| Rolling Papers 2 | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Wiz Khalifa |
| Cover: | RollingPapers2Cover.png |
| Recorded: | 2016–2018 |
| Prev Title: | Laugh Now, Fly Later |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | 2009 |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Rolling Papers 2 (sometimes stylized as Rolling Papers II) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on July 13, 2018, by Taylor Gang Entertainment and Atlantic Records,[1] and is the sequel to his major-label debut Rolling Papers (2011).[2] The album features guest appearances by Gucci Mane, Swae Lee, Ty Dolla Sign, PartyNextDoor, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Snoop Dogg, among others. It also features appearances from R&B duo THEMXXNLIGHT, as well as Jimmy Wopo, who is credited posthumously following his death on June 18, 2018, less than a month before the album's release. The production is handled by Cardo, Mike Will Made It, Tay Keith, and Young Chop, among others.[3]
It was supported by the singles "Something New", "Real Rich", "Hopeless Romantic" and "Gin & Drugs". "Something New" and "Hopeless Romantic" were both modest hits, eventually being certified platinum by the RIAA. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200.
In an episode of Genius' For the Record, Wiz Khalifa sat down with hip hop journalist Rob Markman to speak on the album, stating,
Rolling Papers 2 was met with generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 56, based on 6 reviews.
In United States, Rolling Papers 2 debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 based on 84.2 million streams of its songs and 14,000 pure album sales, which Billboard equated to 80,000 album-equivalent units.[4] It is Khalifa's fifth top-ten album in the United States.[5] The album earned 33,000 album-equivalent units in the second week.[6] In Canada, the album debuted at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart.[7] It serves as Khalifa's third non-consecutive top-ten album in the country.[7]
In 2018, Rolling Papers 2 was ranked as the 128th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[8] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA 11 months after its release.
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 55 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 75 |
| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[11] | 56 |
| Chart (2018) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[12] | 128 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 52 |