Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is Atlanta native 2 Chainz’s 4th album. With his latest album Rap Or Go To The League being out it only seemed fit to take a look at its predecessor that turns one year next month. The Atlanta market has been a supplier of some of the most popular sounds in hip-hop. This is an overcrowded market with a particular sound, thus when an artist is able to differentiate themselves from the crowd and grow to the status that 2 Chainz has grown to, it’s commendable.

Like most Atlanta rappers (Young Thug, Migos, Gucci Mane…) 2 Chainz has an extensive discography of mixtapes and albums. With Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, however, the classic mixtape 2 Chainz’s sound becomes much more refined and sophisticated. This album’s production just works; it fits the overall theme of the album and truly sets the mood of being in an Atlanta trap. With production from the likes of Murda Beatz, FKi, Mike Will Made It and others, this album delivers some of the best production work done on an album 2017.

We greeted in the intro by a heavy hitting trap ballad that could have been performed with an actual orchestra. The nightmarish feel that Saturday Night gives off with ear ringing guitar chords and 2 Chainz’s aggressive performance really sets the tone that this album is to take. This tone is taken with the next 6 tracks, loud and detailed production coupled with 2 Chainz rapping about tales of the trap or that of his lavish lifestyle.

While for the most part, this is enjoyable to listen too, the features were also refreshing add-on’s if 2 Chainz performances become too overly repetitive. Apart from Pharrell and Offset the features all held their own weight and delivered solid performances that added greatly to the quality of this album. Swae Lee’s hook on Poor Fool stands out so does Travi$ Scott’s hook on the single, 4 am as well as Monica’s beautiful vocals on the closing track, Burglar Bars as examples on how a good feature can truly strengthen a project.

Nicki Minaj delivers a solid verse on Realize which gave the nostalgic feeling of Nicki and 2 Chainz smash hit, Beez In The Trap except with more bars. Drake had a decent feature as well and what was more commendable on the single It’s A Vibe was surprisingly 2 Chainz’s ability to match the smooth tempo and flow of the song amongst R&B heavyweights like Jhene Aiko, Trey Songs and Ty Dolla $ign who certainly did.

Aside from the closing track, the lyrical material offered on this album is standard 2 Chainz trap talk. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music though is also riddled with motivational gems and jewels throughout the entire album. Even making tracks like Rolls Royce Bitch! and Sleep When U Die which really adds to the structural feel of the project. A sense of cohesion is not too common in trap albums but with this one, it feels like a more introspective take on 2 Chainz.

The argument that this portrayed musically works is one for another day. With this album however the nifty lyric or two and sentence before the commencement of the track work perfectly as Rolls Royce Bitch! is the worst song on the project. This positive and more inspiration direction is definitely one that’s more needed and a step in the right direction for 2 Chainz as it really suits him well.

Another great highlight of this album has to be 2 Chainz’s rapping performances. 2 Chainz really flows well through this album. With this type of music, a certain performance is expected but 2 Chainz’s delivery on this album is often catchy, smooth and just unexpected. With the added comic but nonetheless hard-hitting punchlines 2 Chainz really delivers so of his best rap performances on this album. Great examples of this are on tracks like Trap Check (he really murders it there), 2 Chainz verses on It’s A Vibe and 4 am as well the flow on Burglar Bars which draws some influence from Rick Ross yet 2 Chainz performance is rife with originality and quality.

The overall length of the album, as well as some of the features and necessity of some tracks, is questionable but for the most part, 2 Chainz delivers arguably his best rap performance with this album. It’s not just the pretty girls that like this album, it’s a lot more.

If you search ‘1530 Howell Mill Road’ on Google, the image that pops up is completely mundane. It looks like a fine neighborhood – maybe bustling or maybe in a quaint part of town. But around this time in 2017, it was the epicenter of one of the best attractions in Atlanta.

That summer, this North West Atlanta home was transformed into 2 Chainz’s Pink Trap House, a cotton candy pink-painted home with a pink stove on the lawn and pink car in the driveway, all in the name of 2 Chainz’s fourth studio album, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. It attracted thousands of people from morning to night in its initial two-week run from late June through early July. That Pink Trap House took the album experience and brought it to actual, factual life before everyone’s eyes.

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The Trap House became an Instagram sensation; thousands of photos were tagged with the location. With the buzz around Atlanta’s newest (albeit temporary) landmark, 2 Chainz and his team extended the lease on the house. Over the course of the next six months, the Trap House seemingly took on a life of its own. One day it was a church, the next – a free HIV clinic. It became the meet-up spot for plenty of Atlanta’s youth, transforming the space into a venue for anyone and everyone to showcase their latest moves (see the magic of Ayo & Teo and

ThaKrew). Even six months past the album’s release date, into the winter months, the Trap House transformed into Trap Wonderland and held a number of holiday activities for kids.

