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Anticipation II
Mixtape by Trey Songz
Released	November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
Recorded	2011
Studio	Songbook Studio House, (Miami, Florida)
Genre	Alternative R&B
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Troy Taylor
Trey Songz chronology
Passion, Pain & Pleasure (2010) Anticipation II (2011) Inevitable (2011)

Anticipation II is a mixtape by American singer Trey Songz, released on November 1, 2011.

On April 24, 2020, Trey Songz re-released the mixtape on streaming platforms, with the original mixtape in the series Anticipation.

Background and composition

Songz described the material worked for the mixtape as the most "pure" of his, at the time, recent discography. He stated: "Historically, my mixtapes have served as a creative outlet for me to serve my fans without the pressure of creating records solely for sales, this time around the music came out particularly real and good".

Anticipation II is filled with R&B and alternative R&B slow-jams. The lyrical content is for the vast majority about sex, with a songwriting that has been described as "very sultry" and "explicit".

During a 2020 interview with Uproxx, when asked about what his best project to date was, the singer said it was Anticipation II, stating:

It is one of my truest bodies of work because it was what I wanted to do. In every album, at the end, it was a process where we met with the label, and I would say it was a joint decision that these are the best songs, but those albums wouldn’t be those albums had it been up to me. They would have been different. I feel like the truest albums you’ve gotten from me are albums where there wasn’t any input from anybody else but me and Troy Taylor. That’s what happened with this album.

Release and promotion

The mixtape was released on November 1, 2011, along with the hip-hop mixtape #LemmeHolDatBeat2 on the same day.

In 2012, Songz performed the mixtape on stage, supporting it with The Anticipation 2our with 19 shows in North America.

In 2020 the project was finally released on all streaming platforms.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic's writer Andy Kellman gave it four and half out of five stars saying "The R&B singer whispers the most nasty things possible, with impeccable sensual melodies over slow, dark and electronic beats. He overcomes himself on the mesmerizing "Inside Pt 2", using the sound of a woman's orgasm with the same functioning of a guitar solo".

Track listing

References

1. ^ "Trey Songz - Anticipation 2". HotNewHipHop. November 2011.
2. "NEW MUSIC: TREY SONGZ – 'ANTICIPATION II' & '#LEMMEHOLDATBEAT2' [MIXTAPES]". Rap Up.
3. "TREY SONGZ RELEASES 'ANTICIPATION 1 AND 2' MIXTAPES ON STREAMING SERVICES". HipHop-n-More. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
4. "Trey Songz Adds "Anticipation" Mixtapes To Streaming Servies". HotNewHipHop. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
5. "Trey Songz 'Anticipation' & 'Anticipation 2' Mixtapes Land on Streaming Services". OnSmash. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
6. ^ "Trey Songz Announces 'Anticipation 2our' with Big Sean".
7. "Trey Songz Embarking on Anticipation 2our in February". 4 January 2012.
8. "Trey Songz Talks Anticipation 2our and Love of Music in the Mo'Kelly Report".
9. "Trey Songz is Bringing Love 'Back Home' to R&B". 20 October 2020.
10. "Trey Songz Announces "Anticipation 2our" with Big Sean". TrueExclusives.com. January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
11. "Trey Songz's 'Anticipation I & II' Mixtapes Now Available on Streaming Services". 24 April 2020.
12. ^ AllMusic review

• 2011 albums
• Trey Songz albums
• Sequel albums