Remember My Name (album)

2015 studio album by Lil Durk

Remember My Name

Studio album by

Lil Durk

Released| June 2, 2015 (2015-6-2)
Recorded| 2014–15
Genre|

* Hip hop
* drill

Length| 41:11
Label|

* Only the Family
* Def Jam

Producer|

* Allen Ritter
* Boi-1da
* B Wheezy
* C-Sick
* DJ L
* D Brooks Exclusive
* FKi
* London on da Track
* Metro Boomin
* Vinylz
* Young Chop

Lil Durk chronology
| Signed to the Streets 2
(2014)  | Remember My Name
(2015)  | Lil Durk 2X
(2016)

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Deluxe edition cover
Singles from  Remember My Name

1. "Like Me"
Released: March 31, 2015

Remember My Name is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on June 2, 2015, by Only the Family and Def Jam Recordings. The album's production was handled by C-Sick, DJ L, FKi, London on da Track, Metro Boomin, Vinylz, Young Chop and more, with fellow Def Jam label-mates Jeremih and Logic were the featured artists. The album garnered a positive reception but critics were mixed on the gangsta rap content and Auto-Tune delivery of them. Remember My Name debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and only released one single: "Like Me". The deluxe edition adds appearances from Hypno Carlito and King Popo.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 61/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AbsolutePunk| (50%)[2]
AllMusic| [3]
Billboard| [4]
Complex| [5]
Consequence| C+[6]
HipHopDX| [7]
Pitchfork| 5.6/10.0[8]
Rolling Stone| [9]

Remember My Name received generally positive reviews from music critics but were divided on Durk's Auto-Tune flow and lyrical content. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 8 reviews.[1]

David Turner from Rolling Stone praised Durk for maintaining a delivery of dark ghetto lyrics over a mainstream budget, concluding that "He's nowhere near forgetting how hard times were for him, and remain for so many in his hometown."[9] Meaghan Garvey of Billboard praised the album for being able to "strike a graceful balance between gritty roots and big-budget sheen, recruiting underrated drill producers (DJ L, C-Sick) whose slick beats are highlights."[4] AllMusic's David Jeffries said that despite retreads of "Like Me" found throughout the album, he highlighted tracks like "Tryna' Tryna'" and "What Your Life Like" as lyrical standouts, saying that "Drenched in Auto-Tune and more frustrated than a ringtone rapper should be, Lil Durk turns in a surprisingly down effort."[3]

Kellan Miller of HipHopDX was mixed about the album, praising Durk's lyricism on self-reflecting tracks like "Resume" and "Don't Judge Me" but felt his personal life forced him to fabricate certain stories with gangsta rap clichés, saying that, "[T]he title's overt demand for permanent residency in the collective consumer's cerebral cortex ultimately amounts to Remember My Name's slightly-above mediocre status." He also said that it will only appeal to loyal Durk fans.[7] Jill Hopkins of Consequence felt the album suffered an identity crisis when it went from hard-hitting hip-hop to soft-willowing R&B due to the use of Auto-Tune, concluding that "A record this anticipated by a man so young, with so much riding on it should sound more important. Instead, Remember My Name sounds a lot like a lot of other things."[6] Jake Jenkins of AbsolutePunk found the album a disappointing let-down, criticizing the middle part for being filler and Durk's limited musicianship revealing a flawed transition from mixtape to full-length project, saying, "That's not the kind of rapper Durk is, at the moment anyway, and all over Remember My Name you get the awkward feeling that Durk is completely out of his element."[2]

## Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200, with 28,000 equivalent album units; it sold 24,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit count attributed to streaming activity and track sales.[10] It has sold 48,000 copies in the United States as of June 2016.[11]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "500 Homicides"|

* Durk Banks
* Charles Dumazer

| C-Sick| 2:43
2.| "Amber Alert"|

* Banks
* Leland Wayne

| Metro Boomin| 3:03
3.| "Like Me" (featuring Jeremih)|

* Banks
* Allen Ritter
* Jeremih Felton
* Anderson Hernandez
* Matthew Samuels

* Vinylz
* Boi-1da
* Ritter

| 3:58
4.| "Lord Don't Make Me Do It"|

* Banks
* Trocon Roberts Jr.
* Steven Bolden

| FKi| 3:49
5.| "Don't Judge Me"|

* Banks
* Sydne George
* Brandon Whitfield

| B Wheezy| 3:09
6.| "Tryna' Tryna'" (featuring Logic)|

* Banks
* London Buckner
* Sir Robert Hall II

| DJ L| 3:20
7.| "Higher"|

* Banks
* Buckner

| DJ L| 3:32
8.| "Resume"|

* Banks
* Tyree Pittman

| Young Chop| 3:13
9.| "What Your Life Like"|

* Banks
* Pittman

| Young Chop| 3:07
10.| "Why Me"|

* Banks
* London Holmes

| London on da Track| 3:52
Total length:| 33:46

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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11.| "Ghetto (Grew Up)" (featuring Hypno Carlito)|

