Artist 2.0 is the third studio album from Bronx rapper, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. The album is the sequel to his debut mixtape Artist, released in 2016. Artist 2.0 was first scheduled to be released on Valentine’s Day in 2019, but due to the ongoing success of his previous album, Hoodie SZN, he delayed the release. He announced on Instagram that he would release the album once the original tape, Artist, went platinum.
In an interview with Tim Westwood A Boogie spoke further on the theme of the album:
Artist 2.0 is basically a remake of Artist with the whole piano theme and the whole girl tryna control me theme.
On February 10, 2020, A Boogie finally revealed the album’s release date, which was February 14, 2020, Valentine’s Day.
Artist 2.0 debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, with only Justin Bieber’s Changes selling more copies. Though Artist 2.0 garnered more first-week streams, it sold 3,000 albums (non-streaming), compared to 126,000 album sales for Changes.
Yes, Artist 2.0 was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 30, 2021.