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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Black Radio 2
| name = Black Radio 2
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Robert Glasper]]
| artist = [[Robert Glasper]] Experiment
| cover = Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2.jpg
| cover = Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = October 29, 2013
| border = yes
| recorded = 2013
| released = {{Start date|2013|10|29}}
| venue =
| recorded = 2013
| studio =
| studio = '''Main'''<hr/>{{flatlist|
* Westlake Studios ([[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]])}}
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[R&B]], [[soul music|soul]]
'''Vocal recordings'''<hr/>{{flatlist|
| length =
*ADBP Studios ([[Detroit]], [[Michigan|MI]])
| label = [[Blue Note Records]]
*Fever Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
| producer = Robert Glasper
*Brooklyn Recording ([[Brooklyn]], NY)
| prev_title = [[Black Radio]]
*Arts & Crafts Studios ([[New York City|New York]], NY)
| prev_year = 2012
*The Dogghouse (Los Angeles, CA)
| next_title = [[Covered (Robert Glasper album)|Covered]]
*The Attic Recording ([[Chicago]], [[Illinois|IL]])}}
| next_year = 2015
| genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]}}
| length = {{Duration|m=59|s=36}}
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| producer = [[Robert Glasper]]
| chronology = Robert Glasper Experiment
| prev_title = [[Black Radio]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[ArtScience]]
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Robert Glasper]]
| type = Studio
| prev_title = [[Black Radio]]
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Black Radio 2
| year = 2013
| next_title = [[Covered (Robert Glasper album)|Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
}}
}}
'''''Black Radio 2''''' is the sixth studio album by American musician [[Robert Glasper]]. It was released on October 29, 2013 via [[Blue Note Records]] as the sequel to the Robert Glasper Experiment's 2012 ''[[Black Radio]]'' marking his second album with the band.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic"/>
}}
'''''Black Radio 2''''' is the sixth studio album by the American jazz pianist/[[R&B]] producer [[Robert Glasper]] (and the second with his '''''Robert Glasper Experiment''''' band), released on October 29, 2013 by [[Blue Note Records]].<ref name="bluenote"/> It is the follow-up to the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Grammy Award]] winner [[Black Radio]] released in 2012.<ref name="Success"/><ref name="Success2"/>


The album was mainly recorded at Westlake Studios in [[Los Angeles]], while several vocal recording sessions took place at ADBP Studios in [[Detroit]], Fever Recording Studios and The Dogghouse in Los Angeles, Brooklyn Recording and Arts & Crafts Studios in [[New York City|New York]], and The Attic Recording in [[Chicago]]. Production was handled by Glasper himself, with co-producers Eli Wolf, who also served as executive producer together with Nicole Hegeman, and [[Terrace Martin]].
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard Edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 59:40
| title1 = Baby Tonight (Black Radio 2 Theme) / Mic Check 2
| writer1 = Robert Glasper, Casey Benjamin, Mark Colenburg, Derrick Hodge
| extra1 = R. Glasper
| length1 = 4:23


It features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]], [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Dwele]], [[Emeli Sandé]], [[Faith Evans]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Luke James (singer)|Luke James]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[Malcolm-Jamal Warner]], [[Marsha Ambrosius]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Patrick Stump]] and [[Snoop Dogg]], as well as [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]], [[Eric Roberson]], [[Jazmine Sullivan]], [[Jean Grae]] and [[Macy Gray]] appeared on a deluxe version of the album.
| title2 = I Stand Alone
| note2 = featuring [[Common (rapper)|Common]] and [[Patrick Stump]]
| writer2 = R. Glasper, C. Benjamin, Lonnie Lynn, Jr, P. Stump
| extra2 = R. Glasper
| length2 = 4:54


At the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]] held in 2015, the album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album]], but lost to [[Toni Braxton]] and [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]'s ''[[Love, Marriage & Divorce]]''. The album's cut "Jesus Children" has won a [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance]].
| title3 = What Are We Doing
| note3 = featuring [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]
| writer3 = R. Glasper, [[Claude Kelly]], B. Norwood
| extra3 = R. Glasper
| length3 = 3:34


Its sequel, ''[[Black Radio III]]'', was released on February 25, 2022 via [[Loma Vista Recordings]].
| title4 = Calls
| note4 = featuring [[Jill Scott]]
| writer4 = R. Glasper, Jill Scott
| extra4 = R. Glasper
| length4 = 5:42


