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The Professional 2
DJ Clue?
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
Recorded2000
Studio
  • Right Track Studios (New York, NY)
  • McClair Digital Studios (Canada)
  • Black Friday Recording Studio (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY)
  • Enterprise Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Larrabee West Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Baseline Studios (New York, NY)
  • 4 Stars Recording Studios (Florida)
  • The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
  • Desert Storms Studios (New York, NY)
  • Mirror Image Studios
Genre
Length1:11:23
Label
Producer
DJ Clue?
chronology
DJ Clue Presents: Backstage Mixtape (Music Inspired by the Film)

(2000) 		The Professional 2
(2001) 		The Professional 3
(2006)
Singles from The Professional 2
  1. "Back 2 Life 2001"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
HipHopDX3.5/5[3]
NME[4]
RapReviews5.5/10[5]
Voir[6]

The Professional 2 is the second studio album by American record producer DJ Clue. Originally scheduled for a November 1999 release, it was then delayed to a 2000 release. The album was ultimately released on February 27, 2001 via Roc-A-Fella Records, a division of UMG's Def Jam Recordings. It serves as a sequel to his 1998 debut studio album The Professional.

Recording sessions took place at

Right Track Studios, at Soundtrack Studios, at Baseline Studios, at The Hit Factory, and at Desert Storms Studios in New York City, at McClair Digital Studios in Canada, at Black Friday Recording Studio in Philadelphia, at Enterprise Studios and at Larrabee West Studios in Los Angeles, at 4 Stars Recording Studios in Florida, and at Mirror Image Studios. Production was handled by Ken "Duro" Ifill, Rick Rock, Bernard "Big Demi" Parker, Charly "Suga Bear" Charles, DJ Twinz, Just Blaze, Rashad Smith, Righteous Funk Boogie, Rockwilder
, X-Treme and Clue himself.

It features guest appearances from

DMX, Fabolous, Foxy Brown, Freeway, Geda K, Ghostface Killah, Junior M.A.F.I.A., Lady Luck, Lil' Mo, Mary J. Blige, Method Man, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nature, P. Diddy, Raekwon, Rah Digga, Redman, Snoop Dogg, The Lox, Trick Daddy, Trina
, Ty Shaw and Bathgate.

The album peaked at number three on the

Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 882,000 copies in the United States.[7] Its only single "Back 2 Life 2001" made it to #57 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #50 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring
Ryan Montgomery
  • Ifill
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		3:04
    10."Interlude" (featuring Lil' Mo)Cynthia Loving
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		1:08
    11."Fuck a Bitch" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Kurupt)
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		3:05
    12."Change the Game (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek)
    		Rick Rock4:51
    13."My Niggaz Dem" (featuring Trick Daddy and Trina)
    		Righteous Funk Boogie3:30
    14."Live from the Bridge" (featuring Nas)
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		2:46
    15."So Hot" (featuring Foxy Brown)
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		3:37
    16."Chinatown" (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.)
    		Charly "Suga Bear" Charles3:28
    17."Bathgate Freestyle"
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		0:56
    18."M.A.R.C.Y." (featuring Memphis Bleek and Geda K)
    		Just Blaze3:11
    19."I Don't Care" (featuring Capone-N-Noreaga)
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		3:52
    20."The Best of Queens (It's Us)" (featuring Mobb Deep)
    		Rashad Smith3:33
    21."RED" (featuring Redman)
    		DJ Twinz2:46
    22."Dangerous" (featuring Lady Luck)
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		3:12
    23."Phone Patch" (featuring Ty Shaun)
    • DJ Clue
    • DURO
    		1:16
    Total length:1:11:23
    Sample credits

