| There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music | ||||
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| Released | March 4, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 29:37 | |||
| Label | Desert Storm, Street Family, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | I.N.F.O., Amadeus, Sonaro, Ryan Leslie, Jahlil Beats, Lex Luger, Nova | |||
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| Singles from There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP | ||||
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There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP is an EP by American rapper Fabolous. The EP was released on August 31, 2010. [2]
The EP was released in promotion for his sixth studio album, Loso's Way 2: Rise to Power. The EP is the retail packaging of his mixtape There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service. [3] Fabolous stated he went into the studio to record new material for the EP. [3]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Eulogy (Intro)" | 1:18 | |
| 2. | "The Wake" | I.N.F.O. | 3:12 |
| 3. | "I'm Raw" | Amadeus | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Body Ya" | Sonaro | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Body Count" | Sonaro | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Body Bag (Remix)" (featuring Cam'ron & Vado) | I.N.F.O., Nova | 4:49 |
| 7. | "You Be Killin' Em" | 3:29 | |
| 8. | "Tonight" (featuring Red Cafe) | Jahlil Beats | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Lights Out" | Lex Luger | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Closing Prayer (Outro)" | 0:46 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [5] | 32 |
| US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [6] | 9 |
| US Billboard Top Rap Albums [7] | 4 |
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