==Critical reception==
| title5 = Worries
{{Music ratings
| note5 = featuring [[Dwele]]
| MC = 71/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Black Radio 2 - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/black-radio-2/robert-glasper-experiment/critic-reviews |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| writer5 = R. Glasper, M. Colenburg, [[PJ Morton|Paul Morton Jr.]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| extra5 = R. Glasper
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Cite web |last=Jurek |first=Thom |title=Black Radio 2 - Robert Glasper Experiment, Robert Glasper |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-radio-2-mw0002565639 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref>
| length5 = 3:37
| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
| rev2score = 7/10<ref name="CLASH">{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Marcus J. |date=October 14, 2013 |title=Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2 |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/robert-glasper-experiment-black-radio-2/ |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Clash (magazine)|CLASH]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Evening Standard]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Massarik |first=Jack |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Album reviews: October 2013 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/album-reviews-october-2013-8859042.html |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev4score = 8/10<ref name="Exclaim">{{Cite web |last=Grier |first=Chaka V. |date=July 7, 2020 |title=Robert Glasper Experiment {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/robert_glasper_experiment-black_radio_2 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hobart |first=Mike |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio 2 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/390d8dae-39e6-11e3-81d0-00144feab7de |access-date=August 27, 2024 |work=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="LAT">{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Chris |date=October 29, 2013 |title=Pop reviews: Robert Glasper's 'Black Radio 2' sequel mines solid-gold R&amp;B |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-robert-glasper-black-radio-2-review-20131029-story.html |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev7score = 8/10<ref name="PM">{{Cite web |last=Layman |first=Will |date=November 6, 2013 |title=Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio 2, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/176185-robert-glasper-experiment-black-radio-2-2495711565.html |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[PopMatters]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="RC">{{Cite web |last=Bowler |first=Paul |date=October 29, 2013 |title=Black Radio 2 - Record Collector Magazine |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/black-radio-2 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[Record Collector]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macpherson |first=Alex |date=October 31, 2013 |title=Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio: Volume 2 – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/31/robert-glasper-experiment-black-radio-review |access-date=August 27, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''
| rev10score = 4/10<ref name="TLOBF">{{Cite web |last=Wojciechowski |first=Robbie |date=October 31, 2013 |title=Robert Glasper – Black Radio 2 |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/robert-glasper-black-radio-2-140387 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
''Black Radio 2'' was met with generally favourable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 71, based on eleven reviews.<ref name="MC" />


[[AllMusic]]'s Thom Jurek praised the album, saying "while it's true that it possesses fewer standout performances, it's wholly consistent, and on some level, it's braver for relying on original material to carry it. It requires more listening to appreciate fully. Taken as a whole, however, it serves and fulfills the role of a sequel: the album deepens the band's music-making aesthetic, and further establishes their sound not only as a signature, but even, perhaps, as its own genre".<ref name="AM" /> Chaka V. Grier of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' suggested: "''Black Radio 2'' will leave fans hungry for ''[[Black Radio III|Black Radio 3]]''".<ref name="Exclaim" /> Chris Barton of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' resumed: "this is an [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] record, and a solid one".<ref name="LAT" /> Will Layman of ''[[PopMatters]]'' stated: "song for song, it's also a more consistently terrific album to listen to, with the flow of catchy [[Pop music|pop]] material undeniable and just enough edge in the form of [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] influence".<ref name="PM" /> Marcus J. Moore of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' called it "a good, albeit safe recording".<ref name="CLASH" />
| title6 = Trust
| note6 = featuring [[Marsha Ambrosius]]
| writer6 = R. Glasper, M. Ambrosius
| extra6 = R. Glasper
| length6 = 7:30


In mixed reviews, Paul Bowler of ''[[Record Collector]]'' wrote: "what began as a series of bold experimentations dressed in a warm fuzzy melding of genres feels half-baked second time around".<ref name="RC" /> Robbie Wojciechowski of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' found the album "just falls short of being anything more than generic sounding pop, produced by a [[jazz]] trio tinted by success".<ref name="TLOBF" />
| title7 = Yet To Find
| note7 = featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| writer7 = R. Glasper, [[Andrea Martin (musician)|Andrea Martin]]
| extra7 = R. Glasper
| length7 = 4:40


