Black Radio 2

Black Radio 2 is the sixth studio album by American jazz pianist and R&B producer Robert Glasper (and the second with his Robert Glasper Experiment band), released on October 29, 2013 by Blue Note Records.[2] It is the follow-up to the Grammy Award winner Black Radio released in 2012.[3][4] and won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the album cut "Jesus Children of America" featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 2015.

Black Radio 2
Studio album by the Robert Glasper Experiment
Released	October 29, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Jazz, hip hop, jazz rap, R&B, soul
Label	Blue Note Records
Producer	Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper chronology
Black Radio (2012) Black Radio 2 (2013) Covered (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Baby Tonight (Black Radio 2 Theme) / Mic Check 2"	Robert Glasper, Casey Benjamin, Mark Colenburg, Derrick Hodge	R. Glasper	4:23
2.	"I Stand Alone" (featuring Common and Patrick Stump)	R. Glasper, C. Benjamin, Lonnie Lynn, Jr, P. Stump	R. Glasper	4:54
3.	"What Are We Doing" (featuring Brandy)	R. Glasper, Claude Kelly, B. Norwood	R. Glasper	3:34
4.	"Calls" (featuring Jill Scott)	R. Glasper, Jill Scott	R. Glasper	5:42
5.	"Worries" (featuring Dwele)	R. Glasper, M. Colenburg, Paul Morton Jr.	R. Glasper	3:37
6.	"Trust" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)	R. Glasper, M. Ambrosius	R. Glasper	7:30
7.	"Yet To Find" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)	R. Glasper, Andrea Martin	R. Glasper	4:40
8.	"You Own Me" (featuring Faith Evans)	R. Glasper, Muhammad Ayers, Artia Lockett	R. Glasper	4:25
9.	"Let It Ride" (featuring Norah Jones)	R. Glasper, Muhsinah Abdul-Karim	R. Glasper, Eli Wolf	7:08
10.	"Persevere" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco and Luke James)	R. Glasper, Anu~Sun, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Wasalu Jaco, Luke Boyd	R. Glasper, Terrace Martin	4:35
11.	"Somebody Else" (featuring Emeli Sandé)	R. Glasper, Adele Gouraguine	R. Glasper	3:43
12.	"Jesus Children of America" (featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner)	Stevie Wonder	R. Glasper	5:29
Total length:				59:40

Deluxe Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Big Girl Body" (featuring Eric Roberson)	R. Glasper, M. Colenburg, E. Roberson	R. Glasper	5:05
14.	"You're My Everything" (featuring Bilal and Jazmine Sullivan)	R. Glasper, M. Ayers	R. Glasper	4:19
15.	"I Don't Even Care" (featuring Macy Gray and Jean Grae)	R. Glasper, Natalie McIntyre, Tsidi Ibrahim	R. Glasper	3:31
16.	"Lovely Day"	Bill Withers	R. Glasper	5:07
Total length:				67:42

Japanese Deluxe Edition [5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Trust" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius & Common)	R. Glasper, M. Ambrosius	R. Glasper	6:01

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Musicians Robert Glasper Experiment — Primary Artist Robert Glasper – Primary Artist, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer Casey Benjamin – Saxophone, Synthesizer, Vocoder Derrick Hodge – Bass Mark Colenburg – Drums, Percussion Marsha Ambrosius – Featured Artist Brandy Norwood – Featured Artist Common – Featured Artist Lupe Fiasco – Featured Artist Luke James – Featured Artist Emeli Sandé – Featured Artist Jill Scott – Featured Artist Snoop Dogg – Featured Artist Patrick Stump – Featured Artist Dwele – Featured Artist, Vocal Engineer Faith Evans – Featured Artist Anthony Hamilton – Featured Artist Lalah Hathaway – Featured Artist Norah Jones – Featured Artist Malcolm Jamal Warner – Featured Artist Eric Roberson – Featured Artist Jazmine Sullivan – Featured Artist Bilal – Featured Artist Macy Gray – Featured Artist Jean Grae – Featured Artist Jahi Sundance – Guest Artist, Turntables Wayne Brady – Guest Artist, Vocals Michael Eric Dyson – Guest Artist, Vocals John P. Kee – Guest Artist, Vocals

Additional personnel Eli Wolf – A&R Steve Cook – A&R Marcus Johnson – Assistant J.C. Pagán – Creative Director, Design Keith Lewis – Engineer Eli Wolf – Executive Producer, Producer Nicole Hegeman – Executive Producer Chris Athens – Mastering Qmillion – Mixing Janette Beckman – Photography Don Q. Hannah – Photography Terrace Martin – Producer, Vocal Engineer Greg Magers – Vocal Engineer Josh Mosser – Vocal Engineer Any Sun – Vocal Engineer Andy Taub – Vocal Engineer Larry Whitt – Vocal Engineer

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[6]	186
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	22
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[8] [9]	87
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	86
US Billboard 200[11]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13]	1

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved October 27, 2013.
2. "ROBERT GLASPER ANNOUNCES DELUXE EDITION OF "BLACK RADIO 2" & iTUNES PRE-ORDER: News : Blue Note Records". Blue Note Records. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
3. Chinen, Nate (August 1, 2013). "Robert Glasper Releasing Sequel to Grammy-Winning 'Black Radio'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
4. "Black Radio Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
5. "iTunes – ミュージック – ロバート・グラスパー・エクスペリメント「Black Radio 2 (Deluxe Version)」". Retrieved October 27, 2013.
6. "Lescharts.com – ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT – Black Radio 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
7. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2013-11-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
8. "South Korea Gaon Album Chart". On the page, select "2013-11-09" to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved November 25, 2013.
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
11. "Robert Glasper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
12. "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
13. "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.