It’s hard to resist repetitive hooks that aren’t exactly catchy or well-constructed but still get stuck in one’s head even after a single listen: “Imma start a riot, Imma start a riot” from “Riot” and “I got cr’nack / Yeah, I got cr’nack,” from “Crack.” There are appealing sound effects aplenty - at points on the album, Chainz makes like a firing gun and a referee’s whistle, and his die-hard fans know he likes to imitate the “skkkrt” of tires screeching.
Story,” serves as a master class in mainstream hip-hop success. The rapper’s debut studio album, “ Based on a T.R.U. The new success can be attributed, in part, to a new name and some new necklaces, but the music can also be irresistible. Music group effort “Birthday Song,” with Kanye West, Pusha T and Big Sean. He has had a couple of monster singles (instant club classics “Spend It” and “Riot”) and has dropped popular, charismatic guest verses on everything from Nicki Minaj’s “ Beez in the Trap” to the G.O.O.D. Not since legendary hypeman Flavor Flav has the rap world produced a character as famous for both a moniker that does double duty as an irresistible exclamation and what he wears around his neck.Ģ Chainz has been around for some time, but he has received a burst of new interest in the last year or so.
Georgia rapper 2 Chainz punctuates his music by shouting his name - “Two Chayyyyynz!” - and listeners have taken to doing the same thing.