New Jack City II

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New Jack City II
Studio album by Bow Wow
Released March 31, 2009[1]
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Pop rap
Length 43:00
Label LBW Entertainment/Columbia
Producer Bow Wow (exec.), Jermaine Dupri (exec.), Michael Mauldin (exec.), Lil Ronnie, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, J. R. Rotem, Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled, Drumma Boy, Nitti, T-Pain, Bryan-Michael Cox , DJ Toomp, Ron Browz, No I.D.
Bow Wow chronology
Face Off
(2007)		 New Jack City II
(2009)		 Underrated
(2011)
Limited Edition Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
DJBooth 3.5/5 stars[3]
IGN 6.7/10 stars (6.7)[4]
PopMatters 2/10 stars[5]
The Smoking Section 3/5 stars[6]
Vibe (unfavorable)[7]
XXL 3/5 stars (L)[8]

New Jack City II is the sixth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow.[9] This is Bow Wow's first solo album to receive a Parental Advisory label for Adult Language.

Contents

[edit] Album information

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The album was released on March 31, 2009. On Bow Wow's and JD's YouTube page, JD explains the title of the album.[10] The first official single for the album will be You Can Get It All featuring Johntá Austin and produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.[11] This single samples TLC's hit "Baby, Baby, Baby."

Guest appearances confirmed include Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Trey Songz, T-Pain, Ron Browz, Dondria Nicole, Lil Eddie and T.I.. Bow Wow tried to get Kid Rock on the song "Sunshine", but was unsuccessful.[12][13]

Three versions of the album will be released. A Standard Version, a Limited Edition includes a Bonus DVD & a Walmart Version (Only a Clean Edition) with 3 Bonus Tracks.

[edit] Videos

The first video for the promotional single "Marco Polo" was recorded in an aquatic park outside of an Atlanta Suburb known as Sun Valley Beach, in Paulding Co. GA.[14] The music video premiered on the Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Youtube page and on[15] FNMTV on July 25, 2008.[15]

The second video for the promotional single "Big Girls" premiered on Youtube one day after "Marco Polo". The complete version was released later on Youtube for some time but then removed again for unknown reasons. There is no official date on the videos re-release.[16]

The video for the song "Roc The Mic" is released and is featuring and produced by Jermaine Dupri. It was shot in Los Angeles, California near the Staples Center. The video for the song "You Can Get It All" featuring Johntá Austin and produced by Jermaine Dupri was shot in Malibu, California and has also been released. Both videos were directed by Hype Williams. Bow Wow confirmed that he will be shooting a video for "Pole In My Basement". The video will be shot in a strip club theme. The "Pole In My Basement" video is set to premiere on May 30, 2009 at 9 am EST on Bow Wow's official Youtube page.

In his tour bus, Bow Wow has made videos for the songs "Sunshine",[17] "Like This"[18] and "She's My"[19] on his Youtube page, but the videos are home videos and not official videos.

[edit] Sales

New Jack City II debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200. On one of his YouTube videos, Bow Wow asked his fans to help him get the number one rap album - as a 'birthday gift'.[20] Unfortunately for Bow Wow, Southern rap group UGK's UGK 4 Life took the top spot that week.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Get That Paper"   Shad Moss, Chadron Moore Nitti 3:19
2. "What They Call Me" (featuring Nelly and Ron Browz) Jermaine Mauldin, Cornell Hayes, Jr., Jaron Alston, James Calloway, Leroy Jackson, Aaron Davenport Jermaine Dupri, LRoc* 3:58
3. "Roc the Mic" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) J. Dupri, Douglas Davis, Ricky Walters, Thomas Randolph Bell, Linda Epstein, Kenneth Gamble Jermaine Dupri, LRoc* 3:48
4. "Been Doin' This" (featuring T.I.) S. Moss, Clifford Harris, Lamar Edwards Marz, T.I. 4:52
5. "You Can Get It All" (featuring Johntá Austin) J. Dupri, James Phillips, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons Jermaine Dupri, LRoc* 3:37
6. "Sunshine"   J. Dupri, Lee Hazlewood Jermaine Dupri, LRoc* 3:27
7. "Like This" (featuring Dondria and Johntá Austin) S. Moss, J. Dupri, J. Alston, J. Phillips, James Harris, Terry Lewis Jermaine Dupri, LRoc* 3:40
8. "She's My" (featuring T-Pain) Faheem Najm, David "Preach" Balfour, Babyface, Darnell Bristol T-Pain 3:51
9. "I Ain't Playing" (featuring Trey Songz) J. Dupri, J. Phillips, Johntá Austin Jermaine Dupri, LRoc* 4:47
10. "Pole In My Basement"   S. Moss, Christopher Gholson Drumma Boy 4:16
11. "Shake It" (featuring Swizz Beatz) S. Moss, Kasseem Dean, Rahman Lang Swizz Beatz 3:31

