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My Turn is the second studio album by American rapper Lil Baby. It was released on February 28,2020,by Capitol Records,Motown Records,Wolfpack Music Group,and Quality Control Music. The album features guest appearances from Gunna,42 Dugg,Future,Lil Uzi Vert,Lil Wayne,Moneybagg Yo,Young Thug,and Rylo Rodriguez. It also features production from record producers such as Tay Keith,Quay Global,Section 8,Twysted Genius,Hit-Boy,DJ Paul,Murda Beatz,and Wheezy,among others. The album was supported by five singles:"Woah","Sum 2 Prove","Emotionally Scarred","All In",and "The Bigger Picture". The latter song received two Grammy nominations at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
My Turn received generally favorable reviews and debuted atop the US Billboard 200,earning 197,000 album-equivalent units,becoming Lil Baby's first US number-one album. The album topped the chart for five weeks,making it one of the best performing albums of 2020. It also reached the top 10 in other countries,including Canada and the United Kingdom. The album was certified quadruple platinum in February 2022. A deluxe edition,featuring six additional tracks,was released on May 1,2020.
In October 2019,Lil Baby revealed plans to release his next studio album before the end of 2019,but was delayed until the following year. [1] The album's artwork and release date were revealed in January 2020. [2] [3] Lil Baby took to Instagram Live and explained the album's title:
"I called it My Turn 'cause I feel like everybody else had a lil' turn. It's my turn now. Everybody dropped their mixtapes, their albums – go number 1, number 2, number 3" [4]
The album's lead single, "Woah", was released for digital download on November 8, 2019. The song was produced by Quay Global. [5] The music video was released on December 6, 2019. [6] The song peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [7]
The album's second single, "Sum 2 Prove", was released on January 10, 2020. The song was produced by Twysted Genius. [8] The music video was released on February 18, 2020. [9] The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7]
"Emotionally Scarred" was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio as the album's third single on April 15, 2020. [10] The music video was released on April 30. [11] The song peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7]
The album's fourth single, "All In", was released for digital download on April 23, 2020, as well an accompanying music video. [12] The song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7]
The album's fifth single, "The Bigger Picture", was released for digital download on June 12, 2020, as well an accompanying music video. [13] The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. [7]
The album's lead promotional single, "Catch the Sun", also from the Queen & Slim soundtrack, was released on November 15, 2019. The song was produced by Hit-Boy. [14] The music video was released on January 29, 2020. [15]
A music video for the song, "Heatin Up" featuring frequent collaborator Gunna, was released on February 28, 2020, [16] while the music video for "Forever" featuring Lil Wayne, was released on March 3, 2020. [17] Both videos were directed by Jon J. [16] [17] The music video for "Grace" featuring 42 Dugg, was released on March 13, 2020. [18] The music video for "No Sucker" featuring Moneybagg Yo, was released on April 10, 2020. [19] The music video for "We Paid" featuring 42 Dugg, was released on May 6, 2020. [20] The music video for "Forget That" featuring Rylo Rodriguez, was released on September 11, 2020. [21]
The artwork features a pastoral painting that illustrates Lil Baby atop a large jutting rock, with water, baby goats and greenery surrounding him. He's shown lighting up cannabis, the smoke adding to the haziness of the artwork. [2] [22]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100 [23] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [24] |
Exclaim! | 6/10 [25] |
HipHopDX | 3.8/5 [26] |
NME | [27] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10 [28] |
Rolling Stone | [29] |
My Turn was met with generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on five reviews. [23]
AllMusic's critic Fred Thomas gave the album a positive review, praising Baby's vocal delivery as well as his flow on the album. Thomas further says that "Lil Baby manages to keep every moment fresh, finding a unique and unlikely midway between artistic inspiration and commercially viable entertainment". [24] Writing for NME , Kyann-Sian Williams gave the album a mixed to positive review, praising many of the features on the album as well as Baby's delivery, although stating that the album "starts of a little slow and dreary". Furthermore, Williams said that the album "is an enjoyable collection of tracks for his loyal fans. He [Lil Baby] would do well, though, to stay away from the whiny sounds and rap with a little bit more clarity". [27] Pitchfork 's critic Sheldon Pearce had mixed opinions regarding the album, saying that "the music is all work and no inspiration". He implied that Baby's songwriting and lyricism has improved, but also stating that he "doesn't really have any charisma, or flavor, or personality". [28]
