Pop 2 [Mixtape]
by Charli xcx
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Dec 15, 2017
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 351 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 322 out of 351
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 351
  3. Negative: 18 out of 351
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  1. angel_xcx
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Her best work, truly incredible the way she brought together so many collaborates to lift them up and expose them to a larger audience. Also track 10 best song of all time???
  2. Akura-ou
    Feb 1, 2023
    6
    In love her hyperpop projects, but this is just too much. I like 5 out of 10 tracks, but it's better than nothing, I guess.
  3. aestheticmoon
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    I loved this mixtape after listening several times. This album really surprised me like... so good and different. Unlock It, Lucky and Out of My Head are my favorites
  4. EmotionFul
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    It invented a new music genre, qhat else can you say, like ??? ITS AMAZING, A MUST
  5. Looool172
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    este álbum es inalcanzable, muchos artistas tienen mucha fama y artistas como charli no tienen apoyo u hacen mucho más arte que artistas vírales de este tiempo, charli es muy infravalorada y este álbum es uno de ellos tracks como, backseat, lucky, tears, femmebot, delicious, unlock it, track 10, es un álbum futuristico y los instruméntales están hermosos y las letras lo son igual,este álbum es inalcanzable, muchos artistas tienen mucha fama y artistas como charli no tienen apoyo u hacen mucho más arte que artistas vírales de este tiempo, charli es muy infravalorada y este álbum es uno de ellos tracks como, backseat, lucky, tears, femmebot, delicious, unlock it, track 10, es un álbum futuristico y los instruméntales están hermosos y las letras lo son igual, recomiendo muchísimo este disco… Expand
  6. aldenbray
    Jul 6, 2022
    10
    masterpiece. This mixtape is experimental in the best way and pushes the boundaries of modern pop music. This project really helped to shape Charli’s unique sound. Every song has its own theme and sound but compliment the other tracks and create a cohesive yet divergent body of work. genius, and wonderful work.
  7. marcoanlm
    May 17, 2022
    10
    POP 2
    charli xcx, 2017
    1. unlock it
    2. backseat
    3. delicious
    4. I got it
    5. track 10
    6. lucky
    7. femmebot
    8. porsche
    9. tears
    10. out of my head
  8. estevoooo
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Easily the best hyperpop album ever made. It's been 4 years and I still can't stop listening to it
  9. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 25, 2021
    8
    not just the guest roster that sets Pop 2 so apart from the mainstream pop landscape, it’s the way these voices are integrated, making its 10 tracks feel less like a cool-kid curation project and more like a popping afterparty you’ve stumbled into.synth-pop interlaced with a sparse amount of hip-hop, outbursts in many layers of hard-hitting yet catchy trap basslines. Pitchfork stated thatnot just the guest roster that sets Pop 2 so apart from the mainstream pop landscape, it’s the way these voices are integrated, making its 10 tracks feel less like a cool-kid curation project and more like a popping afterparty you’ve stumbled into.synth-pop interlaced with a sparse amount of hip-hop, outbursts in many layers of hard-hitting yet catchy trap basslines. Pitchfork stated that this mixtape is an “...antidote to the overwhelming monotony of the 2017 pop charts,” and I couldn’t agree more… Expand
  10. felipenasty
    Mar 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Salvadora del pop no te merecemos reina⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️… Expand
  11. kaana948
    Jan 26, 2021
    10
    queen of everything
    everything about this album is so fkn amazing like idk what to say other than it being perfect
  12. Glv3z
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Literally the album of the century, change my life in so many ways, charli>>>>>>>>>>>>>the whole world
  13. Lol1P0PFl0p
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Truly a one of a kind record. still sounds fresh and futuristic even 3 years later. this is such an underrated masterpiece...
  14. Simao
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Pop 2 will go down as one of history’s best albums me thinks. it brings so many new things to the table and i doubt charli can ever top the level it has.

    from the production to the god tier collabs, every song has a place on this album and they create this aesthetic that can ONLY belong to pop 2.

    the cover art is also god-tier...

    fav songs: track 10, delicious
    least fav: out of my head
  15. terrenceknows
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    can we talk about charli real quick? because people been sleeping at her music. she is the only hope we have to pop music, this is new, fresh; revolutionary. yes.

