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Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)

Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 is the ninth solo studio album by American rapper Fat Joe, and is a sequel to his platinum-selling album Jealous Ones Still Envy (2001). It is also the third album in his Jealous One's Envy series. After several delays, the album was released on October 6, 2009. The album's production was done by Rico Love, Ron Browz, the Inkredibles, Eric Hudson, Jim Jonsin and DJ Infamous, and features guest contributions from rappers Lil Wayne, Lil' Kim, Raekwon, Rico Love, T.A. and Swizz Beatz and R&B singers Akon, T-Pain and Pleasure P.

Background
The album release was delayed several times before Joe announced on his Twitter feed that the album would be released on October 6. Fat Joe explained to XXL on May 22 that he delayed the album due to a lack of promotion. The day of the label's announcement, Fat Joe held a listening party for the album. Prior to the release of the album on October 6, rival 50 Cent, issued a number of viral videos poking fun at the album as it was about to be released. Fat Joe replied with messages via his Twitter page, saying; "50 is sick that my album is so hot. That real music! Not that wack stuff him and his clowns are making." ==Singles==
Singles
The first single was "One" featuring Akon, Fat Joe commented that his marriage inspired this song. "One" peaked at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single is "Aloha" featuring Pleasure P and Rico Love. ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 received mixed reviews from music critics who found Joe trying too hard to recapture J.O.S.E.s commercial success while appealing to a younger hip-hop audience. Mariel Concepcion of Billboard praised the production for being energetic and versatile for Joe to rap over, saying that "the Bronx-bred rapper again proves that he's got a knack for infectious beats." ==Commercial performance==
Commercial performance
Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) debuted at number 73 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 8,300 copies in its first week. The album ended up leaving the chart the following week. The album also debuted at number nine on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Joe's seventh top-ten album on this chart. By June 2010, the album had sold 20,000 copies in the United States. ==Track listing==
Personnel
Credits for Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) adapted from AllMusic. • Angela Aponte – engineer • Miguel Angel Mendoza Bermudez – assistant, mixing assistant • Ron Browz – audio production • Eric Hudson – instrumentation • The Inkredibles – audio production • Jim Jonsin – audio production • Sat-Kartar Kaur Khalsa – assistant, mixing assistant • Rico Love – executive producer • Fabian Marasciullo – mixing • Jason Martin – engineer • Vlado Meller – mastering • Will Ragland – art direction • Raw Uncut – audio production • Luis Salazar – guitar • Adrian "Drop" Santalla – engineer • Schife – audio production • Armando Soler – maracas • The Streetrunnerz – audio production • James M. Wisner – engineer, vocal engineer • Oscar Zayas – engineer ==Charts==
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