==Commercial performance==
| title8 = You Own Me
In the United States, the album reached at number 16 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], topped both the [[Jazz Albums]] and the Contemporary Jazz Albums, number 3 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and number 2 on the [[Top R&B Albums]] charts. It also peaked at number 86 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number 5 on the Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts in the United Kingdom, number 22 in Japan, number 87 in South Korea and number 186 in France.
| note8 = featuring [[Faith Evans]]
| writer8 = R. Glasper, Muhammad Ayers, Artia Lockett
| extra8 = R. Glasper
| length8 = 4:25


The song "Calls" made it to No. 18 on the US [[Adult R&B Airplay]]. The song "Somebody Else" reached No. 48 on the [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]] and No. 15 on the Adult R&B Airplay in the US. The song "I Stand Alone" peaked at No. 41 on the [[Billboard Japan Hot 100|''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100]].
| title9 = Let It Ride
| note9 = featuring [[Norah Jones]]
| writer9 = R. Glasper, Muhsinah Abdul-Karim
| extra9 = R. Glasper, [[Eli Wolf]]
| length9 = 7:08

| title10 = Persevere
| note10 = featuring [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Lupe Fiasco]] and [[Luke James]]
| writer10 = R. Glasper, Anu~Sun, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Wasalu Jaco, Luke Boyd
| extra10 = R. Glasper, [[Terrace Martin]]
| length10 = 4:35

| title11 = Somebody Else
| note11 = featuring [[Emeli Sandé]]
| writer11 = R. Glasper, Adele Gouraguine
| extra11 = R. Glasper
| length11 = 3:43

| title12 = Jesus Children of America
| note12 = featuring [[Lalah Hathaway]] and [[Malcolm-Jamal Warner]]
| writer12 = [[Stevie Wonder]]
| extra12 = R. Glasper
| length12 = 5:29
}}


==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| collapsed = yes
| title1 = Baby Tonight (Black Radio 2 Theme) / Mic Check 2
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Robert Glasper]]|[[Casey Benjamin]]|[[Derrick Hodge]]|[[Mark Colenburg]]}}
| total_length = 67:42
| title13 = Big Girl Body
| extra1 =
| note13 = featuring [[Eric Roberson]]
| length1 = 4:23
| writer13 = R. Glasper, M. Colenburg, E. Roberson
| title2 = I Stand Alone
| note2 = featuring [[Common (rapper)|Common]] and [[Patrick Stump]]
| extra13 = R. Glasper
| writer2 = {{hlist|Glasper|Benjamin|[[Common (rapper)|Lonnie Lynn]]|[[Patrick Stump]]}}
| length13 = 5:05
| extra2 =

| title14 = You're My Everything
| length2 = 4:53
| title3 = What Are We Doing
| note14 = featuring [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]] and [[Jazmine Sullivan]]
| writer14 = R. Glasper, M. Ayers
| note3 = featuring [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Brandy Norwood]]|[[Claude Kelly]]}}
| extra14 = R. Glasper
| length14 = 4:19
| extra3 =
| length3 = 3:34

| title15 = I Don't Even Care
| title4 = Calls
| note15 = featuring [[Macy Gray]] and [[Jean Grae]]
| note4 = featuring [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]
| writer15 = R. Glasper, Natalie McIntyre, Tsidi Ibrahim
| writer4 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]]}}
| extra15 = R. Glasper
| extra4 =
| length15 = 3:31
| length4 = 5:42
| title5 = Worries

| title16 = [[Lovely Day (song)|Lovely Day]]
| note5 = featuring [[Dwele]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Glasper|Colenburg|[[PJ Morton|Paul Morton Jr.]]}}
| writer16 = [[Bill Withers]]
| extra16 = R. Glasper
| extra5 =
| length16 = 5:07
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Trust
| note6 = featuring [[Marsha Ambrosius]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Marsha Ambrosius]]}}
| extra6 =
| length6 = 7:29
| title7 = Yet to Find
| note7 = featuring [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Andrea Martin (musician)|Andrea Martin]]}}
| extra7 =
| length7 = 4:40
| title8 = You Own Me
| note8 = featuring [[Faith Evans]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Glasper|Arita Lockett|Muhammad Ayers}}
| extra8 =
| length8 = 4:25
| title9 = Let It Ride
| note9 = featuring [[Norah Jones]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Glasper|Muhsinah Abdul-Karim}}
| extra9 =
| length9 = 7:07
| title10 = Persevere
| note10 = featuring [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Lupe Fiasco]] and [[Luke James (singer)|Luke James]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus]]|[[Lupe Fiasco|Wasalu Jaco]]|[[Luke James (singer)|Luke James Boyd]]|Anu~Sun}}
| extra10 =
| length10 = 4:35
| title11 = Somebody Else
| note11 = featuring [[Emeli Sandé]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Emeli Sandé|Adele Gouraguine]]}}
| extra11 =
| length11 = 3:43
| title12 = Jesus Children
| note12 = featuring [[Lalah Hathaway]] and [[Malcolm-Jamal Warner]]
| writer12 = [[Stevie Wonder|Stevland Hardaway Morris]]
| extra12 =
| length12 = 5:28
| total_length = 59:36
}}
}}

