''$ad Boyz 4 Life II'' is the eighth solo studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter

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. It was released on 5 October 2023, through Rancho Humilde and

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. A sequel to Herrera's fifth studio album, ''$ad Boyz 4 Life'' (2021), the album contains urban sierreño tracks with fusions of

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sounds and features no collaborations, in which he considered as "more of an accident". It debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 32,000

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s, making it his biggest album debut.

Background and composition

Herrera did not plan on releasing a sequel album of ''$ad Boyz 4 Life'', and had also called the album as "more of an accident" since fellow collaborators such as

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were going to be featured on the album but "couldn't make it", ending up as a solo album. The album's release date was announced on the singer's

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. The album blends

music with regional Mexican music, with songs such as "Otro Amor" and "Miles de Rosas" having a "dreamy" sound.

Promotion and release

''$ad Boyz 4 Life II'' was released on 5 October 2023 on all streaming platforms, with accompanying lyric videos for each song being uploaded onto Junior H's

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channel. Considered a fan favorite from the album, "

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" was released as its

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a day later. It debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number two on both

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charts with 32,000

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Track listing

Notes * Every song is stylized in all capital letters. For example, "Otro Amor" is stylized as "OTRO AMOR".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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