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Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023)
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The title merges the two rappers' hometowns, College Park and Hollygrove, and the album was first set to land on the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2.
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Overview
- Welcome 2 Collegrove: collaborative studio album by American rappers 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne
- Released November 17, 2023 through Def Jam Recordings
- Sequel to 2 Chainz' third studio album ColleGrove (2016)
- Guest appearances from 21 Savage, Usher, Fabolous, Benny the Butcher, Vory, Rick Ross and Marsha Ambrosius
- Hip hop and Southern hip hop album with narrative skits
Background
- Title is a portmanteau of 2 Chainz' and Lil Wayne's hometowns
- 2 Chainz is from College Park, Georgia; Wayne hails from Hollygrove, New Orleans
- ColleGrove (2016) was originally planned as a Lil Wayne collaboration album
- Wayne could not be co-credited on that 2016 album due to label issues
- Lead single 'Presha' released October 20, 2023, produced by Bangladesh
- Album was originally set to release on the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2
- Minaj later pushed her album back to December 8 so vinyl preorders would ship in the first week
- Album was originally believed to be released November 2, 2023; Wayne said that was not true
- October 27 episode of Young Money Radio on Apple Music debuted 'Long Story Short' and 'Oprah and Gayle'; both appear on the album
- Second single 'Long Story Short' released November 10; third single 'Transparency' released November 17
Recording
- Credited vocals: 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne
- 50 Cent credited as speaker on tracks 1, 6, 11, 16 and 20
- Engineering by Nolan Presley, Cristal Viramontes and Manny Galvez on most tracks
- Mixing by Finis White on most tracks; Fabian Marasciullo on track 4; Mike Dean on track 7
- Mastering by Glenn Schick
- 'Long Story Short' samples 'Out There' by Project Pat
- 'Shame' interpolates 'Shame on a Nigga' by Wu-Tang Clan
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Scene 1: Welcome 2 Collegrove | 0:49 |
| 2 | G6 | 3:04 |
| 3 | Big Diamonds | 3:19 |
| 4 | Presha | 3:05 |
| 5 | Long Story Short | 3:30 |
| 6 | Scene 2: Duffle Bag Boys | 0:29 |
| 7 | Millions From Now | 2:19 |
| 8 | Crazy Thick | 2:56 |
| 9 | Transparency | 3:15 |
| 10 | Significant Other | 4:23 |
| 11 | Scene 3: Ladies Man | 0:31 |
| 12 | P.P.A. | 3:40 |
| 13 | Oprah & Gayle | 5:13 |
| 14 | Shame | 2:36 |
| 15 | Bars | 3:42 |
| 16 | Scene 4: No Fent | 0:28 |
| 17 | Godzilla | 3:02 |
| 18 | Crown Snatcher | 2:36 |
| 19 | Can’t Believe You | 4:39 |
| 20 | Scene 5: Never Was Lost | 0:14 |
| 21 | Moonlight | 3:48 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Career
- Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans; signed to Cash Money Records at age 11 after being discovered by Birdman in 1993.
- Early career as B.G.'z and then Hot Boys (formed 1997) with Juvenile, B.G. and Turk; the group reached mainstream success with Guerrilla Warfare (1999).
- Solo breakthrough with Tha Block Is Hot (1999), certified platinum within a month of release.
- Tha Carter III (2008) sold over 1 million copies in its first week and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album; its single "Lollipop" topped the Billboard Hot 100.
- Founded Young Money Entertainment in 2005; the label signed Drake, Tyga and Nicki Minaj.
- Has sold over 120 million records worldwide and won five Grammy Awards.
- Released Tha Carter VI in 2025 and was named the first male artist to surpass Elvis Presley in Hot 100 entries.
Legacy
- Often described as one of the most influential artists of the 21st century.
- His style and use of Auto-Tune influenced modern hip-hop, especially the development of trap.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- AllMusic's TiVo Staff: narrative skits and quick shifts in production styles give the album a mixtape feel
- Thomas Galindo of American Songwriter: compared with the duo's previous collaborative album, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz opted for a mixed bag of approaches on this album
- Galindo's comparison points to a wider range of musical approaches than on the earlier joint project
- Album is classed as a hip hop and Southern hip hop album
Records
- US Billboard 200 debut: number 20
- Debut sales in the United States: 34,000 album-equivalent units
- Lead single 'Presha' released October 20, 2023, before the album
- Second single 'Long Story Short' released November 10, 2023
- Third single 'Transparency' released November 17, 2023, the album's release date
- Album continues from 2 Chainz' ColleGrove (2016) as its sequel
- Featured artists include 21 Savage, Usher, Fabolous, Benny the Butcher, Vory, Rick Ross and Marsha Ambrosius
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The title is a portmanteau of 2 Chainz' and Lil Wayne's hometowns, College Park and Hollygrove.
- The album was first set to come out the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2, but Minaj later moved her date to December 8.
- Wayne disputed a report that the album was due on November 2, 2023.
- The skits are narrated by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, according to the Discogs release notes.
- 'Long Story Short' and 'Oprah and Gayle' were first played on Young Money Radio on October 27.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com