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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
|Name = Pain Is Love 2
| name = Pain Is Love 2
|Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
|Artist = [[Ja Rule]]
| artist = [[Ja Rule]]
|Cover =
| cover = PIL2cover.jpg
|Released = August
| border = yes
|Recorded = 2011
| alt =
| released = February 28, 2012
|Genre = [[East Coast hip hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
|Length =
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
|Label = Mpire/Fontana/Universal
|Producer = [[7 Aurelius]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<ref name="HHDX"/>
|Reviews =
| length = 43:58
| label = {{hlist|[[Mpire Music Group]]|[[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]]}}
|Last album = ''[[R.U.L.E.]]''<br />(2004)
| producer = * [[7 Aurelius]] <small>([[Executive producer#Music|also exec.]])</small>
|This album = '''''Pain Is Love 2'''''<br />(2011)
* [[Ja Rule]] <small>(exec.)</small>
|Next album = ''[[The Renaissance Project]]''<br />(2011)
* [[Irv Gotti]] <small>(exec.)</small>
|single 1 = [[Real Life Fantasy]]
| prev_title = [[Icon (Ja Rule album)|Icon]]
|single 1 date = {{Start date|2011|6|8}}
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = 12.Twelve.XII
| next_year = TBA
| misc = {{Singles
| name = PIL2
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Real Life Fantasy]]
| single1date = December 13, 2011<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/real-life-fantasy-feat.-anita/id484444020 | title=Real Life Fantasy - Single by Ja Rule | website=[[iTunes]] | date=13 December 2011 }}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
'''''Pain Is Love 2''''' (also known under the acronym '''''PIL2''''') is the seventh studio album by American [[rapper]] [[Ja Rule]]. It was released on February 28, 2012, by [[Mpire Music Group]] and [[Fontana Distribution]]. The album was released during Ja Rule's incarceration on charges of gun possession and tax evasion. The album was delayed several times prior to its release.


Production on the album was handled by [[7 Aurelius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.15407/title.ja-rule-reveals-tracklist-for-pain-is-love-2-due-in-2012|title=Ja Rule Delays "Pain Is Love 2" To 2012|first=Steven|last=Horowitz|website=HipHopDX|date=December 9, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224183206/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.15407/title.ja-rule-reveals-tracklist-for-pain-is-love-2-due-in-2012|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> This is the sequel to his album ''[[Pain Is Love]]'' (2001). The album debuted at number 197<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/ten-sequel-albums-that-didnt-live-up-to-the-original-15983/|title=Ten Sequel Albums That Didn't Live Up to the Original|first=Andy|last=Greene|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419202959/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/ten-sequel-albums-that-didnt-live-up-to-the-original-15983/|archive-date=April 19, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, with 3,200 copies sold in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18926/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-342012|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/4/2012|author=A. Jacobs|website=HipHopDX|date=March 7, 2012|access-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226000914/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.18926/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-342012|archive-date=December 26, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''''Pain Is Love 2''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by rapper [[Ja Rule]], set to be released sometime in late July or August.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110608/ap_en_ce/us_people_ja_rule_17</ref>


