''Slime Season 2'' (stylized as ''SLIME SEA2ON'') is the eighth self-released mixtape by American rapper

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. It was released on October 31, 2015, as the second installment in the ''Slime Season'' series, which compiled mostly leaked and unreleased material dating back at least a year. It features production from

London on da Track London Tyler Holmes (born March 27, 1991), known professionally as London on da Track, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug and has also worked with Kodak Black, ...

Wheezy Wesley Tyler Glass (born October 26, 1992), known professionally as Wheezy, is an American record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Future, King Von, 21 Savage, Gunna, Nav, Play ...

Metro Boomin Leland Tyler Wayne (born September 16, 1993), professionally known as Metro Boomin, is an American record producer, record executive, beatmaker, and DJ. He is known for his dark production style and its influence on modern hip hop and trap. ...

and

Ricky Racks Ricky Harrell, Jr. (born March 7, 1987), professionally known as Ricky Racks, is an American record producer and songwriter. He is best known for production with well-known artists, most notably Young Thug, Young Scooter, Migos, and Lil Yachty. ...

, among others. The project enlists guest features from

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, Shad Da God, Yak Gotti,

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and Birdman.

Background

In September 2015, Young Thug released the 18-track ''

Slime Season ''Slime Season'' is the seventh self-released mixtape by American rapper Young Thug, released on September 16, 2015. It features production from a range of artists, including London on da Track, Metro Boomin, Ricky Racks, Wheezy, and WondaGurl, ...

'' mixtape for free digital download. Its sequel, ''Slime Season 2'', was released only a month later through the same platforms. The trilogy was completed with ''

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'' (2016), which received a commercial release.

Critical reception

''Slime Season 2'' received widespread acclaim from critics. At

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

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score of 81, based on four reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Meaghan Garvey of ''

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'' stated that ''Slime Season 2'' was "a more carefully constructed work than its predecessor in every sense" and "presents him instead as a storyteller in the magical realist tradition, drawing glimmers of nonplussed fascination out of the rational world. Within this context, his habit for working in small-scale, occasionally disjointed bursts, recording each line spontaneously, makes perfect sense. His thoughts fracture and wander down unpredictable paths, forcing us to draw connections in non-linear ways." Paul Thompson of ''

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'' commented that ''Slime Season 2'' "continues to give context and direction as to the rapper's wealth of unorganized material. This time, it's constructed with more precision, playing out as one long crescendo. As always, Thug is wildly inventive with the form, pulling melodies out of thin air and rapping like the walls are closing in. ''Slime Season 2'' gives him ample negative space to do so."

Track listing

References

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