Rap or Go to the League

2 Chainz - Rap or Go to the League
Critic Score
Based on 10 reviews
2019 Ratings: #244 / 805
User Score
Based on 621 ratings
2019 Rank: #728
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Highsnobiety

Rap or Go to the League isn’t about following rules or guidelines and its formula is skewed. 2 Chainz’s latest is bold, yet comfortable. Its thrilling journey is something that entertains, drains, and revitalizes with fresh energy.

83
Consequence of Sound

By Rap or Go to the League, 2 Chainz is a veteran rapper of a certain age who posits himself to be at the top of his game. Unlike the outsized projections rap stars routinely make to seem more powerful, 2 Chainz assessment of himself is actually correct.

80
AllMusic

Without making any kind of heavy-handed declaration, Rap or Go to the League is a step forward in 2 Chainz's artistry, and reveals sides of his personality that were previously harder to see in the shadow of his enormous persona.

80
NME

Even if the album does occasionally slip, there’s a lot of fun to be had here.

80
The 405

The blemishes on Rap or Go to the League don’t change the fact that every single song has at least something great about it, which you can’t say about most 50-minute+ rap albums, let alone one made by someone who’s been around as long as 2 Chainz has.

80
Exclaim!

Aside from a few less-than-strong features, Rap or Go to the League allows 2 Chainz, a veteran rapper, to use his powers to acknowledge a picture much larger than him — it's one that's rooted in his past, but is planting the seeds for the feature.

78
HipHopDX

2 Chainz will likely forever remain an all-star but he should be hoisting an MVP trophy at this point.

76
Pitchfork

Rap or Go to the League feels like a personal triumph. There are more eye-popping 2 Chainz raps and more epic 2 Chainz songs elsewhere, but this album offers of 2 Chainz as a man and artist.

70
Spill Magazine

Overall, 2Chainz’s album was good but undelivered at moments.

60
The Needle Drop

The eccentric Southern rapper 2 Chainz drops a mixed attempt at a mature album.

AZIZ
77

Queen Ari's feature > Kendrick's feature

You don't know how painful it was for me to say that.

BuffaloStaple
77

not quite as good as his last imo but hoyykllylygod the beat on Whip wtf

Rollo_P
75

It's always funny when the Kendrick feature isn't the carry job that you'd think. Threat 2 Society is easily the best song on here, and the front-to-end listen is pretty alright. I can't help but wonder if LeBron still bumps this or if he's just onto other shit by now.

Rebeb
59

Thank you for the economics lesson 2 Chainz, never in my life did I think that I'd hear the lyrics:
"A tax is a mandatory financial charge
Imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization
In order to fund various public expenditures
A failure to pay, along with evasion
Or resistance to taxation
Is punishable by law
If you make more than half a million
You make over five hundred thousand a year
Sam want thirty-seven percent of that
Which is almost forty percent
Which is almost fifty ... read more

MorFizz
71

BIG PROTEIN

60

Momma I Hit A Lick is by far the best song, and it sounds incredible. The rest imo are just ok.

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Added on: February 20, 2019