==Critical reception==
In February 2011, It was announced that Ja Rule is working on another album called Pain Is Love 2, naming it after the original 2001 triple platinum album (Pain Is Love). It will feature production from the producers on the original Pain Is Love album in order to "recreate magic". He had planned on releasing both of the albums on June 7, although later decided to delay the release date in order to allow more time to perfect the "level and quality of the records" and to avoid "doing an injustice to his fans", according producer 7 Aurelius.
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pil-2-mw0002255328|title=PIL 2 - Ja Rule|first=David|last=Jeffries|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214033828/https://www.allmusic.com/album/pil-2-mw0002255328|archive-date=December 14, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[HipHopDX]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="HHDX">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1846/title.ja-rule-pain-is-love-2|title=Ja Rule - Pain Is Love 2|first=Andres|last=Tardio|website=[[HipHopDX]]|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129203424/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1846/title.ja-rule-pain-is-love-2|archive-date=November 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''RapReviews''
|rev3score = (6.5/10)<ref name="RR">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_03_pil2.html|title=Ja Rule :: PIL 2 :: MPire/Fontana Distribution|author=Pete T.|website=RapReviews|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=November 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815185707/http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_03_pil2.html|archive-date=August 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
[[AllMusic]]'s David Jeffries noted some tonal whiplash throughout the album when going from "party and crossover numbers" to honest ruminations on the downfalls of fame but said that the listener can rearrange it to maximize the latter's impact. He concluded that: "It's enough for fans to ignore the flaws of PIL2, and enough to keep them faithful during the coming drought."<ref name="AM"/> Andres Tardio of ''[[HipHopDX]]'' wrote that: "''Pain is Love 2'' acts as an update on where Ja Rule has traveled in life in recent years and it is an honest look at how he views those travels. His self-awareness and honesty bring a fresh take. This insight comes with a darker tone that could have been delivered in a more cohesive manner. However, by trying to add something for everyone, Rule lost some of that consistency. While it is no perfect return, ''Pain is Love 2'' is a reminder of why Rule was once atop the Hip Hop sphere. Now the question is if he can ever truly return to the top."<ref name="HHDX"/> Pete T. of ''RapReviews'' called it "a fairly mixed bag of sultry club jams and sweet R&B collaborations", saying that 7 Aurelius' production can move from being "sleek and contemporary" to stale and inoffensive at points, and Ja's musicianship carries "hackneyed lyricism" but a newfound self-awareness of fame and fortune, concluding that: "PIL 2" is flawed but commendable. Through it all, it's vintage Ja - none of the posturing and rumbling street anthems of Murder Inc.'s early days, but rather music that is perhaps more central to Ja's essence: heartfelt pop tunes and some long-overdue introspection. Although some of the material is predictably insubstantial, it's an inspiring effort from a guy who's been bruised and battered but will live to see another day.<ref name="RR"/>


==Track listing==
“The Plan changed mostly because of the level and quality of the records we were making,” says 7 Aurelius, super-producer behind Murder Inc’s infamous reign atop the charts. He speaks of course, about the upcoming Ja Rule album ‘Pain Is Love 2’, sequel to Ja’s 2001 highest selling album ‘Pain Is Love’. “We have exhausted every possible way to have it available on iTunes for pre-order on the 7th. The main issue is that Fontana needs the album turned in before they will release a date, or even start their process which is normally sixty days for digital and hard copy.”
*All songs produced by [[7 Aurelius]].
{{tracklist
|total_length = 43:58


|title1 = Fuck Fame [Intro]
To understand the push for a June 7th release date, certain issues need to be addressed. June 8th is the day Ja Rule begins his two year prison sentence. The crime? A 2007 firearms possession charge and more recently, three counts of tax evasion. With the clock ticking down, Ja Rule began work on his eighth studio LP ‘The Renaissance Project’. The plan was to release the album on June 7th under Fontana/Universal, while at the same time maximizing any media exposure before his sentence commenced. Somewhere along the lines, the plans changed. A couple of months before June, Ja reunited with 7 Aurelius, the other man not named‘ Irving’ behind the six times platinum ‘Pain Is Love’. What resulted in those initial studio sessions between the two, was a renewed sense of purpose and inspiration in the music. Before they knew it, a new project was being developed, one injected with creativity and vigour unlike anything they had done before. “The record is absolutely f**king sick!” 7 says. However, given the limited time in which to record Pain Is Love 2 (or PIL2 as it is being dubbed), certain sacrifices had to be made, The June 7th release date being one of them. “Me and Rule have to capture all the magic around us until he goes in, otherwise we are doing an injustice to his fans. For example, if we had stopped in April just to be able to turn it in to Fontana for a June 7 date, PIL2 would not be what it is now. They have acknowledged that because it’s Ja Rule, they will give it a fast track release once it is turned in and that would be digital and hard copy.” Impatient fans must now trust that this decision to postpone the release will benefit the quality of music and overall handling of the albums promotion and marketing whilst Ja is incarceration. “A PIL2 DVD with all of the videos including ‘Real life fantasy’ directed by Hype Williams is being put together. The rest will be rolled out over the coming weeks. This is Ja’s most provocative and his most personal album to date. When you hear it just makes you a fan all over again.”
|length1 = 2:33
|note1 = featuring [[Leah Siegel]]
|writer1 = {{flat list|
*[[Ja Rule|Jeffrey Atkins]]
*[[7 Aurelius|Marcus Vest]]
*Tony Dofat}}


