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Released | November 17, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2016–2023 [1] | |||
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Length | 57:38 | |||
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AllMusic | [3] |
American Songwriter | [4] |
HipHopDX | [1] |
Slant | [2] |
Pitchfork | [5] |
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]
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]
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]
In the United States,Welcome 2 Collegrove debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units. [17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Scene 1: Welcome 2 Collegrove" | Dwayne Abernathy Jr. | Dem Jointz | 0:49 |
2. | "G6" |
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| 3:04 |
3. | "Big Diamonds" (featuring 21 Savage) |
| Mannie Fresh | 3:19 |
4. | "Presha" |
| Bangladesh | 3:05 |
5. | "Long Story Short" |
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| 3:30 |
6. | "Scene 2: Duffle Bag Boys" | Abernathy | Dem Jointz | 0:29 |
7. | "Millions from Now" |
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| 2:19 |
8. | "Crazy Thick" |
| 2:56 | |
9. | "Transparency" (featuring Usher) |
| 3:15 | |
10. | "Significant Other" |
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| 4:23 |
11. | "Scene 3: Ladies Man" | Abernathy | Dem Jointz | 0:31 |
12. | "PPA" (featuring Fabolous) |
| Mark Byrd | 3:40 |
13. | "Oprah and Gayle" (featuring Benny the Butcher) |
| DJ Toomp | 5:13 |
14. | "Shame" | Havoc | 2:36 | |
15. | "Bars" |
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| 3:42 |
16. | "Scene 4: No Fent" | Abernathy | Dem Jointz | 0:28 |
17. | "Godzilla" (featuring Vory) |
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| 3:02 |
18. | "Crown Snatcher" |
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| 2:36 |
19. | "Can't Believe You" (featuring Rick Ross) |
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| 4:39 |
20. | "Scene 5: Never Was Lost" | Abernathy | Dem Jointz | 0:14 |
21. | "Moonlight" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) |
| Dem Jointz | 3:48 |
Total length: | 57:38 |
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Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard) [18] | 84 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [19] | 96 |
US Billboard 200 [20] | 20 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [21] | 4 |
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