    TOP 3: BACKSEAT, TEARS & LUCKY

    LEAST FAV TRACK: PORSCHE
  16. parkerilla
    May 17, 2020
    9
    Pop futurism and eclectic autotune come together with the confident I Got It, devastating Lucky, conceptual Femmebot and end-of-the-world outro Track 10.
  17. Lbstev
    May 15, 2020
    10
    The collaborations on it are excellent And its still soo good after 3 years period
  18. Porcohesu
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Fra non vuole fare pace con me quindi fa cagare dio bastardo molto meglio changes di justin Bieber
  19. PrincesaDelMar
    Jan 26, 2020
    10
    The pop queen has done it again. Another year another mix tape, a very good one I might add. I could listen to this start to finish all day everyday. Just banger after banger although there are a few songs that just aren't my cup of tea but that doesn't mean they are by any means bad. They just better suit other listeners. Amazing features on this mix tape and notable people as well, IThe pop queen has done it again. Another year another mix tape, a very good one I might add. I could listen to this start to finish all day everyday. Just banger after banger although there are a few songs that just aren't my cup of tea but that doesn't mean they are by any means bad. They just better suit other listeners. Amazing features on this mix tape and notable people as well, I loved it when it first came out and I still do 2 years later.… Expand
  20. EvanMagal
    Sep 19, 2019
    8
    Great! Charli can play with various elements of Pop and still sound with a unique identity. it should have been an album
  21. PretentiousGeek
    Sep 16, 2019
    8
    My favourite concept mixtape. Who doesn't love malfunctioning androids experiencing love when the music is this consistently good? #JusticeForXCXWorld
  22. Jllh
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    the best mixtape/album of all times... Mix so many sounds that don't make it monotonous. She's the Queen! ✨❣️
  23. Miavellzi
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    This sounds so cliché but this mixtape honestly means so much to mean. I remember finding Number 1 Angel after someone posted it on twitter and became obsessed with her bubblegum bass sound that didn’t get played on the radio. I was anticipating a new project from her for ages and was not left unsatisfied when she dropped this.

    This mixtape is the perfect follow up to N1A and encompasses    This sounds so cliché but this mixtape honestly means so much to mean. I remember finding Number 1 Angel after someone posted it on twitter and became obsessed with her bubblegum bass sound that didn’t get played on the radio. I was anticipating a new project from her for ages and was not left unsatisfied when she dropped this.

    This mixtape is the perfect follow up to N1A and encompasses her, the artists she collaborated with, and the producers sound so well. “Backseat feat Carly Rae Jepsen” - shows that she knows the artists her fans are listening to especially with the hype around CRJs “emotions” project. “Out of my head feat Tove Lo and ALMA” - the lyrics on top of the heavy bass party song sound with the catchy chorus just make you want to scream the song and is an unforgettable experience at the Pop 2 concert.

    “Lucky” - vulnerability at its finest alongside “Tears feat Caroline Polachek” such good slower songs to break up the mixtape from the intense party vibe in the beginning. “I got it feat Brooke Candy, Cupcakke, and Pabllo Vittar” - pop rave excellence. The monotone chorus inside the **** that is the electronic noise that makes up this song. Brooke Candy’s eerie voice. Cupcakkes lyrics genius. Pabllo’s high pitched vocals that lead up into the drop. All such a crazy experience live. “Femmebot feat Dorian Electra” follows the same type of sound as “I got it” however is just as crazy. “Delicious feat Tommy Cash” - one of my personal favourites off of the project for the simple fact of the chemistry that these two have on the song which is shown on stage when they perform it. Excellence.

    “Unlock it feat Kim Petras and Jay Park” - means so much to me. This song is so specific to the time when this project came out and is such a masterpiece. It’s the epitome of bubblegum bass and no artist and producer could’ve done it better. This is one of those songs where you can’t help but feel pure joy when you first hear it. Euphoric. A.G Cooks slower remix is also worth listening to and shows the versatility of this song. “Porsche feat MØ” - a badass song for bad **** vibes of dreamer but just slower.

