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NELLY FT. T.I. AND 2 CHAINZ - COUNTRY ASS NIGGA
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Edward Okulicz: Nelly’s always been a better purveyor of rap as a subset of dance music than he is an exponent of rap for its own sake…
John Seroff: Chainz is the new nom de plume of Playaz Circle’s Tity Boi, who is taking the Peedi Peedi path to a more radio-friendly moniker. With a certifiable hit under his belt, 2 Chainz gets a fair amount of shine online and in the industry; both of the better-known players on the track shout him out by name and cede him the final verse. It’s a lot of build-up for an unremarkable few bars and an at-best laconic style that defines “Country Ass” as serviceable but difficult to get excited about.
Brad Shoup: Drumma Boy gets synths to sound like tubas, and the track like a nightsquall.
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That’s about all you need. 2 Chainz being given the final verse on a song featuring two rappers who could have run rings around his world (“like Saturn”) at virtually any point prior to 2011 is a neat passing of the torch, but he’s surprisingly limp here, bursting onto the track with a far less interesting opening bar (“I’m a country nigga, and I keep it street”) than he usually spits.
Far more interesting, and amusing: Nelly adding another name to the list of 2 Chainz Is Much Taller Than You So We’re Going To Go To A Low Wide Angle In The Hook Shot Of The Video All-Stars. I think 2 Chainz is about 6’3”; Nelly and T.I. are closer to 5’8” and 5’7”, respectively.
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That’s about all you need....Chainz being given the final verse on
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