Dedication 2 is a 2006
mixtape by
DJ Drama and
Lil Wayne. It is a sequel to Lil Wayne's previous mixtape,
The Dedication, and is second in
DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz series with Lil Wayne. It is one of the few mixtapes in the
hip hop genre to be both financially successful and critically acclaimed. Despite its illegal use of unlicensed instrumentals and samples, it is sold through
iTunes and retail stores such as
Best Buy and
FYE, widely reviewed in the
mainstream media, and even though a
mixtape that almost only exclusively sold digitally it peaked at #69 on
Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart. The cover shows Lil Wayne with "Fear God" tattooed on his eyelids. Much of the mixtape showcases Lil Wayne's free associating rhymes and "liquid
non-sequiturs."