Diplomatic Immunity 2

Diplomatic Immunity 2
Diplomatic Immunity 2
Studio album by The Diplomats
Released	November 23, 2004
Recorded	2004
Studio	Santana's World; Next Millenium; Sony Music Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:10:45
Label	Diplomat; Koch;
Producer	Amadeus; Boola; Develop; Frank Visosky; Genghis; Hannon Lane; J. Fahre; Rephan; Skitzo; Stay Gettin'; The Heatmakerz; Treblemakers; Victor Babb;
The Diplomats chronology

Diplomatic Immunity 2 is the second studio album by American hip-hop collective The Diplomats. It was released on November 23, 2004, through Diplomat Records with distribution via Koch Records. Production was handled by The Heatmakerz, Stay Gettin', Skitzo, Amadeus, Boola, Develop, Frank Visosky, Genghis, Hannon Lane, J. Fahre, Rephan, Treblemakers and Victor Babb.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
Prefix	7/10^[3]
RapReviews	7/10^[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[5]

The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200, number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 4 on the Top Rap Albums and number 3 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Its single "S.A.N.T.A.N.A." made it to number 86 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop-N-Go" (Cam'ron and J.R. Writer)	Cameron Giles Rusty Brito Bigram Zayas	Develop	6:13
2.	"S.A.N.T.A.N.A." (Juelz Santana)	LaRon James S. Joyner M. Brown	TrebleMakers	4:24
3.	"Take 'Em to Church" (Cam'ron and Juelz Santana featuring Un Kasa)	Giles James	Amadeus	3:49
4.	"Get Use to This" (Juelz Santana and J.R. Writer)	James Brito Michael Miller Lawrence Simpson	Stay Gettin'	3:57
5.	"Family Ties" (Cam'ron, 40 Cal. and Hell Rell)	Giles Brito Durell Mohammed Dario Rodriguez	Skitzo	4:17
6.	"Wouldn't You Like to Be a Gangsta Too?" (Hell Rell)	Mohammed V. Bertelsen	Genghis	4:34
7.	"Get from Round Me" (Cam'ron and Juelz Santana featuring Jha-Jha)	Natoya Handy Giles James Hannon T. Lane	Hannon Lane	4:19
8.	"Dutty Clap" (Jim Jones featuring S.A.S.)	Joseph Jones II Sean Williams Melvyn Williams Alrad Lewis	Boola	3:30
9.	"I Wanna Be Your Lady" (Cam'ron and J.R. Writer featuring Nicole Wray)	Giles Nicole Wray Brito Gregory Green Sean Thomas Rodriguez	The Heatmakerz Skitzo (co.)	4:12
10.	"40 Cal" (40 Cal.)	Calvin Byrd J. Fahre	J. Fahre	3:53
11.	"Melalin" (performed by Bugs)	Jamaul K. Aziz Victor Babb Frank Visosky	Victor Babb Frank Visosky	3:59
12.	"So Free" (Cam'ron featuring S.A.S.)	Giles M. Williams S. Williams T. Mudarikwa	Rephan	4:26
13.	"Dead Muthafuckas" (Cam'ron and Juelz Santana)	Giles James Miller Simpson	Stay Gettin'	3:30
14.	"Push It" (Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and J.R. Writer)	Giles Jones II James Brito Green Thomas Hurby Azor Ray Davies	The Heatmakerz	3:32
15.	"Aayoo-iight" (Cam'ron and Juelz Santana)	Giles James Miller Simpson	Stay Gettin'	3:52
16.	"Bigger Picture" (Cam'ron and Juelz Santana)	Giles James Green Thomas	The Heatmakerz	4:02
17.	"Crunk Muzik" (Jim Jones, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana)	James Green Thomas	The Heatmakerz	4:16
Total length:				1:10:45

Sample credits

Track 9 contains elements from "My Boo" written by Carlton Mahone Jr. and Rodney Terry.
Track 14 contains a sample of the recording "Push It" as performed by Salt-N-Pepa. The original version contains a verse from Lil' Wayne instead of J.R. Writer.

Personnel

Cameron "Cam'Ron" Giles – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12–17), executive producer
LaRon "Juelz Santana" James – vocals (tracks: 2–4, 7, 13–17)
Rusty "J.R. Writer" Brito – vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 9, 14)
Joseph "Jimmy" Jones – vocals (tracks: 8, 14, 17), executive producer
Durell "Hell Rell" Mohammed – vocals (tracks: 5, 6)
Sean Williams – vocals (tracks: 8, 12)
Melvyn Williams – vocals (tracks: 8, 12)
Antonio "Un Kasa" Wilder – vocals (track 3)
Natoya "Jha-Jha" Handy – vocals (track 7)
Nicole Wray – vocals (track 9)
Calvin "40 Cal." Byrd – vocals (track 10)
Jamaul "Bugs" Aziz – vocals (track 11)
Bigram "DVLP" Zayas – producer (track 1)
Shelby Joyner – producer (track 2)
M. Brown – producer (track 2)
Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – producer (track 3)
Michael Miller – producer (tracks: 4, 13, 15)
Lawrence Simpson – producer (tracks: 4, 13, 15)
Dario "Skitzo" Rodriguez – producer (track 5), co-producer (track 9)
V. "Genghis" Bertelsen – producer (track 6)
Hannon Lane – producer (track 7)
Alrad "Boola" Lewis – producer (track 8)
Gregory "Rsonist" Green – producer (tracks: 9, 14, 16, 17)
Sean "Thrilla" Thomas – producer (tracks: 9, 14, 16, 17)
J. Fahre – producer (track 10)
Victor Babb – producer (track 11)
Frank Visosky – producer (track 11)
T. "Rephan" Mudarikwa – producer (track 12)
Mike Thomas – recording (tracks: 1–3, 5–12, 14, 17), mixing (tracks: 1–12, 14, 15, 17)
Saga Legin – recording (track 4)
Eric "Ibo" Butler – recording (tracks: 13, 15, 16), mixing (tracks: 13, 16)
George "DukeDaGod" Moore – A&R
Jamel George – A&R

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	8
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	78

References

↑ Berrios, Martin A. (December 1, 2004). "Diplomatic Immunity 2". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ Jeffries, David. "Diplomatic Immunity, Vol. 2 - The Diplomats". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ Serwer, Jesse (October 19, 2004). "The Diplomats: Diplomatic Immunity 2". Prefixmag. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ Chan, Nin (November 16, 2004). "The Diplomats :: Diplomatic Immunity 2 – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "Music Review: The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity 2". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 14, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "The Diplomats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "The Diplomats Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "The Diplomats Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "The Diplomats Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 2005. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

External links

Diplomatic Immunity 2 at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Berrios, Martin A. (December 1, 2004). "Diplomatic Immunity 2". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[2] Jeffries, David. "Diplomatic Immunity, Vol. 2 - The Diplomats". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[3] Serwer, Jesse (October 19, 2004). "The Diplomats: Diplomatic Immunity 2". Prefixmag. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Chan, Nin (November 16, 2004). "The Diplomats :: Diplomatic Immunity 2 – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[5] "Music Review: The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity 2". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 14, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Diplomats-6] "The Diplomats Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_The_Diplomats-7] "The Diplomats Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[ac_BillboardRap_The_Diplomats-8] "The Diplomats Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_The_Diplomats-9] "The Diplomats Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[10] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 2005. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

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