I Am Not a Human Being II

I Am Not a Human Being II
Studio album by Lil Wayne
Released	March 22, 2013
Recorded	2008–12
Genre	Hip hop
Length	65:32
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Producer	Ronald "Slim" Williams (exec.) Birdman (exec.) Lil Wayne (also exec.) Cortez Bryant (exec.) G. Roberson (exec.) Mack Maine (exec.) Credits and personnel
Lil Wayne chronology
Dedication 4 (2012) I Am Not a Human Being II (2013) Dedication 5 (2013)
Singles from I Am Not a Human Being II
"No Worries" Released: September 3, 2012 "Love Me" Released: January 18, 2013 "Rich As Fuck" Released: April 9, 2013

I Am Not a Human Being II is the tenth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on March 22, 2013, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. Recording sessions took place during 2008 to 2012, with Lil Wayne serving as the records executive producers, alongside Ronald "Slim" Williams and Birdman, who enlisted a wide variety of record producers such as Cool & Dre, Mike Will Made It, David Banner, T-Minus, Diplo, Juicy J and StreetRunner, among others. The album serves as the sequel to I Am Not a Human Being (2010),^[1] incorporating the elements of these hip hop styles. The album was supported by three singles: "No Worries" featuring Detail, "Love Me" featuring Drake and Future, and "Rich As Fuck" featuring 2 Chainz; the latter of which peaked at numbers 29, 9 and 38 respectively, on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 217,000 copies in its first week. As of August 12, 2013,^[2] the album sold 529,000 copies in the United States. In August 2013, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

In January 2012, Birdman confirmed that the production is underway for the sequel to Lil Wayne's eighth album, I Am Not a Human Being (2010), titled I Am Not a Human Being II. Wayne later announced to MTV that he completed the album, while putting even greater attention to the quality control than its predecessor, and he said that he had to "rushed" it to the finish from the original project before serving his time in jail after his sentence for the illegal possession of a weapon.^[3] I Am Not a Human Being II contains some of the unused materials from the earlier recording sessions that took place for Tha Carter III and IV.^[4][5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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 hip hop styles, also experiments with rock-influenced elements.^[8][9] Described as extremely vulgar by Lauren Nostro of Complex,^[10] the album contains 182 uses of the word "nigga", 102 uses of "bitch", 63 references to having sex, 39 mentions of marijuana and 38 references to shooting people among other numerous references to pills, codeine, getting fellatio, giving cunnilingus, and skateboarding.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} 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.^[15]

Artwork

In November 2012, Lil Wayne announced that Kanye West 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".^[16] On January 30, 2013, the DONDA-designed cover was released, featuring a red moth spread across a black background.^[17] 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".^[18] On the day of the album's release DONDA, released an animated version of the album cover.^[19] Overall, the artwork was designed and directed by Kanye West and Joe Perez of DONDA. In December 2013, Complex positioned it at number 27 on their list of the best album covers of 2013.^[20]

Singles

"Hot Revolver" was released on March 17, 2009, released as the second single from his seventh studio album, Rebirth (2010). The song, produced by American production duo Cool & Dre, features uncredited guest vocals from Dre.^[21] 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 bonus track on Wayne's tenth studio album I Am Not a Human Being II (2013), featuring no Auto-Tune 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 Big Sean, with the production 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.^[22]

The first single from the album, "No Worries", 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 Dedication 4.^[23] Cortez Bryant explained that the song has been added to Dedication 4, because the mixtape has been pushed back several times.^[24] On November 21, 2012, the music video debuted on MTV.^[25] The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[26]

On December 30, 2012, "Love Me" featuring Drake and Future premiered. Production was handled by Mike WiLL Made It. It was first leaked online.^[27] "Love Me" was released for digital download on January 18, 2013, as the album's lead single.^[28] The song sold 1,000,000 copies and was certified platinum by the RIAA (RIAA).^[29] 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.^[30] Producer Mike WiLL Made It, reveals that this instrumental for the track "Love Me" was intended to be for one of DJ Khaled's newest song, before Khaled decided to instead he sent it to Wayne.^[31]

