Welcome 2 Collegrove

The title is a portmanteau of 2 Chainz' and Lil Wayne's hometowns. 2 Chainz is from College Park, Georgia, while Wayne hails from Hollygrove, New Orleans. The release was led by the single "Presha", released on October 20, 2023{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=October 20, 2023 |title=2 Chainz, Lil Wayne Preview Joint Album With Fast-Talking Single 'Presha' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2-chainz-lil-wayne-joint-album-presha-single-1234858804/ |access-date=October 22, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020081220/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2-chainz-lil-wayne-joint-album-presha-single-1234858804/ |url-status=live }} and produced by Bangladesh. The album was originally set to release on the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2;{{Cite web |last=II |first=C. Vernon Coleman |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Lil Wayne Dropping His New Album on the Same Day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2 |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-wayne-new-album-same-day-nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2/ |access-date=October 22, 2023 |website=XXL Mag |language=en |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022034243/https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-wayne-new-album-same-day-nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2/ |url-status=live }} however, Minaj later pushed that album's release date further back to December 8, so her vinyl preorders would be shipped in the first week.{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Nicki Minaj Does Something for the Barbz |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2-release-date.html |access-date=November 4, 2023 |website=Vulture |language=en}} The album was originally believed to be released on November 2, 2023{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} but Wayne said that was "not tru[e]".

On October 27, during an episode of Young Money Radio on Apple Music, the pair debuted two new songs in "Long Story Short" and "Oprah and Gayle"; both are confirmed to appear on the album.{{cite web |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/lil-wayne-young-money-radio-new-songs-2-chainz |title=Lil Wayne Marks Return of Young Money Radio by Debuting 2 New Songs with 2 Chainz |work=HipHopDX |date=October 27, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |author=Mendez, Marisa}} The second single from the album, "Long Story Short", was released November 10.{{cite magazine |last1=Zemler |first1=Emily |title=2 Chainz, Lil Wayne Unveil Anthemic Single 'Long Story Short' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2-chainz-lil-wayne-long-story-short-single-1234874581/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 12, 2023 |date=November 10, 2023}} The third single from the album, "Transparency" was released November 17.{{Cite web|url=https://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/2-chainz-lil-wayne-drop-highly-anticipated-new-album-welcome-2-collegrove-available-today/|title=2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE DROP HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM, WELCOME 2 COLLEGROVE, AVAILABLE TODAY|website=Umusic}}

Welcome 2 Collegrove is a hip hop and Southern hip hop album. According to AllMusic's TiVo Staff "Narrative skits and quick shifts in production styles give the album a mixtape feel". Thomas Galindo of American Songwriter said that in comparison to their previous collaborative album, on Welcome 2 Collegrove Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz "opted for more of a mixed bag of approaches".

In the United States, Welcome 2 Collegrove debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units.{{Cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2023/11/lil-wayne-2-chainz-welcome-2-collegrove-andre-3000-new-blue-sun-first-week-sales/|title=Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz 'Welcome 2 Collegrove' And Andre 3000 'New Blue Sun' First Week Sales | HipHop-N-More|date=November 28, 2023}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Welcome 2 Collegrove track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 57:38

| title1 = Scene 1: Welcome 2 Collegrove

| writer1 = Dwayne Abernathy Jr.

| extra1 = Dem Jointz

| length1 = 0:49

| title2 = G6

| writer2 = {{hlist|Dwayne Carter|Tauheed Epps|Javier Rockamore|Roman Boris Rondiak|Papa Abdou Fall|Nolan Presley|Theodore Thomas}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Big Papito|London Jae|Loopholes|Presley}}

| length2 = 3:04

| title3 = Big Diamonds

| note3 = featuring 21 Savage

| writer3 ={{hlist|Carter|Epps|Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph|Byron Thomas|Bryan Williams}}

| extra3 = Mannie Fresh

| length3 = 3:19

| title4 = Presha

| writer4 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Shondrae Crawford|Curtis Jackson|Andre Young|Mike Elizondo}}

| extra4 = Bangladesh

| length4 = 3:05

| title5 = Long Story Short

| writer5 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|B. Thomas|Justin Scott|Jordan Michael Houston|Anna Gaye|Elgie Stover|Iris Gordy||Paul Beauregard|Patrick Houston|Marvin Gaye}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Mannie Fresh|Big K.R.I.T.|Juicy J}}

| length5 = 3:30

| title6 = Scene 2: Duffle Bag Boys

| writer6 = Abernathy

| extra6 = Dem Jointz

| length6 = 0:29

| title7 = Millions from Now

| writer7 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Mike Dean|Asten Harris}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Dean|Apex Martin}}

