Rolling Papers 2 (sometimes stylized as Rolling Papers II ) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa . It was released on July 13, 2018, by Taylor Gang Entertainment and Atlantic Records ,[ 2] and is the sequel to his major-label debut Rolling Papers (2011).[ 3] The album features guest appearances by Gucci Mane , Swae Lee , Ty Dolla Sign , PartyNextDoor , Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Snoop Dogg , among others. It also features appearances from R&B duo THEMXXNLIGHT, as well as Jimmy Wopo , who is credited posthumously following his death on June 18, 2018, less than a month before the album's release. The production is handled by Cardo , Mike Will Made It , Tay Keith , and Young Chop , among others.[ 4]
It was supported by the singles "Something New ", "Real Rich", "Hopeless Romantic " and "Gin & Drugs". "Something New" and "Hopeless Romantic" were both modest hits, eventually being certified platinum by the RIAA . The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 .
Background
In an episode of Genius ' For the Record , Wiz Khalifa sat down with hip hop journalist Rob Markman to speak on the album, stating,
"With Rolling Papers 2 , it's like I'm at a whole new point in my career where people may or may not know what to expect. I feel like this is such an opportunity to just come out to the world. It feels so important, it feels as important as the first time. So that's why I said Rolling Papers 2 ."[ 5]
Reception
Rolling Papers 2 was met with generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 56, based on 6 reviews.[ 6]
Commercial performance
In United States, Rolling Papers 2 debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 based on 84.2 million streams of its songs and 14,000 pure album sales, which Billboard equated to 80,000 album-equivalent units .[ 12] It is Khalifa's fifth top-ten album in the United States.[ 13] The album earned 33,000 album-equivalent units in the second week.[ 14] In Canada, the album debuted at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart .[ 15] It serves as Khalifa's third non-consecutive top-ten album in the country.[ 15]
In 2018, Rolling Papers 2 was ranked as the 128th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[ 16] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA 11 months after its release.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Hot Now" 3:46 2. "Ocean" 3:31 3. "Blue Hunnids" (featuring Jimmy Wopo and Hardo) Sledgren 4:06 4. "Very Special" Thomaz Simmons Javar Rockamore 2:46 5. "Goin Hard" TM88 2:08 6. "Holyfield" Thomaz Simmons Tobias Dekker 2:33 7. "Rolling Papers 2" 4:22 8. "Mr. Williams / Where Is the Love" (featuring THEMXXNLIGHT and Currensy ) Sledgren ("Mr. Williams") TM88 ("Where Is the Love") 6:39 9. "Penthouse" (featuring Snoop Dogg ) NSFR 3:20 10. "Real Rich" (featuring Gucci Mane ) Tay Keith 2:04 11. "Bootsy Bellows" Sledgren 3:24 12. "Hopeless Romantic " (featuring Swae Lee ) 3:46 13. "Late Night Messages" I.D. Labs 4:42 14. "Rain" (featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR ) Cardo Sledgren Yung Exclusive 2:33 15. "Karate / Never Hesitate" (featuring Chevy Woods and Darrius Willrich) 5:30 16. "Fr Fr " (featuring Lil Skies ) 3:15 17. "King" Thomaz Dan Kulousek Vaughan Mason 3:27 18. "Gin and Drugs" (featuring Problem ) Easy Mo Bee 2:34 19. "420 Freestyle" 3:37 20. "B Ok" 4:42 21. "It's on You" Dave Sava6e 2:32 22. "Reach for the Stars" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony ) 4:19 23. "All of a Sudden" (featuring THEMXXNLIGHT) Thomaz A. Chandani K. Chandani Chris Monroe Murray 3:38 24. "Homework" (featuring THEMXXNLIGHT) Thomaz A. Chandani K. Chandani Denis Berger Murray 3:04 25. "Something New " (featuring Ty Dolla Sign ) 3:20 Total length: 89:52
Rolling Papers II Japan Version Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Rolling Papers 2" 4:22 2. "Penthouse" (featuring Snoop Dogg ) NSFR 3:20 3. "Real Rich" (featuring Gucci Mane ) Tay Keith 2:04 4. "Hopeless Romantic " (featuring Swae Lee ) 3:46 5. "Rain" (featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR ) Cardo Sledgren Yung Exclusive 2:33 6. "Karate / Never Hesitate" (featuring Chevy Woods and Darrius Willrich) 5:30 7. "Fr Fr " (featuring Lil Skies ) 3:15 8. "Gin and Drugs" (featuring Problem ) Easy Mo Bee 2:34 9. "Reach for the Stars" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony ) 4:19 10. "All of a Sudden" (featuring THEMXXNLIGHT) Thomaz A. Chandani K. Chandani Chris Monroe Murray 3:38 11. "Homework" (featuring THEMXXNLIGHT) Thomaz A. Chandani K. Chandani Denis Berger Murray 3:04 12. "Something New " (featuring Ty Dolla Sign ) 3:20 13. "Young, Wild & Free " (with Snoop Dogg featuring Bruno Mars ) Broadus, Thomaz, Peter Hernandez , Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine , Christopher Brown, Ted Bluechel, Marlon Borrow, Tyrone Griffin , Keenon Jackson , Nye Lee, Marquise Newman The Smeezingtons 3:27
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications
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