''2 Heartless'' is the thirteenth
mixtape by American rapper
Moneybagg Yo
DeMario DeWayne White Jr. (born September 22, 1991), known professionally as Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper. He is signed to fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), in a joint venture deal with Interscope ...
. It was released on February 14, 2018, by
Collective Music Group
Collective Music Group (also known as CMG the Label, formerly known as Cocaine Muzik Group), is a record label founded by Yo Gotti. The label's current president is Yo Gotti's cousin, Brandon Mims. The label houses artists Blac Youngsta, BlocBoy ...
, Bread Gang Entertainment, N-Less Entertainment and
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mu ...
, serving as his second commercial release with Interscope although Interscope refers the mixtape an album after the streaming success.
The mixtape features
guest appearance
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s from
Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
,
Lil Baby
Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape ''Perfect Timing''. *Alt URL* * His deb ...
,
BlocBoy JB, and
Quavo
Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos. Quavo is the uncle of late fellow Migos ...
.
The production lists
Southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region
Canada
* South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of Newf ...
, Tay Keith, DJ Swift, Dmactoobangin, Track Gordy, Javar Rockmore and Fuse, among others.
This mixtape serves as the sequel to ''
Heartless
Heartless may refer to:
Books
* ''Heartless'' (Carriger novel), a 2011 novel in the ''New York Times'' best-selling "Parasol Protectorate" series by Gail Carriger
* ''Heartless'' (Pretty Little Liars), a 2010 novel in the "Pretty Little Liars" se ...
''.
Background
On February 11, 2018, Moneybagg Yo unveiled the mixtape's tracklist and release date via
Instagram
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.
Promotion
Tour
On March 6, 2018, Moneybagg Yo announced an official headlining concert tour to further promote the album titled ''2 Heartless Tour''. The tour began on April 7 in
Rochester
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Places Australia
* Rochester, Victoria
Canada
* Rochester, Alberta
United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
, at
Main Street Armory
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.
Critical reception
Jackson Howard of ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ...
'' stated that "A revelation hidden in plain sight, this Memphis rapper’s latest project is more proof that he’s headed for bigger things", criticising the album's lyricism: "He's so brazenly secure in his sound, so convinced of his impending success, that you're left feeling like you have to win him over, and not the other way around."
Track listing
Credits adapted from
Tidal.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
[
Performers
* ]Moneybagg Yo
DeMario DeWayne White Jr. (born September 22, 1991), known professionally as Moneybagg Yo, is an American rapper. He is signed to fellow Memphis rapper Yo Gotti's record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), in a joint venture deal with Interscope ...
– primary artist
* Quavo
Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos. Quavo is the uncle of late fellow Migos ...
– featured artist
* Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
– featured artist
* BlocBoy JB – featured artist
* Lil Baby
Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape ''Perfect Timing''. *Alt URL* * His deb ...
– featured artist
Technical
* Skywalker OG – record engineering , mixing engineering
* Leo Goff – mixing
* Tony Wilson – mastering
Production
* Southside Southside or South Side may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region
Canada
* South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of Newf ...
– producer
* Dmactoobangin – producer
* Fuse – producer
* Stonii Romo – producer
* DJ Swift – producer
* Track Gordy – producer
* Javar Rockamore – producer
* Tay Keith
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People and languages
* Tay (name), including lists of people with the given name, surname and nickname
* Tay people, an ethnic group of Vietnam
** Tày language
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– producer
* Zaytoven
Xavier Lamar Dotson (born January 12, 1980), professionally known as Zaytoven, is an American trap music record producer, disc jockey, and keyboardist from Atlanta, Georgia. He has released collaborative projects with artists including Gucci Ma ...
– producer
* Ben Billions – producer
Charts
References
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2018 mixtape albums
Albums produced by Southside (record producer)
Albums produced by Tay Keith
Albums produced by Zaytoven
Moneybagg Yo albums
Sequel albums