2 Chainz is a phenomenon. The Georgia-based rapper has featured on every big budget hip-hop album and mixtape of 2012 so far, cultivated a portfolio of compliments from superstar artists, snagged a major label deal with Def Jam, and developed his own catch phrase (even if it’s based around little more than hollering his own name). But 2 Chainz’s rise so far has been based on his value as an accoutrement to other rappers – he’s the guest verse artist of the day. Now with his debut album he’s revealed himself as bare and buffoonish.
For his part, 2 Chainz certainly sounds enthusiastic when he raps on the 13 tracks that make up his debut. But his energy has never been in doubt – it’s his lyrics. Throughout the album, Chainz kicks a series of amazingly flimsy rhymes that most times have him coming off like the resurrection of a character from Chris Rock’s gangsta rap parody CB4 but without the knowing humor. “Dope Peddler” has him boasting “Most of my niggas got gold teeth/ Most of my bitches got tattoos,” before explaining, “I’m in the trap ’cause I work there.” Then on “Extremely Blessed,” featuring The-Dream, he gives a lesson in mixing his metaphors, opening the track by rapping, “Give us this day our daily bread/ If you a chicken-head go somewhere and lay some eggs.” Soon though he’s talking about being “known to kill pussy” before rabbiting on about waffle houses. By the end of the first verse, all you’re really sure about is that at some point a young Chainz possibly had a memorable real life intimate encounter with a feathered friend. What the album lacks in substance, it obviously makes up for in energy, as songs like “Yuck” grab that “Truuuuuuu” intensity – though arguably most people will be whipping their hair around to Weezy’s verse more than Teta Chico’s.
Predictably, it doesn’t take long for Chainz to damn himself on his own album. As the Nicki Minaj co-starring “I Luv Dem Strippers” sparks into life, he begins by boasting about how “you are looking at a shark in a fish tank.” It’s as if he’s managed to unwittingly sum-up his own restrictions. As a guest rapper, he’s something like a big fish in a small pond – someone who might look and sound impressive at first glance, but is encumbered by stark limitations. Naturally, he’s thoroughly out-rhymed by every guest on the album – Kanye West, Drake, Minaj, Scarface – and that might be the real reason behind the 2 Chainz phenomenon: He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status. He should stick to that pool.
Throughout the album, Chainz kicks a series of amazingly flimsy rhymes that most times have him coming off like the resurrection of a character from Chris Rock’s gangsta rap parody CB4 but without the knowing humor.
He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status. He should stick to that pool.
hahah tru story
The reviewer sure rips the album apart for a 3/5 rating.
I think you have to want to listen to this kind of music to enjoy it, just like Rick Ross, Waka Flocka, etc. The album isn’t terrible but obviously nothing classic.
Not a bad review, and one that is difficult to disagree with, but you probably need a bit more positive words to back up the 3 stars.
carter 4 red album tru story gfid mmg vol 2 are all crap albums and these suppose to be majaor artist in the game ahaha
Tru story ^^^^^
You’re right about everything except the RED Album. That album has some fillers on it, but the dope tracks are fuckin crazy. Who knew Game would drop a better album than Wayne and Ross
I knew…. Wayne and Ross never showed anything on the high level Game was on once. Ross’ best verse is on Accident Murderers, the only track I don’t get annoyed by him. Wayne is a great Chorus-rapper, he ain’t bringing dope verses. Game brought 1 classic, a westcoast-classic, a mediocre album with some great songs and a fire album with just some fillers. Obviously he would make a better album than Wayne and Ross
You’re right about everything except the RED Album. [2]
I don’t like Ross but his verse on Devil in a New Dress was pretty dope.
Poor, poor album. Reviewer thinks so too, but why the 3/5? Read more like a 2/5.
I’d rather listen to this than God Forgives, I Don’t at least 2 Chainz is hilarious (Albeit not that intentionally) with the shit he raps about Rick Ross just lies…
2 CHAINZ!!!
YUP YOU ARE CORRECT
you dude know the balls it talke to be a correctional officer in florida? and you do know correctional officer is different from the day police officer you see on the street?
@Chicago Rilla Oh yeah your right that’s not the reason he’s lying… I mean today he IS a real life drug lord, I mean isn’t he!?
“That might be the real reason behind the 2 Chainz phenomenon: He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status.”
PERFECT CONCLUSION!!!
Word..
3/5 for me.
WACK WACK WACK WACK!!!!!
3/5 is right on point, but i didn’t expect anything higher, he a funny guy that dumb’s himself down purposely
Bring on the Beanie Sigel & Slaaughterhouse albums
AOTY easily bitches
I never listened to 2 Chainz so I gave this album a chance. It sucked. Not only are 2C’s raps wea, but his voice is harsh and annoying and beats are simple and repetitive. “Yuck” is the only fun song on there with a tight beat u can rock to. But as the review said you will be enjoying Weezy’s hook more than 2C’s verses. I would given it 2/5.
why the fuck is he working with g.o.o.d music i dont get it?
I don’t get it too… he is wack prick!
So what, they have Big Sean.
trash
I have to give this album 2 stars because i loved his bullshit style but after listening two the entire album really started not to like it. Many of his bars dont even make since! Its a weak and disappointing album and i image he wont be talked about at all in a year or two.
It’s actually pretty obvious why this was given a review of 3/5 rather than 2.5 or below. HHDX told him nothin less than that. Because he’s definitely ripping 2 chainz apart as an artist, and righrfully so. But niggas love 2 chainz. HHDX has had so many 2 chainz articles it makes no sense to give him all that face time and then completely trash his album with anything less than a 3. So it’s clear that this reviewer didnt want to give him a 3, but higher ups said nah. He gets points for energy and enthusiasm, but I called this for a long time 2 chainz is a mixtape/guest rapper. I knew his album was gonna be awful long before it came out. I agree that he’s hilarious and really feels his own raps. But now it’s getting to the point where I’m laughin at him for trying so hard to be a better rapper, and that’s far less impressive than just being a funny guy
This is just terrible. Just like the guy said, “He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status. He should stick to that pool.”
if i was his A@R i would have made him a guest artist on his own album that shit would been fire he give another known artist most of the bars then he come drop his 2 chainz shit real quick and be out hahah
You get what you pay for here. Good beats and nothing else. And that’s fine, cause dude isn’t pretending he’s Jay Z.
T.R.U. stands for Terrible Rapper Undeniably…
not as bad as everyones making out quite good fun if i am to be honest
2 chainz!!!
cool beats
The album has some good songs, lots of bangers, yeah it wasn’t that great, but this review is shit, if you don’t like the album state that, but still give a review of it, all you did the whole review was hate on 2 chainz and talk shit.
