''I Am Not a Human Being II'' is the tenth

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by American

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. It was released on March 26, 2013, by

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and

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. Recording sessions took place during 2006 to 2012, with Lil Wayne serving as the records

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s, alongside

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and Birdman, who enlisted a wide variety of

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s such as

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, T-Minus,

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and Street Runner, among others. The album serves as the sequel to ''

I Am Not a Human Being ''I Am Not a Human Being'' is the eighth studio album by the American rapper Lil Wayne. It had a digital release on September 27, 2010, and on compact disc on October 12, 2010, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Mot ...

'' (2010), incorporating the elements of these

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styles. The album was supported by three singles: "

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" featuring Detail, " Love Me" featuring

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and

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, and "

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" featuring

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; the latter of which peaked at numbers 29, 9 and 38 respectively, on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was the last album Lil Wayne released under Cash Money Records. ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' was included as one of the multiples on "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists. However, upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who criticized its production and panned Wayne's lyrics. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 217,000 copies in its first week. In September 2020, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA).

Background

In January 2012, Birdman confirmed that the production was underway for the sequel to Lil Wayne's eighth album, ''

'' (2010), titled ''I Am Not a Human Being II''. Wayne later announced to

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that he completed the album, while putting even greater attention to the quality control than its predecessor, and he said that he had to "rush" it to the finish from the original project before serving his time in jail after his sentence for the illegal possession of a weapon. ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' contains some of the unused materials from the earlier recording sessions that took place for ''

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'' and '' IV''. It was first originally planned for the fall 2012 release, but it was delayed until stating the release for February 19, 2013, ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' was eventually announced to be released on March 26. In January 2013, the album was included as one of the multiples on "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists, such as the one by MTV and was on the twelfth place on the '' XXL'''s list.

Music and lyrics

Much in the vein of Lil Wayne's earlier works, ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' addresses themes of drugs and sex. The album incorporates much of his traditional

styles, also experiments with

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-influenced elements. Described as extremely vulgar by ''

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'', the album contains 182 uses of the word "nigga", 102 uses of "bitch", 63 references to having sex, 39 mentions of

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and 38 references to shooting people among other numerous references to pills,

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, getting

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, giving

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, and

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. The themes of sex, violence, and drugs are all allegories in the album according to Carter and the producers which claim that it is a story about American struggles of singlehood, poverty, violence, disease, and physical pain.

Artwork

In November 2012, Lil Wayne announced that

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would be designing everything from the cover art to the album packaging. According to Wayne, West approached him about doing it because he "wanted to package a Wayne album". On January 30, 2013, the West-designed cover was released, featuring a red moth spread across a black background. On February 1, 2013, Wayne explained the cover saying, "he chose the moth butterfly thing because it has so many different stages of life, and it goes through so many forms and changes, and no one can figure it out, and it's always beautiful". On the day of the album's release DONDA, released an animated version of the album cover. Overall, the artwork was designed and directed by Kanye West and Joe Perez of DONDA. In December 2013, ''

'' positioned it at number 27 on their list of the best album covers of 2013.

Singles

" Hot Revolver" was released on March 17, 2009, released as the second single from his seventh studio album, ''

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'' (2010). The song, produced by American production duo

, features uncredited guest vocals from Dre. The song was originally intended to be included on ''Rebirth'', however for unspecified reasons it was left off the final track listing. An extended version of the song with an extra verse from Wayne later leaked online on March 26, 2009. A re-recorded version of the song was later included as a

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on Wayne's tenth studio album ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' (2013), featuring no

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and a new verse from Wayne. " My Homies Still" was released on June 5, 2012. The track features guest vocals from a fellow American rapper

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, with the

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that was provided by Streetrunner and Sarom. The song was included on the deluxe version of "I Am Not a Human Being II". The music video premiered on July 16, 2012. Following its release to digital retailers in the United States, the song debuted at number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The

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from the album, "

", was released on September 3, 2012. The track features guest vocals from a Detail, who also contributed the production to this song. The track was also included on Lil Wayne's mixtape ''

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''. Cortez Bryant explained that the song has been added to ''Dedication 4'', because the mixtape has been pushed back several times. On November 21, 2012, the music video debuted on MTV. The song peaked at number 29 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On December 30, 2012, " Love Me" featuring

and

premiered. Production was handled by

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. It was first leaked online. "Love Me" was released for digital download on January 18, 2013, as the album's lead single. The song sold 1,000,000 copies and was certified platinum by the

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(RIAA). The song became a top ten hit, peaking at number 9 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Lil Wayne's eighteenth top ten single on the chart. Producer Mike WiLL Made It, reveals that this instrumental for the track "Love Me" was intended to be for one of

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's newest songs, before Khaled decided to send it to Wayne instead. On January 6, 2013, this track, called "

" featuring

, was leaked as an unmastered version and was originally set to be the next single from the album, but instead chose "Love Me" to be released as a second single. "Rich As Fuck" was released as the first promotional single from the album along with the pre-order of the album via the iTunes Store. The official version of the song was remastered and the first and second verse were switched around, compared to the leaked version. The song was sent to

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in the US on April 9, 2013, as the third single from the album. The music video directed by Parris, was released on March 22, 2013. The song has since peaked at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Tour

On December 18, 2012, Lil Wayne announced that he would going on a

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an tour with

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and 2 Chainz during March 2013, in promotion for ''I Am Not a Human Being II''. On March 5, 2013, Wayne stated that the tour would be postponed until October 2013, in order to be prepare better and able to be fully promote the album. The tour will feature 15 performances in 10 different countries over the month. On March 21, Lil Wayne announced that he would be headlining the second ''America's Most Wanted Tour'', along with a fellow rapper

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T.I. explained that the tour will begin on July 5 through September 1, 2013.

