Released independently on October 20, 2017 under her own Sugar Trap label, it was supported by the singles "Poppin", "Key Lime OG", "Rojo" and "Blue".

[1] To support its release, Rico Nasty embarked on the Sugar Trap Tour of North America which began in November and ended in December 2017.

[3] The lead single, "Poppin", was released in June 2017 and gained several million views on YouTube,[4] subsequently being featured in the soundtrack for the second season of the TV series Insecure.

[1] When listing Sugar Trap 2 as one of the Best Rap Albums of 2017, Israel Daramola of Rolling Stone wrote that the mixtape "leaves you completely convinced of [Rico Nasty's] talents" and compared its "bubblegum eccentricity" to that of her previous collaborator Lil Yachty.

At times, Sugar Trap 2 sounds like you’re inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory – everything seems made out of candy and the vocals are coated in Auto-Tune.