Life Ain't No Joke

Life Ain't No Joke is a mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Lil Durk; hosted by DJ Moondawg and DJ Victoriouz. It was released on October 19, 2012, by this independently record label OTF. As of September 22, 2015, the mixtape has been downloaded over 216,000 times on DatPiff and certified gold.

Life Ain't No Joke
Mixtape by
Lil Durk
ReleasedOctober 19, 2012
Recorded2012
GenreDrill
Length52:55
LabelOTF
Lil Durk chronology
Life Ain't No Joke
(2012)		 Signed to the Streets
(2013)

Reception

Pitchfork Media's Jordan Sargent noted that Lil Durk, unlike fellow Chicago rappers Chief Keef and Lil Reese, "leans heavily on one under-discussed aspect of drill music: Autotune, and drowning music in it." Sargent remarked that several songs on the mixtape make use of the effect "to no real positive outcome", with the exceptions of "Right Here" and, in particular, "Molly Girl", which he called "one of the tape's clear highlights."[1] In an interview with The Morning News, Durk said that singing on such tracks as "Molly Girl" makes him more versatile than the average rapper. "I think I can switch up any type of genre song," he says. "If I knew about country, I can make a country song."[2] Corban Goble of Stereogum wrote: "Life Ain’t No Joke is a great title for this set of songs; while there’s this urgency instilled in these teenagers by the dire circumstances of their upbringing, the threat of falling in with the wrong people and finding yourself at the front end of a life sentence always looms above them."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Intro) 52 Bars"Durk D. Banks3:13
2."Dem Niggaz"Banks3:08
3."Right Here"Banks3:56
4."Action"Banks3:40
5."Molly Girl"Banks3:27
6."I'm On"Banks3:28
7."Rydah"Banks3:18
8."Disappearing"Banks3:42
9."Fuck 'Em" (featuring French Montana)Banks, Kharim Kharbouch4:40
10."Days Of Our Lives"Banks3:13
11."Animal"Banks3:02
12."Homicide"Banks3:20
13."Eater (Remix)" (featuring Soulja Boy)Banks, DeAndre Way3:40
14."All White" (featuring Yo Gotti)Banks, Mario Mims3:38
15."Life Ain't No Joke"Banks3:32
Total length:50:17
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References
  1. Sargent, Jordan (December 11, 2012). "Lil Durk - 'Life Ain't No Joke'". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. McClelland, Edward. "Chiraq, Drillinois". The Morning News. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. Goble, Corban (October 25, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Lil Durk - 'Life Ain't No Joke'". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2015.


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