A Love Letter to You 2 explained

A Love Letter to You 2
Type:mixtape
Cover:ALLTY2.png
Artist:Trippie Redd
Recorded:2017
Genre:
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Prev Year:2017
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Next Year:2018

A Love Letter to You 2 is the second commercial mixtape by American rapper Trippie Redd. It was released on October 6, 2017, by TenThousand Projects and Caroline Distribution. It is the second release into Trippie Redd's A Love Letter to You series, of which began in May 2017. The album reached number 34 on the US Billboard 200. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Khalil, Cydnee with a C, Forever Anti Pop, Bali Baby, Chris King, UnoTheActivist and Rocket Da Goon.

Background

The mixtape follow suit within five months after the release of the first installment in the A Love Letter to You series. The tracks "In Too Deep", "Woah Woah Woah" and "I Know How to Self Destruct" were made available prior to the release of the full mixtape.[3] On September 11, 2017, Trippie Redd revealed the release date and cover art, which is a collage of photos from his childhood.[4]

Critical reception

Alphonse Pierre of HotNewHipHop stated that while he felt Trippie Redd is a "future star", A Love Letter to You 2 was not the "right project to get him there". Pierre wrote that "A couple of good, scratch that, great collaborations with ParisTheProducer, Goose the Guru and Digital Nas aren't enough to completely overshadow Trippie's bad decision-making and indecisiveness on A Love Letter To You 2", saying that once it seems like Trippie has found his "groove" on the mixtape, he follows it with songs like "Hellboy" that include "cliche rhyming patterns" and "mood-killing production". Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork called the mixtape "all hooks, all emotion, but features poorly designed songs that lack the spark of his previous mixtape", elaborating that "Few songs on A Love Letter to You 2 have more than one Trippie verse. There are songs where he only sings the chorus. Those hooks are usually just echoes, the same word, phrase, or basic idea repeated or reiterated. [...] Still, nearly every Trippie song can be enjoyable on the condition you don't pay too close attention."

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Love Letter to You 2 by Trippie Redd. iTunes. 6 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Trippie Redd: A Love Letter to You 2 Album Review. October 16, 2017. November 3, 2018. Sheldon Pearce. Pitchfork.
  3. News: Trippie Redd shares new mixtape A Love Letter To You 2. The Fader. Darville. Jordan. October 6, 2017. November 2, 2018.
  4. Web site: Trippie Redd Shares Cover, Release Date for 'A Love Letter to You 2'. XXL. Barry. Peter A. September 12, 2017. November 2, 2018.
  5. Chart Search: Trippie Redd – A Love Letter to You 2. Billboard. November 2, 2018.