The Voice of the Heroes

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The Voice of the Heroes
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Studio album by Lil Baby and Lil Durk
Released June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)
Length 59:45
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The Voice of the Heroes is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Lil Baby and Lil Durk. It was released through Quality Control Music, 4 Pockets Full, Only the Family, Alamo Records, and Geffen Records on June 4, 2021. Its title comes from Durk's childhood nickname of "the Voice" and Baby's nickname of "the Hero" that Lil Durk had given him. The album contains guest appearances from Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Young Thug, and Rod Wave with notable production from London on da Track, Wheezy, Turbo, and Murda Beatz. It was preceded by two singles, "Voice of the Heroes", the title and opening track, which was released on May 31, 2021, and "Hats Off" with Travis Scott, which peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background and recording

In February 2021, Durk began posting several images of him and Lil Baby during the video shoot for their song "Finesse Out the Gang Way" with the caption "The Voice x The Hero", giving Lil Baby the nickname "The Hero" and himself as "The Voice".[1] The following month, Durk made a post on Instagram with the caption saying if the post reaches 100k comments, he and Lil Baby will release their collaborative tape.[2] On March 15, during an interview with MTV News, Baby confirmed the album's title The Voice of the Heroes. In April, Lil Baby was spotted recording with Travis Scott.[3] The following month, Baby and Durk teased the album's initial May 28 release date,[4] however, Swizz Beatz stated that the album was postponed in favour of DMX's posthumous album Exodus.[5] On May 23, Baby took to Twitter to announce the album had finished recording and was scheduled for a June 4, 2021 release date.[6]

Release and promotion

On May 31, 2021, the title track was released as the lead single, accompanied by a music video.[7] On June 2, the tracklist of the album was released revealing features from Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Young Thug, and Rod Wave.[8] The album was then released on June 4.[9] The following day, the music video for "How It Feels" was released.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[12]
Clash 6/10[13]
NME 3/5 stars[14]
Pitchfork 7.1/10[15]

The Voice of the Heroes received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, with some critics highlighting the duo's partnership. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on six reviews.[11]

Robin Murray from the Clash wrote: "It's a mark of the clear respect and friendship between Lil Baby and Lil Durk, then, that 'The Voice Of The Heroes' develops a coherent voice, with the two working towards a common goal. Sure, it's not perfect - at 18 tracks it could do with some trimming".[13] Writing for Allmusic, Fred Thomas stated that "The nearly hour-long running time drags somewhat, and some songs could have been left off the final cut. Still, The Voice of the Heroes is carried primarily by Durk and Baby's chemistry as they adapt to each other without either of them watering down their individualistic styles".[16]

Commercial performance

On June 5, 2021, the album received early first-week sales projections from music industry forecasters of 165,000 to 185,000 units.[17] The Voice of the Heroes debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 150,000 album-equivalent units (including 4,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week, according to MRC Data.[18] This became Lil Baby's second and Lil Durk's first US number one album on the chart.[18] The album also accumulated a total of 197.71 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs.[18] In addition, a total of 16 songs from the album managed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, led by "Hats Off" (with Travis Scott) and "Voice of the Heroes" that peaked at numbers 16 and 21 respectively.[19] In its second week, the album dropped to number four on chart, earning an additional 73,000 units.[20] In its third week, the album climbed to number three on the chart, earning 57,000 more units.[21] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number four on the chart, earning 52,000 units, bringing its four-week total to 332,000 units.[22]

Track listing

The Voice of the Heroes track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Voice of the Heroes"  
  • Touch of Trent
  • Haze
 3:29
2. "2040"  
  • Foreverolling
  • Flex OTB
 3:12
3. "Hats Off" (with Travis Scott)
4:17
4. "Who I Want"   Wheezy 2:53
5. "Still Hood"  
3:15
6. "Man of My Word"  
  • Nile Waves
  • Iroc
  • DJ Young Pharaoh
 2:52
7. "Still Runnin" (with Meek Mill)
2:53
8. "Medical"  
  • London on da Track
  • Tone Deaf
  • Rockin Wit Slime
  • MFoss
 3:07
9. "How It Feels" (with Maciej Spons)
2:46
10. "Lying"   ATL Jacob 3:01
11. "Okay"   DannyProd 3:36
12. "That's Facts"   Wheezy 3:38
13. "Please"   Turbo 3:26
14. "Up the Side" (with Young Thug) Wheezy 3:38
15. "If You Want To"  
  • Chi Chi
  • Section 8
  • Russ Chell
  • Harris
 3:15
16. "Rich Off Pain" (with Rod Wave)
  • TnTXD
  • Luke C
 3:55
17. "Make It Out"   Murda Beatz 3:06
18. "Bruised Up"   ATL Jacob 3:26
Total length:
 59:45

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for The Voice of the Heroes
Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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