It’s obvious that he didn’t like the album, and the opinions to which you refer as “hating” are the reasons why.
how is this review shit when he gave it a 3/5
faggot hiphop
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Don’t understand why lil Wayne waited for this ass clown
str8 1 garbage
Only reason why people saying its not that bad is because of the beats. Just face it, the nigga is trash and has no content in his music. Like the reviewer said, every guest killed him in his own shit.
shit i can do better than this shit!
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, I FUCKED YO BITCH !
just fuck off tity boi..
its a good cd
I cant believe they gave this a 3/5. It deserves 0
“that might be the real reason behind the 2 Chainz phenomenon: He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status.”
that about sums it up
Mission accomplished. You get what you get when you listen to 2chainz. He makes club music and believe it or not hip-hop needs club music just as much as it needs street rap,intelligent rap etc. What I look like going to the club bumping kweli,Nas,etc. Stop hating and get some damn money!!!! The nigga and I highly doubt some whining ass comments will stop his hustle.
It’s albums like this that make me lose faith in hip-hop. Do lyrics not even matter anymore, do today’s artists really have nothing substantial to say?
The reviewer was generous giving this a 3, it’s worth a 0. I thought Rick Ross’ album was the stinker of the year, but this one takes the cake. It was hard to let any of the tracks on this album play all the way through, all I wanted to do was hit the skip button on my iPod.
Thankfully new albums from Slaughterhouse and Kendrick are coming up, it’s nice to know that some artists still take their lyrics seriously, and have something worth saying.
they dissed the hell out of him in the headline but still give it a 3.
if i had just read the review and not seen the rating I would’ve thought this would’ve gotten a 1 1/2 lol. haven’t heard it, can’t comment, but man this reviewer defecated on tity boi
thank god somebody finally stopped ridin dudes dick. fuck 2 chainz, maybe if he had that mercy flo this would pass for a 3.
HHDX YOU LOSE CREDIBILITY WHEN YOU BASH AN ALBUM AND THEN GIVE IT A PASSABLE RATING.
I absolutely agree
crap review dope album
Stop lying to yaself nigga
wackest album of the century
this album dope fuck yall dicksmurfs!
coming from someone who goes by puzzymonsta ? hahaha this albums pretty much meant for people like you
Hearing his TRU Religion mixtape I was expecting the same quality songs. Dissapointed in this album off of 1 play through the only decent songs IMO are the singles and thats not saying much.
This is so biased he gave it 3 stars yet het didnt even go over any of the albums good parts.
there wasn’t any gud parts,its straight trash
yeah he did he said “he’s thoroughly out-rhymed by every guest on the album” what more do you want.
This album is straight garbage, and this is the dude Kanye wanted to line himself up with. He can’t rap at all yeah we need different types of music but this shit is trash. He really needs to start writing down his lyrics because I heard him say he doesn’t. Man rap music has really change to where you can say anything and get signed. Def Jam man I lost all respect for your company. At one time yall use to hold youself to a higher standard with people with actual skills. Now yall just trying to making money not stars. There is a way to do both but yall just cheating folks now.
worst rapper ever
I think this says it all.
Sounds like alot of hate. Yeah he isnt the most lyrical. But hes the most entertaining. His music is for ENTERTAINMENT, not to break any boundaries or change the game. People need to stop trying to categorize him in the “i need to make a classic about real shit” group. He just wants to have fun, whats wrong wit dat? Album 3.5/5….def a few bangers on there
This album is quality, people hating on 2 Chainz hate on a man who is cognitively manipulating and enhancing everything around him and everything that he creates.
lol, ying yang twins fanboy.
Wack as hell.
Brilliant samples, perfect feature selections, excellent production all around compliments the main feature of this album, 2 Chainz. His fresh to death swag is unquestionable while he seamlessly boasts lines that are like scripture of his T.R.U REALIGION. This shit is hype as fuck, trippy to the intrinsic value, and the themes of each songs present an image that is something of greater worth than overly directed lyrics desperately preaching a lame tale.
Congrats. Your the only person who can make up some sort of meaning/understanding to this piece of shit album. Im gonna quote 2chainz here right quick ” My album will be one of the best drops this year. Im hoping it will be one of those classic albums.” hahahahahahahahahaha
hes part of illuminati…but u people r too blind to understand…..those illuminati masons run music n hollywood……2chainz is signed to def jam….jay z runs def jam, jay z is 1 of the biggest puppets in the whole game, like rick ross, wiz,the list goes on….u so called hip hop fans need to wake up…wake up people n just shakin my fuckn head in music
c’mon man, stop it already. like the illuminati want to be associated w/ “dumb” rappers… what they sayin anyways? “fuck bitches, get money, take drugs”… that’s what illuminati stands for these days? uh, i don’t think so.
your a fucking idiot, jay runs roc nation. He USED to be CEO of Def Jame but deffinately didn’t found it, more so just sat behind a desk for a couple years and rake in a couple hundo mill in the process. 2chainz has nothing to do with illuminati, in fact no one really knows whos part of the illuminati because that would sorta defeat the purpose of “secret group”. All you simps keep watching hilariously untrue youtube videos and keep thinking you know whats going on because thats exactly what they want. Your probably into the whole lizard people thing too eh? makes sense…….
2 Chaaaaaaaaaaaiiinnnzzz
People who don’t listen to hop-hop will love this.
and hoodrats that listened to gucci in 07
is any allowed to release party music anymore without getting criticized ???
we have enough serious artists in the mainstream like Cole, Kendrick etc.
etc?
This is the dumbest comment I’ve read on this site. “We have enough serious artist” then you name two people. Who the hell is not a clown on the mainstream level? MMG-Stalley is the exception
Good Music-Big Sean is a joke
Young Money-Look at the thumbnail of Nicki above. Explains the whole group
Roc Nation- I really don’t have a problem with them (unless Willow Smith counts) except for the fact that I’m getting very tired of Jay(HE’S IN MY TOP 3) telling me about his daughter and her socks,shoes,bedroom,paintings etc…
^^^ He’s kinda right though.
Hip Hop heads go into every fucking with super high expectations, nobody can release club music without getting called wack.
Jay has been a braggadocios rapper from the very start. You just now starting to get tired of it ? dummy.
and its funny coz not every rapper is capabl of puttin out good party music so u need that balance u need the party guys and the lyrical guys 2CHAINZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ lol
the only songs where Jay has talked about his daughter is the song he made about her when she was born and “3 Kings” by Rick Ross. how can you be getting very tired of it when he’s only done a couple of songs about her?
