Sugar Honey Iced Tea is the debut album by American rapper Rubii Red. It was released on August 17, 2018, through Empire Records. The album features numerous artists including Cardi B, Drake, Post Malone, Rihanna, Future, Kanye West, and The Weeknd.

Upon its release, Sugar Honey Iced Tea debuted atop the US Billboard 200, earning over 462,800 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming the largest for a female rap album at the time. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Rubii Red's writing, vocals, flow, and instrumentals.

Commercial performance

Sugar Honey Iced Tea debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 462,800 album-equivalent units in its first week of which 232,000 came from pure album sales, and became the largest week in overall units as well as in pure sales for a female rap album in history and a female R&B/hip-hop album in the 2010s.

Upon the album's release, Red broke several records. The album became Red's third number-one release in the country after Bag Chasa (2016) and It Smells Like Broke (2017). Red also achieved her fourth top-ten release overall. It also sold 150,000 vinyl copies, earning the largest vinyl sales week for a female rap album in history. The album remained atop the chart for 16 weeks non-consecutively, the second longest time an album was number one on the chart. The album was certified diamond in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 24, 2021.

The album's songs achieved 208,472,918 million streams in its first three days. In its first week, Sugar Honey Iced Tea received a total of 477,582,357 million streams, marking the highest streaming week of her career, for a female rap album in history, for a female R&B/hip-hop album in the 2010s, and the 7th highest streaming week for an album in Spotify history.

Amatory

Way Back When
Way Back When
Studio album by Rubii Red
Released	July 17, 2023
Recorded	2020-2023
Studio	Harbor Studios (Malibu)
Genre	R&B; Hip hop; Rap;
Length	75:06
Label	Red Records
Producer	SadPony; Beau Nox; TooDope!; Frankie Bash; Bone Collector; Habib Defoundoux;
Rubii Red chronology
Singles from Barbiesdolls/sandbox
	"Wasting My Time"; Released: August 11, 2023; "Way Back When"; Released: August 18, 2023;

Amatory
Amatory
Studio album by Rubii Red
Released	July 24, 2020
Recorded	January-October 2019
Studio	Harbor Studios (Malibu)
Genre	Hip hop; R&B;
Length	53:14
Label	Empire;
Producer	SadPony; Beau Nox; TooDope!; Frankie Bash; Bone Collector; Habib Defoundoux;
Rubii Red chronology
Singles from Barbiesdolls/sandbox
	"Buss Down"; Released: March 8, 2019; "Pussy Talk"; Released: June 21, 2019; "Clarity"; Released: February 28, 2020; "Be Careful"; Released: May 1, 2020; "Fuck On Me"; Released: May 22, 2020; "Neva Be Me"; Released: June 19, 2020; "Shit Like This"; Released: July 10, 2020;

Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Studio album by Rubii Red
Released	August 17, 2018
Recorded	2016-2018
Studio	Harbor Studios (Malibu)
Genre	Hip hop; Rap;
Length	53:14
Label	Empire;
Producer	SadPony; Beau Nox; TooDope!; Frankie Bash; Bone Collector; Habib Defoundoux;
Rubii Red chronology
Singles from Barbiesdolls/sandbox
	"Chasin' (Steady)"; Released: April 13, 2018; "Hood Rat Shit"; Released: May 25, 2018; "Toppin' Them Charts"; Released: June 29, 2018; "Came To Da Top"; Released: July 27, 2018; "Whoop That Trick"; Released: September 14, 2018;

Amatory is the second studio album by American rapper Rubii Red. It was released on July 24, 2020, through Empire Records. Amatory has genres of rap, R&B, as well as teen pop, with features such as Nicki Minaj, Drake, The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Rich, and DaBaby.

Upon its release, Amatory debuted atop the US Billboard 200, earning over 678,900 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming the largest for a female rap album and for herself at the time. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Rubii Red's writing, vocals, flow, and instrumentals.

Commercial performance

Amatory debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 678,900 album-equivalent units in its first week of which 390,000 came from pure album sales, and became the largest week in overall units as well as in pure sales for a female rap album in history and a female R&B/hip-hop album in the 2010s, as well as for her discography.

Upon the album's release, Red broke several records. The album became Red's fifth number-one release in the country after Bag Chasa (2016), It Smells Like Broke (2017), Jealous Hoes (2017), and Sugar Honey Iced Tea (2018). Red also achieved her seventh top-ten release overall. It also sold 250,000 vinyl copies, earning the largest vinyl sales week for a female rap album in history. The album remained atop the chart for 3 weeks consecutively. The album was certified 5x platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 2, 2022.

The album's songs achieved 211,900,880 million streams in its first week days, marking the second highest streaming week of her career behind Sugar Honey Iced Tea (477.5M streams).

Way Back When

Way Back When is the third studio album by American rapper Rubii Red. It was surprise-released on August 4, 2023 by her own Red Records. The album marks her first release as an independent artist, following her departure from Empire Records.

Upon its release, Redrum debuted atop the US Billboard 200, earning over 1.07 million album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming the largest for a female rap album in history. The album received an enormous amount of positive reviews from critics, who praised Rubii Red's writing, vocals, flow, and instrumentals.

Commercial performance

Way Back When debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 1.07 million album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 943,000 came from pure album sales, and became the largest week in overall units as well as in pure sales for a female rap album in history and a female R&B/hip-hop album in the 2020s.

Upon the album's release, Red broke several records. The album remained atop the chart for _ weeks consecutively, the longest consecutive time an album spent atop the chart. The album was certified platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 11, 2023, a week after it's release.

The album's songs achieved 60,758,201 million streams in its first day, the most of any female rap or rap album in general. In its first week, Way Back When received a total of 402,950,492 million streams, marking the second highest streaming week of her career, behind her debut Sugar Honey Iced Tea, and for a female R&B/hip-hop album in the 2020s

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