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Welcome 2 Collegrove
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Studio album by
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne
ReleasedNovember 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
Recorded2016–2023[1]
Genre
Length57:38
Label
Producer
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne chronology
ColleGrove
(2016) 		Welcome 2 Collegrove
(2023)
2 Chainz chronology
Dope Don't Sell Itself
(2022) 		Welcome 2 Collegrove
(2023) 		Life Is Beautiful
(2025)
Lil Wayne chronology
Tha Fix Before Tha VI
(2023) 		Welcome 2 Collegrove
(2023) 		Tha Carter VI
(2025)
Singles from Welcome 2 Collegrove
  1. "Presha"
    Released: October 20, 2023
  2. "Long Story Short"
    Released: November 10, 2023
  3. "Transparency"
    Released: November 17, 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[3]
American SongwriterStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[4]
HipHopDXStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[1]
SlantStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
Pitchfork5.8/10[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 collaboration album; although 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]

Background and promotion

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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]

Composition

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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]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, Welcome 2 Collegrove debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units.[17]

Track listing

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Welcome 2 Collegrove track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scene 1: Welcome 2 Collegrove"Dwayne Abernathy Jr.Dem Jointz0:49
2."G6"
  • Big Papito
  • London Jae
  • Loopholes
  • Presley
3:04
3."Big Diamonds" (featuring 21 Savage)
Mannie Fresh3:19
4."Presha"
Bangladesh3:05
5."Long Story Short"
3:30
6."Scene 2: Duffle Bag Boys"AbernathyDem Jointz0:29
7."Millions from Now"
  • Dean
  • Apex Martin
2:19
8."Crazy Thick"
2:56
9."Transparency" (featuring Usher)
  • Carter
  • Epps
  • Christian Ward
  • Dean
  • Lerron Carson
  • Francis LeBlanc
  • Altariq Crapps
  • Melvin Moore
3:15
10."Significant Other"
4:23
11."Scene 3: Ladies Man"AbernathyDem Jointz0:31
12."PPA" (featuring Fabolous)
  • Carter
  • Epps
  • Chris Mendoza
  • John Jackson
  • Byrd
  • Vince Mendoza
Mark Byrd3:40
13."Oprah and Gayle" (featuring Benny the Butcher)
DJ Toomp5:13
14."Shame"
Havoc2:36
15."Bars"
  • Havoc
  • Mike Dean
3:42
16."Scene 4: No Fent"AbernathyDem Jointz0:28
17."Godzilla" (featuring Vory)
  • Mondo
  • DomSolo[a]
3:02
18."Crown Snatcher"
2:36
19."Can't Believe You" (featuring Rick Ross)
  • StreetRunner
  • Azzouz
  • MightyMax
4:39
20."Scene 5: Never Was Lost"AbernathyDem Jointz0:14
21."Moonlight" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
  • Carter
  • Epps
  • Abernathy
  • Marsha Ambrosius
Dem Jointz3:48
Total length:57:38

Notes

Personnel

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Musicians

  • 2 Chainz – vocals
  • Lil Wayne – vocals
  • 50 Cent – speaker (tracks 1, 6, 11, 16, 20)
  • Nolan Presley – programming (track 2)
  • Big Papito – programming (track 2)
  • B Ham – background vocals, drums (track 8)
  • MarcLo – drums (track 8)
  • Jack Freeman – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Murda Beatz – drums, percussion (track 18)
  • Jordan Fox – keyboards, strings (track 18)
  • Sitara – additional vocals (track 19)
  • Von Waters – additional vocals (track 19)
  • Mighty Max – saxophone (track 19)
  • Streetrunner – strings (track 19)
  • Dem Jointz – programming (track 21)

Technical

  • Glenn Schick – mastering
  • Finis White – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 4)
  • Mike Dean – mixing (track 7)
  • Nolan Presley – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Cristal Viramontes – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Manny Galvez – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
  • Anthony R. Smith – engineering (track 9)
  • Sloane Esme – mixing assistance (track 4)

Charts

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