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese Deluxe Edition <ref name="itunes"/>
| headline = Deluxe Version
| collapsed = yes
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| title13 = Big Girl Body
| title17 = Trust
| note13 = featuring [[Eric Roberson]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Glasper|Colenburg|[[Eric Roberson]]}}
| note17 = featuring Marsha Ambrosius & Common
| writer17 = R. Glasper, M. Ambrosius
| extra13 =
| extra17 = R. Glasper
| length13 = 5:05
| length17 = 6:01
| title14 = You're My Everything
| note14 = featuring [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]] and [[Jazmine Sullivan]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Glasper|Ayers}}
| extra14 =
| length14 = 4:19
| title15 = I Don't Even Care
| note15 = featuring [[Macy Gray]] and [[Jean Grae]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Glasper|[[Macy Gray|Natalie McIntyre]]|[[Jean Grae|Tsidi Ibrahim]]}}
| extra15 =
| length15 = 3:32
| title16 = [[Lovely Day]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|[[Bill Withers|William Harrison Withers Jr.]]|[[Skip Scarborough|Clarence Alexander Scarborough]]}}
| extra16 =
| length16 = 5:07
| total_length =
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese Deluxe Version
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title17 = Trust (Alternate Version)
| note17 = featuring Marsha Ambrosius and Common
| writer17 = {{hlist|Glasper|Ambrosius}}
| extra17 =
| length17 = 6:01
| total_length =
}}
}}


== Personnel ==
==Personnel==
*Robert Glasper Experiment
Credits are adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref name="allmusic"/>
**[[Robert Glasper]] – Rhodes electric piano, piano, synth, producer
{{col-start}}
**[[Casey Benjamin]] – saxophone, synth, vocoder
{{col-2}}
**[[Derrick Hodge]] – bass
;Musicians
**[[Mark Colenburg]] – drums, percussion
*Robert Glasper Experiment — Primary Artist
** [[Robert Glasper]] – Primary Artist, Producer, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer
** [[Casey Benjamin]] – Saxophone, Synthesizer, Vocoder
** [[Derrick Hodge]] – Bass
** [[Mark Colenburg]] – Drums, Percussion
* [[Marsha Ambrosius]] – Featured Artist
* [[Brandy Norwood]] – Featured Artist
* [[Common (rapper)|Common]] – Featured Artist
* [[Lupe Fiasco]] – Featured Artist
* [[Luke James]] – Featured Artist
* [[Emeli Sandé]] – Featured Artist
* [[Jill Scott]] – Featured Artist
* [[Snoop Dogg]] – Featured Artist
* [[Patrick Stump]] – Featured Artist
* [[Dwele]] – Featured Artist, Vocal Engineer
* [[Faith Evans]] – Featured Artist
* [[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]] – Featured Artist
* [[Lalah Hathaway]] – Featured Artist
* [[Norah Jones]] – Featured Artist
* [[Malcolm Jamal Warner]] – Featured Artist
* [[Eric Roberson]] – Featured Artist
* [[Jazmine Sullivan]] – Featured Artist
* [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]] – Featured Artist
* [[Macy Gray]] – Featured Artist
* [[Jean Grae]] – Featured Artist
* Jahi Sundance – Guest Artist, Turntables
* [[Wayne Brady]] – Guest Artist, Vocals
* [[Michael Eric Dyson]] – Guest Artist, Vocals
* [[John P. Kee]] – Guest Artist, Vocals


