Despite being an expensive project, the album is 2 Chainz showing his appreciation for a man that cares for him so much and he pays his respect in the only way he knows how- dropping some dope hits.HNHH Presents: The Hottest 20 Mixtapes of 2016. Regardless of what you think about the project or even the two artists in general, Collegrove is an incredibly meaningful homage that 2 Chainz is paying to a legend like Lil Wayne. While there is no one track that stands out nor one track that breaks the mold of the often frustrating monotony of Atlanta based bangers, 2 Chainz fans, simply put, have 12 more songs to nod their heads to.īut putting out more songs wasn’t what this album was all about. Let’s not digress too much from talking about the man whose album this technically is- 2 Chainz. Although it is quite a pessimistic way to approach this project, Collegrove marks the end for one of raps most confusing yet impactful artists. But to come to his defense, whose wouldn’t? He has written tens of thousands of verses and even the most hardcore trapper would have to admit that there is only so much one man can talk about drugs and women. Wayne’s inability to create effortlessly like he once could is underscored by the fact that the best three songs on the entire short project (“Dedication”, “MFN Right”, and “100 Joints”) all only feature 2 Chainz as he blends his vocals perfectly to base rich beats and still features the simple, yet ear-catching rhyme schemes Wayne became famous for.Īfter being the King for so long and changing the face of Rap, Lil Wayne has dropped off and the unique sound we once all loved has grown purely annoying. Whether it be unending, wacky ad-libs on “Gotta Lotta” or the base on Wayne’s part in “Bentley Truck” being shifted to sound way too thick and rich in an attempt to drown out the voice, the New Orleans rapper doesn’t have it anymore. The collaborations feature 2 Chainz doing what he has always done and then Lil Wayne searching for the sound he once so effortlessly could find. What was once a master-student relationship, or as Wayne himself refers to as a “father-son” relationship (despite 2 Chainz being older), was exposed on this project as a classic case of the student becoming the master himself.Īside from the track “Bounce”, where both artists go back and forth like battle rappers rhyming ridiculously as they both have their entire careers, the songs that feature both artists fall a little flat. Collegrove features only one song, not originally recorded by 2 Chainz for another project, that didn’t have Wayne on it (100 Joints) and the cover art itself is 2 Chainz’ face with Lil Wayne’s tattoos.ĭespite the hype built up for two wonderful artists to do a project together, the King of zany one-liners and befuddling bars lags far behind the man who has now assumed the role in hip hop as somewhat of Wayne’s replacement.
Although it is technically 2 Chainz’ album, the project is the result of a loophole in Wayne’s contract that allows him to make music.
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2 Chainz can look to Wayne as the man who schooled him on how to manage the industry and Wayne looks to 2 Chainz in this album to help him to sprout anew as an artist in the post-Young Money Era. There is a significance for each rapper in the name of where the other is from. Lil Wayne has been on every 2 Chainz album and the two developed the Midas touch working together, hopping on singles that jumpstarted careers for names like Juicy J, French Montana, and Swizz Beatz.Ĭollegrove (the combination of their childhood residences-Chainz’ College Park and Wayne’s Hollygrove) reveals an interesting dynamic between two influential rappers and serves as a collection where Lil Wayne fans can appreciate what once was and 2 Chainz fans can get a steady dose of the man they so love. 2 Chainz says he has Wayne not only to thank for being an influence, as he was to so many in the south, but also as a man who hopped on his songs and shouted him out frequently- giving 2 Chainz a mainstream presence. Perennial powerhouse partners, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz are as tight of friends as there are in the industry these days, their relationship dating back to when the Atlanta based rapper still went by family nickname Tity Boi.
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