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and 2 Chainz were later confirmed to join the tour, with others that were announced. The first ''America's Most Wanted Tour'' took place five years prior, featuring

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and

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, among others.

Critical reception

''I Am Not a Human Being II'' received generally mixed reviews from

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. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 51, based on 23 reviews.

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, writing in ''

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'', felt that Wayne is "half-interested" and lacks the "exhilarating surprise" of his previous work. Mikael Wood of the ''

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'' wrote that the album shows Wayne "streamlining his eccentricities", while ''

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''s Jayson Greene panned his lyrics as an "undifferentiated slurry of interchangeable" dick jokes, drug references, and unconvincing puns, "none of them funny or creative". Alex Macpherson of ''

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'' found his metaphors "laboured, tired or just remarkably offputting." Evan Rytlewski of ''

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'' accused Wayne of having "bad taste" and rapping solely about oral sex, "a subject that tends to invite misplaced aggression and puerile humor". Jon Caramanica of ''

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'' called the album "less manic, less experimental, less unpredictable and, oddly, less consistent" than "drug-era Lil Wayne". Al Horner of ''

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'' said that "the chilling growl and imaginative

of hits like '

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' replaced by tired punchlines and lazy hooks." ''

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''s Brandon Soderberg felt that the album was a continuation of "Wayne's steady creative decline", adding that "you're better off soaking in the good choices here and resigning yourself to enduring the bad ones." Dean Van Nguyen of ''

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'' found the beats "dispensable" and said that they "mirror his own boredom with the project." Ken Capobianco of ''

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'' said that, apart from the "potent" "Gunwalk" and "No Worries", the album is "both numbingly haphazard and inconsequential." In a positive review, David Jeffries of

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said that the album is an "indulgent jumble of a sideline release, but that doesn't mean Wayne isn't in fine form", and observed "stunning talent, true wit, and a John Holmes level of cocksure" from him. ''

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''s Steve Jones found it "solid" and "often entertaining in the crass, lewd and rude way that's uniquely Wayne."

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called it "progress" that the songs "deploy the P-word" sexually rather than pejoratively and felt that it suggests that, "unlike most rappers and related pop lifeforms who brag about sex, Weezy really seems to savor it ... A loose-lipped ship-sinker is what he was meant to be."

Commercial performance

''I Am Not a Human Being II'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 217,000 copies in the first week. This became Wayne's tenth US top-ten debut. In its second week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, selling an additional 68,000 copies. In its third week, the album dropped to number eight on the chart, selling 42,000 more copies. In its fourth week, the album remained at number eight on the chart, selling 31,000 copies. As of July 30, 2013, the album has sold 529,000 copies in the US. On September 25, 2020, the album was certified

by the

(RIAA) for combined sales and

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s of over two million units in the United States.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies a co-producer. * "Romance" is not included on the digital version or the Japanese version of the album. * "Gunwalk" features uncredited vocals by Juicy J. ;Samples credits * "Days and Days" contains samples from Barbara Lynn's "Good Women." * "Back to You" contains samples from

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's "Compass." * "Hot Revolver" contains samples from

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's " Basket Case." * "Trigger Finger" contains samples from

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's "Leonardo's Inventions, Part 1." from The

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''. * "Lay It Down" heavily samples

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's song "Easy Easy."

Credits and personnel

Credits for ''I Am Not a Human Being II'' adapted from

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. * 2 Chainz - Featured Artist * Lance "Fuze the Mc" Coleman - Digital Strategist * A+ - Producer * Danny Arrondo - Assistant Engineer * Chris Athens - Mastering * Joshua Berkman - A&R * Sam Bohl - Mixing Assistant * Boo - Featured Artist * Brian Smith - Songwriter * Brian Soko - Producer * Cortez Bryant - Executive Producer * Sean Buchanan - Assistant Engineer * David Cabrera - Guitar * Dre Moon - Producer * Michael "Banger" Cadahia - Engineer, Producer * Noel Cadastre - Assistant Engineer * Dwayne Carter - Executive Producer * Cool & Dre - Producer * Crazy Mike - Producer * Detail - Featured Artist, Producer * Rascool Ricardo Diaz - Producer * Alex Dilliplane - Mixing Assistant * Drake - Featured Artist * DVLP - Producer * ELEW - Producer * Colin Fichman - Assistant Engineer * Filthy - Producer * Future - Featured Artist * Gudda Gudda - Featured Artist * Gunplay - Featured Artist * Shane Heyl - Featured Artist * Patrick Joint - Assistant Engineer * Juicy J - Featured Artist, Producer * Lil Wayne - Primary Artist * Mack Maine - Executive Producer * Fabian Marascuillo - Mixing, Producer * Stephen McDowell - Mixing Assistant * Mike Will Made It - Producer * Joe Perez - Art Direction, Graphic Design * Andy Rodriquez - Assistant Engineer * Fareed Salamah - Engineer * Nikhil Seetharam - Producer * Noah "40" Shebib - Engineer * Soulja Boy - Featured Artist, Producer * Christian "Davis" Stalnecker - Producer * T-Minus - Producer * Trina - Featured Artist * Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams - Executive Producer * Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams - Executive Producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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