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JackBoys 2
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Compilation album by
JackBoys and Travis Scott
ReleasedJuly 13, 2025
Length55:36
Label
Producer
JackBoys chronology
JackBoys
(2019) 		JackBoys 2
(2025)
Travis Scott chronology
Utopia
(2023) 		JackBoys 2
(2025)
Singles from JackBoys 2
  1. "ILMB"
    Released: April 9, 2025
  2. "2000 Excursion"
    Released: July 8, 2025
  3. "Dumbo"
    Released: July 14, 2025
  4. "PBT"
    Released: August 6, 2025

JackBoys 2 is the second collaborative compilation album by American record label Cactus Jack Records, under its JackBoys banner, and its founder, American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released through the label alongside Epic Records on July 13, 2025. Aside from label members Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, SoFaygo and Wallie the Sensei, the album also features guest appearances from Playboi Carti, Future, SahBabii, Tyla, Vybz Kartel, GloRilla, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Kodak Black. Bonus editions additionally feature label member Luxury Tax 50 and Yeat. Fellow American rapper Bun B also provides skits throughout the album. JackBoys 2 serves as the sequel to their first compilation album (2019) and follows Scott's fourth studio album, Utopia (2023).

JackBoys 2 received generally mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one on Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 232,000 album-equivalent units, of which 160,000 units were pure album sales. The album was supported by four singles: "ILMB" (performed by Wes and Scott), "2000 Excursion" (performed by Scott, Wes, and Toliver), "Dumbo" (performed by Scott), and "PBT" (performed by Scott, Tyla, and Vybz Kartel).

Background and release

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In March 2017, Scott announced he would be launching his own imprint, under the name of Cactus Jack Records.[1][2] During an interview, Scott said, "I'm not doing it to have financial control over my music. I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better."[3]

On December 2, 2023, a fan met Scott while he was signing merchandise of his that fans bought inside of a car and asked him if JackBoys 2 was in the works, to which he replied: "For sure".[4][better source needed] On June 14, 2024, he revealed that he and his signees had been thinking of making the album during his performance as part of Cactus Jack at American music video director and record executive Cole Bennett's annual Summer Smash music festival.[5] Cactus Jack signee Don Toliver hinted at the album by reposting the video trailer of the first JackBoys album from over five years before on his Instagram story on January 17, 2025.[6]

On March 19, 2025, the album was officially announced with text being written on a building in Hong Kong: "What the fuck is we doing? JACKBOYS 2 on the way".[7] Four days later, Scott officially announced that the album is "on the way" during his very early morning performance at the nightclub LIV in Miami Beach, Florida.[8] On April 9, 2025, Scott released a collaboration with his Cactus Jack signee, Sheck Wes, titled "ILMB" as the lead single from the album.[9] During Scott's co-headlining set at the Coachella 2025 festival three days later, he performed the songs "Kick Out" and "Dumbo" for the first time and performed them again at the festival on April 19.[10] On April 30, his 34th birthday, he released an unofficial music video teaser for "Kick Out" through his Instagram account and shared the official trailer for the album, which was directed by Harmony Korine, who shot the cover art for the first JackBoys album. A pre-order for vinyl, CDs, and box sets of JackBoys 2 was made available on his website the following day.[11] Starting from July 3, some of the artists started confirming their involvement on the album by posting pictures of themselves on Instagram standing in front of a custom-made gray Lamborghini Huracán with a JackBoys 2 logo, which Scott gifted them. Some of these artists include 21 Savage, GloRilla, Kodak Black, and Tyla.[12] On July 8, Scott, Wes, and Toliver released the second single of the album, "2000 Excursion".[13] He announced the release date of the album and confirmed that it would consist of 17 tracks two days later.[14] "Dumbo", which was performed by Scott, was released as the third single on July 14, the day after the album's release.[15] A bonus edition of the album with additional tracks, was released on July 16 and uploaded to streaming media the following day.[16] The fourth and final single of the album, "PBT", which was performed by Scott, South African singer Tyla, and Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, was sent to US rhythmic radio on August 6, 2025.[17]