* Banks
* Pittman

| Young Chop| 3:53
12.| "Remember My Name" (featuring King Popo)|

* Banks
* Buckner
* Darius Luckett
* Wadell Brooks
* Raheem Olowopopo

* DJ L
* D Brooks Exclusive

| 3:28
Total length:| 41:11

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[12] | 14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 2

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2015)  | Position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 84

## References

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1. ^ a b "Reviews for Remember My Name by Lil Durk". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
2. ^ a b Jenkins, Jake (June 8, 2015). "Lil Durk - Remember My Name". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
3. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Remember My Name - Lil Durk". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
4. ^ a b Garvey, Meaghan (June 9, 2015). "Chi-Town Rapper Lil Durk Balances Grit and Gloss on Major-Label Debut: Album Review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
5. ^ Charity, Justin (June 2, 2015). "Review: Lil Durk Spreads Himself Thin on Def Jam Debut 'Remember My Name'". Complex. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
6. ^ a b Hopkins, Jill (May 28, 2015). "Album Review: Lil Durk – Remember My Name". Consequence. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
7. ^ a b Miller, Kellan (June 11, 2015). "Lil Durk - Remember My Name". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
8. ^ "Lil Durk: Remember My Name". Pitchfork. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
9. ^ a b Turner, David (June 12, 2015). "Remember My Name". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
10. ^ Harling, Danielle (June 10, 2015). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Lil Durk, Jason Derulo & Boosie Badazz". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
11. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.
12. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
13. ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Remember My Name (2015)
* Lil Durk 2X (2016)
* Signed to the Streets 3 (2018)
* Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 (2019)
* Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 (2020)
* The Voice (2020)
* 7220 (2022)
* Almost Healed (2023)
* Deep Thoughts (2025)

Collaborative albums|

* The Voice of the Heroes (with Lil Baby) (2021)

Compilation albums|

* Family over Everything (with Only the Family) (2019)
* Loyal Bros (with Only the Family) (2021)
* Loyal Bros 2 (with Only the Family) (2022)
* Nightmares in the Trenches (with Only the Family) (2023)

Mixtapes|

* Life Ain't No Joke (2012)
* Signed to the Streets (2013)
* Signed to the Streets 2 (2014)
* They Forgot (2016)
* Bloodas (with Tee Grizzley) (2017)
* Just Cause Y'all Waited (2018)

Singles|

* "Like Me"
* "My Beyoncé"
* "Extravagant"
* "3 Headed Goat"
* "The Voice"
* "Stay Down"
* "Backdoor"
* "Voice of the Heroes"
* "Pissed Me Off"
* "Lion Eyes"
* "Broadway Girls"
* "Ahhh Ha"
* "Golden Child"
* "Computer Murderers"
* "Hot Shit"
* "Hanging with Wolves"
* "All My Life"
* "Pelle Coat"
* "Stand by Me"
* "F*ck U Thought"
* "Hellcats SRTs 2"
* "Smurk Carter"
* "Old Days"
* "We Uh Shoot"
* "Turn Up a Notch"

Featured singles|

* "Crazy Story 2.0"
* "Heart on Ice" (Remix)
* "All These Niggas"
* "Laugh Now Cry Later"
* "U 2 Luv" (Remix)
* "Back in Blood"
* "Pain Away"
* "No More Parties" (Remix)
* "Go Crazy" (Remix)
* "Every Chance I Get"
* "24 Hours"
* "Sharing Locations"
* "Who Want Smoke??"
* "Rumors"
* "Twin"
* "Leave the Club"
* "Vultures"

Other songs|

* "Still Trappin'"
* "No Time"
* "Already Won"
* "Hats Off"
* "Jonah"
* "In the Bible"
* "Chronicles"
* "What Happened to Virgil"
* "Mad Max"
* "War Bout It"
* "Cross the Globe"
* "Stand by Me"
* "Dangerous"

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* Only the Family

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