New Jack City II

New Jack City II is the sixth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow.^[11] It was released on March 24, 2009 through LBW Entertainment and Columbia Records. This is Bow Wow‘s first album to carry a parental advisory label for Adult Language, unlike his past two projects. The production on the album was handled by Jermaine Dupri, LRoc, Nitti, T-Pain and Swizz Beatz among others. The album also features guest appearances from Swizz Beatz, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Trey Songz, T-Pain, Ron Browz, Dondria and T.I.

New Jack City II
Studio album by Bow Wow
Released	March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)[1]
Recorded	2006–09
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap R&B
Length	43:06
Label	LBW Entertainment Columbia
Producer	Jermaine Dupri LRoc the Runners Nitti J. R. Rotem Scott Storch Kane Beatz DJ Toomp Tha Bizness Jim Jonsin Lamar "Marz" Edwards T.I. T-Pain Drumma Boy Swizz Beatz Cool & Dre Polow da Don J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League FATBOI Shawty Redd BlackOut Movement Ron Browz Nard & B Zaytoven Marvelous J Soulja Boy The Inkredibles Bigg D DJ Nasty & LVM The Legendary Traxster Hookman Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson
Bow Wow chronology
Face Off (2007) New Jack City II (2009) Before 30 (2021)
Limited version cover
Singles from New Jack City II
"You Can Get It All" Released: December 9, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Common Sense Media	[3]
DJBooth	[4]
IGN	(6.7/10)[5]
PopMatters	[6]
The Smoking Section	[7]
USA Today	[8]
Vibe	(unfavorable)[9]
XXL	(L)[10]

Background

Executive producer Jermaine Dupri based the album's title on the 1991 film New Jack City, feeling that the relationship between himself and Bow Wow was reminiscent of the rancorous but successful business partnership between Nino and Gee Money, the two main drug dealers in New Jack City, and that the album was like the continued success that those two characters could have had in a sequel if they had been able to resolve their differences peacefully.^[12]

There are 3 versions for this album released, which is a standard, a limited edition (including a Bonus DVD) and a Walmart version (which is only a clean edition, with three bonus tracks).

Singles

The lead single for his sixth album, "You Can Get It All", which features guest vocals from Johntá Austin, while it produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, was released.^[13] This track contains a sample of TLC's hit "Baby, Baby, Baby".

The album's promotional single, "Marco Polo", which features guest vocals by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (who also latter produced the song), was released accompanying by a music video. The music video was shot and filmed at the Aquatic Park, outside of an Atlanta Suburb (known as Sun Valley Beach), in Paulding Co. GA.^[14] The music video premiered on the Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's YouTube page and was premiered via^[15] FNMTV on July 25, 2008.^[15] The album's second promotional single, "Big Girls", accompanying by a music video, premiered on YouTube (which was released the day, after the release of "Marco Polo"). The complete version was released later on YouTube for some time, but then removed again for unknown reasons. There is no official date on the videos re-release.^[16]

The music video for "Roc The Mic", which features guest vocals by Jermaine Dupri (who also produced the song), was released. It was shot in Los Angeles, California near the Staples Center. The video for the song "You Can Get It All" featuring Johntá Austin and produced by Dupri was shot and filmed in Malibu, California and was later released. Both videos were directed by Hype Williams.^{[citation needed]} A video was also filmed for "Pole In My Basement", with a strip club theme. It premiered on May 30, 2009 on Bow Wow's official YouTube page.

While he was on his tour bus, Bow Wow also made unofficial videos for his songs "Sunshine",^[17] "Like This"^[18] and "She's My".^[19]

Commercial performance

New Jack City II debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200, selling 31,000 copies in its first week.^[20][21] The album also debuted at number five on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[22]