On January 6, 2013, this track, called "Rich As Fuck" featuring 2 Chainz, 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.^[32] "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.^[33] The official version of the song was remastered and the first and second verse were switched around, compared to the leaked version.^[34] The song was sent to urban radio in the US on April 9, 2013, as the third single from the album.^[35] The music video directed by Parris, was released on March 22, 2013.^[36] The song has since peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[37]

Tour

On December 18, 2012, Lil Wayne announced that he would going on a European tour with Mac Miller 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.^[38] The tour will feature 15 performances in 10 different countries over the month.^[39] On March 21, Lil Wayne announced that he would be headlining the second America's Most Wanted Tour, along with a fellow rapper T.I. T.I. explained that the tour will begin on July 5 through September 1, 2013.^[40] French Montana and 2 Chainz^[41][42] 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 Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Pleasure P, Jeremih and Young Money, among others.^[43]

Commercial performance

I Am Not a Human Being II debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 217,000 copies in the first week.^[44] In its second week, the album sold 68,000 more copies.^[45] In its third week, the album sold 42,000 more copies.^[46] In its fourth week, the album sold 31,000 more copies.^[47] In its fifth week, the album sold 25,000 more copies.^[48] On August 12, 2013, the album was certified gold By the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[49] As of July 30, 2013, the album has sold 529,000 copies in the United States.^[50]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	51/100[51]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[52]
The A.V. Club	C[53]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[54]
The Guardian	[55]
Los Angeles Times	[56]
MSN Music	A−[57]
NME	3/10[58]
Pitchfork Media	3.9/10[59]
Rolling Stone	[60]
Spin	6/10[61]

I Am Not a Human Being II received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 51, based on 23 reviews.^[51] Jody Rosen, writing in Rolling Stone, felt that Wayne is "half-interested" and lacks the "exhilarating surprise" of his previous work.^[60] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the album shows Wayne "streamlining his eccentricities",^[56] while Pitchfork Media'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".^[59] Alex Macpherson of The Guardian found his metaphors "laboured, tired or just remarkably offputting."^[55] Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club accused Wayne of having "bad taste" and rapping solely about oral sex, "a subject that tends to invite misplaced aggression and puerile humor".^[53]

Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called the album "less manic, less experimental, less unpredictable and, oddly, less consistent" than "drug-era Lil Wayne".^[62] Al Horner of NME said that "the chilling growl and imaginative Auto-Tune of hits like 'Got Money' replaced by tired punchlines and lazy hooks."^[58] Spin'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."^[61] Dean Van Nguyen of PopMatters found the beats "dispensable" and said that they "mirror his own boredom with the project."^[63] Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe said that, apart from the "potent" "Gunwalk" and "No Worries", the album is "both numbingly haphazard and inconsequential."^[64]

