Anyways, Life's Great

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Anyways, Life's Great...EP by GloRilla
Released	November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	26:21
Label
GloRilla chronology
Previous	P Status (2020)
Next	Ehhthang Ehhthang (2024)
Singles from Anyways, Life's Great...
1. "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" Released: April 29, 2022 2. "Blessed" Released: August 31, 2022 3. "Tomorrow 2" Released: September 23, 2022

Anyways, Life's Great... is the second extended play (EP) by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on November 11, 2022, through Collective Music Group (CMG) and Interscope Records. It later peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 and was nominated for Album of the Year at the BET Awards. The bonus edition was released on March 15, 2023 with four new songs.

Descriptions

Early adopters of Memphis spitter and recent CMG signee GloRilla will recognize the title of the MC's debut EP, Anyways, Life's Great..., as a quip from her breakout hit "F.N.F (Let's Go)." But if the bars on the rest of the EP are any indication of what the woman born Gloria Hallelujah Woods has in store for fans, she'll have project titles until her dying days, and plenty of demand for them.

Woods, who was still riding high from the success of "F.N.F (Let's Go)" as well as the Cardi B collaboration "Tomorrow 2" upon the release of Anyways, Life's Great..., has a gruff rhyme style that strikes a perfect balance between bravado and relatability, something she attributes to taking the time to develop who she was on the mic. "My normal voice, it ain't all soft and stuff, like a normal female voice," she tells Apple Music. "So when I first started rapping, I used to try to sound girly. I really just had to find myself, find my voice and how I rap. And I really got a Memphis sound, too."

For the well-informed, that much is apparent from her accent and the way she punctuates some of her statements with "mane," as she does frequently across the EP. What she also does is tell fair-weather fans about themselves ("No More Love"), take disappointing sexual partners to task ("Nut Quick"), celebrate how far she's come as an artist ("Blessed"), and take off her cool to get vulnerable ("Out Loud Thinking").

Runaway success like the kind GloRilla first encountered with "F.N.F (Let's Go)" has been the downfall of plenty a promising MC, but to let her tell it, having a hit right out of the gate only gave her a blueprint for success. "I learned to rap how I feel and to keep putting out that real authentic shit," she says of "F.N.F"'s reception. "And to continue to smoke weed, because I was high as a motherfucker when I wrote that song." ^{– Apple Music}

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GloRilla has had a rookie year most rappers would dream of. Her braggadocious single "F.N.F (Let's Go)" was a breakout viral hit that secured the Memphis rapper (and producer Hitkidd) her first No. 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, landed a deal with Yo Gotti's CMG label, was followed by the Cardi B-assisted banger "Tomorrow 2," and snagged her first Grammy nomination—all in 2022. "I still don't believe it," she tells Apple Music's Ebro Darden. "I be bragging on that. I don't even brag, but I'm like, 'I'm Grammy-nominated.' A lot of people don't get to say this, so I'm blessed."

Anyways, Life's Great… is a testament to Glo's resilience and her power to manifest, and a crash course on having steadfast faith, which must be a privilege for a person named Gloria Hallelujah. "Every day the sun won't shine/But that's why I love tomorrows," she affirms on "Tomorrow 2." GloRilla speaks on the uncertainties about her purpose in life in the opener, "No More Love," as she weaves through the burdens of having envious friends in her circle and relationship woes—themes that most artists talk about when they get a taste of fame. Her straightforwardness and raw delivery shine throughout the EP, whether she's disappointed by sexual partners ("Nut Quick"), reminding ladies to know their worth ("Get That Money"), or celebrating how far she's come as an artist ("Blessed").

