Woptober II

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Woptober II
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2019
Recorded2019
Genre
Length36:00
Label
Producer
Gucci Mane chronology
Delusions of Grandeur
(2019)
Woptober II
(2019)
East Atlanta Santa 3
(2019)
Singles from Woptober II
  1. "Richer Than Errybody"
    Released: September 13, 2019
  2. "Big Booty"
    Released: October 4, 2019
  3. "Tootsies"
    Released: October 11, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
HipHopDX 2.9/5 [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 6.1/10 [5]

Woptober II is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on October 18, 2019, by Atlantic Records and GUWOP Enterprises. [6] The album features guest appearances from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, London on da Track, Migos members Quavo and Takeoff, Peewee Longway, Kevin Gates, Yung Mal, OJ da Juiceman, among others. Production is handled by TM88, Southside, Metro Boomin, Lex Luger, and London on da Track, among others. [7]

Contents

Singles

The album's lead single, "Richer Than Errybody", was released on September 13, 2019. [8] The song features guest appearances from American rappers YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby, while the production was provided by Lex Luger.

The second single, "Big Booty", was released on October 4, 2019. [9] The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and was produced by J. White Did It.

The album's third single, "Tootsies", was released on October 11, 2019. [10] The song features American rapper Lil Baby and was produced by Quay Global.

The promotional single, "Big Boy Diamonds" was released with the album on October 18, 2019. The song features vocals from American rapper Kodak Black and American producer London on da Track and was produced by London on da Track.

Commercial performance

Woptober II debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 were pure album sales). It is Gucci Mane's seventh US top-10 album. [11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Richer than Errybody" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby) Lex Luger 3:57
2."Big Booty" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) J. White Did It 2:08
3."Tootsies" (featuring Lil Baby)
Quay Global3:09
4."Big Boy Diamonds" (featuring Kodak Black and London on da Track)
2:31
5."Came from Scratch" (featuring Quavo) Tay Keith 2:32
6."Move Me"
  • Davis
  • White
  • Orville Hall
  • Phillip Price
J. White Did It2:40
7."Bucking the System" (featuring Kevin Gates) Zaytoven 3:22
8."Opps and Adversaries"
  • Davis
  • Milan Modi
  • Darryl McCorkell
  • Yung Lan
  • Cheeze Beatz
3:37
9."Highly Recommended"
2:31
10."Wop Longway Takeoff" (featuring Peewee Longway and Takeoff)
2:00
11."Last Night" (featuring Yung Mal and OJ da Juiceman)
  • Davis
  • Dotson
  • Jamal Braud
Zaytoven2:24
12."Time to Move"
2:36
13."Break Bread"2:35
Total length:36:00

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [12]

Musicians

Technical

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] 28
US Billboard 200 [11] 9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 7
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [17] 6

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