He follows it up with what I consider the strongest track of the bunch, a catchy song called “Ghetto.” Around the refrain of “I’m ghetto, excuse me,” he unfurls an evocative list of images describing what it looks like to grow up poor in the ghetto. Beyond this superficial plot hole, the rest of the song is a series of non-sequiturs strung together with a catchy hook. He goes on to repeat “Get out the bed and grind and hustle,” which doesn’t really seem like what you’d do after downing a bottle of codeine. On Daniel Son Necklace Don, 2 Chainz shows real insight and craft in places, but most of the lyrics are strictly boilerplate.Īfter a brief intro, he busts into “Get Out the Bed” which begins with a mini-skit about ordering codeine, a main ingredient in the cough syrup so popular with contemporary rappers, at a fast food restaurant. Since they’re usually free ( Daniel Son was released free on Soundcloud), the audience doesn’t really have the right to expect much, but of course they still do. The mixtape has come to be a canvas for artists to stretch their lyrics and hooks without all the baggage of a full label release. I wish the music was as stimulating as the image, but it’s just not. It is a Boondocks-style cartoon of 2 Chainz as a blinged out Karate Kid against a Japanese rising sun.
My favorite thing about 2 Chainz’ newest mixtape is the cover design.
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