Project Baby 2 Explained

Project Baby 2
Type:	mixtape
Artist:	Kodak Black
Cover:	ProjectBaby2.jpg
Released:	August 18, 2017
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	100:22
Prev Title:	Painting Pictures
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Heart Break Kodak
Next Year:	2018

Project Baby 2 (also called Project Baby 2: All Grown Up on deluxe version) is the fifth mixtape by American rapper Kodak Black. It was released on August 18, 2017, by Dollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang and Atlantic.^{[1] [2] [3]} It included guest appearances from rappers XXXTentacion, Offset, John Wicks, JackBoy, Birdman & Lil Wayne.

The mixtape was supported by the singles "Transportin'" and "Roll in Peace" featuring XXXTentacion. Both songs have charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, with "Transportin'" peaking at number 46 and "Roll in Peace" peaking at 31.

Background

It was released two months after Kodak was released from jail. The album cover was shot in Pembroke Pines, Florida by photographer Ray Yau.^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

HotNewHipHop rated the mixtape 79% and described it as "complex and confounding".^[6]

Commercial performance

Project Baby 2 debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 50,000 album equivalent units, including 39,000 streaming equivalent units, and 8,000 being from pure sales.^[7] On December 4, 2018, the album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.^[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and BMI.^{[9] [10]}

Notes

• signifies an uncredited co-producer

Sample credits

• "Transportin'" contains a sample from "Hung Up On My Baby", written and performed by Isaac Hayes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[9]

Technical

• Dyryk – recording
• Lu Diaz – mixing
• Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	118
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	39
Chart (2018)	Position
US Billboard 200^[14]	43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	29

Notes and References

1. Web site: Project Baby 2 by Kodak Black on Apple Music. Apple Music. August 25, 2017.
2. Web site: Kodak Black Just Dropped 'Project Baby 2'. XXL Mag. August 25, 2017.
3. News: Kodak Black Shares 'Project Baby 2'. PigeonsandPlanes. August 25, 2017.
4. Web site: Kodak Black Shocks Fans & Drops 'Project Baby 2' Mixtape Out Of Nowhere — Listen. Norwin. Alyssa. Hollywood Life. August 18, 2017. August 25, 2017.
5. News: Kodak Black Drops "Boost My Ego" With Future & Teases "Project Baby 2". HipHopDX. August 25, 2017.
6. News: Kodak Black's "Project Baby 2" (Review). HotNewHipHop. August 25, 2017.
7. Web site: Here's How Much Kodak Black's 'Project Baby 2' Sold First Week. XXL. Berry. Peter A.. August 28, 2017. October 15, 2017.
8. Web site: Kodak Black - Project Baby 2. Recording Industry Association of America.
9. Project Baby 2. CD liner notes. Kodak Black. Atlantic Records. 2017. 65894-5.
10. Web site: BMI Repertoire Search. Broadcast Music, Inc.. July 26, 2018. Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search"..
11. Brand New Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Science Fiction'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. August 27, 2017. August 28, 2017.
12. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 12, 2017.
13. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. June 25, 2020.
14. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
15. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. June 25, 2020.