New Jack City II

New Jack City II
Studio album by Bow Wow
Released	March 31, 2009[1]
Recorded	2008-2009
Genre	Pop rap
Length	43:00
Label	LBW Entertainment/Columbia
Producer	Bow Wow (exec.), Jermaine Dupri (exec.), Michael Mauldin (exec.), Lil Ronnie, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, J. R. Rotem, Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled, Drumma Boy, Nitti, T-Pain, Bryan-Michael Cox , DJ Toomp, Ron Browz, No I.D.
Bow Wow chronology
Face Off (2007) New Jack City II (2009) Underrated (2011)
Limited Edition Cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DJBooth	[3]
IGN	(6.7)[4]
PopMatters	[5]
The Smoking Section	[6]
Vibe	(unfavorable)[7]
XXL	(L)[8]

New Jack City II is the sixth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow.^[9] This is Bow Wow's first solo album to receive a Parental Advisory label for Adult Language.

Album information

The album was released on March 31, 2009. On Bow Wow's and JD's YouTube page, JD explains the title of the album.^[10] The first official single for the album will be You Can Get It All featuring Johntá Austin and produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.^[11] This single samples TLC's hit "Baby, Baby, Baby."

Guest appearances confirmed include Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Trey Songz, T-Pain, Ron Browz, Dondria Nicole, Lil Eddie and T.I.. Bow Wow tried to get Kid Rock on the song "Sunshine", but was unsuccessful.^[12][13]

Three versions of the album will be released. A Standard Version, a Limited Edition includes a Bonus DVD & a Walmart Version (Only a Clean Edition) with 3 Bonus Tracks.

Videos

The first video for the promotional single "Marco Polo" was recorded in an aquatic park outside of an Atlanta Suburb known as Sun Valley Beach, in Paulding Co. GA.^[14] The music video premiered on the Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Youtube page and on ^[15] FNMTV on July 25, 2008.^[15]

The second video for the promotional single "Big Girls" premiered on Youtube one day after "Marco Polo". The complete version was released later on Youtube for some time but then removed again for unknown reasons. There is no official date on the videos re-release.^[16]

The video for the song "Roc The Mic" is released and is featuring and produced by Jermaine Dupri. It was shot in Los Angeles, California near the Staples Center. The video for the song "You Can Get It All" featuring Johntá Austin and produced by Jermaine Dupri was shot in Malibu, California and has also been released. Both videos were directed by Hype Williams. Bow Wow confirmed that he will be shooting a video for "Pole In My Basement". The video will be shot in a strip club theme. The "Pole In My Basement" video is set to premiere on May 30, 2009 at 9 am EST on Bow Wow's official Youtube page.

In his tour bus, Bow Wow has made videos for the songs "Sunshine",^[17] "Like This"^[18] and "She's My"^[19] on his Youtube page, but the videos are home videos and not official videos.

Sales

New Jack City II debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200. On one of his YouTube videos, Bow Wow asked his fans to help him get the number one rap album - as a 'birthday gift'.^[20] Unfortunately for Bow Wow, Southern rap group UGK's UGK 4 Life took the top spot that week.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get That Paper"	Shad Moss, Chadron Moore	Nitti	3:19
2.	"What They Call Me" (featuring Nelly and Ron Browz)	Jermaine Dupri, Cornell Hayes, Jr., Jaron Alston, James Calloway, Leroy Jackson, Aaron "Sonny" T. Davenport	Dupri, LRoc*	3:58
3.	"Roc da Mic" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Dupri, Douglas Davis, Ricky Walters, Thomas Randolph Bell, Linda Epstein, Kenneth Gamble	Dupri, LRoc*, additional vocals by Dondria	3:48
4.	"Been Doin' This" (featuring T.I.)	Moss, Clifford Harris, Lamar Edwards	Mars, T.I.	4:52
5.	"You Can Get It All" (featuring Johntá Austin)	Dupri, James Phillips, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	Dupri, LRoc*	3:37
6.	"Sunshine"	Dupri, Lee Hazlewood	Dupri, LRoc*	3:27
7.	"Like This" (featuring Dondria and Johntá Austin)	Moss, Dupri, Alston, Phillips, James Harris, Terry Lewis	Dupri, LRoc*	3:40
8.	"She's My" (featuring T-Pain)	Faheem Najm, David "Preach" Bal4, Babyface, Darnell Bristol	T-Pain	3:51
9.	"I Ain't Playing" (featuring Trey Songz)	Dupri, Phillips, Johntá Austin	Dupri, LRoc*	4:47
10.	"Pole in My Basement"	Moss, Christopher Gholson	Drumma Boy	4:16
11.	"Shake It" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	Moss, Kasseem Dean, Rahman Lang	Swizz Beatz	3:31

