It's at these points in their respective paths that both of them meet up for ColleGrove. Wayne, on the other hand, has been desperately trying to get something to stick, but has really floundered in the last five years. Unable as of yet to break out of his "singles artist" reputation following two promising-but-ill-executed albums, Chainz seemed briefly in danger of fading away until rebounding with last year's Trapavelli Tre and the even more promising bite-sized January release Felt Like Cappin. He may have never been as dazzling as Wayne in his mixtape-era prime, but throughout his career, 2 Chainz has integrated Weezy's brand of humor and scatterbrained non-sequiturs into the modern traposphere, perhaps more so than anyone this side of Young Thug. Wayne has (depending how hard you stan for him) fallen off to some considerable degree since his mid-to-late 2000s peak, and since the aforementioned Playaz Circle song, Chainz has had a decidedly upward trajectory. Why do you think the former only gave the latter a hook, and no verse, on 2007's " Duffle Bag Boy"? But times have changed. Once upon a time, Wayne would've run circles around Tity Boi. Anyone other than Drizzy and Nicki on Young Money? Please. Curren$y? Too low-key for Wayne's tastes, although we might get better bars out of it. Drake? Don't get me wrong, they've had great songs together, but Drake attempting an album's worth of hyped up "HYFR"s and "Believe Me"s seems unlikely, especially after What A Time To Be Alive. Juelz Santana is one that the fans keep pulling for, and though "You Ain't Got Nuthin" and (to a considerably lesser extent) Blow make the case for chemistry, the Dipset member hasn't done enough in recent years to justify Wayne's participation in any sort of reamped version of I Can't Feel My Face. Who else fits so effortlessly alongside him? Like Father Like Son is certainly an underrated relic of the past, but you'd be hard-pressed to convince anyone that Birdman could ever hang with Weezy lyrically, at any point in either of their careers. Of all of Lil Wayne's post-Hot Boys frequent collaborators, 2 Chainz was the best choice to tap for a joint album. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne prove that they're the perfect duo to execute a fun, low-stakes joint album.
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