''Cottonwood 2'' is the second studio album by American rapper

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. It was released through

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and No Love Entertainment on April 14, 2023. The album contains guest appearances from 2Rare,

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, Modesty,

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. The sped-up, slowed-down, and instrumental versions of the album were all released on the same day. The deluxe edition of the album was released three days later on April 17, 2023. It contains guest appearances from Gino 2x,

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. The Deluxe 2.0 edition was released on October 27, 2023, and contains additional guest appearances from

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, and Carey Washington. Production on the album was handled by a variety of record producers, including NLE Choppa himself,

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, D.A. Got That Dope,

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, Chopsquad DJ, and

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, among others. It serves as a sequel to his 2019 extended play '' Cottonwood'', which served as his first project.

Background

NLE Choppa made a post in May 2022 with a caption saying, "Shook All The Dead Weight, Heavenly Father, More Ready Than Ever To Receive. Prayed Deeply For This. Time To Turn It Up Some More. NEW ALBUM COMING SOON ?/??/22". In December 2022, NLE Choppa first announced the album and was planning to release the album in February 2023. NLE Choppa began teasing the album in January 2023. On March 10, 2023, NLE Choppa announced the album cover and the release date. Four days before the album's release, he revealed the tracklist of the album. In an interview with '' Clash'' three days before the release of the album, NLE Choppa spoke on it and how it was different from his previous projects:

I'm just trying to be versatile. I'm trying to make sure that I can tap into any sound, any mood and any genre. I want it to be whole, I want it to be the most versatile version of myself and I feel like I accomplished that.

A week before the album was released, NLE Choppa released a preluxe edition, which included several unreleased songs recorded between 2019 and 2020 that had not made it to the album. Despite the songs not being released on the album with other streaming platforms, the songs were instead uploaded on SoundCloud.

Singles

The lead single of the album, "

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", was released on April 22, 2022. The second single, "In the UK", was released on July 8, 2022. The third single, " Do It Again", which features fellow American rapper 2Rare, was released on October 7, 2022. The fourth single, "Champions", was released on February 3, 2023. The fifth single, "Mo Up Front", was released on March 10, 2023. The sixth and final single, " Ain't Gonna Answer", a collaboration with fellow American rapper

, was released on March 23, 2023. Reworked versions of "Do It Again" featuring Summer Cem, and "Slut Me Out", which features fellow American rappers

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and

(which were released as two separate remixes), were released on February 9 and April 7, 2023.

Track listing

Bryson Potts is a common writer for all tracks; hence the "Writer(s)" column indicates co-writers. For the Deluxe 2.0, Bryson Potts is a writer for all of the tracks, as well as the featured artists on their featured track. Notes * All track titles on all editions are stylized in

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, for example, ''Dope" would be "DOPE". * Sometimes, all of the tracks with a guest artist are labeled as with, instead of featuring. * "We See You" samples "

Funkytown "Funkytown" is a song by American disco-funk group Lipps Inc., written and produced by Steven Greenberg and released by Casablanca Records in March 1980 as the second single from the group's debut studio album, '' Mouth to Mouth'' (1979). T ...

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* " It's Getting Hot" samples "

Hot in Herre "Hot in Herre" is a song by American rapper Nelly, released as the lead single from his second album, ''Nellyville'' (2002). It was released on May 7, 2002, by Universal Records. It was written by Nelly, Charles Brown, and the producers the Nept ...

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Project Pat Patrick Earl Houston (born February 8, 1973), known professionally as Project Pat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the older brother of Juicy J, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia. Houston was formerly a member of the hip-hop ...

* "Smokin' on Them" samples "

Somebody That I Used to Know "Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song written, produced and performed by the Belgian-Australian musician and singer Gotye featuring vocals from the New Zealander singer Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand through El ...

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* "Cmon Freestyle" samples "

Still Tippin' "Still Tippin" is the debut single by American rapper Mike Jones (rapper), Mike Jones, released in 2004 as his debut and lead single from his album ''Who Is Mike Jones?'' (2005). Prior to this, it was also used as a single to promote Swisha House' ...

" by Mike Jones,

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Paul Wall Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, or the Ice Man, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse, and has released several albums under the label and ...

* "Good Day" samples "

Footsteps in the Dark "Footsteps in the Dark" is a 1977 slow jam recorded by The Isley Brothers as an album track featured on the group's album ''Go for Your Guns''. It was the B-side to "Groove with You", which reached number 16 on the R&B singles chart. The song ...

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Ain't Nobody "Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, by Warner Bros., as one of four studio tracks included on their live album, ''Stompin' at the Savoy'' (1983). "Ain't Nobod ...

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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