats
  • Peyote Beats
  • DJ Flippp
Trippie Redd chronology
A Love Letter to You
(2017)
A Love Letter to You 2
(2017)
Singles from A Love Letter to You
  1. "Love Scars"
    Released: November 24, 2016
  2. "Poles 1469"
    Released: April 27, 2017
  3. "It Takes Time"
    Released: May 12, 2017

A Love Letter to You is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper Trippie Redd. It was released on May 26, 2017, by TenThousand Projects and Caroline Distribution. It consists of 12 songs. The album peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Chris King, Forever Anti Pop, UnoTheActivist, Famous Dex, 6ix9ine, Black Jezuss, Lil Tracy and Rocket Da Goon.

Contents

Promotion

The lead single from the album, called "Love Scars" premiered on November 24, 2016 on SoundCloud. [4] The song was later released to iTunes.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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A Love Letter to You received acclaim from critics, who praised its harmonious delivery and diversity.[ citation needed ] The mixtape has a 79% approval rating on HotnewHipHop and is considered "HOTTTTT". [6]

Commercial performance

A Love Letter to You reached number 64 on the Billboard 200 for chart dated January 27, 2018. [7] and number 32 on US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums the following week. [8] In March 2018, the mixtape has earned almost 300,000 album-equivalent units. [9] On June 20, 2019, the mixtape was gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. [10]

Track listing

A Love Letter to You [11]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Love Scars"Elliot Trent2:23
2."Love Scars, Pt. 2 / Rack City" (featuring Chris King and Forever Anti Pop)
  • 12Hunna
  • DJ Flippp
2:35
3."Romeo & Juliet"
  • ParisTheProducer
  • Goose the Guru
3:28
4."Deeply Scarred" (featuring UnoTheActivist)12Hunna3:20
5."Blade of Woe" (featuring Famous Dex)
  • 12Hunna
  • DJ Flippp
3:08
6."It Takes Time"Goose the Guru4:42
7."Poles 1469" (featuring 6ix9ine) Pi'erre Bourne 2:29
8."No Smoke No Smoke 1400 B.C. / Sauce" (featuring Pachino)Elf Beatz2:27
9."Stoves On 14th [12] " (featuring Black Jezuss)Cesar P2:20
10."Limitless" (featuring Lil Tracy and Rocket Da Goon)DP Beats4:00
11."Can You Rap Like Me?"P. Soul2:42
12."Never Ever Land"Peyote Beats2:26
Total length:36:05

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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