''Diplomatic Immunity 2'' is the second studio album by American hip-hop collective

The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) were an American Hip hop music, hip hop collective formed in the summer of 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones (rapper), Jimmy Jones in Harlem, New York City. The group was originally composed of ...

. It was released on November 23, 2004, through

Diplomat Records Diplomat Records is an American hip hop record label founded by record executives and rappers Cam'ron and Jim Jones. History In the early 2000s, Dipset was very popular for having star rappers with radio hits like Juelz Santana and Cam'ron, a ...

with distribution via

Koch Records MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch"), formerly known as Koch Records and Entertainment One (eOne) Music/Records, is an American independent record label and music management company based in New York City. It was formed in 1987 as a music div ...

. Production was handled by

The Heatmakerz The Heatmakerz is the production brand for American music producer and writer Rsonist (Gregory Green). The Heatmakerz have been crafting the sound of New York since the early 2000s. Having worked with or influenced almost every artist in the city ...

, Stay Gettin', Skitzo, Amadeus, Boola, Develop, Frank Visosky, Genghis, Hannon Lane, J. Fahre, Rephan, Treblemakers and Victor Babb. The album peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 8 on the

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...

, number 4 on the

Top Rap Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...

and number 3 on the

Independent Albums The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by '' Billboard'' mag ...

charts in the United States. Its single "S.A.N.T.A.N.A." made it to number 86 on the

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...

and number 64 on the

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 po ...

charts.

Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 9 contains elements from " My Boo" written by Carlton Mahone Jr. and Rodney Terry. *Track 14 contains a sample of the recording " Push It" as performed by

Salt-N-Pepa Salt-N-Pepa (sometimes stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa) is an American hip-hop, hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (rapper), Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (rapper), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). ...

Personnel

*Cameron "

Cam'Ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...

" Giles – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12–17), executive producer *LaRon "

Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James Sr. (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of now-defunct hip-hop group, the Diplomats (also known as Dipset). He is best known for his appearances on group coho ...

" James – vocals (tracks: 2–4, 7, 13–17) *Rusty "

J.R. Writer Juan Rusty Brito (born May 28, 1985) better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is an American Rapping, rapper and Freestyle rap, freestyle champion. He came to prominence in the early 2000s after becoming affiliated with the hip hop group The ...

" Brito – vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 9, 14) *Joseph "

Jimmy Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

" Jones – vocals (tracks: 8, 14, 17), executive producer *Durell "

Hell Rell Durrell Mohammad (born May 3, 1979), better known by his stage name Hell Rell, is an American rapper. Career In 2007, he signed with Koch Records and began working on his debut album, '' For the Hell of It''. The album reached No. 5 on both th ...

" Mohammed – vocals (tracks: 5, 6) *Sean Williams – vocals (tracks: 8, 12) *Melvyn Williams – vocals (tracks: 8, 12) *Antonio "Un Kasa" Wilder – vocals (track 3) *Natoya "Jha-Jha" Handy – vocals (track 7) *

Nicole Wray Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979, also known as Lady Wray, is an American singer and songwriter. Her 1998 debut single " Make It Hot" was certified gold. In the 2010s, she began pursuing a more traditional soul sound, first as part of the d ...

– vocals (track 9) *Calvin "

40 Cal. Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1979), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal., is an American rapper. He was a member of now-defunct American hip-hop group The Diplomats. Byrd made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, ...

" Byrd – vocals (track 10) *Jamaul "Bugs" Aziz – vocals (track 11) *Bigram " DVLP" Zayas – producer (track 1) *Shelby Joyner – producer (track 2) *M. Brown – producer (track 2) *Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – producer (track 3) *Michael Miller – producer (tracks: 4, 13, 15) *Lawrence Simpson – producer (tracks: 4, 13, 15) *Dario "Skitzo" Rodriguez – producer (track 5), co-producer (track 9) *V. "Genghis" Bertelsen – producer (track 6) *Hannon Lane – producer (track 7) *Alrad " Boola" Lewis – producer (track 8) *Gregory "Rsonist" Green – producer (tracks: 9, 14, 16, 17) *Sean "Thrilla" Thomas – producer (tracks: 9, 14, 16, 17) *J. Fahre – producer (track 10) *Victor Babb – producer (track 11) *Frank Visosky – producer (track 11) *T. "Rephan" Mudarikwa – producer (track 12) *Mike Thomas – recording (tracks: 1–3, 5–12, 14, 17), mixing (tracks: 1–12, 14, 15, 17) *Saga Legin – recording (track 4) *Eric "Ibo" Butler – recording (tracks: 13, 15, 16), mixing (tracks: 13, 16) *George "

DukeDaGod DukeDaGod (born March 16, 1977) is an American rapper and record producer. He is a member of The Diplomats and the VP of A&R for Diplomat Records. He was born George Moore in Harlem, but is better known by his stage name. He released his first ...

" Moore – A&R *Jamel George – A&R

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2004 albums Sequel albums E1 Music albums The Diplomats albums Albums produced by DVLP Diplomat Records albums MNRK Music Group albums Albums produced by the Heatmakerz