Dx killed two chainz. anyway, this is thebest reveiw I have ever read.
Fuck this dude. No skills no talent. Will fade away as quickly as he came to prominence.
3 Stars? We for real? “If you a chicken-head go somewhere and lay some eggs.” This sounds like something a five-year old would say on a playground. Wow, lay some eggs. Nothing says solid music like “lay some eggs.” That’s what “Old McDonald’s Farm” did, lay some motherfucking eggs.
Decent album. N
Given.
DAAAAAMN I DONT LIKE THAT SHIT EITHER, BUT TO PUT IT LIKE THAT??? YALL SHITTED ON A NIGGA!!!
yea some rappers are at their best when they’re guest staring, but on their own it’s…well showing their limitations. no rating, didn’t buy it.
lmfao.
nice review
In every sector of this fuckin game there will be bad and good.
2 Chainz falls in the Idiot-Rap genre, which I am not saying I dont bump when im fucked up; but i don’t live fucked up (dont consider weed bein fucked up) so when im sober he sounds like the best of the WORST part of rap. Gets u a 3.
Why didn’t they say this about Rick Ross trash ass album ya”ll did this because it’s easy to go at 2chainz but you guys scared to give that trash Ross album a negative review GTFOH
Rozay’s trash album?Been smoking chicken fingers eh?
Exactly what I was thinkin. Ross aint say shit on his album, never does but he has good beats. They still gave that trash a good rating, these people who do the reviews are bias and stupid
i knew that when this dude dropped, he would murdered by his features. It happened with No Lie and Birthday Song, not even going to fuck with the Nicki Song. Fuck this album.
this website is east coast biased af mane.these uncle tom/college goin ass journalists need to stay on the fan end of the game and leave the reporting to ppl that understand the bi coastal aspect of hiphop.in japan,2chainz can rap.y not here?bcuz willie lynch has made his way into hiphop and its easy to c.any dumb fuck from nyc is forcefed down the ppls throat.i can name a gang of em.and IM SPEAKIN FROM EXPERIENCE IVE RECORDED WIT 50CENT AND A BUNCH OF OTHER MOGULS..down south niggas write with swagger and passion,not lyrics and metaphors..ur bitch gets it.
It’s crazy that they will give Ross good ratings and his shit lacks substance and a lot of other rappers who dont say shit (Wayne) but say 2 Chainz lacks substance. He had a solid album that had good ridin music. Fuck wut yal talkin bout
Good joke, faggot.
“I cant believe they gave this a 3/5. It deserves 0”
There are at least 4 or 5 bangers on there. It helps to actually listen to the album before criticizing it.
SHIT HOTT
people are saying this review sucks but the reviewer gave it a 3/5(that’s passing). And what were you guys expecting… another Illmatic.
I expected better. It was still pretty dope though. 3.5/5
Let down south cats review down south albums.
because Phillip Mlynar ( a white college prep from up north) is clearly bias here.
Good point.. great way to avoid ethnocentricism… and muhfckas who dnt know what they shud b lookin for n a southern album shudnt b reviewing em lol… I hate how DX reviewers never talk about deeper truths within the albums contents
And to the hip hop editorials, I’m tired of being patient …
Stop being rapper racists, region haters
Spectators, dictators, behind door dick takers
It’s outrageous, you don’t know how sick you make us
I want to throw up like chips in Vegas
But this is Southern music, face it !
IF WE TOO SIMPLE, THEN YA’LL DON’T GET THE BASICS.
motherfucker they gave an outkast album five stars and a big mike got four stars, hiphopdx doesn’t have a southern bias, it’s just most of the rappers from the south are complete fucking GARBAGE
you using lil wayne shit to make a point when HHDX gives all his albums high ratings ? dummy.
garbage album. 2 Chainz is like parody rap.
Yo, this nigga Titty Boi, came out with a new name and a new flow and made money he didnt make in Playa Circle. I aint mad at him, he the rap version of Nate Dogg(RIP) nate dogg album wasnt sick alone, but you know if he on YO SHIT, it’s a banger!
i hate niggas who talk about a niggas pocket on a MUSIC review. fuck you nigga. sounding like a groupie and shit
how do you dare to compare this faggot with the one & only Nate Dogg. How do you even dare to put those two names on the same sentence. unbelievable
it was kinda alil fucked up to mention 2 chainz with nate..NATE a legend 2CHAINZ A fad..period
3/5? What a joke, DX. This is 1/5 trash.
It’s typical 2 chainz.
Take tha camel toe n turn it inta casaroll!!!! TRUUUUEST LYRIC OF THE YEAR FOLKZ!!! 5/5 Every track had dope beatz/rhymez! Take kendrick lamarz dick outcho earz and listen to tha TRUUUTH!
i hated that line.
I’m from the south and this shit sucks i wasn’t expecting nothing from titi boi/2 chainz or most seasonal rappers in the south thats what most rappers out of the south are especially if they do not have another business venture and I’m not talking about a record label or a clothing line.
YUCK > this album review
Seriously? This review is waaaaaay off? This is 2 Chainz, not Kendrick Lamar. Not Nas. Not some dope ass underground cat (Roc Marciano, Action Bronson). You can’t expect him to be a southern Lupe Fiasco. 2 Chainz is about making fun music you can play and laugh at how hilarious his lines are. He’s not trying to educate the masses or be a teacher like KRS. Hip-Hop has different functions and he is doing him. If you evaluate the music based off the kind I artist he is and his audience, you come to the conclusion that he made exactly what people wanted. Something to ENJOY. Sometime you want to be intellectually stimulated. Sometimes you want a big booty blonde stripper in your face. Stupid? Yes. But waaaaay too much fun to pass up!!
5/5!!!!
100% correct.
clap clap clap clap clap!!!!!!! 100% Ilike it is what it is music thats how you feel sometimes
Shut up COON. The album was trash. Even if you ignroe the lyrics, the album is WACK. There is no clear concept of the receord. Its not cohesive. Every beat sounds the SAME, just different variations. He got outshined on EVERY guest feature. The project was rushed. He has no clear vision of a TRUE album. His mixtape dumped all over this crap album–and this is all coming from a 2 Chainz fan. Stop riding his sacks and just admit that it couldve been better. You wont be listening to SINGLE song from this album in 3 months, so why play? Real niggas be real!
Dumbasses.
Dumbass niggas here don’t know what hip-hop is. This album is wack.
Tell em Philip.. This shit sucked dick, I like 2 chains sometimes cuz it’s careless rap.. Supposed to be fun, but this shit is pure boo boo
This review is hilarious!