A. Harmony of Exclaim! said, "The stuffed effort could be Lil Baby's attempt to showcase his growth. But one mark of artistic maturity is exercising restraint – less is often more". [25] Writing for Rolling Stone , Danny Schwartz gave the album an overall mixed review, commending Baby's lyrical skills, saying "Baby's great strength is that he conveys emotion effortlessly; he doesn't need to formally unpack old traumas to bear them out". However, Schwartz mentioned that the "excessive length" of My Turn results in "a lot of filler" songs. Nonetheless, he described these songs as "premium grade". [29]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | The 50 Best Albums of 2020 | 6 | |
The 20 Best Rap Albums of 2020 | 1 | ||
Cleveland.com | Best Albums of 2020 | 36 | |
Complex | The Best Albums of 2020 | 2 | |
Noisey | The 100 Best Albums of 2020 | 7 | |
NPR Music | The 50 Best Albums of 2020 | 30 | |
Okayplayer | Okayplayer's Best Albums of 2020 | 9 | |
Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2020 | 47 | |
Slant Magazine | The 50 Best Albums of 2020 | 34 | |
Slate | The Best Albums of 2020 | 10 | |
Uproxx | The Best Albums of 2020 | 14 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | American Music Awards | Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop | Nominated | |
BET Hip Hop Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
2021 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Billboard 200 Album | Nominated | |
Top Rap Album | Nominated |
My Turn debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 197,000 album-equivalent units (including just under 10,000 pure album sales) in its first week, marking Lil Baby's first US number-one album. [44] Following My Turn's first week of release, 12 songs off the album charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, which gave Lil Baby a career total of 47 songs on the chart, putting him at a tie with Prince and Paul McCartney. [45] After logging 13 consecutive weeks in the top six, My Turn returned to number one on the Billboard 200, on the chart dated June 20, 2020. [46] It stayed at the top spot for four additional weeks, topping the chart for five weeks in total. [47] On February 28, 2022, My Turn was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over four million units in the United States. [48] My Turn was the most consumed album of 2020 in the US, with 2.632 million album-equivalent units and 40,000 physical sales. [49]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get Ugly" |
| ATL Jacob | 2:35 |
2. | "Heatin Up" (with Gunna) |
| Quay Global | 2:57 |
3. | "How" |
| Murda Beatz | 3:01 |
4. | "Grace" (with 42 Dugg) |
| Budda Beats | 3:23 |
5. | "Woah" |
| Quay Global | 3:03 |
6. | "Live Off My Closet" (featuring Future) |
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| 2:53 |
7. | "Same Thing" |
| 2:42 | |
8. | "Emotionally Scarred" |
| Twysted Genius | 3:17 |
9. | "Commercial" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) |
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| 3:34 |
10. | "Forever" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
| Twysted Genius | 3:21 |
11. | "Can't Explain" |
| Quay Global | 3:01 |
12. | "No Sucker" (with Moneybagg Yo) |
| 3:08 | |
13. | "Sum 2 Prove" |
| Twysted Genius | 3:25 |
14. | "We Should" (with Young Thug) |
| Wheezy | 2:56 |
15. | "Catch the Sun" (from Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack ) |
| Hit-Boy | 3:02 |
16. | "Consistent" |
| Quay Global | 3:01 |
17. | "Gang Signs" |
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| 2:49 |
18. | "Hurtin" |
| Quay Global | 2:43 |
19. | "Forget That" (with Rylo Rodriguez) |
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| 2:47 |
20. | "Solid" |
| 3:05 | |
Total length: | 60:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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21. | "Social Distancing" |
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22. | "All In" |
| Quay Global | 2:36 |
23. | "Low Down" |
| Quay Global | 2:24 |
24. | "Humble" |
| Section 8 | 3:11 |
25. | "Get Money" |
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| 2:47 |
26. | "We Paid" (with 42 Dugg) |
| Section 8 | 3:01 |
27. | "The Bigger Picture" |
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| 4:12 |
Total length: | 81:11 |
Notes
Sample credits
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and Tidal. [51]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [81] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [82] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [48] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label(s) | Format(s) | Edition | Ref. |
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Various | February 28, 2020 |
| Standard | [83] | |
May 1, 2020 |
| Deluxe | [84] | ||
June 12, 2020 | Vinyl | Standard | [85] |
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