''The Darkside Vol. 2'' is the second
mixtape
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by rapper
Fat Joe
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. The mixtape was released October 31, 2011. The mixtape's production was primarily handled by Mark Henry, Hype and RoJ & TwinkiE.
Background
Originally after the release of ''
The Darkside Vol. 1'', Fat Joe stated during an interview with Sway on MTV RapFix Live in August 2010 that he planned to release another two volumes of ''The Darkside'', then retire. However, in December 2010 during an interview with GlobalGrind, Fat Joe stated that he was working on a new album which wasn't a ''Darkside'' album and was going to release ''The Darkside Vol. 2'' as a mixtape.
Promotion
In June 2011, ''Drop a Body'' was released for the debuted as a music video on World Star Hip-Hop.
On October 24, 2011, "Welcome To The Darkside" featuring
French Montana
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was premiered by
DJ Green Lantern on
Hip-Hop Nation.
On October 30, 2011, a day before the release of the mixtape, "Dopeman" featuring
Jadakiss and
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was released.
A music video for "Welcome To The Darkside" was released on November 5, 2011.
On January 18, 2012, the music video for "So Fly" was released.
It features exterior shots of Fat Joe's house in Miami.
Track listing
References
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2011 mixtape albums
Fat Joe albums
E1 Music albums
Sequel albums