Anticipation II | ||||
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Mixtape by | ||||
Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Studio | Songbook Studio House, ( Miami, Florida) [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Troy Taylor | |||
Trey Songz chronology | ||||
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Anticipation II is a mixtape by American singer Trey Songz, released on November 1, 2011. [1] [2]
On April 24, 2020, Trey Songz re-released the mixtape on streaming platforms, with the original mixtape in the series Anticipation. [3] [4] [5]
Songz described the material worked for the mixtape as the most "pure" of his, at the time, recent discography. He stated: "Historically, my mixtapes have served as a creative outlet for me to serve my fans without the pressure of creating records solely for sales, this time around the music came out particularly real and good". [6] [7]
Anticipation II is filled with R&B and alternative R&B slow-jams. The lyrical content is for the vast majority about sex, with a songwriting that has been described as "very sultry" and "explicit". [6] [8]
During a 2020 interview with Uproxx, when asked about what his best project to date was, the singer said it was Anticipation II, stating:
It is one of my truest bodies of work because it was what I wanted to do. In every album, at the end, it was a process where we met with the label, and I would say it was a joint decision that these are the best songs, but those albums wouldn’t be those albums had it been up to me. They would have been different. I feel like the truest albums you’ve gotten from me are albums where there wasn’t any input from anybody else but me and Troy Taylor. That’s what happened with this album. [9]
The mixtape was released on November 1, 2011, along with the hip-hop mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 on the same day. [6]
In 2012, Songz performed the mixtape on stage, supporting it with The Anticipation 2our with 19 shows in North America. [10]
In 2020 the project was finally released on all streaming platforms. [11]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
AllMusic's writer Andy Kellman gave it four and half out of five stars saying "The R&B singer whispers the most nasty things possible, with impeccable sensual melodies over slow, dark and electronic beats. He overcomes himself on the mesmerizing "Inside Pt 2", using the sound of a woman's orgasm with the same functioning of a guitar solo". [12]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Find a Place" | 3:56 |
2. | "Still Scratchin Me Up" | 4:40 |
3. | "When We Make Love" | 4:45 |
4. | "Me 4 U / Infidelity Pt 2" | 4:30 |
5. | "Don't Judge" | 3:26 |
6. | "Inside Pt 2" | 4:10 |
7. | "Good Feelings" | 3:06 |
8. | "Bomb (A.P.)" | 3:52 |
9. | "Flights & Skype" | 3:56 |
10. | "Girl at Home" | 3:31 |
11. | "French Kiss" | 4:11 |
12. | "Girl on Girl" | 3:49 |
13. | "U Should Roll..." | 4:12 |
14. | "Top of the World" | 4:51 |
15. | "She Needs Me" | 3:20 |
Anticipation II | ||||
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Mixtape by | ||||
Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Studio | Songbook Studio House, ( Miami, Florida) [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Troy Taylor | |||
Trey Songz chronology | ||||
|
Anticipation II is a mixtape by American singer Trey Songz, released on November 1, 2011. [1] [2]
On April 24, 2020, Trey Songz re-released the mixtape on streaming platforms, with the original mixtape in the series Anticipation. [3] [4] [5]
Songz described the material worked for the mixtape as the most "pure" of his, at the time, recent discography. He stated: "Historically, my mixtapes have served as a creative outlet for me to serve my fans without the pressure of creating records solely for sales, this time around the music came out particularly real and good". [6] [7]
Anticipation II is filled with R&B and alternative R&B slow-jams. The lyrical content is for the vast majority about sex, with a songwriting that has been described as "very sultry" and "explicit". [6] [8]
During a 2020 interview with Uproxx, when asked about what his best project to date was, the singer said it was Anticipation II, stating:
It is one of my truest bodies of work because it was what I wanted to do. In every album, at the end, it was a process where we met with the label, and I would say it was a joint decision that these are the best songs, but those albums wouldn’t be those albums had it been up to me. They would have been different. I feel like the truest albums you’ve gotten from me are albums where there wasn’t any input from anybody else but me and Troy Taylor. That’s what happened with this album. [9]
The mixtape was released on November 1, 2011, along with the hip-hop mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 on the same day. [6]
In 2012, Songz performed the mixtape on stage, supporting it with The Anticipation 2our with 19 shows in North America. [10]
In 2020 the project was finally released on all streaming platforms. [11]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
AllMusic's writer Andy Kellman gave it four and half out of five stars saying "The R&B singer whispers the most nasty things possible, with impeccable sensual melodies over slow, dark and electronic beats. He overcomes himself on the mesmerizing "Inside Pt 2", using the sound of a woman's orgasm with the same functioning of a guitar solo". [12]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Find a Place" | 3:56 |
2. | "Still Scratchin Me Up" | 4:40 |
3. | "When We Make Love" | 4:45 |
4. | "Me 4 U / Infidelity Pt 2" | 4:30 |
5. | "Don't Judge" | 3:26 |
6. | "Inside Pt 2" | 4:10 |
7. | "Good Feelings" | 3:06 |
8. | "Bomb (A.P.)" | 3:52 |
9. | "Flights & Skype" | 3:56 |
10. | "Girl at Home" | 3:31 |
11. | "French Kiss" | 4:11 |
12. | "Girl on Girl" | 3:49 |
13. | "U Should Roll..." | 4:12 |
14. | "Top of the World" | 4:51 |
15. | "She Needs Me" | 3:20 |