1st of the Month Vol. 2 you don’t change with the times you gon get stuck in the past. I’ve been working on this thing called "The First of the Month". I’m putting out an EP every month with a 30-minute episode so you’re not waiting a year or more for the next album." In May 2014, in an interview with MTV News, he spoke about the features on the EP's saying: "The people that’s gonna be on this project is Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Estelle and Gunplay, so far." He also announced the first EP would be released on July 1, 2014, saying:
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