It could’ve come off as sappy, but you get a feeling Chainz is genuinely grateful to be where he is.
This journey through 2 Chainz’s great life is a smooth R&B joint with The-Dream offering up laid-back, effortless vocals. Just for good measure, he outlines a few other minor reasons why he’s different, including his car, the caliber of women he attracts now and his thought patterns that help him think outside the trap. When he raps “100K for a feature,” you actually kinda sorta believe that that’s what he’s receiving for guest verses now. Southern shit-talking at it’s finest, with braggadocio-stuffed wordplay that may have seemed far-fetched last summer, but that’s all too true in 2012. Tity Boi more than holds his own with Yeezy, which is a lot more than a lot of more “lyrical” rappers can do. That explanation made the celebratory vibe of the song all the more tangible.Ĭhainz said that he and Yeezy had just shot a video for this Sonny Digital-produced ode to birthday wishes and the thick, voluptuous girls who make them come true. Chainz said he holds “Dope Peddler” in high regard because he was trapping since high school, and at times he felt he’d never leave that life. This song’s hook wins, and the beat is slick. Good beat for head-bussing and drink spilling.Ģ Chainz pays homage to his journey from selling dope to making dope music. Also, up until this point 2 Chainz has been a “feature rapper”-it may have been wiser to start the album off on a solo note to show he can stand on his own.Ĭrack! Self-explanatory. It’s definitely not wack it just should pack a bigger punch as an intro. This one might be better after a few listens. “But you might as well start getting used to them.” Here’s what was played. “I know the songs aren’t familiar… yet,” he explained. Chainz, wearing some tie-dyed spandexish shirt with splashes of animal print that everyone immediately commented on, wasted no time getting on the mic to introduce the songs to NYC. (a lot initials in today’s rap) a waft of weed filled the sports bar Tity Boi and his entourage had arrived.
Behind the bar, the bartenders doled out free Ciroc while cocktail waitresses carried trays of 40/40 Club patron Jay-Z’s new cognac, D’Ussé.Īfter two hours of DJ SNS spinning MMG, YMCMB and G.O.O.D. Even Memphis Bleek (!!!), sporting his trademark white tee and Yankee fitted, stepped off the back of a milk carton to be there.Īll the screens in the glamorized sports bar played 2 Chainz videos with the sound off while staff handed out 2 Chainz fans with a graphic of his album cover. Def Jam was heavy with their fairly newly appointed president Joie Manda, as well as Universal Republic/ Island Def Jam chairman Barry Weiss. DJ Enuff, Ebro and Angie Martinez repped for Hot 97. As a result he said he wouldn’t play the entire album for the assembled he played enough of it to give the fiends in the crowd a breeze, but not enough to catch a real vibe.Ĭhainz packed the house with “a lot of black card holders,” as he put it. Story (Def Jam), it became apparent that the Atlanta MC grew up watching What’s Happening?-he kept insisting that he could feel someone recording his album in the crowd a la Rerun’s run-in with the Doobie Brothers. YG feat.Last night at the 40/40 Club, during the listening session for 2 Chainz’s debut Based On A T.R.U. 2 Chainz & Wiz KhalifaĬhristina Aguilera feat. Gucci Mane, Quavo & The Trap ChoirĢ Chainz feat.
Starrah, 2 Chainz & Tory LanezĢ Chainz feat. Kanye West, Gucci Mane, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti, Quavo & DesiignerĬashmere Cat feat. Travi$ Scott, 2 Chainz, Pusha T & Mad Cobra French Montana, 2 Chainz & Pusha TĭJ Mustard feat. 2 Chainz, Future, Waka Flocka Flame, Yo Gotti & Gucci Mane Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & 2 ChainzĭJ Scream feat.
Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamarįrench Montana feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 ChainzĪ$AP Rocky feat. Me Against the World 2: Codeine WithdrawalĢ Chainz feat. Album + Compilation + Mixtape/Street Year