Project Baby 2

"Transportin'"
Project Baby 2
Mixtape by Kodak Black
Released	August 18, 2017
Genre	Hip hop
Length	100:22
Label	Dollaz N Dealz; Sniper Gang; Atlantic;
Producer	Ben Billions; C-Clip Beatz; Cassius Jay; Charlie Handsome; DY; Dyryk; Cubeatz; Frank Dukes; Helluva; Infamous; Leland; London on da Track; MajorNine; Murda Beatz; Ness; Nick da Piff; Plugoz Beatz; Rex Kudo; Schife Karbeen; Skip on da Beat; Taz Taylor; Wheezy;
Kodak Black chronology
Singles from Project Baby 2
	"Transportin'"; Released: August 18, 2017; "Roll in Peace"; Released: November 7, 2017;

Project Baby 2 (also called Project Baby 2: All Grown Up on deluxe version) is a mixtape by American rapper Kodak Black. It was released on August 18, 2017, by Dollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang and Atlantic.[1][2][3] It included guest appearances from rappers XXXTentacion, Offset, John Wicks, JackBoy, Birdman & Lil Wayne.

The mixtape was supported by the singles "Transportin'" and "Roll in Peace" featuring XXXTentacion. Both songs have charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, with "Transportin'" peaking at number 46 and "Roll in Peace" peaking at 31.

Background

It was released two months after Kodak was released from jail. The album cover was shot in Pembroke Pines, Florida by photographer Ray Yau.[4][5]

Critical reception

HotNewHipHop rated the mixtape 79% and described it as "complex and confounding".[6]

Commercial performance

Project Baby 2 debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 50,000 album equivalent units, including 39,000 streaming equivalent units, and 8,000 being from pure sales.[7] On December 4, 2018, the album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and BMI.[9][10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Versatile"	Dieuson Octave Martin McCurtis	Helluva	6:58
2.	"Change My Ways"	Octave Benjamin Diehl Khaled Khaled Krystyana Czeiner Nicholas Varvatsoulis	Ben Billions Nick the Piff^[a]	3:59
3.	"Roll in Peace" (featuring XXXTentacion)	Octave Jahseh Onfroy London Holmes Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer	London on da Track Cubeatz^[a]	3:33
4.	"6th Sense"	Octave Holmes Aubrey Graham Kevin Richardson	London on da Track	3:14
5.	"Don't Wanna Breathe"	Octave Holmes Masamune Kudo	London on da Track Rex Kudo	3:16
6.	"Need a Break"	Octave Edgar Ferrera Thomas Klingensmith	SkipOnDaBeat Leland^[a]	4:03
7.	"First Love"	Octave Derek Garcia	Dyryk	3:08
8.	"Unexplainable"	Octave Shane Lindstrom Adam Feeney	Murda Beatz Frank Dukes	2:30
9.	"My Klik" (featuring JackBoy and John Wicks)	Octave Danny Snodgrass Masnick Sainmelus Pierre Delince	Taz Taylor PlugOz Beatz^[a]	3:25
10.	"Transportin'"	Octave Jermaine Smith Isaac Hayes	C-Clip Beatz	2:49
11.	"You Do That Shit"	Octave Holmes Joshua Cross	London on da Track Cassius Jay^[a]	2:21
12.	"Built My Legacy" (featuring Offset)	Octave Kiari Cephus Lindstrom	Murda Beatz	3:04
13.	"Misunderstood"	Octave Ferrera	SkipOnDaBeat	3:09
14.	"Pride"	Octave Diehl Khaled Kudo	Ben Billions Rex Kudo	2:51
15.	"Up Late"	Octave Ryan Vojtesak Kudo	Charlie Handsome Rex Kudo	3:29
16.	"No CoDefendant"	Octave Diehl Khaled Garcia Andrea Fisher Czeiner Varvatsoulis	Ben Billions Dyryk Nick the Piff	3:31
17.	"The Recipe"	Octave Ferrera	SkipOnDaBeat	3:19
18.	"Still in the Streets"	Octave Smith	C-Clip Beatz	3:20
19.	"Me for Me"	Octave Chad Thomas	MajorNine	3:52
Total length:				65:51