{{col-2}}
{{div col}}
*Lonnie "[[Common (rapper)|Common]]" Lynn – vocals <small>(tracks: 2, 17)</small>
;Additional personnel
*[[Patrick Stump]] – vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
* Eli Wolf – A&R
*[[Brandy Norwood]] – vocals <small>(track 3)</small>
* Steve Cook – A&R
*[[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]] – vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
* Marcus Johnson – Assistant
*Andwele "[[Dwele]]" Gardner – vocals & vocal engineering <small>(track 5)</small>
* J.C. Pagán – Creative Director, Design
*[[Marsha Ambrosius]] – vocals <small>(tracks: 6, 17)</small>
* Keith Lewis – Engineer
*[[Anthony Hamilton (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]] – vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
* Eli Wolf – Executive Producer, Producer
*[[Faith Evans]] – vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
* Nicole Hegeman – Executive Producer
*[[Norah Jones]] – vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
* Chris Athens – Mastering
*Calvin "[[Snoop Dogg]]" Broadus – vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
* [[Qmillion]] – Mixing
*Wasalu "[[Lupe Fiasco]]" Jaco – vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
* [[Janette Beckman]] – Photography
*[[Luke James (singer)|Luke James]] – vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
* Don Q. Hannah – Photography
* [[Terrace Martin]] – Producer, Vocal Engineer
*[[Emeli Sandé]] – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
*Eulaulah "[[Lalah Hathaway|Lalah]]" Hathaway – vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
* Greg Magers – Vocal Engineer
*[[Malcolm-Jamal Warner]] – vocals <small>(track 12)</small>
* Josh Mosser – Vocal Engineer
*[[Eric Roberson]] – vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
* Any Sun – Vocal Engineer
*[[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal Sayeed Oliver]] – vocals <small>(track 14)</small>
* Andy Taub – Vocal Engineer
*[[Jazmine Sullivan]] – vocals <small>(track 14)</small>
* Larry Whitt – Vocal Engineer
*Natalie "[[Macy Gray]]" McIntyre – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
{{col-end}}
*Tsidi "[[Jean Grae]]" Ibrahim – vocals <small>(track 15)</small>
*[[Michael Eric Dyson]] – additional vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
*[[John P. Kee]] – additional vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
*[[Wayne Brady]] – additional vocals <small>(track 10)</small>
*Jahi Sundance – turntables <small>(tracks: 2, 12)</small>
*Eli Wolf – co-producer <small>(track 9)</small>, executive producer, A&R
*[[Terrace Martin]] – co-producer & vocal engineering <small>(track 10)</small>
*Keith "[[Qmillion]]" Lewis – recording, mixing, engineering
*Josh Mosser – vocal engineering <small>(track 3)</small>
*Larry Whitt – vocal engineering <small>(track 6)</small>
*Andy Taub – vocal engineering <small>(tracks: 7, 9, 11)</small>
*Greg Magers – vocal engineering <small>(track 10)</small>
*Anu~Sun – vocal engineering <small>(track 10)</small>
*Marcus Johnson – engineering assistant
*[[Chris Athens]] – mastering
*Nicole Hegeman – executive producer, management
*JC Pagán – creative director, design
*[[Janette Beckman]] – photography
*Don Q. Hannah – additional photography
*Steve Cook – A&R
*Vincent Bennett – management
{{div col end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{albumchart|France|186|artist=ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT|album=Black Radio 2|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}
{{album chart|France|186|artist=Robert Glasper Experiment|album=Black Radio 2|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2024}}
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{{albumchart|Oricon|22|date=2013-11-11|album=ブラック・レディオ２|artist=ロバート・グラスパー・エクスペリメント|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 1, 2013}}
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==References==
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==External links==
<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2810945|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=October 27, 2013}}</ref>
*{{Discogs master|612118|Black Radio 2|type=album}}


<ref name="bluenote">{{cite web|url=http://www.bluenote.com/news/robert-glasper-announces-deluxe-edition-of-bl|title=ROBERT GLASPER ANNOUNCES DELUXE EDITION OF "BLACK RADIO 2" & iTUNES PRE-ORDER: News : Blue Note Records|website=[[Blue Note Records]]|accessdate=October 22, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Success">{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/robert-glasper-releasing-sequel-to-grammy-winning-black-radio/?_r=0|title=Robert Glasper Releasing Sequel to Grammy-Winning ‘Black Radio’|website=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=December 18, 2013|first=Nate|last=Chinen|date=August 1, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Success2">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/black-radio/robert-glasper|title=Black Radio Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=December 18, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="itunes">{{cite web|title=iTunes – ミュージック – ロバート・グラスパー・エクスペリメント「Black Radio 2 (Deluxe Version)」|url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/black-radio-2-deluxe-version/id720209406|accessdate=October 27, 2013}}</ref>