But 2 Chainz wasn’t done just yet. Alongside treating hundreds of women to free manicures and pedicures at pop-ups in Atlanta and New York, he partnered with Spotify to create a playlist series that was curated by… well, pretty girls who liked trap. Nicki Minaj, Lauren London, Erykah Badu, Cardi B, Rita Ora, Karreuche Tran, and more set the vibe with a number of playlists on the streaming service. 2 Chainz didn’t leave anything to the imagination with the impending release of his album, but it was his imagination that brought the album to life. He took the creative palette of how to promote an album to another level, and it served as the perfect set up for the best album of his career.

The album dropped after a year of Chainz re-establishing himself as one of the coldest MCs in hip-hop. A trifecta of mixtapes (Felt Like Cappin, Daniel Son Necklace Don, Hibachi for Lunch) was released in 2016 alongside his Lil Wayne collaborative album, Collegrove. Despite the public’s early criticisms of 2 Chainz and his lyrics, the latter project saw him go bar for bar with Lil Wayne, who at one point was considered one of “the best rappers alive” and often times surpass him. Collegrove, like the other three aforementioned projects, felt fun and refreshing. However, none had the urgency or the feeling of a defining 2 Chainz moment. His flashes of excellence throughout 2016 felt like 2 Chainz running through a regular season in the NBA. There were times he’d have a strong enough game for the team victory (“Champions” with GOOD Music, “Big Amount” with Drake, “No Problem” with Chance The Rapper), but he didn’t always have that star-making, posterizing performance on his solo records.

2 Chainz - Door Swangin (Official Music Video)

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Pretty Girls Like Trap Music feels like that 49 point game in Game 4 of a playoff series that tied things back up. A game-changer. An opportunity to show the world he was still a contender. The conversation around 2 Chainz has always been that the mixtapes are better than the actual albums. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music leaves no doubt that 2 Chainz could hold strong to the mixtape slappers while still enamoring audiences with radio-ready charm.

There are moments when the Codeine Cowboy is back in the flesh through the anthemic “Sleep When U Die” (“Hard work beats talent, dope boy meets Khaled”) or the sound system-rattling “Riverdale Rd” (“…From grams to Grammys”). But there are also moments where 2 Chainz captures a vibe for the masses who may not be in mixtape mode. “Good Drank” represents a wonderful marriage of ATL creativity through help from the city’s stalwart Gucci Mane and the new flavor of Quavo. “It’s A Vibe” provides a smooth, calm knock with 2 Chainz playing maestro to music’s most ubiquitous R&B stars (Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz, Jhené Aiko). He closes the album with arguably one of the best tracks of his discography with “Burglar Bars” (with Atlanta legend Monica), substituting the swag for soul in perhaps the most open we’ve ever heard 2 Chainz. Quite honestly, it’s a lane that fans would love to see him travel through down the line.

2 Chainz - Sleep When U Die (Official Music Video)

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2 Chainz is a special kind of talent in hip-hop. He’s the kind of artist who could go on a nationwide tour, break his leg, and still tear the house down each and every night. He’s the kind of creative mind who cast his own mother as the main MC in his music video for “PROUD” off The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It. He’s the only person who could seemingly (and convincingly) host a television show on the most expensivest items that money can buy.

Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is undoubtedly one of his best albums to date, and also felt like a turning point in his career. He’s reached a new creative plateau, and has pushed the envelope in hip-hop past the standard album rollout and into a new era of providing hip-hop music through an immersive experience. Musically, he’s returned to peak form and it shows both in the music and on the charts (four platinum singles from this album alone). While most rappers contemplate slowing down at age 40, the man formerly known as Tity Boi remains hungry and welcomes his next challenge.

What does pretty girls like trap music mean?

In Ariana Grande's catchy track 'Pretty Girls Like Trap Music', the overall theme revolves around challenging societal expectations and embracing one's true desires. The song encourages listeners, particularly women, to break free from conventional norms and explore unconventional tastes and experiences.

Why is trap music so popular?

Another crucial reason trap music is so popular is that people identify with trap performers since many come from tough backgrounds, which helps young people in the same situation understand them.

Who produced pretty girls like trap music?

The production on the album was handled by FKi, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Mike Dean, Mike Will Made It, and Murda Beatz, among others.

Who made trap music popular?

Several Southern rappers with drug dealer personas such as T.I., Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Boosie Badazz, Young Dolph, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross produced crossover hits and helped expand the popularity of the genre, with trap records beginning to appear more heavily on mixtapes and radio stations outside of the South.