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]

CTV2
Mixtape by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2014
Recorded2012–2014[1]
GenreHip hop
Length34:21
LabelSelf-released
Jaden Smith chronology
The Cool Cafe
(2012)
CTV2
(2014)
This is the Album
(2015)

The mixtape was later re-released onto streaming services on December 1, 2016.

Track listing

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Credits adapted from YouTube.[8]

No.TitleLength
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

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  1. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (November 18, 2014). "Jaden Smith Releases 'CTV2' Album Through 'Jaden Experience' App". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cool Tape Vol 2 Mixtape by Jaden Smith". DatPiff. November 18, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Fox, T.S. (November 18, 2014). "Jaden Smith Drops 'CTV2'". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Frydenlund, Zach (November 17, 2014). "Jaden Smith Just Released His Album Via His New App". Complex. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Mixtape Review: Jaden Smith-The Cool Tape Vol. 2". Coog Radio. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  6. ^ "CTV2". Genius. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  7. ^ "Jaden Smith drops his new mixtape, "Cool Tape Vol. 2"". HotNewHipHop. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  8. ^ "Jaden Smith - Cool Tape Vol. 2 (Full Album)". YouTube. Nostalgic Jams. Retrieved July 29, 2019.