Truly Yours 2 is the second EP by American rapper J. Cole. It was released digitally for free download and stream on April 30, 2013. The EP features guest appearances from Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz and Bas. Production came from J. Cole, Canei Finch, Jake One, and Ron Gilmore. The EP has been downloaded over 500,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff.[1]
| Truly Yours 2 | ||||
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| Released | April 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 23:05 | |||
| Label | Roc Nation | |||
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Background
editThe series consists of songs that Cole knew would not make the cutlist for his second studio album Born Sinner. The free EP was released as a trilogy, with the third being released as the deluxe edition of Born Sinner.[2]
Critical reception
editWriting for HipHopDX, Omar Burgess praised Truly Yours 2 saying, "Born Sinner will be the ultimate test of Cole’s desire to grow and experiment as he pointed out in the letter that accompanied Truly Yours. This short set indicates he’s taking steps in the right direction, and his next full-length effort will hopefully appease his old and newer fans." Burgess also praised Truly Yours 2 saying, "both casual fans and Cole stans alike can package these six songs with the first Truly Yours and have something that competes with a lot of albums in the marketplace."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cole Summer" | Jermaine Cole | J. Cole | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Kenny Lofton" (featuring Young Jeezy) |
| Canei Finch | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Chris Tucker" (featuring 2 Chainz) |
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| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Head Bussa" | Cole | Cole | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Cousins" (featuring Bas) |
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| 3:43 |
| 6. | "3 Wishes" | Cole | Jake One | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 23:05 | |||
Notes
- "Kenny Lofton" was also featured on Young Jeezy's mixtape, "The Poems of Jay Jenkins".[5]
- "Cousins" was also featured on Bas' mixtape, "Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. II".[6]
Sample credits
- "Cole Summer" interpolates "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. and samples "Nothing Even Matters" by Lauryn Hill.[7]
- "Kenny Lofton" samples "Hurt" by The Manhattans.[8]
- "Chris Tucker" interpolates "Niggas in Paris" by Jay Z and Kanye West.[9]
- "Head Bussa" samples "Interlude4U" by Trey Songz.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Celebrated Mixtapes @ DatPiff". DatPiff. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ J. Cole (June 5, 2013). "Deluxe album includes Truly Yours 3". Twitter. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ Burgess, Omar (May 2, 2013). "J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 (Mixtape Review)". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ Goddard, Kevin (April 30, 2016). "J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 [New Mixtape]". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Jeezy - The Poems of Jay Jenkins Lyrics and Tracklist". Genius. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ B. Dot (May 22, 2013). "NEW MIXTAPE: BAS QUARTER WATER RAISED ME VOL. II". Rap Radar. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "J. Cole - Cole Summer - Genius". Genius. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Kenny Lofton - J. Cole on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "J. Cole - Chris Tucker Lyrics - Genius". Genius. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "J. Cole - Head Bussa Lyrics - Genius". Genius. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.