Anybody else notice the discrepancy between the ratings given by the reviewer and the actual reviews on this website? Sometimes you read 3.5 star rated album review and the reviewer is bashing the shit out of it and sometimes you read another 3.5 star rated album and the reviewer is giving props. makes no sense. Given this review…Phillip (the reviewer) should’ve given this a 1.5 star rating at most…given he called the guy’s ryhms “bafoonish”
dude are you stupid? “the actual reviews on this website” are people rating the article. it has nothing to do with “the ratings given by the reviewer”
this is a great review but why the fuck did it get 3 stars..
for what i expected its a 4 stop hating everybody has a lane in music and life
He’s a mixtape rapper
Haha. this dude and this album is a complete joke..how has he ever got a record deal!??!!!! he can’t rap. simple. this is not what hip hop is about. this is truly awful music.
Holy shit, he ripped 2 chainz a 2nd ass hole. 2 holes!! Nah but for real though, he was a bit to harsh: Dope Peddler, No Lie, Im different, Extremely Blessed and DEFINITELY the song “In Town” were tracks I enjoyed. But I would give this album 3/5 though. I agree with that.
Oh no!!!2 Chainz aint lyrical?What’s next?Lil Wayne ain’t a poser?Drake aint gay?Kanye only dates smut buckets?50 is a snitch?Game is bi-polar/Oh the humanity!!!
Finally a review i can agree with
fireee
LMAO @ this review!! this album was a straight classic, the WHOLE south is bumping this album
#YA BOI NIKBAGTV
too bad the WHOLE south didnt buy it.
sadly it looks like this will debut at 1 only other rap albums this year to do that are life is good and the rick ross album 2 of these 3 are terrible and one is great
Wayne- best rapper, best guitar player and rockman, bestskater. and a respected member of the Bloods. Only Rick Ross is realer, and noone’s realer than Ross
LOL!
2.56 stars is being generous. We all know two chains doesn’t have lyrics but he doesn’t really have any redeeming qualities to offset it. I’d give 0 stars, it’s Low IQ music.
Funny how the review states in almost every sentence that 2 Chainz is a weak rapper and than the album still gets 3 Stars.
Brilliant samples, perfect feature selections, excellent production all around compliments the main feature of this album, 2 Chainz. His fresh to death swag is unquestionable while he seamlessly boasts lines that are like scripture of his T.R.U REALIGION. This shit is hype as fuck, trippy to the intrinsic value, and the themes of each songs present an image that is something of greater worth than overly directed lyrics desperately preaching a lame tale.
“His fresh to death swag is swag is unquestionable” Alright buddy hop off his sack
50 people gave this 1 star and 13 gave it 5 stars.
I guess the majority of people on here aren’t as stupid as I thought
“He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status.”
That about sums it up. lol. Nah But straight up, rappers like 2chains are a dime a dozen.They really make you feel like “damn..anyone can be a popular rapper really”. And we as hip hop fans allow this. Its like you wouldn’t tune to the NFL game to watch HS football or minor league. So why would you tune to a radio station or go to a concert to listen to a basic ass rapper that isn’t even skilled at his craft? These wack rappers gettin over paid for shit I can do myself. I could rap better than 2chains. (yeah i said it) I guess i need some co-signs and im famous.
“He’s a rapper that other rappers will endorse because they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status. He should stick to that pool.” lol…Yep that pretty much sums him up. His raps are forgetable and not all that witty or anything else.
It’s a damn shame when you are on a song with wack ass rappers like drake and nicki minaj, and you still can’t ‘out rap’ them.. I expect Kanye to be better than him, that’s a given, but regardless he needs to step his game up if that’s even possible.
I laughed out loud at a lot of his lines. He’s actually really funny. However, I doubt he was trying to be comical. He’s kind of ridiculous but whatever its a fun listen.
looking for humor, rather listen to Bizarre, or Redman or Method Man lol
truuuu.
most over hyped rapper since lil wayne.At least at waynes peak he actually had some hot lyrics. Not overly deep, but clever and hot. This guy 2chains is not even that..so basic. Beats and guest are what hold him over water. Cant believe he actually said he wants to make an album with no guest appearances ah la NaS. Nah bro, i wouldnt do that if i were you.
most of the commentators on this site are just wannabe rappers.
their posts are not to be taken serious because they talk in extremes, use hyperbole at every chance and bash anything that is even remotely close to mainstream.
These same posters would not even make a peep in a room full of ‘wack’ rappers.
1 of the best album reviews on this site. I dnt like the 3 outta 5 X’s but u made legit clear points on the review. These mainstream artists need to get called out for their terrible lyricism. Hip-hop is like a sport. The criticism can be very harsh at times but most of the time, it’s true. If u wanna make dance records,club records or auto-tune records to make $ on a major label, that’s cool but u will get called out if that shit’s wack. Tell ur label to pay a ghostwriter or something but dnt get mad when critics & fans of the hip-hop commnuity call u wack. Cuz if we gave u a pass, we would be disrespecting all the legends & great lyricist who came before u.
hip hop IZ a sport
i like this album more then Rick Ross’s
he’s never sounded impressive to me. not even when he was Titty Boi. also i didnt know Scarface was on this? i just lost some respect for him
Can’t believe this, an actual comprehensive and agreeable review. Its about time…
Why does Nicki sound like that Iggy chick in this?
What ever happened to not wanting to be on the same track with a wack rapper. Damn I miss those days. Anything goes now smmfh
2 CHAINZZZ !!!!ALL DAY FUCK YOU HATERS
idont agree with most of you on here i liked the album he s not lyrical but he makes good songs kinda like jeezy but rick ross new album is way better i copped them both and you guys should also if hiphop dont pick up in sales soon it will be dead and these are two of the most hyped rappers doin it right now stop all the damn hate and support hiphop!
I don’t support rick ross nor 2 chainz & by doing this, I am supporting hiphop.
I don’t support rick ross nor 2 chainz & by doing this, I am supporting hiphop.
admit it all of you …you hate hip hop our don’t understand it 2 chainz is pure fun just like the flocaveli CD really enjoyable and it bangs….but yor waitinf=g for a DMX / our 50 cent to capture your souls me too ….but you gotta ride with wats out now and wait for that break through….
fun CD better than Ross
everybody iknow loves 2 chainz accept you guy’s on this sight… i wonder if ya’ll party and have fun……big hank would be disgusted with all of you…master gee to ..i dunno what u all want out of this hip hop thing
but accept it Chris Wallace is dead and there will never be better than him enjoy the music
How does 2Chainz dick taste?
