Rap Album Two is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Jonwayne.[3] It was released on February 17, 2017, by Jonwayne's own imprint Authors Recording Company and Daddy Kev's The Order Label.[4]
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| Released | February 17, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Cosmic Zoo, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 44:37 | |||
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| Singles from Rap Album Two | ||||
Background
editThe album comes following Jonwayne's hiatus from the music industry, initially presented as a retirement taken while fighting a stint of alcoholism.[5] On December 7, 2016, Jonwayne shared an Open Letter to his fanbase via his Facebook page that detailed his struggles that led to the cancellation of a European Tour and departure from the music industry. This letter concludes with the announcement of Rap Album Two.[6]
Release
editUp until the announcement of the release date for the album, multiple one-off singles were released by Jonwayne to the music sharing site SoundCloud. In order, these include "Wonka," "That's O.K.," "Jump Shot," and "40 Winks." However, he said a month before the release of Rap Album Two that none of the singles would be on the album.[7] Two days after that announcement on January 19, 2017, the first single from the album, "Out of Sight," was released, along with an announcement of the release date of the album.[8] On February 2, Jonwayne released the first track of the album, "TED Talk," as a single.[9] On the day of the album's release, he released a music video for the last track on the album, "These Words Are Everything."[10]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[12] |
| HipHopDX | 4.1/5[13] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[14] |
The album was placed at number 35 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list,[15] as well as number 20 on HipHopDX's "Best Rap Albums of 2017" list.[16] Tom Breihan of Stereogum placed it at number 24 on the "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017" list.[17]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "TED Talk" | Jonwayne | Eets | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Live from the Fuck You" |
| Jonwayne | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Human Condition" | Jonwayne | Oliver the 2nd | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Out of Sight" | Jonwayne | Jonwayne | 4:27 |
| 5. | "The Single" |
| Jonwayne | 1:40 |
| 6. | "Paper" |
| Jonwayne | 3:22 |
| 7. | "City Lights" | Jonwayne | 3:53 | |
| 8. | "Rainbow" |
| Jonwayne | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Afraid of Us" |
| Jonwayne | 7:25 |
| 10. | "Blue Green" |
| Jonwayne | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Hills" |
| Jonwayne | 1:48 |
| 12. | "These Words Are Everything" | Jonwayne | Dibiase | 5:11 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]
Musicians
- Jonwayne – vocals, composer, engineering, arrangement
- Juan Alderete de la Pena – bass guitar (track 4)
- Jameel Bruner – keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 8)
- Nick Colletti – composer (track 2)
- D-Styles – scratches (track 1)
- Kiefer – keyboards (tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Low Leaf – composer, harp (track 10)
- Oliver the 2nd – production (track 3)
- Patrick Paige II – bass guitar (tracks 2, 7)
- Shane Sakanoi – composer (track 5)
- Shango – composer (tracks 6, 9)
- Sofie – strings (tracks 3, 4)
- Danny Watts – composer (track 8)
- Zeroh – composer (tracks 9, 11)
Production
Design
- Theo Jemison – photography
References
edit- ^ "Out of Sight - Single by Jonwayne". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "TED Talk - Single by Jonwayne". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Bowie, Miles (January 19, 2017). "Jonwayne Returns with Rap Album Two". Fact. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Lexis (February 20, 2017). "Music is my Sanctuary: Jonwayne "Rap Album Two" (Authors Recording Company)". Music Is My Sanctuary. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Bowie, Miles (January 19, 2017). "Jonwayne Returns with Rap Album Two". Fact. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Jonwayne (December 7, 2016). "PLEASE READ". Facebook. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ @Jonwayne (January 17, 2017). "None of the singles <Wonka, That's OK> are on Rap Album Two. You will, however, get to hear something from it tomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved March 13, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Bowe, Miles (January 19, 2017). "Jonwayne returns with Rap Album Two, shares ode to sobriety 'Out Of Sight'". Fact. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Bowe, Miles (February 2, 2017). "Jonwayne releases new Rap Album Two single 'TED Talk'". Fact. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Ivey, Justin (February 24, 2017). "Jonwayne Releases 'Rap Album Two'". XXL. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Rap Album Two - Jonwayne". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Mullin, Kyle (February 17, 2017). "Jonwayne - Rap Album Two". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Gretchko, Andrew (February 23, 2017). "Review: JonWayne's "Rap Album Two" Is The Middle Finger To Conformity Hip Hop Needs". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (February 27, 2017). "Jonwayne: Rap Album Two". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (December 22, 2017). "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017 - Jonwayne, 'Rap Album Two'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "The Best Rap Albums Of 2017". HipHopDX. December 29, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 11, 2017). "The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2017". Stereogum. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Rap Album Two (Media notes). Jonwayne. Authors Recording Company. 2017.
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External links
edit- Rap Album Two at Discogs (list of releases)