Most of the time, 2 Chainz sounds out of ideas if not out of gas. installment than a mixtape.Р”В«ut Trap-A-Velli Tre is hardly his ticket back to the land of release dates and major tours. After the past few months of РІР‚ВSee You AgainРІР‚в„ў inundation, itРІР‚в„ўs refreshing to hear Wiz Khalifa rapping the way he used to on РІР‚ВA Milli Billi Trilli.РІР‚в„ў Overall, it sounds more like another B.O.A.T.S. A layered Kevin Gates hook emboldens the cinematic РІР‚ВI Feel LikeРІР‚в„ў, a standout cut that shows 2 Chainz can play well with the LouisiananРІР‚в„ўs aesthetic. and Zaytoven, not to mention a handful of vocal features. Trap-A-Velli Tre benefits from album-quality production values and beats by the likes of Honorable C.N.O.T.E. In no way oblivious to this reality, 2 Chainz has rightly returned to the mixtape circuit to serve the base, and hopefully rally it too. 2 Chainz himself has expressed disappointment in the recordРІР‚в„ўs sales in subsequent interviews, and 2015 hasnРІР‚в„ўt given him much hope, unless helming the third verse of a Travi$ Scott single is somehow more imbued with cachet than it appears. in its first week than its predecessor, and none of its singles have gone RIAA gold. The 2013 album sold less than half as many copies in the U.S. ItРІР‚в„ўs now been almost two years since B.O.A.T.S. IРІР‚в„ўm writing in the past tense for a reason. A little bit of Tity Boy went a long way, and, for a time an appearance from him on your album or mixtape meant a great deal. Shortly after his Drake collaboration РІР‚ВNo LieРІР‚в„ў blew up, his debut album dropped in the summer of 2012, spawning a number of memorable follow-up singles including РІР‚ВIРІР‚в„ўm DifferentРІР‚в„ў and РІР‚ВI Luv Dem StrippersРІР‚в„ў. Rarely the most talented rapper in the room, the boisterous spitter made his mark in a few years back with punchy verses and hooks on hits with A$AP Rocky, Juicy J, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, among others.

2 Chainz was never destined to save rap music, but for awhile he seemed an indispensable part of pushing it forward.

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