My Turn (Lil Baby album)
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
February 28, 2020
- First Class Sounds
- Patchwerk
- Quality Control (Atlanta)
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- Capitol
- Motown
- Wolfpack
- Quality Control
- ATL Jacob
- Budda Beats
- Chi Chi
- DJ Paul
- Hit-Boy
- Keanu Beats
- Murda Beatz
- Noah
- Priority Beats
- Quay Global
- Section 8
- Tay Keith
- TWhy Xclusive
- Twysted Genius
- Tyler Armes
- Wheezy
- YoungTN
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.
Promotion[edit]
Singles[edit]
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]
Promotional singles[edit]
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]
Other songs[edit]
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]
Commercial performance[edit]
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]
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