The set enters the top five of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, the Top Rap Albums Chart & Top Albums Sales chart
Shaking the charts this week, multi-platinum sensation Lil Tecca’s acclaimed new album, Plan A, just bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 at No. 9, tallying 42K in consumption and 110 million streams already. It notably marks his fourth Top 10 debut on the respective chart, which outperformed his last album TEC, and is his fifth consecutive Top 15 entry. Simultaneously, the LP catapulted into the Top 5 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart at No. 2, the Top 5 of the Top Rap Albums Chart at No. 2, and the Top Album Sales Chart at No. 5. This marks his highest charting debut since 2019’s We Love You Tecca.
The 18-track opus finds Tecca firing on all cylinders, flaunting highly quotable bars and hypnotic melodies in equal measure. He links up with Don Toliver on “I Can’t Let Go.” In between Tecca’s nimble rhymes, Don intoxicates with an irresistible refrain, “I drink a lot of juice, I smoke a lot of smoke.” Otherworldly production brushes up against his fast-paced cadence on “120” where he goes on to promise, “I don’t fuck with y’all, that’s on my mama.” Then, there’s “Cold Girls.” He layers emotional verses over ethereal loops as he sets the scene, “Hair brand new, nails brand new, you don’t need to show it off, everybody knew.” Then, there’s “Mama.” He pays homage to the most important person on his journey and in his life. Teeming with emotion, his voice echoes as he urges, “Stay just like this, I know you don’t give a fuck about what I make, mama.” The album concludes with “All the Time.” Bass grooves, keys dazzle, the wordplay scorches, and Tecca shines one last time on the finale.
Plan A follows 2023’s TEC. The album marked his fourth consecutive Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200 and has garnered over 1.7 billion streams worldwide.
For Lil Tecca, everything has built up to this moment. As a teen, he uncompromisingly pursued his dream and wound up with 11 billion streams, sales of eight million albums, and a bevy of multi-platinum singles.
