Realer 2

Realer 2 is the seventeenth solo mixtape by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It was released through Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records on September 6, 2022. The mixtape features a guest appearance from the mother of YoungBoy's child, Jaz.^[1] The mixtape is a sequel to YoungBoy's December 2018 mixtape, Realer. YoungBoy's in-house producer Jason "Cheese" Goldberg mixed, mastered, and engineered every track on the mixtape. The album also features production from many prestigious producers such as Daysix, D-Roc, Drum Dummie, Jason "Cheese" Goldberg, Khris James, London on da Track, and TnTXD.

Realer 2
Mixtape by YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Released	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)
Length	39:46
Label	Never Broke Again Atlantic
Producer	301.Arjun AKel Amineskkrt Bans BeatsByMAX BeatsbyTrain BrandoBeatz Cocobeatszn Cheese DannyGotThatJuice Daysix D-Roc Drum Dummie Duhvinci FlexOnDaTrack JB Sauced Up Jkei Khris James Leor Shevah London on da Track MalikOTB Mario Beats Nuki ProdSkolo Produced by Jb Red Jon skeeo! TnTXD Tre Gilliam TWTbeats Zay Tekken
YoungBoy Never Broke Again chronology
The Last Slimeto (2022) Realer 2 (2022) 3800 Degrees (2022)
Singles from Realer 2
"Purge Me" Released: September 4, 2022

Release and promotion

On September 4, 2022, YoungBoy released the promotional single, "Purge Me", alongside the official music video, exclusively to his YouTube channel.^[2] On September 5, 2022, the mixtape was first teased by YoungBoy's mother Sherhonda Gaulden via an Instagram story where she simply wrote "Realer 2 mixtape tonight."^{[citation needed]} Again confirmed to be released on the night of September 5, 2022, DJ Akademiks:^[3]

"Breaking: NBA Youngboy deactivates his Instagram page. I talked to him and asked why… He said ‘Realer 2’ is dropping tonight!!!!"

— @Akademiks

Despite all of the confirmations, the mixtape did not release as planned on September 5, 2022. However, on September 6, 2022, YoungBoy randomly released the mixtape exclusively to his YouTube. It was later distributed to all digital streaming platforms by Atlantic Records on behalf of Never Broke Again on September 7, 2022.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Realer 2 received mixed reviews from music critics. Paul Simpson from AllMusic compares Realer 2 to YoungBoy's previous album The Last Slimeto as "relatively low-key," referring to the majority of the tracks as "aggressive, unhinged ragers or more introspective cuts." Simpson suggests that the project is a throwaway as he says, "YoungBoy doesn't do much on this release that he hasn't already done several times before."^[4]

Commercial performance

Realer 2 debuted at number 71 on the US Billboard 200 after a three-day period of tracking, with 12,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[5] The mixtape peaked at number six on the chart, earning an additional 39,000 units.^[5] This became YoungBoy's eleventh US top-ten charting project, and the fourth of 2022, making him the only artist to chart four projects in the top ten in 2022.^[5]

Track listing

Realer 2 track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Put It on Me"	Kentrell Gaulden Jason Goldberg Leor Shevah Arjun Hasnain	Cheese Leor Shevah 301.Arjun	2:32
2.	"Boot Up"	Gaulden Goldberg Aaron Hill Daniel Lebrun Max Leone	Cheese Droc BeatsByMAX	2:25
3.	"Dangerous Love"	Gaulden Goldberg LeBrandon M. Robinson	Cheese BrandoBeatz	3:51
4.	"Bloody Night"	Gaulden Goldberg skeeo!	Cheese skeeo!	2:59
5.	"I Don't Like It"	Gaulden Goldberg Shevah Jeremy Bradley	Cheese Leor Shevah JB Sauced Up	2:46
6.	"Tell Me"	Gaulden Goldberg Lebrun Allen Michael Kelly Frank Dante Gilliam III Mario Beats	Cheese Droc Akel Tre Gilliam Mario Beats	3:17
7.	"Shotta Soul"	Gaulden Samuel Thanni Tevin Revell Dan Cordero	Khris James Drum Dummie DannyGotThatJuice	2:34
8.	"Fresh Prince of Utah"	Gaulden Goldberg Kostas Latos Adam Janeček Thomas Therrien	Cheese Nuki Daysix TWTbeats	2:46
9.	"Never Lie"	Gaulden Goldberg Robinson	Cheese BrandoBeatz	2:19
10.	"DentHead"	Gaulden Goldberg Lebrun Nathan Alemu BeatsbyTrain	Cheese Droc Duhvinci BeatsbyTrain	2:23
11.	"Poppin Shit" (featuring Jaz)	Gaulden Jazlyn MyChelle Goldberg Red Jon Thomas Horton Joel Ruiz Anguita Justin Bradbury	Cheese Red Jon TnTXD Jkei Produced by Jb	1:51
12.	"I'm the One"	Gaulden Thanni Lebrun ProdSkolo Zay Tekken	Khris James Droc ProdSkolo Zay Tekken	2:30
13.	"Survive"	Gaulden Goldberg Malik Bynoe-Fisher Leonardo Mateus	Cheese MalikOTB Bans	2:36
14.	"You Knew"	Gaulden London Tyler Holmes	London on da Track	2:41
15.	"Purge Me"	Gaulden Goldberg Horton Saad Ghallab Amine Souiyate Felix Govaerts	Cheese TnTXD Cocobeatszn Amineskkrt FlexOnDaTrack	2:16
Total length:				39:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

• Jason "Cheese" Goldberg – mastering, mixing, recording 1-15

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Realer 2 Chart (2022) Peak position US Billboard 200^[7] 6 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8] 2

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for Realer 2 Chart (2022) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9] 78

References

1. "luvforjazlyn". Instagram.
2. Cho, Regina (September 6, 2022). "NBA YoungBoy releases new "Purge Me" video". Revolt Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
3. "Breaking: NBA Youngboy deactivates his Instagram page. I talked to him and asked why... He said 'Realer 2' is dropping tonight!!!!". Retrieved September 5, 2022.
4. "Realer 2 Review by Paul Simpson". allmusic.com. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
5. Caulfield, Keith (September 18, 2022). "Bad Bunny's'Un Verano Sin Ti' Has Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Since 2016". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
6. "Realer 2 by YoungBoy Never Broke Again on Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
7. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
8. "YoungBoy Never Broke Again Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.