Damn Phillips must be from nyc.Im from the BX by the way. i read the review and it sounds like he meant to diss 2 chainz and couldnt wait. lol. if the nigga aint lyrical then let him bring good energy. he doesnt have that many features to be that outshined, **CoupH**ater!
Every songs he has a feature, he is outshined. Its plain and simple.
Every song without a feature is straight garbage. Vocabulary like a 5 years old, beats has 0 creativity and surprise.
He still lacks on records with featured artist, but at least those efforts has something listenable on them.
Wow this has to be the best review I’ve seen in my life… especially coming from hiphopdx. Thank you hhdx. This is what you call keeping it real.
The only good song here is the one with Scarface & John Legend….Legend always come thru for rappers…Scarface is on fire these days, had to skip to his verse and kept rewinding it lol…his solo will be the most anticipated
just listened to this garbage on Youtube what a waste of bandwidth luckily i have uncapped or else i would asked for my bandwidth back
Hip Hop Is Not Dead Nas, It Lives like Krs-One Said, but Its ‘Hip Hop 4 $ale’ – Canibus
Can’t believe grown ass men get into the studio & record this garbage, say such senseless thing, package it, call it music and sell it to the users?
then you get Hip Hop DX giving it this half a star album 3 stars….the hip hop bar has been set really low everyone one’s album is a classic nowadays
I agree with you homie… but Hip Hop For $ale? Really?? That shit was garbage too! Comparatively speaking it was way above this 2 Chainz clown, but better smelling garbage is still garbage
This is horrible. I completely agree with the author of this article. 2 Chainz is in the same leage as Lil B and Wacka Flocka, utter trash. As much as it pains me to say this, I don’t know who is worse – the new Shyne or 2 Chainz?
so disappointed
You could be the most promoted, marketed and overhyped rap artist with sales projections of millions but if you have no rapping or MC skill, your legacy will be extremely short lived and this album is a sheer proof of that. 2 Chainz is 2 Wack
2 chains makes music for drunk people in the club…..that is the only time his music is tolerable, He even sounds drunk when he raps to me. Is what it is…that is his lane….if you looking for lyricism you are looking in the wrong place. IF you looking for a Illmatic…Ready to Die, Aquemeni, All eyes on me from this dude, you are looking in the wrong place
I’m so happy im not the only one who sees how lame that guy is. How in the hell did he get in the game. What is wrong with Hip Hop.
so no lie, riot, ghetto dream,birthday song, like me, was wack and for your girl i luv stripper , countdown with chris brown yall crazy listen again to the album all these songs the album was nice ya dig lol
wtf? diz album is an instant modern day classic. fuck da haters and fuck hiphopdx. 2 Chainz is betta den Rakim, Biggie, 2Pac, Nas, Eminem and Jay-Z combined. he is da poet of our generation. I bought da album. support real hip hop snitchez. swag
you are an idiot for this comment plain and simple. better than 2pac, biggie, nas, rakim, eminem, jayz? you are ignorant as fuck and a joke lmfao.
You are an idiot for this comment, plain and simple. You fell for the most obvious troll? You are ignorant as fuck and a joke. Faggot
LMFAO Icy Boi always fooling niggas with his trolling.
when was the last time anything containing “Give us this day our daily bread/ If you a chicken-head go somewhere and lay some eggs” a classic?
this article ripped 2chainz apart but still rated the album 3 out 5 ? lol Its comedy its a stand up comic in rap form, its not suppose to be lyrical, its meant to be funny, don’t think its suppose to be taken seriously.
But hes not that funny
Funny? Tity Boy is so dumb I can’t take him nothing but serious. And that bothers me. You can tell difference between a real artist making a funny record / album because he is capable to do it too, or a clown making that kind of material ’cause thats the ONLY thing he can produce. Problem is Tity Boy went full retard. Again.
harsh review lol..
“they know he’ll bring a certain amount of idiotic energy to their own track while never threatening their dominant status. He should stick to that pool.”
wow
ALBUM IS PURE GARBAGE ANYONE OVER 21 WHO LISTENS TO THIS NEEDS A SLAP
i’m 22 and i listen to it. do something.
glad you like pop party music
well can you slap yourself on my behalf please ?
So I decided I would try to listen to the album with an open mind. I came to the conclusion that this is not a good album. There is no substance whatsoever and he has no lyrical ability.. I’m not one to judge other people’s opinions but I’m still trying to figure out how the website gave this album a 3/5? I can’t find anything on this album that would justify this kind of rating.
i can’t find anything in this review that would justify this kind of rating.
And I can’t find anything on this album that would justify its existence.
By the way, Phillip Mlynar hit the nail on the head stating “2 Chainz has revealed himself as the weakest guest on his own album.”.
What do you want in a hip-hop industry w/o substance, lyrical ability, flow, charisma? He can’t even make decent party songs …
This that shit they use to test kids for mental retardation…
2 Chainz is doing nothing wrong, he making club music.
The problem is people over hype him and it sets him up for failure. If the media would just stop making these Gucci Mane type rappers seem like legends then they would be better off.
real talk. M C means move the crowd. ppl seem to forget that. different music for different moods. and its not like coke la rock was much more lyrical than 2 chainz
MC actually means Master of Ceremony …. but now im just nit picking i guess. Then again, these type of rappers are not masters of anything.
MC = Mic Controller
MC= Mic Controller
MC is shorthand for misconception.
This review is spot on. This is one of the worst rappers to make it big in a long time. Zero substance, zero lyrical ability and the dude just sounds like he’s seriously retarded. If this is club music, bring back Lil Jon.
bring back Lil Jon ?
you would rather hear pure stereotypical ignorance and zero rapping (lil jon) then at least a little semblance of hip hop (2 chainz) ?
I wouldn’t say a long time… it hasn’t been long since waka flaka flame and soldier boys careers began.
Thank God people realized this album is trash.
Where’s the 2 Chains from the Player’s Circle album????……..this review was indeed spot on, and i’m a fan….these niggas just dumb down their lyrics to an extent where it’s intolerable to the educated listener….Same shit Officer Ricky did after Port of Miami…..but like Jay said “spittin’ intricate will get you wood, critic”….
you mean Titti Boi ? he was garbage too, you’re talking out of your ass.
In other words…White people dont like to see no educated negro. The Minstrel Show must go on!
@the second anonymous.
