Welcome 2 Collegrove

Welcome 2 Collegrove
Studio album by 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne
Released	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
Recorded	2016–2023[1]
Genre	Hip hop Southern hip hop[2][1]
Length	57:38
Label	Def Jam Gamebread
Producer	30 Roc Apex Martin B Ham Bangladesh Big K.R.I.T. Big Papito Dem Jointz DJ Toomp Fridayy Havoc Hitmaka Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Indyah Jordan Fox Juicy J Kreative Villains London Jae Loopholes Mannie Fresh MarcLo Mark Byrd Mighty Max Mike Dean Mondo Murda Beatz Nolan Presley Paul Cabbin Streetrunner Tarik Beats
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne chronology
ColleGrove (2016) Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023)
2 Chainz chronology
Dope Don't Sell Itself (2022) Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023)
Lil Wayne chronology
Tha Fix Before Tha VI (2023) Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023) Tha Carter VI (TBA)
Singles from Welcome 2 Collegrove
"Presha" Released: October 20, 2023 "Long Story Short" Released: November 10, 2023 "Transparency" Released: November 17, 2023

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
American Songwriter	[4]
HipHopDX	[1]
Slant	[2]
Pitchfork	5.8/10[5]

Welcome 2 Collegrove is a collaborative studio album by American rappers 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne.^[6] It was released on November 17, 2023, through Def Jam Recordings.^[7] It is the sequel to 2 Chainz' third studio album ColleGrove (2016), which was originally planned to be a Lil Wayne duet album; although he could not be co-credited due to label issues.^[8][9] It features guest appearances from 21 Savage, Usher, Fabolous, Benny the Butcher, Vory, Rick Ross and Marsha Ambrosius.^[10][11]

The title is a portmanteau of 2 Chainz' and Lil Wayne's hometowns. 2 Chainz is from College Park, Georgia, while Wayne hails from Hollygrove, New Orleans.^[9] The release was led by the single "Presha", released on October 20, 2023^[12] and produced by Bangladesh.^[7] The album was originally set to release on the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2;^[13] however, Minaj later pushed that album's release date further back to December 8, so her vinyl preorders would be shipped in the first week.^[14] The album was originally believed to be released on November 2, 2023^{[citation needed]} but Wayne said that was "not tru[e]".

On October 27, during an episode of Young Money Radio on Apple Music, the pair debuted two new songs in "Long Story Short" and "Oprah and Gayle"; both are confirmed to appear on the album.^[10] The second single from the album, "Long Story Short", was released November 10.^[15] The third single from the album, "Transparency" was released November 17.^[16]

Welcome 2 Collegrove is a hip hop and Southern hip hop album.^[2][1] According to AllMusic's TiVo Staff "Narrative skits and quick shifts in production styles give the album a mixtape feel".^[3] Thomas Galindo of American Songwriter said that in comparison to their previous collaborative album, on Welcome 2 Collegrove Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz "opted for more of a mixed bag of approaches".^[4]

In the United States, Welcome 2 Collegrove debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units.^[17]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• "Long Story Short" samples "Out There", written by Jordan Houston, Paul Beauregard, and Patrick Houston, and performed by Project Pat.
• "Shame" interpolates "Shame on a Nigga" written by Lamont Hawkins, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Dennis Coles, Gary Grice, Jason Hunter, Robert Diggs, and Russell Jones, and performed by Wu-Tang Clan.

Musicians

• 2 Chainz – vocals
• Lil Wayne – vocals
• 50 Cent – speaker (tracks 1, 6, 11, 16, 20)
• Nolan Presley – programming (track 2)
• Big Papito – programming (track 2)
• B Ham – background vocals, drums (track 8)
• MarcLo – drums (track 8)
• Jack Freeman – additional vocals (track 10)
• Murda Beatz – drums, percussion (track 18)
• Jordan Fox – keyboards, strings (track 18)
• Sitara – additional vocals (track 19)
• Von Waters – additional vocals (track 19)
• Mighty Max – saxophone (track 19)
• Streetrunner – strings (track 19)
• Dem Jointz – programming (track 21)

Technical

• Glenn Schick – mastering
• Finis White – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 4)
• Mike Dean – mixing (track 7)
• Nolan Presley – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Cristal Viramontes – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Manny Galvez – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Anthony R. Smith – engineering (track 9)
• Sloane Esme – mixing assistance (track 4)