9.5.2019
Documentary: Lil Durk – “Making Love Songs 4 The Streets 2”
The Chicago Native Gives an Glimpse Into His Creative Process, Details the Making of His Billboard 200 #4 Album Love Songs 4 The Streets 2
Critical Praise:
“Vocally, Lil Durk is the current scene’s melodic forebear.” – Pitchfork
“Lil Durk continues to be one of the most consistent rappers out.” – The FADER
“The rose that blossomed from the concrete of Chi-Town’s drill music scene” – Billboard
The Doc:
An ever-evolving artist and a student of the game, Lil Durk took methodical steps to reach his current level of prominence. Giving us a behind-the-scenes look at his Love Songs 4 The Streets 2album, Durk shares “Making Love Songs 4 The Streets 2,” his new mini-documentary, premiered by Billboard. Built around a revealing interview with Lil Durk, and packed with scenes from his music videos, studio sessions, and public appearances, the doc finds Durk discussing his inspiration for the album, the decision-making process behind what songs made the final tracklist, and his collaborations with guest artists like Nicki Minaj. Perched at a new career pinnacle, Durk remains curious and ambitious, paying attention to the artistic and career moves of his peers, and reacting with pride when he hears younger artists that he influenced.
Peaking at #4 on the Billboard 200 with 44,000 album-equivalent units and 52.7 million streams in its debut week, Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 stresses the duality of Durk, presenting the face he shows at home with his fiancé India with smooth and emotionally intelligent romantic jams and projecting his street strength on intense anthems. The new album basks in Durk’s peerless melodic instincts on tracks like “Bougie,” a hook-filled bonanza with a guest appearance from Meek Mill, and “Extravagant,” a duet with Nicki Minaj, and showcases “No Auto Durk” on hard-nosed tracks like recent single “Green Light,” the 21 Savage-featuring “Die Slow,” and on “Like That,” a collaboration with his Only The Family signee King Von. With additional appearances from A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Key Glock and production from Boi-1da, DY, Jahlil Beats, Go Grizzly, Will A Fool, Chopsquad DJ, Einer Bankz, and others, Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 is available everywhere via Alamo Records/Interscope.
Watch “Making Love Songs 4 The Streets 2”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBOZv8f8WYM
Buy/Stream Love Songs 4 The Streets 2: https://smarturl.it/LS4TS2
Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 tracklist:
01. RN4L
02. Like That (feat. King Von)
03. Green Light
04. Die Slow (feat. 21 Savage)
05. Locked Up
06. Rebellious
07. U Said (feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie)
08. Prada You
09. Extravagant (feat. Nicki Minaj)
10. Bora Bora
11. Weirdo Hoes
12. TherlBread
13. Bougie (feat. Meek Mill)
14. Wooh (feat. Key Glock)
15. David Ruffin
16. Love Songs 4 The Streets
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The Background:
About Only The Family (OTF):
With a young and hungry roster of Chicago-born emcees, Lil Durk’s OTF label signees have made their intentions clear–they’re coming to take over the game. Most notable among the OTF roster is King Von, whose breakout hit “Crazy Story” earned more than 35 million views on YouTube and 14 million combined plays on Apple and Spotify. King Von is currently preparing his debut mixtape. Returning to the scene with his Dirty-Glove Bastard-premiered single “War Scars,” melodic mastermind Booka600released his mixtape Word To LA in June. The OTF crew showcased their talents in two label mixtapes released last year, Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved Vol. 1, released last summer, and its sequel, released just before the New Year.
Links:
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Bio, pics, and more available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/lil-durk
“Making Love Songs For The Streets 2” documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBOZv8f8WYM
“U Said” ft. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ81HMZriwc
Love Songs 4 The Streets 2: https://smarturl.it/LS4TS2
“Green Light” (dir. Cole Bennett): https://smarturl.it/LilDurkGreenLight
“Bougie” ft. Meek Mill: https://smarturl.it/BougieLDMM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFmMFY1Q6Y
“Like That” ft. King Von: https://smarturl.it/LikeThatLilDurk
“Turn Myself In”: https://soundcloud.com/lildurk/turn-myself-in // https://youtu.be/EfdqFYgy0lk
“Home Body” Remix video ft. Teyana Taylor (dir. by Teyana Taylor): https://youtu.be/10xejHb8XPo
“Home Body” Remix ft. Teyana Taylor and Melii: http://smarturl.it/homebodyrmx
“No Label”: https://youtu.be/sfiEfDmyHtU