Dope Don't Sell Itself
by 2 Chainz
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 4, 2022
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. spacemanrecords
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    I feel that my enjoyment of this album, and its actual merit as a work of art, are two very different things...

    Dope Don't Sell Itself, is sonically pleasing, and the features may as well have been generated by an AI robot... (Predictable, except for the Stove God Feature). Its just that, in terms of concept and or any focused direction... I just don't think its here... I give it    I feel that my enjoyment of this album, and its actual merit as a work of art, are two very different things...

    Dope Don't Sell Itself, is sonically pleasing, and the features may as well have been generated by an AI robot... (Predictable, except for the Stove God Feature).

    Its just that, in terms of concept and or any focused direction... I just don't think its here...

    I give it a light 7    … Expand

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. RapReviews.com
    Mar 16, 2022
    45
    The hard truth is that “Dope Don’t Sell Itself” takes a tumble down into the same hole of forgettable 2 Chainz albums that has become home to the likes of “Trapavelli Tre’”, “Pretty Girls Like Trap Music”, “Collegrove” and the like. 2 Chainz seems burnt out.
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  2. AllMusic
    Mar 11, 2022
    50
    2 Chainz simply doesn't sound as inspired as he normally does, as this short set lacks the madcap wit and energy that flow throughout previous albums of much longer duration. A recharge and change of direction clearly seem necessary.
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  3. Exclaim
    Feb 10, 2022
    70
    While Dope Don't Sell Itself does not inspire immediate playback like Chainz's last outing, So Help Me God!, and doesn't contain the breakout hits of 2017's acclaimed Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, it is a testament to the rapper's longevity and his vital role in ATL's shifting scene as a gravitational figure for all to aspire to become.
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