JackBoys 2

''JackBoys 2'' is the second collaborative compilation album by American record label Cactus Jack Records, known as hip-hop group JackBoys, and its founder, American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released through Cactus Jack Records alongside Epic Records on July 13, 2025. The album contains guest appearances from Don Toliver, Waka Flocka Flame, Sheck Wes, 21 Savage, SoFaygo, Playboi Carti, Future, SahBabii, Tyla, Vybz Kartel, GloRilla, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Wallie the Sensei, and Kodak Black. JackBoys is a hip-hop musical collective of rappers signed to Cactus Jack, which consists of Scott himself, Toliver, Wes, SoFaygo, Wallie, and Scott's DJ, Chase B and WondaGurl. ''JackBoys 2'' serves as the sequel to their first compilation album (2019) and follows Scott's fourth studio album, ''Utopia'' (2023).

Background and release

In March 2017, Scott announced he would be launching his own imprint, under the name of Cactus Jack Records. 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."

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". 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. 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.

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". 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. On April 9, 2025, Scott and his Cactus Jack signee, Sheck Wes, released the lead single from the album, "ILMB". 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. 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. Starting from July 3, some of the featured 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. On July 8, Scott, Wes, and Toliver released the second single of the album, "2000 Excursion". He announced the release date of the album and confirmed that it would consist of 17 tracks two days later. "Dumbo", which was performed by Scott, was released as the third single on July 14, the day after the album's release.

Critical reception

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."

Track listing

References

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2025 compilation albums
Cactus Jack Records albums
Epic Records albums
Travis Scott albums
Hip-hop compilation albums
Sequel albums