State of Emergency (Lil Tjay EP)

State of Emergency
EP by Lil Tjay
Released	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
Recorded	2019–2020
Genre	Hip hop trap drill R&B
Length	22:36
Label	Columbia
Producer	808Melo AmDesp AriaTheProducer AXL Beats BenzMuzik Bordeaux Great John Non Native RilBeatz TYQUIL Tweek Tune
Lil Tjay chronology
True 2 Myself (2019) State of Emergency (2020) Destined 2 Win (2021)
Singles from State of Emergency
"Ice Cold" Released: May 1, 2020

State of Emergency is the third extended play by American rapper Lil Tjay. It was released on May 8, 2020 by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Fivio Foreign, Pop Smoke, Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, J.I the Prince of N.Y, and Jay Gwuapo.^[1]

Promotion

"Ice Cold" was released on May 1, 2020 as the lead single, alongside a music video.^[2]

The music video for "Zoo York" featuring Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign was released on May 8, 2020.^[3]

Critical reception

Pitchfork assigns 6.7/10 and says: "Across a mostly fun, guest-filled 22 minutes, the young New York rapper does what needs to be done and puts on for his city". It also explains how the name of the EP has nothing to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the murder problems caused in New York. However he adds that the album created in too short a time and that 22 minutes are not enough to give a completely positive review.^[4]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Spotify.^[1]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ice Cold"	AmDesp Tweek Tune TYQUIL	3:20
2.	"Zoo York" (featuring Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign)	Bordeaux Non Native	3:35
3.	"Shoot for the Stars" (featuring Fivio Foreign)	AXL Beats	2:27
4.	"Wet Em Up Pt. 2" (with Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow)	Great John	3:12
5.	"City on My Back" (with Jay Critch)	RilBeatz BenzMuzik	3:24
6.	"My City" (with J.I the Prince of N.Y)	AriaTheProducer	3:03
7.	"Gettin Lit" (with Jay Gwuapo)	808Melo	3:21
Total length:			22:36

Charts

Chart performance for State of Emergency

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	155
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6]	19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	77
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8]	31
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	60
US Billboard 200[10]	31

References

1. State of Emergency, retrieved 2021-04-07
2. Corcoran, Nina (4 May 2020). "Lil Tjay Drops "Ice Cold" Verses About Quarantining on New Song: Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 10 Apr 2021.
3. Powell, Jon (13 May 2020). "Lil Tjay delivers new visual for "Zoo York" featuring Fivio Foreign and Pop Smoke". Revolt. Retrieved 10 Apr 2021.
4. "Lil Tjay: State Of Emergency". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
5. "Ultratop.be – Lil Tjay – State of Emergency" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
6. "Lil Tjay Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lil Tjay – State of Emergency" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Lil Tjay – State of Emergency". Hung Medien.
9. "Lil Tjay | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
10. "Lil Tjay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.