ColleGrove
| 2 Chainz
ColleGrove
ColleGrove is the third studio album by American rapper 2 Chainz. It was released on March 4, 2016, by Def Jam Recordings. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
2 Chainz made a name for himself by following his mentor Lil Wayne’s lead, but the pair’s new collaborative album finds the teacher struggling to keep up with his student.
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HipHopDX
Now, almost a decade after their first collaboration, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne put together some of their best work in years on ColleGrove.
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AllMusic
A glorious journey across the hip-hop production spectrum
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SPIN
Middle-aged hip-hop never looked so comfortable.
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Rolling Stone
There’s not a pun too labyrinthine for 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, no wordplay too tortured.
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XXL Magazine
There are some moments of brilliance from both sides but overall, a collaboration of this magnitude should have stronger replay value across more songs.
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Exclaim!
When Collegrove is good, it's very good.
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Pretty Much Amazing
The result is about what you’d expect: mostly radio-friendly, club-hopping anthems that sacrifice what little originality existed in the first place for simple trap that teeters between the old-school South and the new.
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RapReviews
The duo don't impress, and their splash on the hip hop world with his project is in fact nothing but a bubble.
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HotNewHipHop
The album (listed as a Chainz solo joint but featuring Wayne on 8/13 tracks) winds up being just what the doctor ordered for both parties involved.
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Verge Campus
It is definitely worth checking out if you are a fan of rap even if you don’t like the rappers, because it could help you change what you think of their work.
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Genius
For those who were expecting a turn up album filled with autotune, funny bars, and no true highlights, you’ll be disappointed.
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The Ratings Game
I thought this album was gonna have a lot of kiddy s--t, but I was sorta wrong, as a lot of the tracks are actually serious rap songs.
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Rhyme Junkie
This album is not quite at the “Watch the Throne” level of collaborative releases but it’s definitely worth a listen.
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UInterview
ColleGrove is a collaboration of two well-known rappers and friends 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, who team up with A-list trap producers for a record that matches the expectations that precede the two of the biggest names in hip-hop in the past years.
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Mashable
But with Wayne only deigning to appear on eight of the 13 songs, ColleGrove turns into a strange experience that’s less about the actual music as it is about the grand act of releasing it.
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Roman's Rap-Up
Girls, money, and drugs weave themselves through the album much like the high majority of the hip-hop on the radio.
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Hit The Floor Magazine
It really comes down to just one point: nothing can be a let down if there were no expectations in the first place.
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NappyAfro
Great beat selection with lyrics were, at times, on point.
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Stacks Magazine
The problem with ColleGrove is that it doesn’t have enough punch to it.
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Global Grind
Partnering these stars could have, and perhaps should have, been epic.
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