|title2 = [[Real Life Fantasy]]
==Confirmed tracks==
|length2 = 3:38
|note2 = featuring Anita Louise
|writer2 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest
*A. Schwartz
*Joseph Angel
*Raymond Angry}}
*Roc The Producer. (Additional Production)


|title3 = Parachute
* "Intro/Fuck Fame"
|length3 = 3:23
* "[[Real Life Fantasy]]" feat Anita Louise
|note3 = featuring Leah Siegel
* "Black Vodka (Ja Rule song)|Black Vodka"
|writer3 = {{flat list|
* "Spun a Web"
*Atkins
* "[[Superstar]]"
*Vest}}
* "[[Never Had Time]]"
* "[[Parachute]]"
* "[[For The Tears]]"
* "[[To The Top]]" feat Kaleena from Dirty Money
* "[[Nothing But Us]]"
* "[[Strange Days]]"
* "[[Billion Eyes]]"
* "[[Pray for the days]]"
* "[[Believe]]"


|title4 = SuperStar (Intro)
==Unconfirmed tracks==
|length4 = 0:16
|writer4 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest}}


|title5 = SuperStar
* "[[Pieces]]"
|length5 = 4:54
* "[[We run the city]]"
|writer5 = {{flat list|
* "[[Sex and Candy]]"
*Atkins
* "[[Lol]]"
*Vest}}

|title6 = Black Vodka
|length6 = 5:01
|writer6 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest}}

|title7 = Drown
|length7 = 4:40
|note7 = featuring Somong
|writer7 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest}}

|title8 = Never Had Time
|length8 = 3:15
|note8 = featuring John Doe
|writer8 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest}}

|title9 = Strange Days
|length9 = 2:44
|note9 = featuring 7 Aurelius & Ramzo
|writer9 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest}}

|title10 = To the Top
|length10 = 3:28
|note10 = featuring [[Kalenna Harper]]
|writer10 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest
*James BKS Edjouma
}}

|title11 = Pray
|length11 = 3:12
|note11 = featuring Leah Siegel
|writer11 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest
*AJ Platinum
}}

|title12 = Believe
|length12 = 2:57
|writer12 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*James BKS Edjouma
}}

|title13 = Spun a Web
|length13 = 3:51
|note13 = featuring Amina
|writer13 = {{flat list|
*Atkins
*Vest}}
}}

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="US200">{{cite magazine|title=Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ja rule|chart=Billboard 200}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref>
| 197
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USR&BAl">{{cite magazine|title=Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ja rule|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref>
| 34
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top Rap Albums|Rap Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USRapAl">{{cite magazine|title=Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=diggy|chart=Rap Albums}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref>
| 21
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Independent Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USIndAl">{{cite magazine|title=Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ja rule|chart=Independent Albums}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=April 2, 2012}}</ref>
| 28
|}


==References==
==References==
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2.http://www.murderinc-online.net/2011/06/04/mio-exclusive-7-aurelius-project-pil2-interview/

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Pain Is Love 2
Studio album by
Ja Rule
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2012
Recorded2011
GenreHip hop[1]
Length43:58
Label
Producer
Ja Rule chronology
Icon
(2012) 		Pain Is Love 2
(2012) 		12.Twelve.XII
(TBA)
Singles from PIL2
  1. "Real Life Fantasy"
    Released: December 13, 2011[2]

Pain Is Love 2 (also known under the acronym PIL2) is the seventh studio album by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on February 28, 2012, by Mpire Music Group and Fontana Distribution. The album was released during Ja Rule's incarceration on charges of gun possession and tax evasion. The album was delayed several times prior to its release.

