Pilot Talk II

{{Infobox album

| name = Pilot Talk II

| type = studio

| artist = Curren$y

| cover = PtIIcover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2010|11|22}}

| recorded = 2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 40:51

| label = {{hlist|DD172|BluRoc|UMG}}

| producer = {{hlist|Damon Dash (exec.)|Ski Beatz|The Senseis|Drupey|Monsta Beatz|Nesby Phips}}

| prev_title = Pilot Talk

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Covert Coup

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Pilot Talk II

| type = Studio

| single1 = Michael Knight

| single1date = October 12, 2010

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=David|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=pilot-talk-ii-r2054604|pure_url=yes}} |title=Review: Pilot Talk II |work=Allmusic |accessdate=November 25, 2010}}

| rev2 = URB

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Vidal |first=Dan |url=http://www.urb.com/2010/11/23/curreny-pilot-talk-ii |title=Review: Curren$y-Pilot Talk II |work=URB |accessdate=November 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124174848/http://www.urb.com/2010/11/23/curreny-pilot-talk-ii/ |archivedate=November 24, 2010 }}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = (8.2/10){{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14906-pilot-talk-ii/ |title=Review: Curren$y-Pilot Talk 2 |work=Pitchfork Media |accessdate=November 27, 2010}}

}}

Pilot Talk II is the fourth studio album by rapper Curren$y. The majority of the album was produced by Ski Beatz and The Senseis. Curren$y himself stated in an interview that the album would be released October 26, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLaOcmiR-G8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qLaOcmiR-G8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Curren$y's "Married To The M.O.B" With New T-Shirt Line |website=YouTube |date=22 September 2010 |accessdate=September 30, 2010 }}{{cbignore}} The album was moved back and released on November 22, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/news_single.aspx?nid=8194&artistID=7422 |title=Video: Curren$y Pilot Talk 2 Coming November 22nd!

|accessdate=October 27, 2010 }}

Promotion

As with Pilot Talk, Pilot Talk II was given viral promotion with video blogging through DD172's online media network CreativeControl.tv as well as through their Vimeo page.{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/user471763 |title=Creative Control on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-05}}

Singles

The first single, "Michael Knight", was released for download on October 12, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/discography_single.aspx?artistID=7422&productID=12429 |title=Def Jam |publisher=Island Def Jam |date= |accessdate=2012-03-05}} A video for the single premiered on CreativeControl.tv{{cite web |url=http://www.creativecontrol.tv/www/#/music-videos/curren$y/michael-knight/ |title=Creative Control |publisher=Creativecontrol.tv |accessdate=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427163822/http://creativecontrol.tv/www/#/music-videos/curren$y/michael-knight/ |archivedate=2011-04-27 }} as well as their Vimeo page{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/16567551 |title=MICHAEL KNIGHT on Vimeo }} on November 6, 2010. A music video for the song "Hold On" was released on December 26, 2010 via Vimeo.{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/18199578 |title=Curren$y - "Hold On" Feat. Young Roddy and Trademark on Vimeo }}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Airborne Aquarium

| note1 =

| music1 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Drums: Daru Jones

| extra1 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length1 = 2:51

| title2 = Michael Knight

| note2 =

| music2 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave

| extra2 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length2 = 2:54

| title3 = Montreux

| note3 =

| music3 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave
  • Drums: Daru Jones
  • Trombone: Alex Asher
  • Saxophone: Nick Videen

| extra3 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length3 = 2:03

| title4 = Famous

| note4 =

| music4 = * Saxophone: Lance Ellis

  • Bass: Jean Lephare
  • Keyboard: Jean Lephare
  • Drum Programming: Deelow

| extra4 = Monsta Beatz

| length4 = 3:21

| title5 = Flight Briefing

| note5 = featuring Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver

| music5 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave
  • Keyboard: Basil Wajdowicz

| extra5 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = A Gee

| note6 =

| music6 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave
  • Drums: Daru Jones
  • Keyboard: Corey Bernhard
  • Violin: Yeji Cha

| extra6 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length6 = 2:52

| title7 = Real Estates

| note7 = featuring Dom Kennedy

| music7 = * Bass: Brady Watt

| extra7 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = Silence

| note8 = featuring McKenzie Eddy

| music8 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave
  • Drums: Daru Jones

| extra8 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length8 = 3:01

| title9 = Hold On

| note9 = featuring Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver

| music9 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave

| extra9 = Nesby Phips

| length9 = 4:05

| title10 = Fashionably Late

| note10 = featuring Dee Low

| music10 = * Bass: Jean LePhare

  • All Keyboards: Jean LePhare
  • Drum Programming: Dee Low

| extra10 = Monsta Beatz

| length10 = 3:10

| title11 = Highed Up

| note11 =

| music11 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave
  • Trumpet: Omar Little
  • Sousaphone: Nadav Nirenberg

| extra11 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length11 = 2:05

| title12 = O.G...(The Jar)

| note12 = featuring Fiend

| music12 = *

| extra12 = Drupey

| length12 = 2:36

| title13 = Michael Knight (Remix)

| note13 = featuring Raekwon

| music13 = * Bass: Brady Watt

  • Guitar: John Cave

| extra13 = {{hlist|Ski Beatz|The Senseis}}

| length13 = 3:44

}}

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