    Personnel

    • Ernesto Shaw – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9-11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23), co-executive producer
    • Ken "Duro" Ifill – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9-11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23), co-executive producer, recording (tracks: 2, 9-11, 14, 19, 20, 22, 23), mixing (tracks: 2, 4-6, 8-20, 22, 23)
    • X-treme – producer (track 4)
    • Denis Tougas – recording (track 4)
    • Greg Below – recording (track 4)
    • Bernard "Big Demi" Parker – producer (track 5)
    • Karl "Bubb" Patrick – recording (track 5)
    • Kenneth "KJ" Deshields – recording (track 5)
    • Brian Garten – recording (tracks: 6, 9, 17), assistant mixing (track 6), Pro Tools editing
    • Paul Gregory – assistant mixing (track 6)
    • Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson – producer (track 7)
    • Vinnie Nicoletti – recording & mixing (track 7)
    • Ricardo Thomas – producer (tracks: 8, 12)
    • C.J. DeVillar – recording (track 8)
    • Tyson – assistant mixing (track 8)
    • Chauncey Mahan – programming & recording (track 12)
    • Shane "Bermuda" Woodley – assistant engineering (track 12)
    • Adam Duggins – producer & recording (track 13)
    • Dylan Dresdow – mixing (track 14)
    • Pat Viala – recording (track 15)
    • Charly "Suga Bear" Charles – producer (track 16)
    • Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – recording (tracks: 16, 18)
    • Justin Smith – producer (track 18)
    • Rashad Smith – producer (track 20)
    • Tim Olmstead – assistant mixing (track 20)
    • Raymond Grant – producer (track 21)
    • Richard Grant – producer (track 21)
    • Mike Coach – recording (track 21)
    • Mike Hogan – recording (track 21)
    • Tommy Uzzo – mixing (track 21)
    • Tom Coyne – mastering
    • Skane – A&R, co-executive producer, management
    • Gee Roberson
      – A&R
    • Darcell Lawrence – A&R
    • Rick Patrick – art direction
    • Dawud West – artwork & design
    • Jonathan Mannion – photography
    • Damon Dash – executive producer
    • Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
    • Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – executive producer, vocals (tracks: 3, 12)
    • Deidre L. Graham – management
    • Chaka Pilgrim – management
    • Gizelle Galang – legal counsel
    • Jonathan Lieberman – legal counsel
    • Sean John Combs – vocals (track 1)
    • Mary Jane Blige – vocals (track 2)
    • Jason Terrance Phillips – vocals (tracks: 2, 6)
    • Earl Simmons
      – vocals (track 4)
    • Leslie Edward Pridgen – vocals (track 5)
    • Dwight Equan Grant – vocals (tracks: 5, 12)
    • Cameron Giles – vocals (track 6)
    • John David Jackson – vocals (track 6)
    • Jermaine Baxter – vocals (track 6)
    • Sean Divine Jacobs – vocals (track 6)
    • David Styles – vocals (track 6)
    • Rashia Tashan Fisher – vocals (track 7)
    • Trevor George Smith Jr. – vocals (track 7)
    • Corey Woods – vocals (track 8)
    • Dennis Coles – vocals (track 8)
    • Clifford Smith – vocals (track 9)
    • Marshall Bruce Mathers III – vocals (track 9)
    • Ryan Daniel Montgomery
      – vocals (track 9)
    • Cynthia Loving – vocals (track 10)
    • Calvin Cordozar Broadus – vocals (track 11)
    • Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (tracks: 11, 12)
    • Delmar Drew Arnaud – vocals (track 12)
    • Malik Cox – vocals (tracks: 12, 18)
    • Stephen Garrett – additional vocals (track 12)
    • Maurice Young – vocals (track 13)
    • Katrina "Trina" Taylor – vocals (track 13)
    • Nasir Jones – vocals (track 14)
    • Brian James – guitar (track 14)
    • Charlie Bereal – keyboards (track 14)
    • Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand – vocals (track 15)
    • Antoine "Larceny" Spain – vocals (track 16)
    • Jamel "Bristal" Fisher – vocals (track 16)
    • James Lloyd – vocals (track 16)
    • Kimberly Jones – vocals (track 16)
    • Lionel Evans – vocals (track 17)
    • Gary Anthony Grainger – vocals (track 18)
    • Kiam Akasi Holley – vocals (track 19)
    • Victor Santiago, Jr. – vocals (track 19)
    • Albert Johnson – vocals (track 20)
    • Kejuan Waliek Muchita – vocals (track 20)
    • Reginald "Reggie" Noble – vocals (track 21)
    • Paul "Muggs" Cain – vocals (track 22)
    • Shanell Jones – vocals (track 22)
    • Ty Shaun Johnson – vocals (track 23)

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Azpiri, Jon. "The Professional, Pt. 2 - DJ Clue? | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    2. ^ Serpick, Evan (March 17, 2020). "Album Review: 'The Professional 2'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    3. ^ "Dj Clue - The Professional 2". HipHopDX. April 16, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    4. ^ "DJ Clue : The Professional 2 | NME". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 27, 2001). "RapReviews.com Feature for February 27, 2001 - DJ Clue's "The Professional 2"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    6. ^ Lafrance, Richard (April 18, 2001). "DJ Clue: The Professional 2". voir.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    7. ^ "DJ Clue Ropes In Kanye, Snoop, Jeezy For New Album". Billboard. November 28, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
    8. ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    9. ^ "Lescharts.com – DJ Clue? – The Professional 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    10. GfK Entertainment Charts
      . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    11. ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    12. ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
    14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
    15. ^ "American album certifications – DJ CLUE – THE PROFESSIONAL PART 2". Recording Industry Association of America.

    External links

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