Whoa there with the history lesson. Wouldn’t want these young folks to learn why dumb black music is highly accepted and even sought after. Wonder if anyone is gonna research Minstrel show.
agree and disagree. one) to everyone talking bout how 2 chainz is retarded… watch an interview with dude. he’s smart. graduated from college even, and if what i’ve read online is true, with a 4.0. two) 2 chainz doesn’t HAVE to be lyrical. that’s not what the purpose of his music is. and i dunno about others, but when i listen to sir dual necklaces, i’m constantly paying attention to the shit he says because it’s hysterical, for the most part. i reviewed it too… said it’s a bad album, but i enjoyed it. which is why i’d give it around a 3 too. but hey, what do i know.
A lot of people ARE saying he’s dumbed down his content to double his dollars so hey, what do you know?
“I Luve Dem Strippers” …
Weakest … track … ever …
WOW this is shit.
wow u must be crazy
2 chainz went in on this right heer
@des: You got to be joking. 2 Chainz is super trash; I listened to the album just to give him a chance. His rhyming skills are horrible; he didn’t go in on ANY songs on the album. How are these wack, no talent having, retarded rappers getting in the game, and people like you bump his music like its that heat?
FUCK 2CHAINS AND FUCK HIS FANS 2.
haha
lol
Top 5 worst rappers of all time.
1.Lil wayne
2.Birdman
3.2 Chainz
4.Wacka Flocka flame
5.Gucci Mane
you’re retarded how is lil wayne a top 5 worst rapper ? you’re just a hipster.
Though lil Wayne is terrible I agree with him not being 5 worst
Yo u 2 idiots need to stfu. Lil wayne deserves to be there because he got lazy & decided to spit punch lines for the rest of his career. You don’t see Jay-z or Eminem showing signs of weakness every time there on a track.
stfu u idiots. all these rappers your hating on dont even know u exist
Doesn’t mean you can’t be critical… Not enough people are critical…
obviously trolling….
if this list is real then I’m an asexual hipogriff lawyer in space.
garbage garbage garbage
Jay Kushtana Needs 2 Replace This Cat…
This album is really bad….he needs to revamp his lyrical ablities and fast…..2 Chainnnz getes 2 stars lol
WACK
2 Chainz and Future are the worst rappers ever!
well said.i agree 2 much boofonery in hip hop
Too Short wanna be.
2 CHAINS IS A GIMMICK.YALL WONT HEAR ANOTHER ALBUM FROM THIS SAMBO AZZ CLOWN AFTER THIS.EVER WONDER WHY LUDA NEVA PUSHED HIS WACK AZZ?
Like I said 2 Chains is pure trash only niggas with low IQ will listen to this garbage.
yea bitch yea bitch call me 2 chainz! im a wild boy been that way for a WHILE boy!! 2 chainz killin it lmao
DUDE IZ KINDA FUNNY…I WOULD NEVER TAKE HIZ MUSIC 2 SERIOUS…HOW MUCH DID PEOPLE REALLY THINK HE WAS THA NEXT BEST THING?…I DONT KNOW…BUT HE BRINGS THA ENERGY 2 THA PARTY!
Woooooooowwwww DX roasted This…
this 2chainz album is really trash i dont normallly come on the sites to comment but i had to becuase my nephew asked me to cop it for him and i did so i decided to to see wat it sounded like i must admit i already thought he was trash but this totally convinced me it has to be some kind of conspracy to pimp our kids this negative bullshit there are plenty of up and coming rappers talking real shit absuol jayrock kendrick just to name a few people please check this out that put homos on tv sex on tv racist shit like family guy which i do like but i know the diff this world isn crazy and s chain sucks ole dumb coon actin nigga
This album is super wack
Horrible.
Yo DX. Great review. But don’t be pussys about the ratings. Give shit like this the rating it deserves–1.2/2 at the most.
trash!!!
Remember Kanye reminiscing about his debut?
“And I’m sure Dame figured, like: ‘Man, if he do a whole album, if his raps is wack at least we can throw Cam on every song and
save the album'”
Conclusion applied to here: Basedo n T.R.U. Story should have a feature from Cam’Ron on EVERY song.
You Must be from New York or Up North … SO freakin Bias … Chainz DONT need no Camron it SOUTHERN musiKK HOMIE …. Stay in YA LANE!!!
ja rule wrote half of this album in 2 hours and he wrote scarface verse
I would like to describe my firsthand experience of running afoul of this system. Our schooling, which is where the personality begins to form in a social context, effectively ignores any particularities of the individual. There is no individual approach, no study of culture, of philosophy, of basic knowledge about civic society. Officially, these subjects do exist, but they are still taught according to the Soviet model. And as a result, we see the marginalization of contemporary art in the public consciousness, a lack of motivation for philosophical thought, and gender stereotyping. The concept of the human being as a citizen gets swept away into a distant corner.
Todays educational institutions teach people, from childhood, to live as automatons. Not to pose the crucial questions consistent with their age. They inculcate cruelty and intolerance of nonconformity. Beginning in childhood, we forget our freedom.
librelibrelibre
Just watch the video above, says it all…
80% of rappers from Atlanta don’t know how to rap. END OF STORY!
They say the same thing about Texas rappers, but JUST because our way of rapping is NOT your way of rapping it doesnt mean we are Incapable it means we rather be US then duplicated YOU ….. ” WHAT WE DOING, GETTIN TO IT ” IN MY @2CHAINZ VOICE TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!
80% of rappers from Atlanta gettin more money than yall other rappers. End of Story
Even my lil bro don’t like this and he likes this south shit
This album is good. People have too much hate. 2 Chainz has funny one-liners and metaphors that can go over ones head. He was definitely into this album and put a lot in it. His concepts are out of the box and its refreshing. It is like the song says, different. It isn’t really what we expect from him, it’s better. His production is great. The features are great. The album is great.
Why can’t yall talk the same about Rick Ross???? He’s no better!!!
this shouldn’t have got 3 stars. At most 2 stars & thats just for the guest features.
If u aint from the south u wouldn’t understand
I’m from the south Houston TX and that nigga garbage. “take him out with his trashy ass”
How the hell did hip hop dx give this a 3, while GFID got a 4? GTFO dx. This if anything is a 2 or at best 2 and a half, while GFID is just 2 and a half. Idiots giving GFID a 4 and Life is Good a 4 at the same time. Only the users on this web rate it what it is.
2 Chainz Is A Southern Rapper..Ya’ll Probably Expected More Cause He Signed With Def Jam..The Album Is Lacking A Certain Finesse When It Comes To His Lyrics But He Does Know How To Hype It To A Fact That His Songs Somehow Come Together..Maybe Next Time 3/5
I hate how dudes always feel like every rapper has to be lyrical…not every rapper is lyrical. Then people always want to throw Jay-Z and Eminem into the convo. If you compare every rapper to those two then everybody will be trash, because nobody is caomparable. That’s like saying the 2012 Olympic basketball team is trash because they don’t compare to the official Dream Team.