Track listing

Credits adapted from iTunes, Amazon and Discogs.^[23][24][25]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get That Paper"	Shad Moss Chadron Moore	Nitti	3:19
2.	"What They Call Me" (featuring Nelly and Ron Browz)	Jermaine Dupri Aaron Davenport Cornell Hayes, Jr. James Calloway Jaron Alston Leroy Jackson	Dupri LRoc[a]	3:58
3.	"Roc the Mic" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Dupri Thomas Randolph Bell Douglas Davis Kenny Gamble Linda Epstein Ricky Walters	Dupri LRoc[a]	3:48
4.	"Been Doin' This" (featuring T.I.)	Moss Clifford Harris, Jr. Lamar Edwards	Marz T.I.	4:52
5.	"You Can Get It All" (featuring Johntá Austin)	Dupri Antonio M. Reid Daryl Simmons James Phillips Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Dupri LRoc[a]	3:37
6.	"Sunshine"	Dupri Lee Hazlewood	Dupri LRoc[a]	3:27
7.	"Like This" (featuring Johntá Austin and Dondria)	Moss Dupri James Harris Phillips Jaron Alston Terry Lewis	Dupri LRoc[a]	3:40
8.	"She's My" (featuring T-Pain)	Darnell Bristol David Balfour Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds T-Pain	T-Pain	3:51
9.	"I Ain't Playing" (featuring Trey Songz)	Dupri Phillips Austin	Dupri LRoc[a]	4:47
10.	"Pole In My Basement"	Moss Christopher Gholson	Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson	4:16
11.	"Shake It" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	Moss Kasseem Dean Rahman Lang	Swizz Beatz	3:31
Total length:				43:06

Amazon version bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Big Girls (featuring Yung Joc)"	Moss Marlin "Hookman" Bonds	Hookman	3:34
13.	"Marco Polo" (featuring Soulja Boy)	Moss DeAndre Way	Soulja Boy	4:17
14.	"Anything You Can Do"	Moss Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson	Amadeus	4:02

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• "What They Call Me" features uncredited vocals by Jermaine Dupri
• "Sunshine" features backing vocals by Johntá Austin.

Sample credits^[25]

• "What They Call Me" contains a sample of "Big Time" performed by Rick James, written by James Calloway, Leroy Jackson and Aaron Davenport.
• "Roc the Mic" contains a sample of "La Di Da Di" performed by Doug E. Fresh, The Get Fresh Crew and Slick Rick, written by Douglas Davis and Ricky Walters; also contains interpolations of "Break Up to Make Up" performed by The Stylistics, written by Thomas Randolph Bell, Linda Epstein and Kenneth Gamble.
• "You Can Get It All" contains interpolations of "Baby-Baby-Baby" performed by TLC, written by Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid and Daryl Simmons.
• "Sunshine" contains elements of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" performed by Nancy Sinatra, written by Lee Hazlewood.
• "Like This" contains interpolations of "Even When You Sleep" performed by The SOS Band, written by James Harris and Terry Lewis.
• "She's My" contains interpolations and a sample of "Roni" performed by Bobby Brown, written by Kenneth Edmonds and Darnell Bristol.

Personnel

Managerial Liz Hausle - marketing Michael T. Mauldin - executive producer Bow Wow - executive producer, A&R Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott - A&R Juli Knapp - A&R Performance credits Johntá Austin - vocals, background vocals Dondria - vocals Visuals and imagery Mark Mann - photography Chris Feldmann - art director, design Chrystal Streets - stylist Instruments Julio Miranda - guitar Eric "E Live" Florence - bass guitar David "Preach" Bal4 - keyboard

Technical and production Dave Kutch - mastering Jermaine Dupri - production, vocal production, mixing Nitti - production Lamar "Mars" Edwards - production T.I. - production T-Pain - production Drumma Boy - production Swizz Beatz - production LRoc - co-production Elliott Carter - engineering, recording Aaron Holton - engineering John Horesco IV - engineering Alonzo Vargas - recording engineer Eddie "Shyboogs" Timmons - engineering, recording Javier Valverda - engineering, recording Miles Walker - engineering, recording Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young - engineering, recording Josh Gudwin - vocal engineering Phil Tan - mixing Leslie Brathwaite - mixing John Frye - mixing Fabian Marasciullo - mixing Ray Seay - mixing DURO - mixing John Horesco IV - recording David Bench - assistant Carlos Oyanedel - assistant Josh Houghkirk - assistant Ghazi Hourani - assistant Kegan Houston - assistant

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position US Billboard 200[26] 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 5 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[28] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 96