WOO Forever

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WOO Forever
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Mixtape by
ReleasedJune 26, 2020
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length26:44
Label
Producer
  • A-Lau
  • Clay "Krucial" Perry III
  • H20
  • Hassy Beats
  • JBangaBeats
  • JetzCookin
  • MelodicDesert
  • Rah Swish
  • Sinister
  • Szamz
  • Trackmasters
Rah Swish chronology
Look What They Started
(2019)
WOO Forever
(2020)
Mayor Of The Streets
(2021)
Singles from WOO Forever
  1. "Treeshin"
    Released: November 11, 2019 [1]
  2. "WOO Forever"
    Released: April 29, 2020 [2]
  3. "Tongue Out (Treeshin 2)"
    Released: June 18, 2020 [3]

WOO Forever is the second mixtape by American drill artist Rah Swish. The mixtape was released on June 26, 2020, by Empire and WOO Entertainment. The mixtape features guest appearances from Curly Savv, Jay Gwuapo and an uncredited appearance from Pop Smoke. [4]

Contents

Singles

The lead single, "Treeshin'" was released on November 11, 2019. The song also acted as the lead single to Wilks' debut mixtape Look What They Started (2019). The second single "WOO Forever" was released on April 29, 2020. [5] The third and final single, "Tongue Out (Treeshin 2)", the sequel to "Treeshin'", was released on June 18, 2020. On July 2, 2020, album track "Aim It" was lauded as "[t]he must-hear rap song of the day" by Pitchfork writer Sheldon Pearce. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Talk with the WOOs (Intro)"Rah Swish0:35
2."Feel Like Pop"
  • Wilks
  • H20
  • Clay "Krucial" Perry III
  • H20
  • Clay "Krucial" Perry III
2:06
3."WOO Forever"
  • Wilks
  • Sinister
  • Szamz
  • Sinister
  • Szamz
2:25
4."Hustlin"
  • Wilks
  • Javier Scheuermann
JBangaBeats2:54
5."Aim It" (featuring Curly Savv)
  • Wilks
  • Curly Savv
  • Jetz Cookin
Jetz Cokin2:25
6."T&B"
  • Wilks
  • H20
H202:12
7."Slide Show"
  • Wilks
  • A-Lau
A-Lau2:55
8."We Can Do It"
  • Wilks
  • Trackmasters
Trackmasters2:40
9."Tongue Out (Treeshin 2)"
  • Wilks
  • Melodic Desert
  • H20
  • Clay "Krucial" Perry III
  • Melodic Desert
  • H20
  • Clay "Krucial" Perry III
2:16
10."Treeshin'"
  • Wilks
  • Hassy Beats
Hassy Beats3:16
11."WOO Forever (Remix)" (featuring Jay Gwuapo)
  • Wilks
  • Jayden Morgan
  • Sinister
  • Szamz
  • Sinister
  • Szamz
2:56
Total length:26:44

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