Welcome 2 Collegrove is an upcoming collaborative studio album by American rappers 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. It is scheduled for release on November 17, 2023 through Def Jam Recordings. It is the sequel to 2 Chainz' third studio album ColleGrove (2016), which was originally planned to be a Lil Wayne duet album; he could not be co-credited due to label issues. It contains a confirmed guest appearance from Benny the Butcher.
Background and promotion
The title is a portmanteau of 2 Chainz' and Lil Wayne's hometowns. 2 Chainz is from College Park, Georgia, while Wayne hails from Hollygrove, New Orleans. The release was led by single "Presha" released on October 19, 2023, produced by Bangladesh. The album was originally set to release on the same day as Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2; however, Minaj later pushed that album's release date further back to December 8, partly because of this news.
On October 27, during an episode of Young Money Radio on Apple Music, the pair debuted two new songs in "Long Story Short" and "Oprah and Gayle"; both are confirmed to appear on the album.