A Love Letter to You 2

A Love Letter to You 2 is the second mixtape by American rapper Trippie Redd, released on October 6, 2017, by TenThousand Projects and Caroline Distribution. It is the second release in Trippie Redd's A Love Letter to You series, which began in May 2017. The album reached number 34 on the US Billboard 200.

A Love Letter to You 2
Mixtape by
Trippie Redd
ReleasedOctober 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
Genre
Length47:55
Label
Producer
  • 12Hunna
  • Apollo 7ven
  • ArnoldIsDead
  • Digital Nas
  • DY
  • Hollywood Don
  • FourtyEight
  • Goose the Guru
  • Grey Goon
  • Onassis Morris
  • Paris the Producer
  • Tayo Fetti
  • Young God
Trippie Redd chronology
A Love Letter to You
(2017)		 A Love Letter to You 2
(2017)		 Life's a Trip
(2018)
Singles from A Love Letter to You 2
  1. "Bust Down"
    Released: September 15, 2017[3]
  2. "In Too Deep"
    Released: September 27, 2017[4]

Background

The mixtape followed five months after the release of the first installment in the A Love Letter to You series. The tracks "In Too Deep", "Woah Woah Woah" and "I Know How to Self Destruct" were made available prior to the release of the full mixtape.[5] On September 11, 2017, Trippie Redd revealed the release date and cover art, which is a collage of photos from his childhood.[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HotNewHipHop70%[7]
Pitchfork6.2/10[8]

Alphonse Pierre of HotNewHipHop stated that while he felt Trippie Redd is a "future star", A Love Letter to You 2 was not the "right project to get him there". Pierre wrote that "A couple of good, scratch that, great collaborations with ParisTheProducer, Goose the Guru and Digital Nas aren't enough to completely overshadow Trippie's bad decision-making and indecisiveness on A Love Letter To You 2", saying that once it seems like Trippie has found his "groove" on the mixtape, he follows it with songs like "Hellboy" that include "cliche rhyming patterns" and "mood-killing production".[7] Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork called the mixtape "all hooks, all emotion, but features poorly designed songs that lack the spark of his previous mixtape", elaborating that "Few songs on A Love Letter to You 2 have more than one Trippie verse. There are songs where he only sings the chorus. Those hooks are usually just echoes, the same word, phrase, or basic idea repeated or reiterated. [...] Still, nearly every Trippie song can be enjoyable on the condition you don't pay too close attention."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Bust Down"
  • Paris the Producer
  • Goose the Guru
4:05
2."Feel Good" (with Khalil and Cydnee with a C)
  • Paris the Producer
  • Goose the Guru
3:20
3."In Too Deep"
  • Paris the Producer
  • Goose the Guru
3:43
4."Deadman's Wonderland" (with ForeverAntiPop)Goose the Guru3:57
5."Woah Woah Woah" (with Bali Baby)Young God3:42
6."Back of My Mind" (with Chris King and Cydnee with a C)Grey Goon4:46
7."Today" (with UnoTheActivist)
  • Tayo Fetti
  • Goose the Guru
3:37
8."Hellboy"
  • Apollo 7ven
  • Onassis Morris
3:08
9."Back Back Back"Digital Nas3:59
10."Dangerous" (with Rocket Da Goon and Chris King)FourtyEight3:47
11."Overweight" (featuring Chris King)
  • DY
  • 12Hunna
3:17
12."Overdose on L1fe"
  • ArnoldIsDead
  • Goose the Guru
2:04
13."I Know How to Self Destruct"Young God1:42
14."Let Me Down"Hollywood Don2:48
Total length:47:55

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 19

References
  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-love-letter-to-you-2/1290022874
  2. Sheldon Pearce (October 16, 2017). "Trippie Redd: A Love Letter to You 2 Album Review". Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-love-letter-to-you-2/1290022874
  4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-love-letter-to-you-2/1290022874
  5. Darville, Jordan (October 6, 2017). "Trippie Redd shares new mixtape A Love Letter To You 2". The Fader. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. Barry, Peter A (September 12, 2017). "Trippie Redd Shares Cover, Release Date for 'A Love Letter to You 2'". XXL. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  7. Pierre, Alphonse (October 10, 2017). "Trippie Redd's 'A Love Letter To You 2' Review". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. Pearce, Sheldon (October 16, 2017). "Trippie Redd: A Love Letter to You 2 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  9. "Chart Search: Trippie Redd – A Love Letter to You 2". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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