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Black Radio 2
Studio album by
Robert Glasper Experiment
ReleasedOctober 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Recorded2013
StudioMain
Vocal recordings
  • ADBP Studios (Detroit, MI)
  • Fever Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Arts & Crafts Studios (New York, NY)
  • The Dogghouse (Los Angeles, CA)
  • The Attic Recording (Chicago, IL)
Genre
Length59:36
LabelBlue Note
ProducerRobert Glasper
Robert Glasper Experiment chronology
Black Radio
(2012) 		Black Radio 2
(2013) 		ArtScience
(2016)
Robert Glasper chronology
Black Radio
(2012) 		Black Radio 2
(2013) 		Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios
(2015)

Black Radio 2 is the sixth studio album by American musician Robert Glasper. It was released on October 29, 2013 via Blue Note Records as the sequel to the Robert Glasper Experiment's 2012 Black Radio marking his second album with the band.

The album was mainly recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, while several vocal recording sessions took place at ADBP Studios in Detroit, Fever Recording Studios and The Dogghouse in Los Angeles, Brooklyn Recording and Arts & Crafts Studios in New York, and The Attic Recording in Chicago. Production was handled by Glasper himself, with co-producers Eli Wolf, who also served as executive producer together with Nicole Hegeman, and Terrace Martin.

It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, Brandy, Common, Dwele, Emeli Sandé, Faith Evans, Jill Scott, Lalah Hathaway, Luke James, Lupe Fiasco, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Marsha Ambrosius, Norah Jones, Patrick Stump and Snoop Dogg, as well as Bilal, Eric Roberson, Jazmine Sullivan, Jean Grae and Macy Gray appeared on a deluxe version of the album.

At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2015, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, but lost to Toni Braxton and Babyface's Love, Marriage & Divorce. The album's cut "Jesus Children" has won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Its sequel, Black Radio III, was released on February 25, 2022 via Loma Vista Recordings.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Evening Standard[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Financial Times[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]
Record Collector[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Line of Best Fit4/10[11]

Black Radio 2 was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on eleven reviews.[1]

AllMusic's Thom Jurek praised the album, saying "while it's true that it possesses fewer standout performances, it's wholly consistent, and on some level, it's braver for relying on original material to carry it. It requires more listening to appreciate fully. Taken as a whole, however, it serves and fulfills the role of a sequel: the album deepens the band's music-making aesthetic, and further establishes their sound not only as a signature, but even, perhaps, as its own genre".[2] Chaka V. Grier of Exclaim! suggested: "Black Radio 2 will leave fans hungry for Black Radio 3".[5] Chris Barton of Los Angeles Times resumed: "this is an R&B record, and a solid one".[7] Will Layman of PopMatters stated: "song for song, it's also a more consistently terrific album to listen to, with the flow of catchy pop material undeniable and just enough edge in the form of hip-hop influence".[8] Marcus J. Moore of Clash called it "a good, albeit safe recording".[3]

In mixed reviews, Paul Bowler of Record Collector wrote: "what began as a series of bold experimentations dressed in a warm fuzzy melding of genres feels half-baked second time around".[9] Robbie Wojciechowski of The Line of Best Fit found the album "just falls short of being anything more than generic sounding pop, produced by a jazz trio tinted by success".[11]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, the album reached at number 16 on the Billboard 200, topped both the Jazz Albums and the Contemporary Jazz Albums, number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 2 on the Top R&B Albums charts. It also peaked at number 86 on the UK Albums Chart and number 5 on the Official UK Hip Hop and R&B Charts in the United Kingdom, number 22 in Japan, number 87 in South Korea and number 186 in France.