*Project Baby 2: All Grown Up* – Deluxe version (bonus tracks)[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"Codeine Dreaming" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Octave Diehl Marco Rodriguez-Diaz Ian Lewis Dwayne Carter Jr.	Ben Billions Infamous Schife Karbeen	4:23
21.	"No Meds"	Octave Wesley Glass Dwan Avery	Wheezy DY	4:00
22.	"Versatile 2"	Octave McCurtis	Helluva	9:22
23.	"Cognitive"	Octave Courtney Clayburn	Ness	3:13
24.	"Projects" (featuring Birdman)	Octave Bryan Williams Smith Garcia	C-Clip Beatz Dyryk^[a]	3:40
25.	"Rugrats"	Octave Smith	C-Clip Beatz	2:59
26.	"Now Time"	Octave McCurtis	Helluva	3:36
27.	"About You Without You"	Octave Ferrera	SkipOnDaBeat	3:19
Total length:				100:22

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an uncredited co-producer

Sample credits

"Transportin'" contains a sample from "Hung Up On My Baby", written and performed by Isaac Hayes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Technical

Dyryk – recording (all tracks)
Lu Diaz – mixing (all tracks)
Chris Athens – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12]	25
US Billboard 200[13]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Billboard 200[15]	118
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16]	39
Chart (2018)	Position
US Billboard 200[17]	43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18]	29

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

"Project Baby 2 by Kodak Black on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
"Kodak Black Just Dropped 'Project Baby 2'". XXL Mag. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
"Kodak Black Shares 'Project Baby 2'". PigeonsandPlanes. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
Norwin, Alyssa (August 18, 2017). "Kodak Black Shocks Fans & Drops 'Project Baby 2' Mixtape Out Of Nowhere — Listen". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
"Kodak Black Drops "Boost My Ego" With Future & Teases "Project Baby 2"". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
"Kodak Black's "Project Baby 2" (Review)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
Berry, Peter A. (August 28, 2017). "Here's How Much Kodak Black's 'Project Baby 2' Sold First Week". XXL. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?share=19318&t=t
Project Baby 2 (CD liner notes). Kodak Black. Atlantic Records. 2017. 65894-5.CS1 maint: others (link)
"BMI | Repertoire Search". Broadcast Music, Inc. Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search". Retrieved July 26, 2018.
"Project Baby 2: All Grown Up (Deluxe) by Kodak Black". Apple Music. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
"Kodak Black Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
Caulfield, Keith (August 27, 2017). "Brand New Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Science Fiction'". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
"Kodak Black Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
"American album certifications – Kodak Black – Project Baby 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[AM-1] "Project Baby 2 by Kodak Black on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[2] "Kodak Black Just Dropped 'Project Baby 2'". XXL Mag. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[3] "Kodak Black Shares 'Project Baby 2'". PigeonsandPlanes. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[4] Norwin, Alyssa (August 18, 2017). "Kodak Black Shocks Fans & Drops 'Project Baby 2' Mixtape Out Of Nowhere — Listen". Hollywood Life. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[5] "Kodak Black Drops "Boost My Ego" With Future & Teases "Project Baby 2"". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[6] "Kodak Black's "Project Baby 2" (Review)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[7] Berry, Peter A. (August 28, 2017). "Here's How Much Kodak Black's 'Project Baby 2' Sold First Week". XXL. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

[8] ttps://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?share=19318&t=t

[Booklet-9] Project Baby 2 (CD liner notes). Kodak Black. Atlantic Records. 2017. 65894-5.CS1 maint: others (link)

[10] "BMI | Repertoire Search". Broadcast Music, Inc. Select "TITLE", type "Song" in the search engine, and click "Search". Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[11] "Project Baby 2: All Grown Up (Deluxe) by Kodak Black". Apple Music. Retrieved November 23, 2017.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Kodak_Black-12] "Kodak Black Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[13] Caulfield, Keith (August 27, 2017). "Brand New Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Science Fiction'". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kodak_Black-14] "Kodak Black Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[15] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[16] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[17] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[18] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[United_StatesKodak_BlackProject_Baby_2albumCertRef-19] "American album certifications – Kodak Black – Project Baby 2". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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Kodak Black
Discography
Studio albums	Painting Pictures Dying to Live Bill Israel
Mixtapes	Lil B.I.G. Pac Project Baby 2 Heart Break Kodak
Singles	"No Flockin" "Tunnel Vision" "First Day Out" "Patty Cake" "Transportin'" "Roll in Peace" "Codeine Dreaming" "Wake Up in the Sky" "If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" "Zeze" "Take One" "Calling My Spirit"
Featured singles	"Lockjaw" "Drowning" "Pills & Automobiles"