Brown Boy 2

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Brown Boy 2
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Studio album (reissue) [lower-alpha 1] by
Nav
ReleasedMay 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
Recorded2016–2020
Length37:40
Label
Producer
Nav chronology
Good Intentions
(2020)
Brown Boy 2
(2020)
Emergency Tsunami
(2020)

Brown Boy 2, also known as Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version), is a reissued studio album by Canadian rapper Nav. [2] It was released on May 11, 2020, as the deluxe edition of his third studio album, Good Intentions , which was released three days prior, on May 8, 2020. [3] The album also serves as the sequel to Nav's unofficial 2019 extended play, Brown Boy, that his manager Cash released on Audiomack to help Nav come out of retirement at the time. It features additional guest appearances from Quavo and Lil Duke. The original album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Future, Gunna, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, the late Pop Smoke, Don Toliver, and Lil Durk. [4]

Contents

The deluxe edition contributed to Good Intentions debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. [5] The relatively short span of time between the release dates of the re-issue and the standard edition of Good Intentions was a subject of controversy, with journalists viewing the back-to-back releases as being a form of chart manipulation. [6] [7]

Background

On March 14, 2019, Nav released the EP Brown Boy on SoundCloud. [8] The project's tracks later went on to be included on the deluxe edition of Nav's second studio album Bad Habits . [9] Shortly after the release of Good Intentions, Nav announced a deluxe edition release of the album titled Brown Boy 2, which he described as containing "some snippets, some leaks and some new vibes" on social media. [10] [11] The release of the re-issue occurred on May 11, 2020, a few days after the release of the standard edition of Good Intentions. [12] The title comes from Nav's nickname, the Brown Boy, an ode to his Indian descent as both his parents were born in the state of Punjab in India; he has released a song of the same name as the nickname to SoundCloud sometime in 2014, and then a different song of the same name, as part of Good Intentions.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal, and Nav's Instagram for the deluxe edition. [13] [14]

Credits adapted from Tidal. [13]

Brown Boy 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Up"2:47
2."Relax"
  • Goraya
  • Andrew Franklin
  • Jugraj Nagra
  • Dorian McKnight
  • Pro Logic
  • Nagra
  • Sidepce
2:18
3."Chirp" (featuring Quavo)
  • Pro Logic
  • Money Musik
2:50
4."Frequently"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Bhangal
  • Pro Logic
  • Money Musik
2:52
5."Sprite Clean"
  • Goraya
  • Bhangal
  • Herman Atwal
Money Musik2:35
6."Free Santana" (featuring Lil Duke)
  • Goraya
  • Arnold Martinez
  • Franklin
  • Bhangal
  • Pro Logic
  • Money Musik
2:55
7."Heat"GorayaNav2:19
8."No Time"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Jack Cohen-Mungan
  • Jack Cornelius
  • Pro Logic
  • AudioJacc
2:59
9."Yessir"
  • Goraya
  • Malik Johnson
  • Michael Kafandaris
  • 1K
  • Mike Bliss
2:41
10."Pine Soul"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Jordan Fox
  • Pro Logic
  • Fox
2:29
11."Two Face"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Dejan Nikolic
  • Pro Logic
  • Nik Dean
3:13
12."Extra"GorayaMoney Musik2:04
13."Ain't Goin Back"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Nima Jahanbin
  • Paimon Jahanbin
  • Austin Schindler
  • Jeffrey Rashad
  • Pro Logic
  • Wallis Lane
  • Austin Powerz
  • Rashad
2:58
14."Bag"
2:40
Total length:81:45
Good Intentions
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Intentions (Intro)"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • N. Jahanbin
  • P. Jahanbin
  • Nav
  • Pro Logic
  • Wallis Lane
  • Jack LoMastro [b]
2:35
2."No Debate" (featuring Young Thug)
  • Nav
  • Cash
  • Wheezy
  • Pro Logic
  • Money Musik
2:08
3."My Business" (featuring Future)
  • Cash
  • Pro Logic
  • Neal & Alex
3:19
4."Turks" (with Gunna featuring Travis Scott)
Wheezy2:41
5."Brown Boy"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Simon Schranz
  • Livingston Allen
  • Pro Logic
  • Blwyrmnd
2:14
6."Status" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Nav
  • Cash
  • Pro Logic
  • Keanu Beats
2:54
7."Codeine" (featuring Gunna)
  • Goraya
  • Kitchens
  • Esmailian
  • Franklin
  • Nav
  • Pro Logic
3:08
8."Saint Laurenttt"
  • Goraya
  • Esmailian
  • Franklin
  • N. Jahanbin
  • P. Jahanbin
  • Cash
  • Pro Logic
  • Wallis Lane
  • Nabeyin [a]
2:50
9."Coast to Coast"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Saif Khan
  • Pro Logic
  • Saif
2:33
10."Run It Up" (featuring Pop Smoke)
  • Cash
  • Pro Logic
  • Money Musik
2:59
11."Spend It" (featuring Young Thug)
  • Cash
  • Wheezy
  • Pro Logic
  • Bkorn
2:39
12."Recap" (featuring Don Toliver)
2:23
13."She Hurtin"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • N. Jahanbin
  • P. Jahanbin
  • Pro Logic
  • Wallis Lane
  • VoV [a]
3:06
14."Overdose"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Joseph Hodges
  • Pro Logic
  • Joe Hodges
2:57
15."Did You Wrong"
2:29
16."My Space"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Nikolic
  • Pro Logic
  • Nik Dean
2:55
17."No Ice" (featuring Lil Durk)
  • Cash
  • Pro Logic
  • Dez Wright
3:01
18."Proud of Me?"
  • Goraya
  • Franklin
  • Tim Friedrich
  • Christoph Bauss
  • Pro Logic
  • Shucati
2:56
Total length:49:48

Notes

Notes

  1. Released as part of the deluxe reissue of Nav's third studio album, Good Intentions (2020). [1]

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