Wal-Mart Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Marco Polo" (featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)	Moss, DeAndre Way	Young Sity, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em	4:17
13.	"Big Girls"	Moss	Swizz Beatz	3:34
14.	"Anything You Can Do" (featuring Lil Bow Wow)	Moss	Dupri, LRoc*	4:02

• (*) denotes a co-producer.

Sample credits

• "What They Call Me" contains elements and a sample of "Big Time" as performed by Rick James, and written by James Calloway, Leroy Jackson and Aaron "Sonny" T. Davenport.
• "Roc tha Mic" samples "La Di Da Di" as performed by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew featuring MC Ricky D., and written by Douglas Davis and Ricky Walters. It also contains interpolations of "Break Up to Make Up" as performed by The Stylistics, and written by Thomas Randolph Bell, Linda Epstein and Kenneth Gamble.
• "You Can Get It All" contains interpolations of the hit song "Baby-Baby-Baby" as performed by TLC, and written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons.
• "Sunshine" contains elements of pop song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" as performed by Nancy Sinatra, and written by Lee Hazlewood.
• "Like This" contains interpolations of "Even When You Sleep" as performed by The SOS Band, and written by James Harris and Terry Lewis.
• "She's My" contains interpolations and a sample of "Roni" as performed by Bobby Brown, and written by Babyface, David Balfour and Darnell Bristol.

Personal

Managerial

• Liz Hausle - marketing
• Michael T. Mauldin - executive producer
• Bow Wow - executive producer, A&R operations
• Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott - A&R
• Juli Knapp - A&R

Performance credits

• Dondria - vocals
• Johntá Austin - background vocals

Visuals and imagery

• Mark Mann - photography
• Chris Feldmann - art director, design

Instruments

• Julio Miranda - guitar
• David "Preach" Bal4 - keyboard

Technical and production

• Dave Kutch - mastering
• Jermaine Dupri - production, vocal production, mixing
• Nitti - production
• Lamar "Mars" Edwards - production
• T.I. - production
• T-Pain - production
• Drumma Boy - production
• Swizz Beatz - production
• LRoc - co-production
• Elliott Carter - engineering
• Aaron Holton - engineering
• John Horesco IV - engineering
• Josh Gudwin - vocal engineering
• Josh Houghkirk - engineering assistant
• Ghazi Hourani - engineering assitant
• Kegan Houston - engineering assitant
• Phil Tan - mixing
• Leslie Brathwaite - mixing
• John Frye - mixing
• Fabian Marasciullo - mixing
• Ray Seay - mixing
• John Horesco IV - recording
• Miles Walker - recording
• David Bench - assistant
• Carlos Oyanedel - assistant

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	16
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	2

References

1. ^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi?020309
2. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1454470. 
3. ^ "DJBooth review". http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/bow-wow-new-jack-city-ii-0407091/. 
4. ^ "IGN review". http://music.ign.com/articles/970/970876p1.html. 
5. ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72889-bow-wow-new-jack-city-ii/. 
6. ^ "The Smoking Section review". http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/04/like-this-review-of-bow-wows-new-jack-city-ii. 
7. ^ "Vibe review". http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2009/03/bow_wow_new_jack_city_two/. 
8. ^ "XXL review". http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=38394. 
9. ^ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhM0e9pg278tlWhi37
10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiZsz1FMtCo&feature=channel_page
11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs2cikdOTlI
12. ^ http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2008/09/topic/artists/bow-wow/bow-wows-7th-album-new-jack-city-part-2-drops-december-8th/
13. ^ http://www.princebow.com/
14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m66y6q5n_ik&feature=channel_page
15. ^ ^{a b} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi40powiPrc&feature=channel
16. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IggI2L-QHU&feature=related
17. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_GA0JdV-v8&feature=channel_page
18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvmm-1xY0-s&feature=channel_page
19. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gi5KuTfH2o&feature=channel_page
20. ^ BOW WOW!!LAST NEW JACK CITY PT.2 BLOG!!!!! - YouTube.com

External links

• Official Website
• YouTube Channel