Accusation of plagiarism

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On July 14, 2025, electronic music group Pixel Grip posted on Twitter, writing: "travis scott sampled "pursuit" (without permission) in his new song "kick out". I just cant stop thinking about who else extremely famous or powerful in music knows about us and even actively likes our music but refuses to throw us a fucking bone".[18] The band claims that after the tweet and an Instagram post, the track's co-producer Sean Momberger reached out to say the label will be communicating with them to clear the sample soon.[18]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic48/100[24]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash7/10[19]
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Pitchfork4.8/10[21]
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According to the review aggregator Metacritic, JackBoys 2 received "mixed or average reviews" based on a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[24] Robin Murray's review for Clash concludes: "Ultimately, for those who find Travis Scott's work to be style over substance, JackBoys 2 isn't going to win them over. For those in thrall to the style, however, there's much to chew on".[19] Paul Attard of Slant wrote that the album had "little interest in establishing any coherent identity for the label or the artists involved" and that there was "no camaraderie to speak of on the majority of this set".[23] Writing for Rolling Stone, Mosi Reeves wrote that the album "unfolds like a mediocre Netflix movie, an amusing late-night diversion that’s hard to remember the next day."[22] Steve Juon of RapReviews described the album as "just repetitive and monotonous".[25] Matthew Ritchie of Pitchfork described the album as "little more than proof of life for a beleaguered group of artists struggling to get traction, highlighting a label boss who’s doing very little to help."[21]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, JackBoys 2 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 233,000 album-equivalent units (including 160,000 in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Scott's fifth album to top the chart and the fourth that he was credited for. The album also accumulated a total of 94.86 million on-demand streams of the album's songs, with six songs debuting in the Billboard Hot 100, all of which were performed by him.[26]

Track listing

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JackBoys 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."JB2 Radio" (performed by JackBoys)
Vegyn0:31
2."Champain & Vacay" (performed by Travis Scott and Don Toliver)
  • Bbykobe
  • Mcevoy
  • Kesh
3:04
3."2000 Excursion" (performed by Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, and Don Toliver)
  • Vegyn
  • Cardo
  • Sweet
  • Johnny Juliano
3:42
4."Kick Out" (performed by Travis Scott)
2:50
5."Dumbo" (performed by Travis Scott)
  • Webster
  • Ford
  • Dilip Venkatesh
  • Othello Houston
  • Dougie F
  • Dilip
  • Otxhello
3:58
6."MM3" (performed by SoFaygo)
Cardo2:54
7."Velour" (performed by Don Toliver and Sheck Wes)
2:24
8."Contest" (performed by Travis Scott and SoFaygo)
  • Webster
  • Burt
  • LaTour
  • Blake Jacob
  • Luke Nakamura
  • Cardo
  • BlakeSale
  • ProdLuke
4:32
9."ILMB" (performed by Sheck Wes and Travis Scott)
  • Fall
  • Webster
  • Arman Andican
AA3:04
10."Where Was You" (performed by Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, and Future)
4:32
11."No Comments" (performed by Don Toliver)
  • Toliver
  • Sweet
  • Anderson
  • Sweet
  • 206Derek
2:09
12."Beep Beep" (performed by Travis Scott and SahBabii)
  • Dilip
  • Ace G
  • Berg
3:54
13."PBT" (performed by Travis Scott, Tyla, and Vybz Kartel)
Bbykobe4:10
14."Shyne" (performed by Travis Scott and GloRilla)
  • Kilhoffer
  • A. Williams
  • ARPXX
3:13
15."Outside" (performed by Travis Scott and YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
Bbykobe3:03
16."Cant Stop" (performed by Don Toliver, Future, and Wallie the Sensei)
2:12
17."Florida Flow" (performed by Travis Scott and Kodak Black)
5:28
Total length:55:40
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Da Wizard" (performed by Travis Scott)
2:37
19."Trip Out" (performed by Sheck Wes and Yeat)
  • Elkan
  • Prodkavin
2:16
20."110 South" (performed by Wallie the Sensei and Luxury Tax)
  • Tyson
  • Lawrence Taylor
  • Rick Brown
  • Tony G2
  • Brown
  • Tony G2
2:47
Total length:63:24

Notes

  • The bonus tracks were originally available upon the album's release in separate digital versions with different covers before being officially added to streaming platforms on August 20, 2025.
  • "JB2 Radio", "Champain & Vacay", "Velour", "Where Was You", "No Comments", "Beep Beep", "PBT", "Shyne", "Outside", "Florida Flow", and "110 South" features skit vocals from Bun B.
  • "Kick Out" and "Shyne" feature skit vocals from Vybz Kartel.
  • "Champain & Vacay" features additional vocals from Waka Flocka Flame.
  • "Kick Out" features additional vocals from 21 Savage.

Sample credits

Charts

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