[edit] Deluxe Edition

Notes
  • Track 6, featured backing vocals by Johntá Austin
Sample credits
  • Track 2, "What They Call Me", contains elements and a sample of "Big Time" by Rick James, written by James Calloway, Leroy Jackson and Aaron Davenport.
  • Track 3, "Roc the Mic", samples "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew featuring MC Ricky D., written by Douglas Davis and Ricky Walters and contains interpolations of "Break Up to Make Up" by The Stylistics, and written by Thomas Randolph Bell, Linda Epstein and Kenneth Gamble.
  • Track 5, "You Can Get It All", contains interpolations of the hit song "Baby-Baby-Baby" by TLC, and written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons.
  • Track 6, "Sunshine", contains elements of pop song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra, and written by Lee Hazlewood.
  • Track 7, "Like This", contains interpolations of "Even When You Sleep" by The SOS Band, and written by James Harris and Terry Lewis.
  • Track 8, "She's My", contains interpolations and a sample of "Roni" by Bobby Brown, and written by Babyface, David Balfour and Darnell Bristol.

[edit] Personal

Managerial
Performance credits
Visuals and imagery
Instruments
Technical and production
  • Dave Kutch - mastering
  • Jermaine Dupri - production, vocal production, mixing
  • Nitti - production
  • Lamar "Mars" Edwards - production
  • T.I. - production
  • T-Pain - production
  • Drumma Boy - production
  • Swizz Beatz - production
  • LRoc - co-production
  • Elliott Carter - engineering, recording
  • Aaron Holton - engineering
  • John Horesco IV - engineering
  • Eddie "Shyboogs" Timmons - engineering, recording
  • Javier Valverda - engineering, recording
  • Miles Walker - engineering, recording
  • Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young - engineering, recording
  • Josh Gudwin - vocal engineering
  • Phil Tan - mixing
  • Leslie Brathwaite - mixing
  • John Frye - mixing
  • Fabian Marasciullo - mixing
  • Ray Seay - mixing
  • DURO - mixing
  • John Horesco IV - recording
  • David Bench - assistant
  • Carlos Oyanedel - assistant
  • Josh Houghkirk - assistant
  • Ghazi Hourani - assistant
  • Kegan Houston - assistant

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 16
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi?020309
  2. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1454470. 
  3. ^ "DJBooth review". http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/bow-wow-new-jack-city-ii-0407091/. 
  4. ^ "IGN review". http://music.ign.com/articles/970/970876p1.html. 
  5. ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72889-bow-wow-new-jack-city-ii/. 
  6. ^ "The Smoking Section review". http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/04/like-this-review-of-bow-wows-new-jack-city-ii. 
  7. ^ "Vibe review". http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2009/03/bow_wow_new_jack_city_two/. 
  8. ^ "XXL review". http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=38394. 
  9. ^ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhM0e9pg278tlWhi37
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiZsz1FMtCo&feature=channel_page
  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs2cikdOTlI
  12. ^ http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2008/09/topic/artists/bow-wow/bow-wows-7th-album-new-jack-city-part-2-drops-december-8th/
  13. ^ http://www.princebow.com/
  14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m66y6q5n_ik&feature=channel_page
  15. ^ a b http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi40powiPrc&feature=channel
  16. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IggI2L-QHU&feature=related
  17. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_GA0JdV-v8&feature=channel_page
  18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvmm-1xY0-s&feature=channel_page
  19. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gi5KuTfH2o&feature=channel_page
  20. ^ BOW WOW!!LAST NEW JACK CITY PT.2 BLOG!!!!! - YouTube.com

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