Life of a Don

2021 studio album by Don Toliver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Life of a Don (also abbreviated to L.O.A.D.) is the second studio album by American singer and rapper Don Toliver. It was released on October 8, 2021, through Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records, and We Run It Entertainment. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers, including Mike Dean, Mustard, Metro Boomin, Allen Ritter, Hit-Boy, Cardo, and Sonny Digital, among others. The album also features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Kali Uchis, Baby Keem, HVN, and SoFaygo.

ReleasedOctober 8, 2021
Recorded2020–2021[1]
Genre
Length51:30
Quick facts Studio album by Don Toliver, Released ...
Life of a Don
Studio album by
Don Toliver
ReleasedOctober 8, 2021
Recorded2020–2021[1]
Genre
Length51:30
Label
Producer
Don Toliver chronology
Heaven or Hell
(2020)		 Life of a Don
(2021)		 Love Sick
(2023)
Singles from Life of a Don
  1. "What You Need"
    Released: May 4, 2021
  2. "Drugs n Hella Melodies"
    Released: June 18, 2021
  3. "Way Bigger"
    Released: October 8, 2021
  4. "Flocky Flocky"
    Released: October 11, 2021
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Life of a Don was preceded by two singles: "What You Need" and "Drugs n Hella Melodies", followed by "Way Bigger" and "Flocky Flocky" after the album's release. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 68,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[2]

Release and promotion

On February 2, 2021, Don Toliver cryptically announced Life of a Don via Twitter.[3] Toliver's Cactus Jack Records label boss, American rapper and singer Travis Scott, teased his excitement and involvement in the album in a tweet on April 9. Toliver had previously planned to release the album in July 2021.[4] On September 28, Toliver announced the release date of the album and revealed its cover art a few hours later.[5] He also teased the opening track, "Xscape", in a trailer video of the album.[6] To support the album, Toliver went on tour with American rapper Bia, serving as a special guest.[7]

Singles

Two singles preceded the release of the album. The lead single, "What You Need", was released on May 4, 2021.[8] The second single, "Drugs n Hella Melodies", featuring Toliver's girlfriend, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis, was released on June 18, 2021.[9] Both music videos were filmed in Colombia and released alongside the songs on their respective release dates. The songs "Way Bigger" and "Flocky Flocky", released October 8 and 11 respectively, were released as singles alongside music videos after the album's release.[10][11]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[13]
Clash8/10[14]
HipHopDX3.2/5[15]
NMEStarStarStarStar[16]
Pitchfork7.2/10[17]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[18]
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Life of a Don was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on six reviews.[12]

Commercial performance

Life of a Don debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 68,000 album-equivalent units, (including 18,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[2] This became Toliver's second US top-ten debut on the chart and highest-charting album to date.[2] The album also accumulated a total of 64.13 million on-demand streams from the album's songs.[2]

Track listing

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Life of a Don track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Xscape"
2:36
2."5x"
2:12
3."Way Bigger"
3:16
4."Flocky Flocky" (featuring Travis Scott)
  • Cardo
  • Dez Wright
  • Mu Lean
3:03
5."What You Need"
3:38
6."Double Standards"
3:11
7."Swangin' on Westheimer"
4:48
8."Drugs n Hella Melodies" (featuring Kali Uchis)
3:19
9."2AM"
Sweet2:45
10."Get Throwed"
2:35
11."Company, Pt 2"
  • Toliver
  • Wayne
  • David Ruoff
  • Elias Klughammer
  • Josh Gottmanns
  • Dennis Jüngel
  • Metro Boomin
  • David x Eli
  • Oracles
3:31
12."Outerspace" (featuring Baby Keem)
  • Baby Keem
  • Dez Wright
  • London Cyr
  • Dean
  • Sweet
  • Moonraccoon
3:46
13."Smoke" (featuring HVN and SoFaygo)
  • Toliver
  • Giovon Edwards
  • Andre Burt Jr.
  • Sebastian Lopez
  • Duprie Monroe
  • Samm Niingungo
  • 1Mind
  • Broadday
  • Sam-E Lee Jones
3:19
14."You" (featuring Travis Scott)
  • Ritter
  • Dean
  • Travis Scott
3:33
15."Crossfaded"
2:39
16."Bogus"
  • Toliver
  • LaTour
  • Marcus Rucker
  • Pascal Leroy
  • Cardo
  • Motif Alumni
  • Pas Beatz
3:19
Total length:51:30
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Notes

  • "Xscape", "Outerspace", and "Bogus" are stylized in all caps.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Life of a Don
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] Gold 7,500‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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