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<i>Welcome 2 Collegrove</i>

Welcome 2 Collegrove

2023 studio album by 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne

Welcome 2 Collegrove is a collaborative studio album by American rappers 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne.[6] It was released on November 17, 2023, through Def Jam Recordings.[7] It is the sequel to 2 Chainz' third studio album ColleGrove (2016), which was originally planned to be a Lil Wayne duet album; he could not be co-credited due to label issues.[8][9] It features guest appearances from 21 Savage, Usher, Fabolous, Benny the Butcher, Vory, Rick Ross and Marsha Ambrosius.[10][11]

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Background and promotion

The title is a portmanteau of 2 Chainz' and Lil Wayne's hometowns. 2 Chainz is from College Park, Georgia, while Wayne hails from Hollygrove, New Orleans.[9] The release was led by the single "Presha", released on October 20, 2023[12] and produced by Bangladesh.[7] The album was originally set to release on the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2;[13] however, Minaj later pushed that album's release date further back to December 8, so her vinyl preorders would be shipped in the first week.[14] The album was originally believed to be released on November 2, 2023[citation needed] but Wayne said that was "not tru[e]".

On October 27, during an episode of Young Money Radio on Apple Music, the pair debuted two new songs in "Long Story Short" and "Oprah and Gayle"; both are confirmed to appear on the album.[10] The second single from the album, "Long Story Short", was released November 10.[15] The third single from the album, "Transparency" was released November 17.[16]

Composition

Welcome 2 Collegrove is a hip hop and Southern hip hop album.[2][1] According to AllMusic's TiVo Staff "Narrative skits and quick shifts in production styles give the album a mixtape feel".[3] Thomas Galindo of American Songwriter said that in comparison to their previous collaborative album, on Welcome 2 Collegrove Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz "opted for more of a mixed bag of approaches".[4]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Welcome 2 Collegrove debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units.[17]

Track listing

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Personnel

Musicians

  • 2 Chainz – vocals
  • Lil Wayne – vocals
  • 50 Cent – speaker (tracks 1, 6, 11, 16, 20)
  • Nolan Presley – programming (track 2)
  • Big Papito – programming (track 2)
  • B Ham – background vocals, drums (track 8)
  • MarcLo – drums (track 8)
  • Jack Freeman – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Murda Beatz – drums, percussion (track 18)
  • Jordan Fox – keyboards, strings (track 18)
  • Sitara – additional vocals (track 19)
  • Von Waters – additional vocals (track 19)
  • Mighty Max – saxophone (track 19)
  • Streetrunner – strings (track 19)
  • Dem Jointz – programming (track 21)

Technical

  • Glenn Schick – mastering
  • Finis White – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 4)
  • Mike Dean – mixing (track 7)
  • Nolan Presley – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Cristal Viramontes – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Manny Galvez – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Anthony R. Smith – engineering (track 9)
  • Sloane Esme – mixing assistance (track 4)

Charts

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References

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    Staff, TiVo (November 17, 2023). "2 Chainz, Lil Wayne - Welcome 2 Collegrove Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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    Galindo, Thomas (November 20, 2023). "Review: Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz Rekindle Their Magic on 'Welcome 2 Collegrove'". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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    Thompson, Paul (December 26, 2023). "2 Chainz and Lil Wayne: "Welcome 2 Collegrove" Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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