CTV2 (album)
| CTV2 | ||||
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| Mixtape by | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012â2014[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 34:21 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Jaden Smith chronology | ||||
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CTV2 (full name: The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 2) is the second mixtape by American rapper Jaden Smith. It was released as a free download on November 18, 2014, through his "Jaden Experience" app and was also available on DatPiff.[1][2][3][4] The project is a concept mixtape, written about how Jaden Smith "attempted to turn the hip-hop world upside down".[5] The mixtape is a part of Smith's Cool Tape series which was preceded by The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1 and followed up with The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story and CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3.[6][7]
The mixtape was later re-released onto streaming services on December 1, 2016.
Critical reception
[edit]VIBE's Iyana Robertson concluded, "CTV2 is a good way to bring him back down to his 16-year-old self, although it wonât make you feel any smarter. He is still on another plane than the rest of us" and that "Jaden takes you back to your high school days when you just knew that your clique was the shit."[8]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from YouTube.[9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fire" (featuring Christian Rich) | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Keep Ya Love" (featuring Willow Smith) | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Zoned" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Let It Breathe" (featuring Willow Smith) | 10:33 |
| 5. | "Young & Reckless" | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Electric" (featuring Willow Smith) | 3:41 |
| 7. | "PCH" (featuring Willow Smith) | 5:51 |
| 8. | "Symba" | 3:05 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason (November 18, 2014). "Jaden Smith Releases 'CTV2' Album Through 'Jaden Experience' App". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- â "Cool Tape Vol 2 Mixtape by Jaden Smith". DatPiff. November 18, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- â Fox, T.S. (November 18, 2014). "Jaden Smith Drops 'CTV2'". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- â Frydenlund, Zach (November 17, 2014). "Jaden Smith Just Released His Album Via His New App". Complex. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- â "Mixtape Review: Jaden Smith-The Cool Tape Vol. 2". Coog Radio. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- â "CTV2". Genius. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- â "Jaden Smith drops his new mixtape, "Cool Tape Vol. 2"". HotNewHipHop. November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- â Robertson, Iyana (November 19, 2014). "Review: Jaden Smith Is The Poster Boy For New-Age Adolescence On 'CTV2'". VIBE. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- â "Jaden Smith - Cool Tape Vol. 2 (Full Album)". YouTube. Nostalgic Jams. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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