''Innocent Country 2'' is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper

Quelle Chris Gavin Christopher Tennille (born October 19, 1984), known as Quelle Chris, is an American record producer, rapper and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He has released over 15 albums as a solo act and with his collaborative projects. He has bee ...

and record producer Chris Keys. It was released on April 24, 2020 via

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, serving as a sequel to their 2015 album ''

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'' and the fourth in the Quelle's ''2Dirt4TV'' series. It features

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s from

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, Cavalier,

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, and comedians

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and

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, among others.

Critical reception

Paul Simpson of

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gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "Keys' productions are generally clean and polished, filled with jazzy pianos and warm rhythms rather than the more disjointed sample-choppery of before" and that "Quelle's rhymes focus on maintaining sanity and happiness throughout all of life's obstacles, and while these are easily his most mature lyrics to date, he still injects the album with plenty of satire and surrealism." On June 29, 2020,

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included it on the "25 Favorite Albums of 2020 (So Far)" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– main artist, co-producer, mixing, artwork * Chris Keys – main artist, producer, mixing * Dane Orr – mixing, mastering * Skor Rokswell – artwork * Cavalier – artwork, featured artist (3, 4) * Ahmed Arasah – artwork * Marcella Arguela – featured artist (2) * Joseph Chilliams – featured artist (3) *

– featured artist (4, 13, 14) *

– featured artist (4) *

– featured artist (6) * Pink Siifu – featured artist (8) * Billy Woods – featured artist (8) * MosEL – featured artist (9) * Nelson Bandela – featured artist (9) * Dr. Tennille – featured artist (10) * Starr Busby – featured artist (12) * Melanie St. Charles – featured artist (13) *

– featured artist (14) *

– featured artist (14) * Big Sen – featured artist (14) * Nappy Nina – featured artist (15) * Fresh Daily – featured artist (15) * 5ILL – featured artist (15)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2020 collaborative albums Sequel albums Hip hop albums by American artists Mello Music Group albums Albums produced by Quelle Chris