Meet the Woo 2

Meet the Woo 2 (alternatively titled Meet the Woo, Vol. 2) is the second mixtape by American rapper Pop Smoke and his final project to be released during his lifetime. It was released by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records on February 7, 2020. It debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200,[6] days before Pop Smoke was shot and killed in a home invasion on February 19, 2020.[7] It is the second installment in the Meet the Woo mixtape series, following Meet the Woo (2019). The mixtape contains features from Quavo, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Fivio Foreign, Lil Tjay with extra features from the deluxe edition released five days after the original mixtape from Nav, Gunna, and PnB Rock.

Meet the Woo 2
Mixtape by
Pop Smoke
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07) (initial)
February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12) (deluxe)
Genre
Length45:00
Label
Producer
Pop Smoke chronology
Meet the Woo
(2019)		 Meet the Woo 2
(2020)		 Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
(2020)
Singles from Meet the Woo 2
  1. "War"
    Released: October 4, 2019[3]
  2. "Christopher Walking"
    Released: January 15, 2020[4]
  3. "Dior"
    Released: February 11, 2020[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.3/10[2]

The deluxe edition was released on February 12, 2020, with three more songs, each one having a feature, who were Nav, Gunna, and PnB Rock.[8] It was the last release by Pop Smoke before his death.

The music video for "Shake the Room", featuring Quavo, was released on March 28, 2020, with director credits to Virgil Abloh. It marks the first posthumous music video from Pop Smoke.[9]

Commercial performance

Meet the Woo 2 debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart dated February 22, 2020, earning 36,000 album-equivalent units (including 5,000 pure album sales) in its first week.[10] This became Pop Smoke's first US top-ten debut on the chart.[10]

In Canada, the album also debuted in the top ten at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album also debuted in the top 40 in the Netherlands and the UK.[11][12]

Track listing
Meet the Woo 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Invincible"
Yoz Beatz2:07
2."Shake the Room" (featuring Quavo)
808Melo2:45
3."Get Back"
  • Jackson
  • Tafari
  • Yoz Beatz
  • Juju on da Beat
1:48
4."Christopher Walking"
3:10
5."Foreigner" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
808Melo2:41
6."Sweetheart" (featuring Fivio Foreign)
2:36
7."Element"
  • Jackson
  • Tafari
Yoz Beatz2:15
8."Armed n Dangerous" (Charlie Sloth freestyle)
  • Jackson
  • Loblack
  • Lamarre
  • 808Melo
  • Rico Beats
2:26
9."Mannequin" (featuring Lil Tjay)
  • 808Melo
  • CZR Beats
2:40
10."Dreaming"
  • Jackson
  • Loblack
  • Oshuhrinde
  • 808Melo
  • WondaGurl
2:54
11."She Got a Thing"
  • Jackson
  • Manalla Yusuf
Axl2:05
12."Dior" (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • Loblack
808Melo3:36
13."War" (featuring Lil Tjay) (bonus track)
  • Jackson
  • Merritt
  • Loblack
  • Ellis Newton
  • 808Melo
  • Swirv
3:41
Total length:34:44
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Wolves" (featuring Nav)
Swirv3:15
15."Dior (Remix)" (featuring Gunna)
808Melo3:50
16."Like Me" (featuring PnB Rock)
  • Jackson
  • Rakim Allen
  • Othello Kwaidah
  • Jake Burdike
  • Daniel Villalba
  • Caleb Ely
Othello Beats3:11
Total length:45:00

Sample credits

Charts
Chart performance for Meet the Woo 2
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 24
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 45
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 8
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 14
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 94
Irish Albums (OCC)[24] 41
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 27
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 16
US Billboard 200[29] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[31] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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