Cottonwood 2

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. Production on the album was handled by a variety of record producers, including NLE Choppa himself, Fridayy himself, London Jae, SkipOnDaBeat, Jordan Hollywood, Go Grizzly, Cheeze Beatz, Ben Billions, JetsonMade, Chilbu, DJ Paul, D.A. Got That Dope, Draco, CashMoneyAP, Chopsquad DJ, and YoungKio, among others. It serves as a sequel to his 2019 extended play, which was his first project. NLE Choppa announced the release date and cover art of the album on March 10, 2023, and revealed its tracklist on April 10, 2023.

Cottonwood 2
Studio album by
NLE Choppa
ReleasedApril 14, 2023
Recorded2020 - 2023
Length70:50
Label
Producer
NLE Choppa chronology
Me vs. Me
(2022)		 Cottonwood 2
(2023)
Singles from Cottonwood 2
  1. "Slut Me Out"
    Released: April 15, 2022
  2. "In the UK"
    Released: July 8, 2022
  3. "Do It Again"
    Released: October 7, 2022
  4. "Champions"
    Released: February 3, 2023
  5. "Mo Up Front"
    Released: March 10, 2023
  6. "Ain't Gonna Answer"
    Released: March 23, 2023

Background

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 in 2020 that hadn’t 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.

Singles

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, "23", was released on January 20, 2023.[6] The fifth single, "Champions", was released on February 3, 2023.[7] The sixth single, "Mo Up Front", was released on March 10, 2023.[8] The seventh and final single, "Ain't Gonna Answer", a collaboration with fellow American rapper Lil Wayne, was released on March 23, 2023.[9] A reworked version of "Slut Me Out" features fellow American rapper Sexyy Red and was released on April 7, 2023, which was also accompanied by a music video.[10]

Track listing

Bryson Potts is a common writer for all tracks; hence the "Writer(s)" column indicates co-writers.

Cottonwood 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Talk Different"
  • Jaucquez Lowe
  • Roderick Hughey
  • Broderick Hughey
  • London Jae
  • Twinz
3:40
2."Before I"
  • Edgar Ferrera
  • Jordan Gomez
  • Gabriel DeCastro
  • Otis Zirker
  • Yannis Kissinger
  • H. Ivy
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • Jordan Hollywood
  • DeCastro
  • ProducedbyKB
2:55
3."Do It Again" (featuring 2Rare)
Fya Man3:33
4."Drop Top"
  • Kevin Price
  • Darryl McCorkell
  • Go Grizzly
  • Cheeze Beatz
3:12
5."Ain't Gonna Answer" (with Lil Wayne)
Ben Billions3:07
6."Mo Up Front"
  • Superstar O
  • The Beatsmith
  • Yuneer Gainz
2:50
7."Automobooty" (with Lola Brooke and Modesty)
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • Al Cres
4:13
8."In the UK"
  • Aleksey Kuchmiy
  • Niklas Bienek
  • Diito
  • Maru Beats
3:03
9."Champions"
D.A. Got That Dope4:02
10."All I Know"
  • Price
  • McCorkell
  • Go Grizzly
  • Cheeze Beatz
2:14
11."Dope" (with Fivio Foreign)
Madenka2:47
12."Pretty Brown"
  • Lowe
  • Dylan McKinney
  • Marcos Anoñana
  • London Jae
  • DMac
  • Marsha K
3:39
13."Home"
  • Ferrera
  • Gomez
  • Cristian Colon
  • SkipOnDaBeat
  • Jordan Hollywood
  • CRVS
2:37
14."Habits" (with Kevin Gates)
3:33
15."Round & Round"
  • Chilbu
  • Felmax
2:52
16."Stomp Em Out" (with Duke Deuce)
2:58
17."Thug It Out"
  • Mathias Liyew
  • Trevor Rich
  • Arasb Ghassemi
  • Ambezza
  • Akxen
  • Riico
3:46
18."Glide with Me"
  • Doman
D.A. Got That Dope2:48
19."Disability Checks" (with Polo G featuring G Herbo)
  • Shottie
  • Draco
3:22
20."Slut Me Out"
2:03
21."On God" (with Queen Naija)
3:15
22."Cold Game" (with Rick Ross)
4:08
Total length:70:50
Deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
23."Lock In"
  • Udo
  • Nfeparis
  • MikeFrom31st
  • Draco
  • Nfeparis
  • MikeFrom31st
3:45
24."Clyde & Dodo" (featuring Gino 2x)
3:13
25."Envy" (with ArrDee)
2:27
26."Dog Food"
3:15
27."Who They Gone Call On"
  • Momberger
  • Illmaestro
4:42
28."Will Not Lose" (with Fridayy)
3:43
29."Slut Me Out" (featuring Sexyy Red)
  • CashMoney AP
  • FinesseGTB
3:23
30."Shake It" (with Russ Millions)
Sebz Beats3:26
31."Break the Bank"
  • Diorr
Diorr2:57
Total length:101:47

Note

Charts
Chart performance for Cottonwood 2
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 39
US Billboard 200[12] 21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 9

References
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  2. "Album: NLE Choppa 'Cottonwood 2' - Rap Radar". rapradar.com. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. Price, Joe (April 22, 2022). "NLE Choppa Drops Video for Explicit New Song "Slut Me Out"". Complex. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. Aron A. (July 14, 2022). "NLE Choppa Dabbles With London Drill On "In The UK"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. Banks, Lamar (October 7, 2022). "NLE Choppa Turns Up With 2Rare In New Video "Do It Again"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. Cho, Regina (January 20, 2023). "NLE Choppa returns with new "23" single". Revolt. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. Powell, Jon (February 3, 2023). "NLE Choppa blesses the masses with his latest single "Champions"". Revolt. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. Cho, Regina (March 10, 2023). "NLE Choppa releases new "Mo Up Front" single". Revolt. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. "NLE Choppa And Lil Wayne Join Forces On 'Ain't Gonna Answer'". Rap-Up. March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. Gonzalez, Alex (April 7, 2023). "NLE Choppa And Sexyy Red's 'Slut Me Out' Remix Is Even More Graphic Than The Original". Uproxx. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. "NLE Choppa Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. "NLE Choppa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  13. "NLE Choppa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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