Rap Album Two
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| Released | February 17, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Cosmic Zoo,Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 44:37 | |||
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Rap Album Twois the fifth studio album by American hip hop artistJonwayne.[3]It was released on February 17, 2017, by Jonwayne's own imprint Authors Recording Company andDaddy Kev's The Order Label.[4]
Background
[edit]The album comes following Jonwayne's hiatus from the music industry, initially presented as a retirement taken while fighting a stint of alcoholism.[5]On December 7, 2016, Jonwayne shared an Open Letter to his fanbase via hisFacebookpage that detailed his struggles that led to the cancellation of a European Tour and departure from the music industry. This letter concludes with the announcement ofRap Album Two.[6]
Release
[edit]Up until the announcement of the release date for the album, multiple one-off singles were released by Jonwayne to the music sharing siteSoundCloud.In order, these include "Wonka," "That's O.K.," "Jump Shot," and "40 Winks." However, he said a month before the release ofRap Album Twothat none of the singles would be on the album.[7]Two days after that announcement on January 19, 2017, the first single from the album, "Out of Sight," was released, along with an announcement of the release date of the album.[8]On February 2, Jonwayne released the first track of the album, "TED Talk," as a single.[9]On the day of the album's release, he released a music video for the last track on the album, "These Words Are Everything."[10]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[12] |
| HipHopDX | 4.1/5[13] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[14] |
The album was placed at number 35 onRolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list,[15]as well as number 20 onHipHopDX's "Best Rap Albums of 2017" list.[16]Tom Breihan ofStereogumplaced it at number 24 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list.[17]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TED Talk" | Jonwayne | Eets | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Live from the Fuck You" |
| Jonwayne | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Human Condition" | Jonwayne | Oliver the 2nd | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Out of Sight" | Jonwayne | Jonwayne | 4:27 |
| 5. | "The Single" |
| Jonwayne | 1:40 |
| 6. | "Paper" |
| Jonwayne | 3:22 |
| 7. | "City Lights" | Jonwayne | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "Rainbow" |
| Jonwayne | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Afraid of Us" |
| Jonwayne | 7:25 |
| 10. | "Blue Green" |
| Jonwayne | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Hills" |
| Jonwayne | 1:48 |
| 12. | "These Words Are Everything" | Jonwayne | Dibiase | 5:11 |
Notes
- ^[a]signifies an additional producer
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]
Musicians
- Jonwayne– vocals, composer, engineering, arrangement
- Juan Alderete de la Pena– bass guitar(track 4)
- Jameel Bruner – keyboards(tracks 2, 3, 8)
- Nick Colletti – composer(track 2)
- D-Styles– scratches(track 1)
- Kiefer – keyboards(tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Low Leaf – composer, harp(track 10)
- Oliver the 2nd – production(track 3)
- Patrick Paige II – bass guitar(tracks 2, 7)
- Shane Sakanoi – composer(track 5)
- Shango – composer(tracks 6, 9)
- Sofie – strings(tracks 3, 4)
- Danny Watts – composer(track 8)
- Zeroh – composer(tracks 9, 11)
Production
Design
- Theo Jemison – photography
References
[edit]- ^"Out of Sight - Single by Jonwayne".Apple Music.Apple Inc.RetrievedJune 4,2019.
- ^"TED Talk - Single by Jonwayne".Apple Music.Apple Inc.RetrievedJune 4,2019.
- ^Bowie, Miles (January 19, 2017)."Jonwayne Returns with Rap Album Two".Fact.RetrievedFebruary 25,2017.
- ^Lexis (February 20, 2017)."Music is my Sanctuary: Jonwayne" Rap Album Two "(Authors Recording Company)".Music Is My Sanctuary.RetrievedFebruary 25,2017.
- ^Bowie, Miles (January 19, 2017)."Jonwayne Returns with Rap Album Two".Fact.RetrievedFebruary 25,2017.
- ^Jonwayne (December 7, 2016)."PLEASE READ".Facebook.RetrievedFebruary 25,2017.
- ^@Jonwayne (January 17, 2017)."None of the singles <Wonka, That's OK> are on Rap Album Two. You will, however, get to hear something from it tomorrow"(Tweet).RetrievedMarch 13,2017– viaTwitter.
- ^Bowe, Miles (January 19, 2017)."Jonwayne returns with Rap Album Two, shares ode to sobriety 'Out Of Sight'".Fact.RetrievedMarch 13,2017.
- ^Bowe, Miles (February 2, 2017)."Jonwayne releases new Rap Album Two single 'TED Talk'".Fact.RetrievedMarch 13,2017.
- ^Ivey, Justin (February 24, 2017)."Jonwayne Releases 'Rap Album Two'".XXL.RetrievedMarch 13,2017.
- ^Kellman, Andy."Rap Album Two - Jonwayne".AllMusic.RetrievedJune 4,2019.
- ^Mullin, Kyle (February 17, 2017)."Jonwayne - Rap Album Two".Exclaim!.RetrievedMarch 23,2017.
- ^Gretchko, Andrew (February 23, 2017)."Review: JonWayne's" Rap Album Two "Is The Middle Finger To Conformity Hip Hop Needs".HipHopDX.RetrievedMarch 23,2017.
- ^Pearce, Sheldon (February 27, 2017)."Jonwayne: Rap Album Two".Pitchfork.RetrievedMarch 23,2017.
- ^Reeves, Mosi (December 22, 2017)."40 Best Rap Albums of 2017 - Jonwayne, 'Rap Album Two'".Rolling Stone.RetrievedJune 4,2019.
- ^"The Best Rap Albums Of 2017".HipHopDX.December 29, 2017.RetrievedJune 4,2019.
- ^Breihan, Tom (December 11, 2017)."The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2017".Stereogum.RetrievedDecember 14,2017.
- ^Rap Album Two(Media notes).Jonwayne.Authors Recording Company. 2017.
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External links
[edit]- Rap Album TwoatDiscogs(list of releases)