    “Track 10” - such a beautiful song. Shows exactly how PC music is just for upbeat rave songs but also for more intimate songs. Needed no explanation in a title name and for those who overlook it for this reason, you’re missing out as the lyrics are so well put together to get across whatever Charli went through at that time. The raw emotion in her voice can be heard all the way through. To sum it up this was SUCH a great project.

    Everyone who took part in this album especially the production like A.G and SOPHIE you are very much so appreciated by us angels and you know it. Probably her magnum opus of projects. It’s Charli Baby!!    … Expand
  24. ikxro
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Como sempre Charli XCX surpreendendo a todos fazendo arte propriamente incompreendida pelo público, porém se destacada fazendo isso com a mais pura qualidade, ela é com certeza uma das melhores de seu ramo.
  25. tngrnsrmgnry
    Sep 12, 2019
    8
    Charli, of all the pop girls, seems to get it more than most when it comes to what’s legitimately cutting-edge, as opposed to what’s hot in the moment – an important distinction. She might never get the radio play she deserves with these mixtape projects, if only because she’s too busy being ten steps ahead to regurgitate a tired trend or hop on an existing hit.

    The purpose of Pop 2 is    Charli, of all the pop girls, seems to get it more than most when it comes to what’s legitimately cutting-edge, as opposed to what’s hot in the moment – an important distinction. She might never get the radio play she deserves with these mixtape projects, if only because she’s too busy being ten steps ahead to regurgitate a tired trend or hop on an existing hit.

    The purpose of Pop 2 is clearly not to show off Charli XCX’s song-writing or vocal talents but to prove that pop music boundaries can indeed be obscured and blurred. In an era where pop music is so formulaic and prescriptive, the mixtape is a total imposter, it’s the first of its kind. Of course artists push boundaries all the time in their music but so seldom do any of these artists have the same amount of influence and audience scale as Charli.

    Pop 2 transports the listeners to a totally new pop stratosphere. Charli XCX has totally re-imagined the peripheries of the pop genre and those peripheries may never be whole again.

    - she is a server, you know... track/s: Delicious, I Got It, Backseat
    - STOP!! stop that **** now!! track/s: -    … Expand
  26. poppers2
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Queen and Savior of Pop has done it again! This is such a fun project to listen to! I enjoyed it and literally died but I'm back again. Thanks Charli for creating bops we didn't know we needed.
  27. folomohah
    Sep 6, 2019
    0
    So ugly, so boring, so trash the EP is futuristic and kinda synth sounding and some of the tracks did good for me but most of it felt like the production is kind of awkward and
  28. patmc
    Aug 4, 2019
    9
    extremely cohesive, and expensive sounding near masterpiece of an album. every single song sounds like its meant to be there, and the pc music really pushes the boundaries of pop music. every feature is great, except I do not enjoy tommy cash's feature at all. borderline masterpiece of it wasn't for that one feature.
  29. prestonhung
    Aug 4, 2019
    8
    'POP2' is Charli XCX's strongest and one of her most experimental work to date. With tracks such as "Out Of My Mind", "Tears", and "I Got It", the Mixtape gives a super futuristic and enjoyable atmosphere for listeners, but listening to songs like "Porshe" and "Delicious" is kind of a "waste of time".
  30. DaleXCX
    Jun 7, 2019
    10
    This mixtape offers so many different collaborations and really pushes pop especially with the PC sounds the auto tune is used in artistict/ futuristic way.
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 30, 2018
    80
    While it lacks the polish of a major pop album, it's not dulled by the overthought conservatism that might bring with it. [Mar 2018, p.115]
  2. The Guardian
    Jan 4, 2018
    80
    The 10 tracks never stint on the basic stuff. There are big choruses and hooks amid the teeming sound, not least on Unlock It and Out of My Head, tracks that sound like hit singles from a slightly more adventurous, expansive alternate universe than the one the charts currently inhabit.
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  3. Consequence
    Dec 22, 2017
    83
    On Pop 2, her second mixtape of 2017, she digs even deeper into her music’s rough edges, exploiting its paradoxes, peeling back its layers, and having more fun while she’s at it than she’s ever had before.
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