Plan A (Lil Tecca album)

PLAN A
Studio album by
Lil Tecca
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)
GenreHip hop
Length44:28
Label
Producer
  • 1keep
  • 206Derek
  • Berlo
  • Bhristo
  • BryceUnknwn
  • Bugz Ronin
  • Census
  • Chef9thegod
  • Dammittony
  • Deyflo
  • Dyce
  • IzzyNG
  • Jay Trench
  • Kassgocrazy
  • KC Supreme
  • LMG
  • Money Jezus
  • Nash Beats
  • Noah Mejia
  • Paryo
  • PAX
  • Rio Leyva
  • Scizzie
  • Spaceman
  • Taz Taylor
  • ThankYouWill
  • Tyto
  • Vendr
  • Venny
  • Vvspipes
  • y2tnb
Lil Tecca chronology
Tec
(2023) 		PLAN A
(2024)
Singles from Plan A
  1. "Number 2"
    Released: May 3, 2024
  2. "Never Last"
    Released: May 3, 2024
  3. "Taste"
    Released: August 9, 2024
  4. "Bad Time"
    Released: August 20, 2024

PLAN A is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil Tecca. It was released through Galactic and Republic Records on September 20, 2024. The album contains a sole guest appearance from Don Toliver. It serves as the follow-up to his previous album, Tec (2023).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Singles

The lead two singles to the album "Number 2" and "Never Last" were released simultaneously on May 3, 2024, alongside a music video the same day. "Number 2" charted at 45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts[7] and number 18 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[8] "Never Last" also charted on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart at number 29 respectively. The third single, "Taste" was released August 9, 2024, and charted at 31 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[9] The fourth and final single "Bad Time" was released August 20, 2024 and charted number 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 17 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[10][11]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Plan A debuted at number nine on Billboard 200 chart, earning 42,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. This became Lil Tecca's fourth top ten album.

Track listing

Plan A track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Taste"
2:50
2."Bad Time"
  • Sharpe
  • Gonçalo Brás
  • Noah Mejia
  • Michael Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Chef9thegod
  • Noah Mejia
  • Census
3:30
3."120"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • William Lambert
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Webster
  • Taz Taylor
  • Vendr
  • Cenus
  • Leyva
  • ThankYouWill
2:10
4."I Can't Let Go" (with Don Toliver)
2:30
5."Vogue"
  • Sharpe
  • Lucas Gadaleta
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • LMG
2:33
6."24Hrs"
  • Sharpe
  • Jahmare Williams-Wright
Jay Trench2:22
7."Number 2"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • Jake Mercier
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Scizzie
  • Leyva
2:17
8."Never Last"
  • Sharpe
  • Steven Giron
  • Leyva
  • Konstantin Pepelov
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Venny
  • 1keep
2:21
9."Homebody"
  • Sharpe
  • Mejia
  • Michael Pieper
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Mejia
  • Vvspipes
1:59
10."Self2Self"
  • Sharpe
  • Cassidy Reese
Kassgocrazy1:49
11."Separate Ways"
  • Sharpe
  • Campbell Rolston-Clemmer
  • Snodgrass
  • Parker Young
  • Taz Taylor
  • Spaceman
  • Paryo
2:10
12."Time & a Place"
  • Sharpe
  • Gadaleta
  • Leyva
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Census
  • LMG
2:31
13."4U"
  • Sharpe
  • Kim Candilora II
  • Leyva
  • Mejia
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Webster
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Census
  • KC Supreme
  • Vendr
  • Mejia
2:22
14."Flowers"
  • Sharpe
  • Leo Berliant
  • Travis Barker
  • Bryce Frizzell
  • Ryan Le Roy-Dyson
  • Taz Taylor
  • BryceUnknwn
  • Dyce
  • y2tnb
  • Berlo
2:39
15."Cold Girls"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • Mejia
  • Snodgrass
  • Webster
  • Taz Taylor
  • Mejia
  • Leyva
  • Vendr
2:43
16."Mama"
  • Sharpe
  • Leyva
  • Israel Nolan-Garnett
  • Romito
  • Snodgrass
  • Hannes Tomminen
  • Taz Taylor
  • Leyva
  • Census
  • IzzyNG
  • PAX
2:33
17."D1"
  • Sharpe
  • Cameron Choi
  • Romito
  • Spencer Ruskowski
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Census
  • Tyto
  • Deyflo
2:16
18."All the Time"
  • Sharpe
  • Nathan Lamarche
  • Leyva
  • Snodgrass
  • Taz Taylor
  • Nash Beats
  • Leyva
2:42
Total length:44:28

Personnel

  • Lil Tecca – vocals (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9–17)
  • Tom Norris – mastering, mixing
  • Edgard Herrera – mixing (track 4), engineering (3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Victor "Prod" Agbugba – engineering (tracks 1, 14)
  • Derek "206" Anderson – engineering (track 4)
  • Patrick "MixedByTheBest" Rosario – engineering (track 18)
  • Taz Taylor – programming (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)
  • Rio Leyva – programming (tracks 1, 7, 8)
  • Nick Mira – programming (track 1)
  • Census – programming (track 2)
  • Chef9thegod – programming (track 2)
  • Noah Mejia – programming (track 2)
  • Scizzie – programming (track 7)
  • 1keep – programming (track 8)
  • Venny – programming (track 8)
  • Rhegan Coursey – additional vocals (track 7)

Charts

Chart performance for Plan A
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[12] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 86
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 53
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 34
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 83
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[19] 21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 31
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[21] 83
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 66
US Billboard 200[25] 9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 2

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