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Tauheed Epps' secondary releases throughout 2016 indicated that the rapper was heading toward something special for proper solo album three. Released four months after he became the Grammy-winning 2 Chainz -- Chance the Rapper's "No Problem," featuring him and Lil Wayne, took the award for Best Rap Performance -- this full-length is presented in an offhanded manner that contradicts its magnitude. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music sounds like the title of a tape rather than that of a career high from a rapper who, despite his categorical affiliation and outsize personality, is no mere entertainer. Likewise, the packaging of the compact disc edition is bare, supplying no information beyond the track list and credits for artwork, A&R, and executive production. Inconspicuousness notwithstanding, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is among Epps' most significant and enjoyable work. His raised-voice/grimaced-face mode is more commanding than ever, and whether drawn from the past or present, the word play -- from "Used to treat my mattress like the ATM" to "I bought a Tesla today/There's nothin' left in your tank" -- is consistently vivid. In "Realize," featuring Nicki Minaj, he breaks from glowering to nearly losing his composure as he snaps at the government and his younger mumbling contemporaries. That delivery is just as effective (and comic). As Epps and his collaborators demonstrate the life left in trap music, a form that sounds either bankrupt or uprooted in the hands of many, the album also flashes back. "Trap Check," a highlight, is a laser-focused, easy-rolling track that binds Jeezy's "Get Ya Mind Right" to T.I.'s "ASAP" -- classics that predate even "Duffle Bag Boy," Epps' biggest Playaz Circle hit, and still sound fresh. The album ends with one of rap's most moving poverty-to-prosperity numbers, an elegant Mike Dean production with a reverential introduction from Minister Louis Farrakhan and an ascending hook from Monica. There's more weight to "See my mom was a addict, and my dad was the dealer, and they son is that n*gga" than the average commercial rapper's most profound thought. For Epps, it's just another line, a simple truth.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Michael L. Williams II, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Aaron Jackson, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Will Made-It, Producer - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ducko McFli, Producer
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Mano, Producer - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Emmanuel Nickerson, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Radric Davis, ComposerLyricist - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Gucci Mane, FeaturedArtist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Quavious Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Quavo, FeaturedArtist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Zach Steele, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Cubeatz, Producer - Kevin Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Travis Scott, FeaturedArtist - Tim Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Murda Beatz, Producer - Shane Lindstrom, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Special" K Douglas, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jacques Webster, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddah Bless, Producer - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyron Douglas, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Onika Maraj, ComposerLyricist - Nicki Minaj, FeaturedArtist - Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - FKI, Producer - Nick Valentin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trocon Roberts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Michael L. Williams II, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Jess Jackson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Will Made-It, Producer - Khalif Brown, ComposerLyricist - Swae Lee, FeaturedArtist - Jack "Jak" Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chloe Flower, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ducko McFli, Producer - Randy Lanphear, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chloe Won, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddah Bless, Producer - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Drake, FeaturedArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyron Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Erik Sudderth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Tremaine Neverson, ComposerLyricist - Trey Songz, FeaturedArtist - R. Mandell, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Tyrone Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Jhené Aiko, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, FeaturedArtist - G Koop, Producer - BRIAN KEITH WARFIELD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Mandell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Murda Beatz, Producer - Shane Lindstrom, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Frazier, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Carlton Mays Jr., ComposerLyricist - DA Honorable C.N.O.T.E, Producer - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tubbyoung, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos "Loshendrix" Munoz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddah Bless, Producer - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Jack "Jak" Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyron Douglas, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddah Bless, Producer - Clifford Harris, ComposerLyricist - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Demetrius Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Marquinarius Holmes, ComposerLyricist - Jay Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyron Douglas, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Migos, FeaturedArtist - Quavious Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Kiari Cephus, ComposerLyricist - Kirshnick Ball, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Hamnqvist, ComposerLyricist - Daryl "DJ Durel" McPherson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Special" K Douglas, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - K Swisha, Producer
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Shippy, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - FKI, Producer - Steven Bolden, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - "Special" K Douglas, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Trocon Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Rijhay Derrick Sampson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pharrell, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Stankiewicz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Cullison, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Miles Comaskey, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zack Pancoast, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriel Arillo, ComposerLyricist - Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Monica, FeaturedArtist - Monica Brown, ComposerLyricist - George Kerr, ComposerLyricist - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, MainArtist - Joshua Banks, ComposerLyricist - M16, Producer - Barbara Jean English, ComposerLyricist - Salomes Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Presley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bennie Amey, ComposerLyricist - Chris "KingMixx" King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Uri Horton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Loyd Watson Jr., Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Tauheed Epps' secondary releases throughout 2016 indicated that the rapper was heading toward something special for proper solo album three. Released four months after he became the Grammy-winning 2 Chainz -- Chance the Rapper's "No Problem," featuring him and Lil Wayne, took the award for Best Rap Performance -- this full-length is presented in an offhanded manner that contradicts its magnitude. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music sounds like the title of a tape rather than that of a career high from a rapper who, despite his categorical affiliation and outsize personality, is no mere entertainer. Likewise, the packaging of the compact disc edition is bare, supplying no information beyond the track list and credits for artwork, A&R, and executive production. Inconspicuousness notwithstanding, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is among Epps' most significant and enjoyable work. His raised-voice/grimaced-face mode is more commanding than ever, and whether drawn from the past or present, the word play -- from "Used to treat my mattress like the ATM" to "I bought a Tesla today/There's nothin' left in your tank" -- is consistently vivid. In "Realize," featuring Nicki Minaj, he breaks from glowering to nearly losing his composure as he snaps at the government and his younger mumbling contemporaries. That delivery is just as effective (and comic). As Epps and his collaborators demonstrate the life left in trap music, a form that sounds either bankrupt or uprooted in the hands of many, the album also flashes back. "Trap Check," a highlight, is a laser-focused, easy-rolling track that binds Jeezy's "Get Ya Mind Right" to T.I.'s "ASAP" -- classics that predate even "Duffle Bag Boy," Epps' biggest Playaz Circle hit, and still sound fresh. The album ends with one of rap's most moving poverty-to-prosperity numbers, an elegant Mike Dean production with a reverential introduction from Minister Louis Farrakhan and an ascending hook from Monica. There's more weight to "See my mom was a addict, and my dad was the dealer, and they son is that n*gga" than the average commercial rapper's most profound thought. For Epps, it's just another line, a simple truth.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:50
- Main artists: 2 Chainz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 2Chainz PS - Def Jam
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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