Innocent Country 2

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Innocent Country 2
Innocent Country Season Two.jpg
Studio album by
Quelle Chris and Chris Keys
ReleasedApril 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length63:59
Label Mello Music Group
Producer
Quelle Chris and Chris Keys chronology
Innocent Country
(2015)		Innocent Country 2
(2020)
Quelle Chris chronology
Guns
(2019)		Innocent Country 2
(2020)		 Deathfame
(2022)

Innocent Country 2 is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper Quelle Chris and record producer Chris Keys. It was released on April 24, 2020 via Mello Music Group, serving as a sequel to their 2015 album Innocent Country and the fourth in the Quelle's 2Dirt4TV series. It features guest appearances from Merrill Garbus, Cavalier, Denmark Vessey, Earl Sweatshirt, Homeboy Sandman, and comedians Josh Gondelman and James Acaster, among others. [1] [2]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
HipHopDX 4.1/5 [4]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [5]
The Needle Drop 8/10 [6]
Tom Hull B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [7]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "Keys' productions are generally clean and polished, filled with jazzy pianos and warm rhythms rather than the more disjointed sample-choppery of before" and that "Quelle's rhymes focus on maintaining sanity and happiness throughout all of life's obstacles, and while these are easily his most mature lyrics to date, he still injects the album with plenty of satire and surrealism." [3]

On June 29, 2020, NPR Music included it on the "25 Favorite Albums of 2020 (So Far)" list. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gavin Christopher Tennille, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro / ReCAP" 2:42
2."Outro / Honest" (featuring Marcella Arguela)
  • Tennille
  • Marcella
4:43
3."Living Happy" (featuring Joseph Chilliams and Cavalier)
  • Tennille
  • Chilliams
  • Cavalier
4:29
4."Sacred Safe" (featuring Merrill Garbus, Cavalier, and Homeboy Sandman)
5:27
5."Horizon" 2:35
6."Moments" (featuring Josh Gondelman)Gondelman0:41
7."Bottle Black Power Buy the Business" 2:53
8."Grease from the Elbows" (featuring Pink Siifu and Billy Woods)
  • Tennille
  • Siifu
  • Woods
4:22
9."Black Twitter" (featuring MosEL and Nelson Bandela) 5:19
10."Ritual" (featuring Dr. Tennille) 2:01
11."Sudden Death" 3:41
12."Make It Better" (featuring Starr Busby) 5:30
13."Graphic Bleed Outs" (featuring Merrill Garbus and Melanie St. Charles) 4:35
14."Mirage" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt, Denmark Vessey, Merrill Garbus, and Big Sen)
7:07
15."When You Fall..." (featuring Nappy Nina, Fresh Daily, and 5ILL) 6:56
16."FIFOALSA / Credits" 0:49
Total length:63:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. ↑ Ivey, Justin (April 23, 2020). "Quelle Chris Teams With Chris Keys For 'Innocent Country 2' LP". HipHopDX . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Innocent Country 2, by Quelle Chris & Chris Keys". Bandcamp .
  3. 1 2 Simpson, Paul (April 24, 2020). "Innocent Country 2 - Chris Keys / Quelle Chris | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Cortez, Kevin (April 29, 2020). "Review: Quelle Chris Sprouts Blissful Affirmations With 'Innocent Country 2'". HipHopDX . Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ Van Nguyen, Dean (April 24, 2020). "Quelle Chris / Chris Keys: Innocent Country 2". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ Fantano, Anthony (April 30, 2020). "Quelle Chris & Chris Keys - Innocent Country 2". The Needle Drop . Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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