The album immediately follows with a soulful sample crafted by producer 9th Wonder in the song “Threat 2 Society.” 2 Chainz continues to choose the more conscious route with his lyrics as he reminisces about moments in his life that he regrets - rapping, “I done some things I ain’t proud of like sold my mom drugs” - and reflects upon the choices he made when he was living in the streets and decided to start his rap career. The song ends with a small spoken-word-style component discussing the racial issues facing African Americans today.

At the end of the song, 2 Chainz strays from the instrumental to honor all of the people he has lost recently until a dark, beautiful male vocal melody accompanied with a haunting piano solo interrupts him. The song eases into a powerful chorus from R&B singer Marsha Ambrosius, in which she prays for all of the sins and wrongdoings to be forgiven. The album starts off with a melancholy, soulful introduction in which 2 Chainz remorses over the shooting of the son of fellow rapper, Lil’ Fate. The name signifies how African Americans are seen as only rappers or athletes. With “Rap or Go to the League,” 2 Chainz seems to be riding the new trend. Cole, CeeLo Green, Childish Gambino, along with conscious lyrics and introspective analyses. Both of these albums have had unpredictable features, such as J. With 21 Savage’s album “I Am > I Was” in late 2018 and Offset’s recent release “Father of 4,” the recent trend has been for established trap artists to deliver mature-sounding albums in comparison to the rest of their discography. Nothing more, nothing less.Ĭoming into this album, it was difficult to make solid predictions because 2 Chainz decided not to release any singles or preview the album in any way.

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz recently released his fifth studio album, “Rap or Go to the League.” Following his last release “Pretty Girls like Trap Music” and the “B.O.A.T.S.” album series, the expectations for the album were for it to have more club bangers, more hard-hitting songs about his trap life and his come-up and more infectious, raw flows.

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