In a positive review, David Jeffries of AllMusic 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.^[52] USA Today's Steve Jones found it "solid" and "often entertaining in the crass, lewd and rude way that's uniquely Wayne."^[65] MSN Music's Robert Christgau called it "progress" than most of 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."^[57]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)[66]	Length
1.	"IANAHB"	Dwayne Carter, Jr. Eric Lewis Jermaine Preyan Bryan Williams	ELEW	5:38
2.	"Curtains" (featuring Boo)	Carter, Jr. Noel Fisher Sabrian Sledge Eric Proctor Brian Soko Rasool Ricardo Diaz Preyan Williams	Detail Dre Moon^[a] Soko^[a] Diaz^[a]	4:31
3.	"Days and Days" (featuring 2 Chainz)	Carter, Jr. Tauheed Epps Andre Lyon Marcello Valenzano Barbara Ozen Preyan Williams	Cool & Dre	3:13
4.	"Gunwalk" (featuring Gudda Gudda)	Carter, Jr. Carl Lilly, Jr. Jordan Houston Michael Foster Preyan Williams	Juicy J Crazy Mike	4:31
5.	"No Worries" (featuring Detail)	Carter, Jr. Fisher, Diaz Preyan Williams Proctor Soko Brian Smith	Detail Dre Moon^[a] Soko^[a] Diaz^[a]	3:41
6.	"Back to You"	Carter, Jr. Fabio Marascuillo Christian Stalnecker Jamie Lidell	Marascuillo Stalnecker^[a]	5:29
7.	"Trigger Finger" (featuring Soulja Boy)	Carter, Jr. DeAndre Way Houston Foster Preyan Williams	Juicy J Crazy Mike	4:32
8.	"Beat the Shit" (featuring Gunplay)	Carter, Jr. Bigram Zayas Matthew DelGiorno Richard Morales	DVLP Filthy^[a]	4:28
9.	"Rich As Fuck" (featuring 2 Chainz)	Carter, Jr. Epps Tyler Williams Nikhil Seetharam	T-Minus Seetharam^[a]	3:43
10.	"Trippy" (featuring Juicy J)	Carter, Jr. Houston Foster Preyan Williams	Juicy J Crazy Mike	4:23
11.	"Love Me" (featuring Drake and Future)	Carter, Jr. Nayvadius Wilburn Aubrey Graham Michael Williams II Asheton Hogan	Mike Will Made It A+^[a]	4:13
12.	"Romance"	Carter, Jr. Fisher Preyan Williams	Detail	4:20
13.	"God Bless Amerika"	Carter, Jr. Lyon Valenzano Preyan Williams	Cool & Dre	5:03
14.	"Wowzers" (featuring Trina)	Carter, Jr. Way Katrina Taylor	Soulja Boy	3:45
15.	"Hello" (featuring Shane Heyl)	Carter, Jr. Michael Cadahia Shane Heyl	Mike Banger	4:02

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[67]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Lay It Down" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Cory Gunz)	Carter, Jr. Onika Maraj Peter Pankey, Jr. Ross Birchard Lunice Pierre II	Hudson Mohawke Lunice Diplo^[a]	4:05
17.	"Hot Revolver" (featuring Dre)	Carter, Jr. Lyon Valenzano Billie Joe Armstrong Frank Wright III Michael Pritchard	Cool & Dre	3:20
18.	"My Homies Still" (featuring Big Sean)	Carter, Jr. Sean Anderson Nicholas Warwar Raymond Diaz Mike Aiello	Streetrunner Sarom	4:06
Total length:				1:17:11

Target bonus track[68]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Shit Stains"	Carter, Jr. Lavell Crump	David Banner	4:17
Total length:				1:21:29

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• "Romance" is not included on the iTunes version of the album.^[69]
• "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 Jamie Lidell's "Compass."
• "Hot Revolver" contains samples from Green Day's "Basket Case."
• "Trigger Finger" contains samples from Jesper Kyd's "Leonardo's Inventions, Part 1."
• "Lay It Down" heavily samples TNGHT's song "Easy Easy."

Credits and personnel

Credits for I Am Not a Human Being II adapted from Allmusic.^[70][71]

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 Chart (2013) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[72] 43 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[73] 48 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[74] 42 Canadian Albums Chart[75] 5 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[76] 52 French Albums (SNEP)[77] 24 Japanese Albums Chart 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[78] 35 UK Albums Chart 29 UK R&B Chart 2 US Billboard 200[79] 2 US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[80] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Billboard 200[81] 37 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[82] 10 US Top Rap Albums[83] 7 Chart (2014) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[84] 91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[85]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Australia[86]	March 22, 2013	Republic Records
Germany[87]	March 25, 2013
Ireland[88]
United Kingdom[88]		Island Records
Canada[89]	March 26, 2013	Republic Records
United States[69]		Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records

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