While I suspect the passage of more time might make that mixtape relevant in a different light, it did not elevate any of the featured performers and served merely as filler until, almost another eight months later, Trap-A-Velli Tre came out. Instead, eight-and-a-half months passed before 2 Chainz followed up with TRU Jack City, a posse project featuring his The Real University crew: Skooly, Cap 1, and Fresh (AKA Short Dawg). Propelled by club-ready jams like “ Crib In My Closet,” “ Trap Back,” and the title track, it seemed Chainz was poised to release the album which would set straight the record after BOATS II failed to vindicate the rapper’s awful songs like “ Yuck” and “ Birthday Song.” I was thirsty for the Tity Boi of Trap-a-Velli, the 2 Chainz of “ Mercy,” the epitome of what makes Tauheed Epps a star in his late thirties. Atlanta’s golden child of hip-hop was popping up in TV shows and on YouTube serials as well as being featured in Noisey’s notable documentary series about the ATL trap scene. 2 Chainz is having the kind of run I wanted to see in 2014 following the mid-year release of his milestone FreeBase EP.
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