The song "Calls" made it to No. 18 on the US Adult R&B Airplay. The song "Somebody Else" reached No. 48 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 15 on the Adult R&B Airplay in the US. The song "I Stand Alone" peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby Tonight (Black Radio 2 Theme) / Mic Check 2"
4:23
2."I Stand Alone" (featuring Common and Patrick Stump)
4:53
3."What Are We Doing" (featuring Brandy)
3:34
4."Calls" (featuring Jill Scott)
5:42
5."Worries" (featuring Dwele)
3:37
6."Trust" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)
7:29
7."Yet to Find" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
4:40
8."You Own Me" (featuring Faith Evans)
  • Glasper
  • Arita Lockett
  • Muhammad Ayers
4:25
9."Let It Ride" (featuring Norah Jones)
  • Glasper
  • Muhsinah Abdul-Karim
7:07
10."Persevere" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco and Luke James)
4:35
11."Somebody Else" (featuring Emeli Sandé)
3:43
12."Jesus Children" (featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner)Stevland Hardaway Morris5:28
Total length:59:36
Deluxe Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Big Girl Body" (featuring Eric Roberson)
5:05
14."You're My Everything" (featuring Bilal and Jazmine Sullivan)
  • Glasper
  • Ayers
4:19
15."I Don't Even Care" (featuring Macy Gray and Jean Grae)
3:32
16."Lovely Day"
5:07
Japanese Deluxe Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Trust (Alternate Version)" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius and Common)
  • Glasper
  • Ambrosius
6:01

Personnel

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  • Lonnie "Common" Lynn – vocals (tracks: 2, 17)
  • Patrick Stump – vocals (track 2)
  • Brandy Norwood – vocals (track 3)
  • Jill Scott – vocals (track 4)
  • Andwele "Dwele" Gardner – vocals & vocal engineering (track 5)
  • Marsha Ambrosius – vocals (tracks: 6, 17)
  • Anthony Hamilton – vocals (track 7)
  • Faith Evans – vocals (track 8)
  • Norah Jones – vocals (track 9)
  • Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (track 10)
  • Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals (track 10)
  • Luke James – vocals (track 10)
  • Emeli Sandé – vocals (track 11)
  • Eulaulah "Lalah" Hathaway – vocals (track 12)
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner – vocals (track 12)
  • Eric Roberson – vocals (track 13)
  • Bilal Sayeed Oliver – vocals (track 14)
  • Jazmine Sullivan – vocals (track 14)
  • Natalie "Macy Gray" McIntyre – vocals (track 15)
  • Tsidi "Jean Grae" Ibrahim – vocals (track 15)
  • Michael Eric Dyson – additional vocals (track 2)
  • John P. Kee – additional vocals (track 6)
  • Wayne Brady – additional vocals (track 10)
  • Jahi Sundance – turntables (tracks: 2, 12)
  • Eli Wolf – co-producer (track 9), executive producer, A&R
  • Terrace Martin – co-producer & vocal engineering (track 10)
  • Keith "Qmillion" Lewis – recording, mixing, engineering
  • Josh Mosser – vocal engineering (track 3)
  • Larry Whitt – vocal engineering (track 6)
  • Andy Taub – vocal engineering (tracks: 7, 9, 11)
  • Greg Magers – vocal engineering (track 10)
  • Anu~Sun – vocal engineering (track 10)
  • Marcus Johnson – engineering assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Nicole Hegeman – executive producer, management
  • JC Pagán – creative director, design
  • Janette Beckman – photography
  • Don Q. Hannah – additional photography
  • Steve Cook – A&R
  • Vincent Bennett – management

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 186
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 22
South Korean Albums (Circle)[14]
[15] 		87
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 86
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17] 5
US Billboard 200[18] 16
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[19] 1
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[20] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 3
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[22] 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Black Radio 2 - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Black Radio 2 - Robert Glasper Experiment, Robert Glasper". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Marcus J. (October 14, 2013). "Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2". CLASH. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Massarik, Jack (October 25, 2013). "Album reviews: October 2013". Evening Standard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Grier, Chaka V. (July 7, 2020). "Robert Glasper Experiment | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Hobart, Mike (October 25, 2013). "Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio 2". Financial Times. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Barton, Chris (October 29, 2013). "Pop reviews: Robert Glasper's 'Black Radio 2' sequel mines solid-gold R&B". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Layman, Will (November 6, 2013). "Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio 2, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Bowler, Paul (October 29, 2013). "Black Radio 2 - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Macpherson, Alex (October 31, 2013). "Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio: Volume 2 – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Wojciechowski, Robbie (October 31, 2013). "Robert Glasper – Black Radio 2". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2013-11-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2013-11-09" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  21. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  22. ^ ""Robert Glasper Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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