Production on the album was handled by 7 Aurelius.[3] This is the sequel to his album Pain Is Love (2001). The album debuted at number 197[4] on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 3,200 copies sold in its first week.[5]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
HipHopDX[1]
RapReviews(6.5/10)[7]

AllMusic's David Jeffries noted some tonal whiplash throughout the album when going from "party and crossover numbers" to honest ruminations on the downfalls of fame but said that the listener can rearrange it to maximize the latter's impact. He concluded that: "It's enough for fans to ignore the flaws of PIL2, and enough to keep them faithful during the coming drought."[6] Andres Tardio of HipHopDX wrote that: "Pain is Love 2 acts as an update on where Ja Rule has traveled in life in recent years and it is an honest look at how he views those travels. His self-awareness and honesty bring a fresh take. This insight comes with a darker tone that could have been delivered in a more cohesive manner. However, by trying to add something for everyone, Rule lost some of that consistency. While it is no perfect return, Pain is Love 2 is a reminder of why Rule was once atop the Hip Hop sphere. Now the question is if he can ever truly return to the top."[1] Pete T. of RapReviews called it "a fairly mixed bag of sultry club jams and sweet R&B collaborations", saying that 7 Aurelius' production can move from being "sleek and contemporary" to stale and inoffensive at points, and Ja's musicianship carries "hackneyed lyricism" but a newfound self-awareness of fame and fortune, concluding that: "PIL 2" is flawed but commendable. Through it all, it's vintage Ja - none of the posturing and rumbling street anthems of Murder Inc.'s early days, but rather music that is perhaps more central to Ja's essence: heartfelt pop tunes and some long-overdue introspection. Although some of the material is predictably insubstantial, it's an inspiring effort from a guy who's been bruised and battered but will live to see another day.[7]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fuck Fame [Intro]" (featuring Leah Siegel)
2:33
2."Real Life Fantasy" (featuring Anita Louise)
  • Atkins
  • Vest
  • A. Schwartz
  • Joseph Angel
  • Raymond Angry
  • Roc The Producer. (Additional Production)
3:38
3."Parachute" (featuring Leah Siegel)
  • Atkins
  • Vest
    		• 3:23
    4."SuperStar (Intro)"
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		0:16
    5."SuperStar"
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		4:54
    6."Black Vodka"
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		5:01
    7."Drown" (featuring Somong)
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		4:40
    8."Never Had Time" (featuring John Doe)
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		3:15
    9."Strange Days" (featuring 7 Aurelius & Ramzo)
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		2:44
    10."To the Top" (featuring Kalenna Harper)
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    • James BKS Edjouma
    		3:28
    11."Pray" (featuring Leah Siegel)
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    • AJ Platinum
    		3:12
    12."Believe"
    • Atkins
    • James BKS Edjouma
    		2:57
    13."Spun a Web" (featuring Amina)
    • Atkins
    • Vest
    		3:51
    Total length:43:58

    Charts

    [edit]
    Chart (2012) Peak
    position
    US Billboard 200[8] 197
    US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 34
    US Rap Albums (Billboard)[10] 21
    US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 28

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c Tardio, Andres (March 5, 2012). "Ja Rule - Pain Is Love 2". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
    2. ^ "Real Life Fantasy - Single by Ja Rule". iTunes. 13 December 2011.
    3. ^ Horowitz, Steven (December 9, 2011). "Ja Rule Delays "Pain Is Love 2" To 2012". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
    4. ^ Greene, Andy (December 6, 2013). "Ten Sequel Albums That Didn't Live Up to the Original". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
    5. ^ A. Jacobs (March 7, 2012). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/4/2012". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
    6. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "PIL 2 - Ja Rule". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
    7. ^ a b Pete T. (March 20, 2012). "Ja Rule :: PIL 2 :: MPire/Fontana Distribution". RapReviews. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
    8. ^ "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
    9. ^ "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
    10. ^ "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
    11. ^ "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.


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