''Anticipation II'' is a mixtape by American singer
Trey Songz
Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer and rapper. His debut album, '' I Gotta Make It'', was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records. His follow-up album, '' Trey Day' ...
, released on November 1, 2011.
On April 24, 2020, Trey Songz re-released the mixtape on streaming platforms, with the original mixtape in the series ''
Anticipation
Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure or anxiety in considering or awaiting an expected event. Anticipatory emotions include fear, anxiety, hope and trust. When the anticipated event fails to occur, it results in disappointment (if posit ...
''.
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".
''Anticipation II'' is filled with
R&B and
alternative R&B slow-jams. The lyrical content is for the vast majority about
sex
Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing animal or plant produces male or female gametes. Male plants and animals produce smaller mobile gametes (spermatozoa, sperm, pollen), while females produce larger ones ( ova, of ...
, with a songwriting that has been described as "very sultry" and "explicit".
During a 2020 interview with ''
Uproxx
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'', when asked about what his best project to date was, the singer said it was ''Anticipation II'', stating:
Release and promotion
The mixtape was released on November 1, 2011, along with the
hip-hop mixtape ''#LemmeHolDatBeat2'' on the same day.
In 2012, Songz performed the mixtape on stage, supporting it with
The Anticipation 2our with 19 shows in North America.
In 2020 the project was finally released on all streaming platforms.
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Critical reception
AllMusic
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'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".
Track listing
References
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2011 albums
Trey Songz albums
Sequel albums