| length7 = 2:19

| title8 = Crazy Thick

| writer8 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Brandon Hamlin|Marcus Lomax}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|B Ham|MarcLo|German{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 2:56

| title9 = Transparency

| note9 = featuring Usher

| writer9 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Christian Ward|Dean|Lerron Carson|Francis LeBlanc|Altariq Crapps|Melvin Moore}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Fridayy|Hitmaka|Dean|Paul Cabbin|Tarik Beats}}

| length9 = 3:15

| title10 = Significant Other

| writer10 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Samuel Gloade|Carlton Davis Mays Jr.|Marcus Byrd|Darius Jenkins|Corey Eborn|Eric Sloan|Indyah Mcalister|Brandon Black}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|30 Roc|Honorable C.N.O.T.E.|Indyah|Kreative Villains|Mark Byrd}}

| length10 = 4:23

| title11 = Scene 3: Ladies Man

| writer11 = Abernathy

| extra11 = Dem Jointz

| length11 = 0:31

| title12 = PPA

| note12 = featuring Fabolous

| writer12 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Chris Mendoza|John Jackson|Byrd|Vince Mendoza}}

| extra12 = Mark Byrd

| length12 = 3:40

| title13 = Oprah and Gayle

| note13 = featuring Benny the Butcher

| writer13 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Aldrin Davis|Angela Bofill|Jeremie Pennick}}

| extra13 = DJ Toomp

| length13 = 5:13

| title14 = Shame

| writer14 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Big John Hamilton|Lamont Hawkins|Clifford Smith|Corey Woods|Dennis Coles|Gary Grice|Jason Hunter|Kejuan Muchita|Melvin Mims|Robert Diggs|Russell Jones}}

| extra14 = Havoc

| length14 = 2:36

| title15 = Bars

| writer15 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Charles Lloyd|Chris Patilis|C. Jackson|Curtis Stewart|David Brown|Kal Dellaportas|Muchita|Marvin Bernard|Dean}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Havoc|Mike Dean}}

| length15 = 3:42

| title16 = Scene 4: No Fent

| writer16 = Abernathy

| extra16 = Dem Jointz

| length16 = 0:28

| title17 = Godzilla

| note17 = featuring Vory

| writer17 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Armond Kendrick|Dominick Lopez|Tavoris Hollins Jr.}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Mondo|DomSolo{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length17 = 3:02

| title18 = Crown Snatcher

| writer18 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Jordan Fox|Shane Lindstrom}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Fox|Murda Beatz}}

| length18 = 2:36

| title19 = Can't Believe You

| note19 = featuring Rick Ross

| writer19 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Maxime Berton|Nicholas Warwar|Tarik Azzouz|William Roberts}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|StreetRunner|Azzouz|MightyMax}}

| length19 = 4:39

| title20 = Scene 5: Never Was Lost

| writer20 = Abernathy

| extra20 = Dem Jointz

| length20 = 0:14

| title21 = Moonlight

| note21 = featuring Marsha Ambrosius

| writer21 = {{hlist|Carter|Epps|Abernathy|Marsha Ambrosius}}

| extra21 = Dem Jointz

| length21 = 3:48

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Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer.
• "Long Story Short" samples "Out There", written by Jordan Houston, Paul Beauregard, and Patrick Houston, and performed by Project Pat.
• "Shame" interpolates "Shame on a Nigga" written by Lamont Hawkins, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Dennis Coles, Gary Grice, Jason Hunter, Robert Diggs, and Russell Jones, and performed by Wu-Tang Clan.

Musicians

• 2 Chainz – vocals
• Lil Wayne – vocals
• 50 Cent – speaker (tracks 1, 6, 11, 16, 20)
• Nolan Presley – programming (track 2)
• Big Papito – programming (track 2)
• B Ham – background vocals, drums (track 8)
• MarcLo – drums (track 8)
• Jack Freeman – additional vocals (track 10)
• Murda Beatz – drums, percussion (track 18)
• Jordan Fox – keyboards, strings (track 18)
• Sitara – additional vocals (track 19)
• Von Waters – additional vocals (track 19)
• Mighty Max – saxophone (track 19)
• Streetrunner – strings (track 19)
• Dem Jointz – programming (track 21)

Technical

• Glenn Schick – mastering
• Finis White – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 4)
• Mike Dean – mixing (track 7)
• Nolan Presley – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Cristal Viramontes – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Manny Galvez – engineering (tracks 2–5, 7–10, 12–15, 17–19, 21)
• Anthony R. Smith – engineering (track 9)
• Sloane Esme – mixing assistance (track 4)

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