Anticipation II
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| Mixtape by | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Studio | Songbook Studio House, (Miami, Florida)[1] | |||
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| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Troy Taylor | |||
| Trey Songz chronology | ||||
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Anticipation II is a mixtape by American singer Trey Songz, released on November 1, 2011.[1][2]
On April 24, 2020, Trey Songz re-released the mixtape on streaming platforms, with the original mixtape in the series Anticipation.[3][4][5]
Background and composition
Songz described the material worked for the mixtape as the most "pure" of his, at the time, recent discography. He stated: "Historically, my mixtapes have served as a creative outlet for me to serve my fans without the pressure of creating records solely for sales, this time around the music came out particularly real and good".[6][7]
Anticipation II is filled with R&B and alternative R&B slow-jams. The lyrical content is for the vast majority about sex, with a songwriting that has been described as "very sultry" and "explicit".[6][8]
During a 2020 interview with Uproxx, when asked about what his best project to date was, the singer said it was Anticipation II, stating:
It is one of my truest bodies of work because it was what I wanted to do. In every album, at the end, it was a process where we met with the label, and I would say it was a joint decision that these are the best songs, but those albums wouldn’t be those albums had it been up to me. They would have been different. I feel like the truest albums you’ve gotten from me are albums where there wasn’t any input from anybody else but me and Troy Taylor. That’s what happened with this album.[9]
Release and promotion
The mixtape was released on November 1, 2011, along with the hip-hop mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 on the same day.[6]
In 2012, Songz performed the mixtape on stage, supporting it with The Anticipation 2our with 19 shows in North America.[10]
In 2020 the project was finally released on all streaming platforms.[11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
AllMusic's writer Andy Kellman gave it four and half out of five stars saying "The R&B singer whispers the most nasty things possible, with impeccable sensual melodies over slow, dark and electronic beats. He overcomes himself on the mesmerizing "Inside Pt 2", using the sound of a woman's orgasm with the same functioning of a guitar solo".[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Find a Place" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Still Scratchin Me Up" | 4:40 |
| 3. | "When We Make Love" | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Me 4 U / Infidelity Pt 2" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Don't Judge" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Inside Pt 2" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Good Feelings" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Bomb (A.P.)" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Flights & Skype" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Girl at Home" | 3:31 |
| 11. | "French Kiss" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Girl on Girl" | 3:49 |
| 13. | "U Should Roll..." | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Top of the World" | 4:51 |
| 15. | "She Needs Me" | 3:20 |
References
- ^ a b c "Trey Songz - Anticipation 2". HotNewHipHop. November 2011.
- ^ "NEW MUSIC: TREY SONGZ – 'ANTICIPATION II' & '#LEMMEHOLDATBEAT2' [MIXTAPES]". Rap Up.
- ^ "TREY SONGZ RELEASES 'ANTICIPATION 1 AND 2' MIXTAPES ON STREAMING SERVICES". HipHop-n-More. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Trey Songz Adds "Anticipation" Mixtapes To Streaming Servies". HotNewHipHop. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Trey Songz 'Anticipation' & 'Anticipation 2' Mixtapes Land on Streaming Services". OnSmash. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Trey Songz Announces 'Anticipation 2our' with Big Sean".
- ^ "Trey Songz Embarking on Anticipation 2our in February".
- ^ "Trey Songz Talks Anticipation 2our and Love of Music in the Mo'Kelly Report".
- ^ "Trey Songz is Bringing Love 'Back Home' to R&B". 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Trey Songz Announces "Anticipation 2our" with Big Sean". TrueExclusives.com. January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2020/04/trey-songzs-anticipation-i-ii-mixtapes-now-available-on-streaming-services/
- ^ a b AllMusic review