I personally like 2 Chainz, as well as Future. and Waka not because I know they going to hop on the track and drop some lyrical orgasms, but because like the review says they comes with energy constantly.
Guys have to realize that it’s a different day, not everybody is being lumped into the same category of rap…
Okay then I’ll just diss what they’re saying instead of HOW they are saying it. Either way there’s going to be a way to get at all the shitty acts you just mentioned.
Tauheed Epps has been around since the Nineties, when he was one half of the Southern duo Playaz Circle. But he recently took up the moniker 2 Chainz, and turned into hip-hop’s most promiscuous, and hilarious, guest verse-supplier. His commercial solo debut is packed with A-list cameos and producers, but 2 Chainz commands the spotlight rapping about success and sex with the irrepressible enthusiasm of the upstart he isn’t. Occasionally he admits he’s been around for a while. But the confession comes with a punch line. Actually, two punch lines: “Former Posturepedic, I was slept on/So many chains it look like my neck gone.”
If there’s a reason to cheer for 2 Chainz, it’s that the limited but now loveable rapper lifted himself out of a dead-end group (the Sporty Thievz-like Playaz Circle), dropped his awful name (who wants to say they’re the world’s biggest Tity Boy fan?), and reinvented himself as a welcome character somewhere between the syrup-sipping Pluto and the slang-slinging Pootie Tang, all while rocking True Religion everything (and if the clothing company didn’t pay for all this album’s product placement, they should send Chainz a box of swag immediately). This devil-may-care style that’s right in line with the flash-flavoring landscape of 2012, was refined over mixtapes, street releases, and guest spots, all of it smart preparation for this official debut. Based on a T.R.U. Story is a fine payoff, coming off as trendy as those jeans Chainz keeps repping, but still quirky enough to stick to the ribs. Prime example is the opening “Yuck!,” a high-powered Streetrunner production with Lil Wayne getting in the distasteful spirit of the album (warning: he’s searching through his black book for a girlfriend who’s not experiencing “the monthlies”) while Chainz places his second favorite product when Similac gets another mention, once again thanks to the rapper’s skill at baby making. “Birthday Song” borrows Wayne’s love of dumb bluntness for the great “She got a big booty, so I call her ‘Big Booty’,” while “Extremely Blessed” offers both “Our first date was the Waffle House” and “If you a chicken head, go and lay some eggs” which producer The-Dream coats in polished R&B for a track that’s quite velvety and Ludacris. In this environment, a stripper track with Nicki Minaj can’t go wrong, and when hooky singles “No Lie” with Drake and “Birthday Song” with Kanye West find their respective superstars coming down to Chainz’ big booty level, it’s like free drinks and table dances all night long. Still, there are a couple unexpected highlights, like Mike Posner getting convincingly nasty on “In Town,” or “Stop Me Now,” which plays it soulful, smooth, and nostalgic (“All my Planets were Digable”). The claim “Every line is so dope, you can snort it” is an oversell, but 2 Chainz over-promises and almost delivers on his official debut, putting him right in the punch-line rapper’s sweet spot.
shut the fuck up. 2 chainz is fucking garbage, maybe if he didn’t try saying this WOULD be the album of the year and over hyped the shit out of it people would have more respect for him. the fact of the matter plain and simple is that he’s terrible, and no you can’t play that “he was just joking, its club music” card, cause he HIMSELF made his music out to be serious when he said his album would be album of the year and a classic. He also promised kanye would be heavily emerged in the project BUT HE WAS ON ONE SONG. 2chainz IS he WEAKEST guest on HIS OWN ALBUM. so stfu ,the album DOES have to be lyrical cause thats what he sold to the public, its like mcdonalds saying there burgers are 100% beef but when you buy it you find out it has NO SUBSTANCE.
Having named himself “Titty Boi” in the first place was your first clue. You act like he is some genius because he changes his name. To me that doesn’t give you automatic street cred. The guy looks like a broke ass Snoop Dogg with anorexia.
Straight Fire!!! Every track is a banger…Playaz Circle 4 Life!!!
if im wrong im wrong but does anyone agree that all the albums these rappers are dropping are just average and the mixtapes they put out before the albums have been magnificent pieces of work worthy to be called albums.1#rick ross rich forever/godforgives i dont.2# 2CHAINZ tru realigion/based on a tru story.3#wale about nothing/ambition.4#yo gotti live from the kitchen/all the cocaine musiks lol.just a couple and i know those were mixtapes but if those were put out as albums they would of got alot more capitol just a opinion.
Yes, not all rappers , but I felt that way about Future … because that Astronaut Status and Dirty Sprite is KILLIN Pluto …its because once their signed they have to write and sound the way they think you should …. SMH
Seriously a 3 DX way too nice for the rapper that is not liked at all for actual rapping ability .
I guess 2 chainz isnt in the illuminati after all..lol
I just cant believe the rated whack ass rick ross higher than this. This shit go way harder than anything rick ross drops
I did an A&R listen… you know, 10-15 seconds per song… The production is tight, as expected. 2Chainz is garbage, also expected. I can’t lie though, every now and then, good ol Tity Boi says something witty. that’s as far as I can go… also, GFID was waaaay better overall
Over-rated.
WACK AS A MUDAFUCKA
2 LAME how the fuck is he working with good music
more like shit music now
TWOOOOOOOOO CHAINS
Wait Hol Up, Let Me Slo UP …OK ALL of you on here HATIN on 2 chainz are the EPITOME of the LAMES JCole talked about on #Villematic
‘SIT AROUND IN MIDDLE CLASS HOMES W/ COMPUTERS ON HATING ON THE LATEST SONGS’ < NOW THIS is Based on a T.R.U. story .. The majority of you are hating because your mad because your trying to do what he is doing and your mad he ON and your NOT ... be happy for the next man and stop all that CRABBING .... On Top of that out of all the rappers who I have watched are NOT as Real and Down to Earth of a person as this man is... And this man is Humble ... He said " You will see Growth in My album, but I still have some growing to do..... GET ON YOUR GRIND and Get BIG like he did .. STOP HATING u LAMES!!!!
Shut up, you fuvking groupie bitch and go suck a dick.
Dumb hoe
your mom is stuck under my left testicle.
and the media had it all wrong.. i threatened to smack Lupe’s ass. not him.
