Folarin II

Folarin II
Folarin II
Studio album by Wale
Released	October 22, 2021
Length	47:14
Label	Maybach; Warner;
Producer	8 Bars; Cool & Dre; Coop The Truth; D.Woo; Dammo Farmer; DJ Khalil; DJ Money; Dylan Graham; DZL; Endless Torch; Freaky Rob; Good Intent; Harry Fraud; Hitmaka; Illmaestro; J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League; John $K McGee; JuJu The Producer; Lee Major; Lou Xtwo; Maneesh; Marcè Reazon; No Credit; OG Parker; Quintin Gulledge; Rance; Rogét Chahayed; Some Randoms; Steven Felix; Super Miles; Tone Jonez; Trizzy; VA; Wale;
Wale chronology
Singles from Folarin II
	"Angles"; Released: June 18, 2021; "Down South"; Released: August 12, 2021; "Poke It Out"; Released: September 30, 2021;

Folarin II is the seventh studio album by American rapper Wale released on October 22, 2021, through Maybach Music Group and Warner Records.^[1] The production on the album was handled by several producers, including Cool & Dre, DJ Khalil, Harry Fraud, Hitmaka, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Lee Major, OG Parker and Rogét Chahayed among others. The album features guest appearances by Rick Ross, Chris Brown, J. Cole, Jamie Foxx, Ant Clemons, Maxo Kream, Yella Beezy, Hot Sauce of Backyard Band, Lil Chris of T.O.B. and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men.^[2]^[3] The album was executive produced by Ross and Wale. It is the sequel to Wale's 2012 mixtape Folarin.

Folarin II was supported by three singles: "Angles" featuring Chris Brown, "Down South" featuring Maxo Kream and Yella Beezy and "Poke It Out" featuring J. Cole.^[4]

Background[edit]

On June 22, 2021, Wale announced via Twitter that the follow-up to his 2012 mixtape Folarin would be released at the end of summer.^[5]

*Folarin II* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"New Balances"	Olubowale Akintimehin	Super Miles Coop The Truth	3:06
2.	"Name Ring Bell"	Akintimehin	Trizzy	3:08
3.	"Poke It Out" (featuring J. Cole)	Akintimehin Jermaine Cole	Cool & Dre	3:03
4.	"Tiffany Nikes"	Akintimehin Davy Ruffin	Rance Steven Felix Dammo Farmer Good Intent Endless Torch Quintin Gulledge VA	2:12
5.	"Caramel"	Akintimehin	Lee Major Illmaestro	3:21
6.	"Fluctuate"	Akintimehin	DJ Khalil	3:53
7.	"Light Years" (featuring Rick Ross)	Akintimehin William Roberts	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 8 Bars	3:53
8.	"Angles" (featuring Chris Brown)	Akintimehin Christopher Brown Christopher Dotson	Hitmaka John $K McGee OG Parker Lou Xtwo	3:28
9.	"Dearly Beloved" (featuring Jamie Foxx)	Akintimehin Eric Bishop	Wale Marcè Reazon	1:49
10.	"More Love" (featuring Hot Sauce of Backyard Band and Shawn Stockman)	Akintimehin Shawn Stockman Keith Robinson	Tone Jonez Super Miles Dylan Graham DJ Money	3:13
11.	"Jump In" (featuring Lil Chris of TOB)	Akintimehin	No Credit JuJu The Producer	3:31
12.	"Down South" (featuring Maxo Kream and Yella Beezy)	Akintimehin Emekwanem Biosah Jr. Markies Conway	Harry Fraud	3:59
13.	"Extra Special" (featuring Ant Clemons)	Akintimehin Anthony Clemons Jr. Bryant Cephus	Rogét Chahayed Some Randoms	2:45
14.	"Fire & Ice"	Akintimehin	D.Woo	2:36
15.	"Beverly Blvd"	Akintimehin	DZL Maneesh Freaky Rob	3:50
Total length:				47:14

Chart performance for *Folarin II*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	12

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Discography
Studio albums	Attention Deficit (2009) Ambition (2011) The Gifted (2013) The Album About Nothing (2015) Shine (2017) Wow... That's Crazy (2019) Folarin II (2021)
Compilations	Self Made Vol. 1 (with MMG) (2011) Self Made Vol. 2 (with MMG) (2012) Self Made Vol. 3 (with MMG) (2013)
Mixtapes	100 Miles & Running (2007) The Mixtape About Nothing (2008) Folarin (2012)
Singles	"Chillin" "Pretty Girls" "Lotus Flower Bomb" "Bag of Money" "Bad" "LoveHate Thing" "Poor Decisions" "Clappers" "The Body" "Ride Out" "The Matrimony" "My PYT" "Running Back" "On Chill" "Angles"
Featured singles	"Change" "No Hands" "I'm On" "Freaxxx" "In & Out" "Diced Pineapples" "Bad Ass" "Bounce It" "You Don't Know What to Do" "Coffee" "Let Me Drink"
Other songs	"Feeling Right (Everything Is Nice)"
Related articles	Maybach Music Group Roc Nation