Dedication 2

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title: "Dedication 2" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lil-wayne-mixtape-albums", "dj-drama-mixtape-albums", "2006-mixtape-albums", "albums-produced-by-dj-toomp", "albums-produced-by-9th-wonder", "albums-produced-by-just-blaze", "albums-produced-by-swizz-beatz", "albums-produced-by-the-runners", "sequel-albums", "cash-money-records-mixtape-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedication_2" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Dedication 2
type	Mixtape
artist	Lil Wayne
cover	Dedication 2.jpg
released
genre	Hip hop
length	81:07
compiler	DJ Drama
prev_title	Tha Carter II
prev_year	2005
next_title	Like Father, Like Son
next_year	2006
misc	{{Extra album cover
header	Back cover
type	Mixtape
cover	Dedication 2 back.png
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| name = Dedication 2 | type = Mixtape | artist = Lil Wayne | cover = Dedication 2.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = 81:07 | label =

• Cash Money
• The Aphilliates | producer =
• Hannon Lane
• Jamall "Pimpin" Wingham
• Maurice "Parlae" Gleaton
• Don Cannon
• Infamous
• DJ Green Lantern
• Clayton Haraba
• Swizz Beatz
• Organized Noize
• 9th Wonder
• Kanye West
• DJ Paul
• Juicy J
• DJ Toomp
• The Runners
• Xcel
• Pimp C
• N.O. Joe
• Just Blaze
• Vudu Spellz
• Daz Dillinger | compiler = DJ Drama | prev_title = Tha Carter II | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Like Father, Like Son | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Back cover | type = Mixtape | cover = Dedication 2 back.png | border = | alt = | caption = | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = link | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2Score = link | rev3 = Pitchfork Media | rev3Score = (8.1/10) | rev4 = RapReviews | rev4Score = (8/10) link | rev5 = Rhapsody | rev5Score = (favorable) link | rev6 = Slate | rev6Score = (favorable) | rev7 = Stylus | rev7Score = B link | rev8 = Village Voice | rev8Score = (favorable) | rev9 = Washington Post | rev9Score = (favorable) | rev10 = XXL | rev10Score =
  Dedication 2 is the sixth mixtape by Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama. It is a sequel to Lil Wayne's previous mixtape, The Dedication, and is second in DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz series with Lil Wayne. It is one of the few mixtapes in the hip hop genre to be both financially successful and critically acclaimed. Despite its illegal use of unlicensed instrumentals and samples, it was sold through iTunes and retail stores such as Best Buy and FYE, was widely reviewed in the mainstream media, and peaked at #69 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” chart. The cover shows Lil Wayne with "Fear God" tattooed on his eyelids. Much of the mixtape showcases Lil Wayne's free associating rhymes and "liquid non-sequiturs."

Critical reception

Dedication 2 became a highly acclaimed mixtape by appearing on the year-end top ten lists from the New Yorker critic Sasha Frere-Jones, The New York Times critic Kelefa Sanneh, the Baltimore City Paper's Jason Torres, and appearing on a panel of critics at the Washington City Paper. Tom Breihan of The Village Voice proclaimed it the best summer album of 2006, praising DJ Drama's "impeccable beat selection". "SportsCenter" was complimented for its "free associating brain bursts." The track titled "Georgia... Bush" was also acclaimed for its "mesmerizing indictment" of President Bush. In 2009, Rhapsody ranked this album at number 15 on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.

Track listing

• All tracks were arranged by DJ Drama. ::data[format=table] | # | Title | Length | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Sample(s) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | "The Best in the Business" | 0:41 | | | | | 2 | "Get 'Em" | 3:20 | Hannon Lane | | | | 3 | "They Still Like Me" | 2:18 | | | | | 4 | "I'm the Best Rapper Alive" | 1:16 | | | | | 5 | "Cannon (AMG Remix)" | 6:15 | Don Cannon | | | | 6 | "Workin Em" | 3:12 | DJ Infamous | | | | 7 | "SportsCenter" | 2:49 | DJ Green Lantern | | | | 8 | "Welcome To Tha Concrete Jungle" | 2:29 | Clayton Haraba | Juelz Santana | | | 9 | "Spitter" | 3:15 | Swizz Beatz | | | | 10 | "South Muzik" | 3:16 | Organized Noize | | | | 11 | "This What I Call Her" | 2:44 | 9th Wonder | | | | 12 | "Dedication 2" | 2:43 | | | | | 13 | "Weezy on Retirement" | 0:42 | | | | | 14 | "Poppin them Bottles" | 4:33 | | | | | 15 | "What You Know (Remix)" | 4:09 | DJ Toomp | T.I. | | | 16 | "Where da Cash At" | 4:24 | The Runners | | | | 17 | "Ridin wit the AK" | 4:17 | | | | | 18 | "Weezy on the Streetz of N.O." | 0:26 | | | | | 19 | "Walk It Off" | 5:40 | | | | | 20 | "Hustlin" | 4:00 | The Runners | | | | 21 | "Gettin Some Head" | 3:47 | Xcel | Pharrell | | | 22 | "A Dedication After Disaster" | 0:48 | | | | | 23 | "No Other" | 5:27 | | Juelz Santana | | | 24 | "Outta Here" | 0:53 | | | | | 25 | "Georgia... Bush" | 7:27 | Vudu Spellz | | | | "Weezy's Ambitionz" (Hidden Track) | Daz Dillinger | | | | | ::

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2007) | Peak position | US Independent Albums (Billboard) | US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---| | 30 | | | | | 69 | | | | ::

References

References

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2. Richards, Chris. (July 5, 2006). "Hip-Hop Mixtapes: Unlicensed to Thrill". [[The Washington Post]].
3. Shapiro, Samantha M.. (February 18, 2007). "Hip-Hop Outlaw (Industry Version)". [[The New York Times]].
4. (2007). "Artist Chart History - Lil Wayne".
5. Macia, Peter. (June 22, 2006). "DJ Drama & Lil Wayne - Dedication 2". [[Pitchfork Media]].
6. Breihan, Tom. (July 5, 2006). "The Quarterly Report: The Summer's Best Albums". [[The Village Voice]].
7. Frere-Jones, Sasha. (December 14, 2006). "Best of 2006".
8. Sanneh, Kelefa. (December 24, 2006). "Timberlake, Timbaland and Monkeys". [[The New York Times]].
9. Sanneh, Kelefa. (July 20, 2006). "Mixtapes Mix In the Marketing That Fuels the Hip-Hop Industry". [[The New York Times]].
10. Torres, Jason. (December 13, 2006). "The Year in Music". [[Baltimore City Paper]].
11. (2006). "The 2006 CP Top 20". [[Washington City Paper]].
12. Dombal, Ryan. (June 2, 2006). "DJ Drama & Lil Wayne: "Sportscenter" (Track Review)". [[Pitchfork Media]].
13. Rosen, Jody. (October 3, 2006). "The Best Rapper Alive vs. George Bush".
14. [http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/100-best-pop-albums-of-the-decade-20-11.html "Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade"] {{Webarchive. link. (December 15, 2009 Retrieved 12 January 2010.)
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