| Cottonwood 2 | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | NLE Choppa |
| Cover: | NLE Choppa - Cottonwood 2.png |
| Caption: | Standard cover art. The deluxe edition cover is identical, but shows the word "Deluxe" written on the road. The Deluxe 2.0 cover is animated and shows NLE Choppa standing beside his daughter while holding his son; his car and awards remain visible in the background. |
| Released: | April 14, 2023 |
| Recorded: | 2020–2023 |
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| Length: | 70:50 (Original) 101:47 (Deluxe) 125:00 (Deluxe 2.0) |
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| Prev Title: | Me vs. Me |
| Prev Year: | 2022 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Next Title: | The Chosen Ones |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
Cottonwood 2 is the second studio album by American rapper NLE Choppa. It was released through Warner Records and No Love Entertainment on April 14, 2023. The album contains guest appearances from 2Rare, Lil Wayne, Lola Brooke, Modesty, Fivio Foreign, Kevin Gates, Duke Deuce, Polo G, G Herbo, Queen Naija, and Rick Ross. The sped-up, slowed-down, and instrumental versions of the album were all released on the same day. The deluxe edition of the album was released three days later on April 17, 2023. It contains guest appearances from Gino 2x, ArrDee, Fridayy, Sexyy Red, and Russ Millions. The Deluxe 2.0 edition was released on October 27, 2023, and contains additional guest appearances from Lil Wayne, BigXthaPlug, Rob49, and Carey Washington. Production on the album was handled by a variety of record producers, including NLE Choppa himself, Ben Billions, JetsonMade, DJ Paul, D.A. Got That Dope, CashMoneyAP, Chopsquad DJ, and YoungKio, among others. It serves as a sequel to his 2019 extended play Cottonwood, which served as his first project.
NLE Choppa made a post in May 2022 with a caption saying, "Shook All The Dead Weight, Heavenly Father, More Ready Than Ever To Receive. Prayed Deeply For This. Time To Turn It Up Some More. NEW ALBUM COMING SOON ?/??/22".
In December 2022, NLE Choppa first announced the album and was planning to release the album in February 2023. NLE Choppa began teasing the album in January 2023. On March 10, 2023, NLE Choppa announced the album cover and the release date. Four days before the album's release, he revealed the tracklist of the album.
In an interview with Clash three days before the release of the album, NLE Choppa spoke on it and how it was different from his previous projects:
I'm just trying to be versatile. I'm trying to make sure that I can tap into any sound, any mood and any genre. I want it to be whole, I want it to be the most versatile version of myself and I feel like I accomplished that.[1]
A week before the album was released, NLE Choppa released a preluxe edition, which included several unreleased songs recorded between 2019 and 2020 that had not made it to the album.[2] Despite the songs not being released on the album with other streaming platforms, the songs were instead uploaded on SoundCloud.
The lead single of the album, "Slut Me Out", was released on April 22, 2022.[3] The second single, "In the UK", was released on July 8, 2022.[4] The third single, "Do It Again", which features fellow American rapper 2Rare, was released on October 7, 2022.[5] The fourth single, "Champions", was released on February 3, 2023.[6] The fifth single, "Mo Up Front", was released on March 10, 2023.[7] The sixth and final single, "Ain't Gonna Answer", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Lil Wayne, was released on March 23, 2023.[8] Reworked versions of "Do It Again" featuring Summer Cem, and "Slut Me Out", which features fellow American rappers Sukihana and Sexyy Red (which were released as two separate remixes), were released on February 9 and April 7, 2023.
Bryson Potts is a common writer for all tracks; hence the "Writer(s)" column indicates co-writers.
For the Deluxe 2.0, Bryson Potts is a writer for all of the tracks, as well as the featured artists on their featured track.
Notes
| Position | ||
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 90 |
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