With the rerelease of her EP Anyways, Life's Great…Bonus Edition, Glo adds one more track, teaming up with Chicago rapper Lil Durk for "Ex's (Phatnall Remix)." She closes the project out with a vulnerable and introspective track, "Out Loud Thinking," written in 2020; Glo addresses the ups and downs she's experienced while trying to manifest her dreams: "They asking why I ain't gave up, I got a hundred reasons/It's 2020 but you gotta keep that tunnel vision (I see through it)," she swaggers. Anyways, Life's Great…Bonus Edition showcases Glo's bravado and reliability and is a small sample of what's to come next from the rising rap star. ^{– Apple Music}

Accolades

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
BET Awards	2023	Album of the Year	Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards			Nominated

Year-end lists

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Complex	50 Best Albums of 2022	28

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No More Love"	Gloria Woods Ashot Akopian Derrick Mille Jacob Canady	ATL Jacob Hendrix Smoke Shottie	3:10
2.	"Phatnall"	Woods Kokurin Sergeevich	Kokurcho	2:55
3.	"Tomorrow 2" (with Cardi B)	Woods Antonio Anderson, Jr. Belcalis Almanzar Javaan Anderson Jorden Thorpe	Macaroni Toni	3:29
4.	"Unh Unh"	Woods Anderson, Jr. Jordan Turner	Macaroni Toni AClef	2:49
5.	"Blessed"	Woods Anderson, Jr. Mario Mims	Macaroni Toni	3:36
6.	"Get that Money" (featuring Niki Pooh)	Woods Jafar Scott Jonathan Whitfield Nakia Coleman	Kia Shine Far Far Da Dude Theory Producer	2:33
7.	"Nut Quick"	Woods Alexander Smith	Arayonthetrack	2:38
8.	"F.N.F. (Let's Go)"	Woods Anthony Holmes, Jr.	Hitkidd	2:17
9.	"Out Loud Thinking"	Woods Christian Buchanan Johnny Carter	AYOKXNZO Kalabasas	2:50
Total length:				26:21

Bonus edition (Apple Music Edition)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No More Love"	Woods Ashot Akopian Derrick Mille Jacob Canady	ATL Jacob Hendrix Smoke Shottie	3:10
2.	"Ex's (Phatnall Remix)" (with Lil Durk)	Woods Durk Banks Kokurin Sergeevich	Kokurcho	3:17
3.	"Tomorrow 2" (with Cardi B)	Woods Antonio Anderson, Jr. Belcalis Almanzar Javaan Anderson Jorden Thorpe	Macaroni Toni	3:29
4.	"Nut Quick (Remix)" (with Trina)	Woods Alexander Smith Katrina Taylor	Arayonthetrack	2:38
5.	"Blessed"	Woods Anderson Jr. Mario Mims	Macaroni Toni	3:36
6.	"Unh Unh"	Woods Anderson Jr. Jordan Turner	Macaroni Toni AClef	2:49
7.	"Get that Money" (featuring Niki Pooh)	Woods Jafar Scott Jonathan Whitfield Nakia Coleman	Kia Shine Far Far Da Dude Theory Producer	2:33
8.	"F.N.F. (Let's Go)"	Woods Anthony Holmes, Jr.	Hitkidd	2:17
9.	"Out Loud Thinking"	Woods Christian Buchanan Johnny Carter	AYOKXNZO Kalabasas	2:50
10.	"Don't Know (GloRidaz Bonus)"	Woods Jarven Harris	Memphis Track Boy	2:32
11.	"Nut Quick" (Original)	Woods Smith	Arayonthetrack	2:38
12.	"Phatnall" (Original)	Woods Sergeevich	Kokurcho	2:55
13.	"Get That Money" (Original) (feat. Niki Pooh)	Woods Jafar Scott Jonathan Whitfield Nakia Coleman	Kia Shine Far Far Da Dude Theory Producer	2:33
14.	"Up Next: GloRilla" (Exclusive) (video)			3:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2022) Peak position [[File:|20px|link=]] US Billboard 200 11 [[File:|20px|link=]] US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 5

Year-end charts Chart (2023) Position [[File:|20px|link=]] US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 85

References

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