Welcome 2 Collegrove

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]

Welcome 2 Collegrove
Studio album by 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne
Released	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
Recorded	2016–2023^[1]
Genre	Hip hop Southern hip hop^[2]^[1]
Length	57:38
Label	Def Jam Gamebread
Producer	30 Roc Apex Martin B-Ham Bangladesh Big K.R.I.T. Big Papito Dem Jointz DJ Toomp Fridayy German Havoc Hitmaka Honorable C.N.O.T.E. INDYAH Jordan Fox Juicy J Kreative Villains London Jae Loopholes Mannie Fresh Marc-Lo Mark Byrd Mighty Max Mike Dean Mondo Murda Beatz Nolan Presley Paul Cabbin Streetrunner Tarik Beats
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)
Lil Wayne chronology
Tha Fix Before Tha VI (2023) Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023)
Singles from Welcome 2 Collegrove
"Presha" Released: October 20, 2023 "Long Story Short" Released: November 10, 2023 "Transparency" Released: November 17, 2023

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
American Songwriter	^[4]
HipHopDX	3.9/5^[1]
Slant	^[5]

Background and promotion

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]

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

Welcome 2 Collegrove is a hip hop and Southern hip hop album.^[17][1] According to AllMusic's TiVo Staff "Narrative skits and quick shifts in production styles give the album a mixtape feel".^[18] 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".^[19]

Commercial performance

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

Track listing

Welcome 2 Collegrove track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Scene 1: Welcome 2 Collegrove"	Dwayne Abernathy Jr.	Dem Jointz	0:49
2.	"G6"	Dwayne Carter Tauheed Epps Javier Rockamore Roman Boris Rondiak Papa Abdou Fall Nolan Presley Theodore Thomas	Big Papito London Jae Loopholes Presley	3:04
3.	"Big Diamonds" (featuring 21 Savage)	Carter Epps Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph Byron Thomas Bryan Williams	Mannie Fresh	3:19
4.	"Presha"	Carter Epps Shondrae Crawford Curtis Jackson Andre Young Mike Elizondo	Bangladesh	3:05
5.	"Long Story Short"	Carter Epps B. Thomas Justin Scott Jordan Michael Houston Anna Gaye Elgie Stover Iris Gordy Paul Beauregard Patrick Houston Marvin Gaye	Mannie Fresh Big K.R.I.T. Juicy J	3:30
6.	"Scene 2: Duffle Bag Boys"	Abernathy	Dem Jointz	0:29
7.	"Millions from Now"	Carter Epps Mike Dean Asten Harris	Dean Apex Martin	2:19
8.	"Crazy Thick"	Carter Epps Brandon Hamlin Marcus Lomax	B Ham MarcLo German	2:56
9.	"Transparency" (featuring Usher)	Carter Epps Christian Ward Dean Lerron Carson Francis LeBlanc Altariq Crapps Melvin Moore	Fridayy Hitmaka Mike Dean Paul Cabbin Tarik Beats	3:15
10.	"Significant Other"	Carter Epps Samuel Gloade Carlton Davis Mays Jr. Marcus Byrd Darius Jenkins Corey Eborn Eric Sloan Indyah Mcalister Brandon Black	30 Roc Honorable C.N.O.T.E. INDYAH Kreative Villains Mark Byrd	4:23
11.	"Scene 3: Ladies Man"	Abernathy	Dem Jointz	0:31
12.	"PPA" (featuring Fabolous)	Carter Epps Chris Mendoza John Jackson Byrd Vince Mendoza	Mark Byrd	3:40
13.	"Oprah and Gayle" (featuring Benny the Butcher)	Carter Epps Aldrin Davis Angela Bofill Jeremie Pennick	DJ Toomp	5:13
14.	"Shame"	Carter Epps Big John Hamilton Lamont Hawkins Clifford Smith Corey Woods Dennis Coles Gary Grice Jason Hunter Kejuan Muchita Melvin Mims Robert Diggs Russell Jones	Havoc	2:36
15.	"Bars"	Carter Epps Charles Lloyd Chris Patilis C. Jackson Curtis Stewart David Brown Kal Dellaportas Muchita Marvin Bernard Dean	Havoc Mike Dean	3:42
16.	"Scene 4: No Fent"	Abernathy	Dem Jointz	0:28
17.	"Godzilla" (featuring Vory)	Carter Epps Armond Kendrick Dominick Lopez Tavoris Hollins Jr.	Mondo Dom$olo^[a]	3:02
18.	"Crown Snatcher"	Carter Epps Jordan Fox Shane Lindstrom	Fox Murda Beatz	2:36
19.	"Can't Believe You" (featuring Rick Ross)	Carter Epps Maxime Berton Nicholas Warwar Tarik Azzouz William Roberts	StreetRunner Azzouz MightyMax	4:39
20.	"Scene 5: Never Was Lost"	Abernathy	Dem Jointz	0:14
21.	"Moonlight" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)	Carter Epps Abernathy Marsha Ambrosius	Dem Jointz	3:48
Total length:				57:38

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• Interludes are narrated by 50 Cent.
• "Long Story Short" samples "Out There", written by Jordan Houston, Paul Beauregard, and Patrick Houston, and performed by Project Pat.
• "Shame" interpolates "Shame on a Nigga" written by Lamont Hawkins, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Dennis Coles, Gary Grice, Jason Hunter, Robert Diggs, and Russell Jones, and performed by Wu-Tang Clan.

Charts

Chart performance for Welcome 2 Collegrove

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[21]	84
UK Album Downloads (OCC)^[22]	96
US Billboard 200^[23]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[24]	4

References

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