2 Chainz is the Bryan Cranston of Rap, highly respected but it wasn’t til a star making turn as a drug dealer did people truly appreciate him. Plus he’s so consistently good that people can forget about him. Chainz is never bothered though, he sits back and does whatever he wants and occasionally blesses us with an an album.
So with that, let’s get into “So Help Me GOD”
2 Chainz is living an only child’s dream.
Basically this album just tracks Chainz as he lives his life and turns up while coming in and out of peoples lives whenever he feels like it. This is the perfect album to listen to if you wanna go to the party late and leave early. It makes staying socially distant so much easier, which is important for any album in 2020. I really do like the fact that Chainz references COVID, mostly because so many rappers don’t. I honestly don’t get it, I’ve seen niggas rap about onlyfans, the stimulus package and the Clippers losing, how hard is it to reference the virus that’s got the world at a standstill?
If I had to vote for a rapper to be president, it’d be 2 Chainz. He’s empathetic and wants to help the people around him, but he can only hand out so much money before he gets annoyed...and keeps giving money to those who need it. A big theme of this album is “I help who I can, but at some point you gotta buy your own butt implants”. That’s totally a campaign slogan. This album made me realize that 2 Chainz has all the dreads Lil Wayne lost.
This album does feel uneven though, it’s very clear that he’s more enthusiastic about some songs than others. So as a result some songs drag and the album can feel longer than it actually is. Personally I think a skit would help, but I love album skits so I’m bias. I honestly can’t imagine anyone under the age of 28 enjoying this music. Nothing about this says “hey let’s all get drunk and make bad decisions.” If anything it says “hey let’s get drunk and celebrate the fact that we did our taxes on time”. Also I know Kanye is a legend and he’s one of my favorite artists of all time, but we don’t need any more conspiracy bars.
Overall “So Help Me God” is another good 2 Chainz album. 2 Chainz music is like the menu at TGIFridays; it’s not the most exciting thing ever but there’s something for everybody.
I give “So Help Me God” 7.5 “how much you need” texts out of 10