Sugar Trap 2
{{short description|2017 mixtape by Rico Nasty}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Sugar Trap 2
| type = mixtape
| artist = Rico Nasty
| cover = Rico Nasty - Sugar Trap 2.jpg
| released = October 20, 2017
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 40:18
| label = Sugar Trap
| producer =
| prev_title = Tales of Tacobella
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Nasty
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{singles
|name=Sugar Trap 2
|type=mixtape
|single1=Poppin
|single1date=June 19, 2017
|single2=Key Lime OG
|single2date=October 3, 2017
|single3=Rojo
|single3date=October 10, 2017
|single4=Blue
|single4date=October 17, 2017
}}
}}
Sugar Trap 2 is the fifth mixtape by American rapper Rico Nasty. Released independently on October 20, 2017 under her own Sugar Trap label, it was supported by the singles "Poppin", "Key Lime OG", "Rojo" and "Blue". The mixtape features a guest appearance from rapper Famous Dex on "White", as well as production from WhoIsMike on the lead single "Poppin".{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2017|title=Stream Rico Nasty's 'Sugar Trap 2' Mixtape|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2017/10/24/rico-nasty-sugar-trap-2-mixtape-stream/|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Rap-Up|issn=1943-4006}} To support its release, Rico Nasty embarked on the Sugar Trap Tour of North America which began in November and ended in December 2017.{{Cite web|last=India|first=Lindsey|date=October 25, 2017|title=Rico Nasty Drops 'Sugar Trap 2' Project|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rico-nasty-sugar-trap-2-project/|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=XXL|issn=1093-0647}} American magazine Rolling Stone listed Sugar Trap 2 as one of the 40 Best Rap Albums of 2017.{{Cite magazine|last=Daramola|first=Israel|date=December 22, 2017|title=40 Best Rap Albums of 2017|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-best-rap-albums-of-2017-122021/|access-date=September 25, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|issn=0035-791X}}
Background and release
The lead single, "Poppin", was released in June 2017 and gained several million views on YouTube,{{Cite web|last=Iandoli|first=Kathy|date=June 6, 2019|title=Rico Nasty Gives Stress Relief Through Rap|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/rico-nasty-music-month|access-date=August 13, 2020|website=Teen Vogue|language=en-us|issn=1540-2215}} subsequently being featured in the soundtrack for the second season of the TV series Insecure. The mixtape's second single, "Key Lime OG" was later remixed by rapper Shy Glizzy in January 2018.{{Cite web|last=Burney|first=Lawrence|date=January 26, 2018|title=Rico Nasty's Already Great "Key Lime OG" Is Even Greater with Shy Glizzy|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rico-nastys-already-great-key-lime-og-is-even-greater-with-shy-glizzy/|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Noisey|issn=1077-6788}} "Rojo" and "Blue" served as the third and fourth singles, each being released on October 10 and October 17 respectively. Rico Nasty teased the release of Sugar Trap 2 in a video interview with Fuse in September 2017.{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2018|title=Rico Nasty Talks Sugar Trap 2 and Cartoon References|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/03/rico-nasty-sugar-trap-2-cartoon-references|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Fuse|via=Complex|issn=1538-6848}} Approaching its release, Rico Nasty told Complex, "don’t expect me to sing a lot [on Sugar Trap 2]."{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=October 18, 2017|title=Rico Nasty Is The Colorful Rapper You Need To Be Up On|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2017/10/rico-nasty-aka-tacobella-sugar-trap-2-interview|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=Complex|issn=1538-6848}} It serves as a sequel to Rico Nasty's 2016 mixtape Sugar Trap, which was released before Tales of Tacobella (May 2017).
Critical reception
When listing Sugar Trap 2 as one of the Best Rap Albums of 2017, Israel Daramola of Rolling Stone wrote that the mixtape "leaves you completely convinced of [Rico Nasty's] talents" and compared its "bubblegum eccentricity" to that of her previous collaborator Lil Yachty. Daramola noted that she "builds a wave all [on] her own that flashes a variety of moods and attitudes. At times, Sugar Trap 2 sounds like you’re inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory – everything seems made out of candy and the vocals are coated in Auto-Tune. Yet there are also hints of sinister grime in the margins. Above all, Rico raps with a very human-sounding charm and every facet of the production bursts with life." Courtney Neal of Revolt wrote that the mixtape "just grazes the surface of Rico Nasty's abilities as an artist while setting the bar for more to come".{{Cite web|last=Neal|first=Courtney|date=January 25, 2018|title=Rico Nasty is putting a twist on trap and guiding her fans through life|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2018/1/25/20821541/rico-nasty-is-putting-a-twist-on-trap-and-guiding-her-fans-through-life|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Revolt}}
Track listing
Adapted from Tidal{{cite web |title=Rico Nasty / Sugar Trap 2|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/80266101 |website=Tidal |date=20 October 2017 |accessdate=September 25, 2020}}
{{track listing
| all_writing = Maria Kelly
| title1 = Key Lime OG
| length1 = 3:01
| title2 = Rojo
| length2 = 2:24
| title3 = Poppin
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Sugar Trap
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = White
| length5 = 2:41
| note5 = featuring Famous Dex
| title6 = Everything
| length6 = 2:32
| title7 = Spaceships
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = Blue
| length8 = 3:13
| title9 = Mad Rich
| length9 = 3:15
| title10 = Phone
| length10 = 3:31
| title11 = Same Thing
| length11 = 3:05
| title12 = Back Up
| length12 = 2:37
| title13 = AR:15
| length13 = 2:04
| title14 = La La Land Outro
| length14 = 1:56
| total_length = 40:18
}}
References
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{{Rico Nasty}}
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