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Dedication 2 Mixtape by Lil Wayne Released May 2006 Genre Hip hop Length 77:42 Label 101 Distribution Producer DJ Drama, various others Compiler DJ Drama Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
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Lil Wayne chronology Dedication
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(2006)Back cover Dedication 2 is a 2006 mixtape by DJ Drama and Lil Wayne. It is a sequel to Lil Wayne's previous mixtape, Dedication, and is second in DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz series with Lil Wayne. It is one of the few mixtapes in the hip hop genre to be both financially successful and critically acclaimed.[1] Despite its illegal use of unlicensed instrumentals and samples,[2] it is sold through iTunes and retail stores such as Best Buy and FYE,[3] widely reviewed in the mainstream media,[3] and even though a mixtape that almost only exclusively sold digitally it peaked at #69 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart.[4] The cover shows Lil Wayne with "Fear God" tattooed on his eyelids.[5]
Contents
Lyrical content
Much of the mixtape showcases Lil Wayne's free associating rhymes and "liquid non-sequiturs."[6]
Critical reception
Dedication 2 appeared on year-end top ten lists from the New Yorker critic Sasha Frere-Jones,[7] New York Times critic Kelefa Sanneh,[8][9] the Baltimore City Paper's Jason Torres,[10] and a panel of critics at the Washington City Paper.[11] Tom Breihan of The Village Voice proclaimed it the best summer album of 2006, praising DJ Drama's "impeccable beat selection".[6] "SportsCenter" was complimented for its "free associating brain bursts."[12] "Georgia... Bush" was also acclaimed for its "mesmerizing indictment" of President Bush.[2][13]
Accolades
In 2009, Rhapsody ranked the album at #15 on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade"[14] list.
Track listing
# Title Length Producer Featured guest(s) Samples 1 "The Best in the Business" 0:41 2 "Get 'Em" 3:20 Don Cannon - "Get From Round Me" by The Diplomats
3 "They Still Like Me" 2:18 Jamall Willingham, Maurice Gleaton 4 "I'm the Best Rapper Alive" 1:16 - "Bang Bang" by Young Buck
5 "Cannon" (AMG Remix) 5:52 Don Cannon Freeway, Willie the Kid, Detroit Red & Juice - "Bankstaz" by Sunz of Man
6 "Workin Em" 3:12 DJ Infamous 7 "Sportscenter" 2:49 DJ Green Lantern - "The Game Iz Mine" by Jay-Z
8 "Welcome to tha Concrete Jungle" 2:29 Clayton Haraba Juelz Santana 9 "Spitter" 3:15 Swizz Beatz 10 "South Muzik" 3:27 Organized Noize 11 "This What I Call Her" 2:44 9th Wonder - "Lovin' It" by Little Brother
12 "Dedication 2" 2:43 Kanye West - "Bang Bang" by Nancy Sinatra
- "Ground Zero" by The Diplomats
13 "Weezy on Retirement" 0:42 14 "Poppin them Bottles" 3:51 DJ Paul & Juicy J Curren$y & Mack Maine 15 "What U Kno" 1:40 DJ Toomp - "What You Know" by T.I.
16 "Where da Cash At" 4:55 The Runners Curren$y & Remy Ma - "Fireman " by Lil Wayne
17 "Ridin wit the AK" 4:10 The Beat Bullies, Clayton Haraba Curren$y & Mack Maine - "Kryptonite (I'm on It)" by Purple Ribbon All-Stars
18 "Weezy on the Streetz of N.O." 0:26 19 "Walk It Off" 5:30 - "Don't U Be Greedy" by U.N.L.V.
20 "Hustlin" 4:00 The Runners, Clayton Haraba 21 "Gettin Some Head" 3:47 Xcel, Clayton Haraba Pharrell - "Gettin' Some" by Shawnna
22 "A Dedication After Disaster" 0:48 23 "No Other" 5:27 Pimp C, N.O. Joe, Just Blaze Juelz Santana 24 "Outta Here" 0:53 25 "Georgia... Bush" 7:27 DJ Green Lantern - "Georgia" by Field Mob & Ludacris featuring Jamie Foxx
"Weezy's Ambitionz" Daz Dillinger - "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" by 2Pac
References
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (November 1, 2006). "A Rap Star at His Peak, With Fans to Let Down". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/arts/music/01wayn.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ a b Richards, Chris (July 5, 2006). "Hip-Hop Mixtapes: Unlicensed to Thrill". The Washington Post. p. C5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/04/AR2006070400883.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Samantha M. (February 18, 2007). "Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry Version)". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/magazine/18djdrama.t.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Lil Wayne". Billboard. 2007. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=333&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Albums&ci=3095603&cdi=9779309&cid=05%2F24%2F2008model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=352101&model.vnuAlbumId=952116. Retrieved 2007-10-08.[dead link]
- ^ Macia, Peter (June 22, 2006). "DJ Drama & Lil Wayne - Dedication 2". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37061-dedication-2. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (July 5, 2006). "The Quarterly Report: The Summer's Best Albums". The Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2006/07/the_quarterly_r_6.php. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (December 14, 2006). "Best of 2006". http://www.sashafrerejones.com/2005/12/best_of_2006.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (December 24, 2006). "Timberlake, Timbaland and Monkeys". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/arts/music/24sann.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (July 20, 2006). "Mixtapes Mix In the Marketing That Fuels the Hip-Hop Industry". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/arts/music/20sann.html. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Torres, Jason (December 13, 2006). "The Year in Music". Baltimore City Paper. http://www.baltimorecitypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=13025. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ "The 2006 CP Top 20". Washington City Paper. 2006. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/special/2006top20/. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (June 2, 2006). "DJ Drama & Lil Wayne: "Sportscenter" (Track Review)". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/36871-sportscenter. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (October 3, 2006). "The Best Rapper Alive vs. George Bush". Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2150550/. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ "Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade" Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (December 4, 2006). "Eminem and Lil Wayne rapping with friends". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/04/features/eminem.php. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
External links
Lil Wayne Discography · Awards and nominations · Videography Albums Tha Block Is Hot · Lights Out · 500 Degreez · Tha Carter · Tha Carter II · Tha Carter III · Rebirth · I Am Not a Human Being · Tha Carter IVExtended plays Collaborations Like Father, Like Son (with Birdman) · We Are Young Money (with Young Money Entertainment)Mixtapes Concert tours America's Most Wanted Tour · I Am Music TourRelated articles Studio albums Gangsta Grillz: The Album · Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) · Third PowerMixtapes Dedication · Dedication 2 · Dedication 3 · Gone Fishing · The Demo Tape · Fuck a Mixtape · Turn Off the Radio Vol. 4: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz · Well DoneSingles "5000 Ones" · "The Art of Storytellin' Part 4" · "Day Dreaming" · "Ridiculous" · "Oh My" · "Never See You Again"Related articles Categories:- Lil Wayne albums
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