I had no idea 2 Chainz had a new album/mixtape/whatever thing out today, but I listened to a few moments of it (Pretty Girls Like Trap Music) and it's not an immediately throwaway. It does sound like he's taking the lead from artists like DRAM and Yachty and others, with those corny boing-boing beats on "4 AM," but whatever. It's not going to be a classic. I doubt I'll listen to it more than once, but it's not terrible.
I did like 2 Chainz on Cruel Summer, and I enjoyed moments of BOATS II #metime. But all in all I think he's pretty much decided that leaving a meaningful artistic legacy behind is just not his thing. #notmetime.
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