SN: 2 CHAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINZ
Had to listen to it multiple times then a few tracks grew on me…when you overlook the fact that his lyrical delivery isn’t what this is about then you can appreciate the rest of it. Good non-thought provoking music though…meaning you can jus turn it up in the whip and ride when going out
Lhea Starr a dumb hoe smh
i dont agree with this review this album is a fun record with alot of energy and 2 chanz has a stye that grows on you for some reason i wouldent be surprized if this album hit platinum over time because it has alot of club bangers and hit singles
this review is wrong. didnt even mention half the tracks didnt mention the mike posner track where i think 2 chainz stepped out of his normal style to try and push himself. i think this album was more entertaining then God forgive and i dont. i dont agree with this writer at all. try again hiphopdx get a new reviewer
big artist…. wud only get better at least he aint fraud
Horrible Worst Album of the Year!
aint nobody say shit about ny u jus a ny dick ride/hater..where they do that at..
2 Stainz is so horrible oh my god. I don’t know what else to say, he’s so wack. Perfect example of the media (in this case record labels) feeding us what they want, and we buy into it. How is this clown who has no talent by the way, gonna come outta nowhere with a different name and sell 150 thousand copies first week? These little kids will buy anything I swear. How come the real artists, the ones actually with talent can’t put up these numbers? Even B.O.B., that dude can rap, and his bubblegum poppy-ass album flopped horribly. How does 2 Chainz sell more albums than B.O.B.?
most of these mother fuckers on this site and hip hop reviews dont know what tha fuck they talkin bout.if it anit from dead ass new york then they diss it to chains is hot and his album is decent.so yall stop hatein ny suck a dick and stop cryin south got tha game on smash and it been that way along time.yeaaaaaaaaaaa
You’re an idiot.
your a dum ass nigga shut up, B.o.B is super crap, 2 chainz kills him every day of the year
Dumbass.
What he needs to do is go back to Playaz Circle. Everybody slept on him then, but they were dope as shit. Reconcile with Luda and Dolla Boy and go back to that.
this shit sucks
R.I.P. music
it’s 2 chainz, nuff said.
poop
album is poop
Yall lose respect for giving this a 3 out of 5.
proper
Wake me when you weak ass east coast faggots sell some records. And don’t excuses just make money and show for it. 2chainz got well over 200 comments. Y’all keep him relevant dumb asses. 4/5 and you can hate on that
But he’s still shit…. who cares about the whole coast thing or how much he sells, he’s just really shit, and ur butthurt. 0/5
best album of august.
Lyrics- 3/5
Beats- 4.5/5
Features- 4/5
Sonds- 5/5
Chainz really disappointed me with this one. Idk if it was going Hollywood or kanye wests dumb ass getting ahold of him but this album sucks. It sound like an idiot made it. I was his biggest fan. I’ve downloaded every mixtape since playaz circle. Compared to mixtapes like codine cowboy and trapavelli 2, T.R.U. Was so weak. I knew Chainz for being real as fuck and a ghetto genius. Now I’m wandering if hes a crack head. ‘no mater where I’m at I crack. Ya i got crinack’. Glorifying crack? That shit is dead man. Imma be pullin for him but his career is gunna be over if he doesn’t come out with a banger mixtape by December.
This is strictly ride out thoughtless music.
Good to bang in the whip but dont think about it too much.
YALL HATERZ
Nigga doesn’t belong in good music. Whack fuck
I wanted to give 2 Chainz a chance..but this album fuckin sucks.
DAMN HHDX WENT HARD ON TITY 2 CHAINZ!!!!!!! for once i agree with one of their reviews. lol they said this guy is only good for bringing “idiotic energy” to other rappers music…. thats so…. TRUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^_^
bullshit as title stolen from my boy c-murder which would probably dig a ditch 4 this clown.
The part that bothers me the most about the review is the fact that it’s so obviously biased!! HipHopDX has a serious bias toward southern rap music of a certain type. The fact that you don’t get the slang or understand the lyrics aside You guys praise New York Boom Bap rap and dog Trap Music!! My suggestion would be to get someone to review Trap Records that know about Trap Shit!!! As far as my review goes this album is HOTT!! 2chainz went in on this!! Never thought I would say this but it actually is better than Tru Religion to me. 5 Stars!!!!! & oh yeah 2chainzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
You’re dumb.
Don’t understand the lyrics? This shit is elementary dude, there’s nothing complicated about 2 Chainz’s lyrics. Don’t ever say “you don’t understand his lyrics” because anyone can understand his simple ass lyrics and tell that it’s bullshit.
hahahaha 2 chains = short bus u ppl can have ur dumb down music !!!
2 chainz! blowed the roof off that bitch
T.R.U
LOL this is the kind of music that kids like nowadays SMH complet trash
Dont Hate on 2 Chainz! My nigga gets the crowd hyped up, let him do his thang!!
fkn gay
this shit sucks
All I want for my birthaa is a big booty gal!!!!
It Was Okay He did a way Better
Job Than Meek Mill
2 fake
This album is garbage. 2 chains is garbage. This is a true indication of how far Hip-Hop has fallen.
skert! skert! rimz movin..cuz im gettin.. too it!!
While, the hook is pretty fucking lame. Foreign car? More like “My rented car”
Probably the best 2012 Album Dope Beatz
Have you heard of Good kid mAAd city?
two chainz is the epitome of garbage, “let’s sell this to dumb suburban kids” hip-hop. You can say “i’m different” all you want, but it doesn’t mean it’s the truth. Wasn’t there a time when rappers were supposed to be clever with words, even supposedly the poets of our era? If you don’t know how to make original rhymes, let alone actually sing or play a musical instrument, then how on earth do call yourself a “musician” and still sleep good at night? 2 chainz may be fooling prepubescent valley girls and Wiz- wannabes, but real rappers and musicians can smell him for what he is: un pezzo di merda.
Someone I know, who has otherwise great taste in Hip-Hop, claimed this album “top shelf”. So, reluctantly I gave it another try. My first attempt, I never made it passed the second song. THIS time I made it to “Im different”, and I’d had enough.
This shit is complete garbage. Although I’m not a HUGE “trap” fan, I’m not gonna claim an innocent beat as garbage. It’s the lyrics, and flow ON the beats that make it garbage. Trap beats are definitely easy to listen to, and conjure a bit of nostalgia (for me, at least). But 2 Chainz, as an emcee, is terrible.
I agree with the comment below me, rappers are supposed to be clever with words. That’s what sets Hip-Hop apart from all other genres. NO other genre showcases such intelligent and clever word play, deep metaphors and similes, and vivid story-telling. A good Hip-Hop joint can still be “party” and get the asses moving, while still being somewhat conscious and clever with the words. Goddamn shame that this is what Hip-Hop’s come to, and that kids eat this shit up.
I see now, that the person who claimed this “top shelf” was just joking.
dope album