Pain Is Love 2

PIL2
Studio album by Ja Rule
Released	February 28, 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:58
Label	Mpire Music Group, Fontana
Producer	7 Aurelius (also exec.), Ja Rule (exec.), Irv Gotti (exec.)
Ja Rule chronology
Icon (2012) PIL2 (2012) Coup De Grâce (2016)
Singles from PIL2
"Real Life Fantasy" Released: December 13, 2011[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
RapReviews	(6.5/10)[4]

Pain Is Love 2 (also known under the acronym PIL2) is the seventh 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.^[5] This is the sequel to his album Pain Is Love (2001). The album debuted at number 197 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 3,200 copies sold in its first week.^[6]

Track listing

• All songs produced by 7 Aurelius.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fuck Fame [Intro]" (featuring Leah Siegel)	Jeffrey Atkins Marcus Vest Tony Dofat	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 GProductions	3:28
11.	"Pray" (featuring Leah Siegel)	Atkins Vest AJ Platinum	3:12
12.	"Believe"	Atkins Vest	2:57
13.	"Spun a Web" (featuring Amina)	Atkins Vest	3:51
Total length:			00:43:58

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	197
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	34
US Rap Albums (Billboard)[9]	21
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	28

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/real-life-fantasy-feat.-anita/id484444020
2. Allmusic review
3. HipHopDX review
4. RapReviews review
5. "Ja Rule Delays "Pain Is Love 2" To 2012". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
6. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18926/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-3-4-2012
7. "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
8. "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
9. "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
10. "Ja Rule Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 2, 2012.