Stereogum — Lately, the Atlanta rap producer Metro Boomin has been making awesomely woozy, synth-drowned beats for people like 2 Chainz and Migos, and he’s teamed up with Young Thug for the forthcoming Metro Thuggin project. But Metro is also getting ready to ... more info

Stereogum — A couple of months ago, 2 Chainz released the deeply fun EP-length Freebase mixtape. And after making videos for “Trap Back” and “They Know,” he’s gone full ridiculousness and turned his video for the title track into a parody of Michael Ja... more info

Time — The rapper's new E.P brims with menacing swagger and ferocious beats more info

Stereogum — Baton Rouge rap hero Lil Boosie, back home after years in prison, has been on a tear lately, on his own tracks like “Show Da World” and stealing tracks from other rappers, as on 2 Chainz’ “Cuda Wuda Shuda.” He’s planning on releasing his ... more info

Stereogum — Last month, 2 Chainz released Freebase, and EP-length mixtape that skewed street rather than pop, and it pretty much ruled. That tape yielded the “Trap Back” video, which was also great. And now, 2 Chainz has made another video for a Freebase tra... more info

Stereogum — Atlanta, man. City full of weirdos. Look at some of the city’s biggest rap stars at the moment: Middle-aged bad-joke craftsman 2 Chainz, soul-baring Auto-Tune gurgler Future, yammering helium-voiced button-pusher Young Thug. These guys all have per... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The season finale of “SNL” is frequently a giddily messy cavalcade of guest stars, and last night’s episode, hosted by Andy Samberg, was no different. Between Martin Short, Paul Rudd, 2 Chainz, Lil Jon, Pharrell Williams and basically the entir... more info

Stereogum — What the fuck are Miley Cyrus and Wayne Coyne doing in that Instagram photo up there? Shooting porn? According to Rolling Stone, the fearless freaks’ friendship has been blossoming in other ways lately: clubbing, getting lip tattoos together, check... more info

Stereogum — “Trap Back” is the first song on Freebase, the ridiculously enjoyable EP-length mixtape that 2 Chainz released on Monday, and its new video, from director Alex Nazari, is a relatively minimal exercise in cartoonish coolness. 2 Chainz spends most ... more info

Stereogum — It’s funny how this Mixtape Of The Week business works. Some weeks, there will be absolutely nothing exciting happening, and some weeks we’ll get so many good mixtapes, often on the same day, that I practically bust an eye vein stressing about wh... more info