Hosted by Don Cannon, it follows Lecrae's previous mixtape, Church Clothes, and Grammy Award-winning full-length album Gravity, both of which came out in 2012.

The tape was downloaded 100,000 times off Datpiff.com in only 48 hours, and was hailed as possibly "the most important Christian hip hop album in history.

"[4] However, the mixtape also generated controversy in Christian circles due to Lecrae's collaboration with the "secular" producer Don Cannon, concerns of him "selling-out" to a mainstream audience, and perceptions that Lecrae took a harsh view of the church in the mixtape's single, "Church Clothes".

[5][6][7] Following the success of Church Clothes, on September 4, 2012, Lecrae released his sixth studio album, Gravity, which debuted at No.

[9][10] On May 14, 2013, Lecrae released the mixtape's lead single, "Round of Applause", an anthem congratulating college graduates.

[15] Lecrae says he released the album for free because he wanted to allow people hear good music without sapping their wallets.

"[22] Allmusic's Andy Kellman rated the mixtape three-point-five out of five stars, noting that Church Clothes 2 "is packed with collaborations from the Christian and secular hip-hop worlds, while Lecrae, a leader in his genre, delivers typically authoritative rhymes regarding a wide spectrum of issues.

"[23] Kevin Hoskins of Jesus Freak Hideout rated the album four out of five stars and summarized that "Overall, I tend to think that DJ Cannon drops his own name way too much and not every single track is great, but it's otherwise quality rap, it's free, and Lecrae is speaking what's on his heart.

[18] Christopher Johnson of Jesus Wired rated the album a four-and-a-half out of five, saying that Lecrae continues "to explore multiple styles of delivery for his thought provoking messages.