Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
by 2 Chainz
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Jun 16, 2017
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. HipHopDX
    Jun 23, 2017
    82
    Despite the lack of range, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music goes down as 2 Chainz’ strongest LP to date and will become a reference point for anyone curious about how the towering rap star can service their turn-up needs.
  2. The Wire
    Sep 1, 2017
    80
    Every beat is a slow motion epic, every hook aches with promethazine exhaustion transcended through force of will. [Sep 2017, p.62]
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  3. XXL
    Jul 5, 2017
    80
    Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is an explosive collection of songs that showcases the colorful rhyme animal at the top of his game.
  5. PopMatters
    Jun 28, 2017
    80
    His talent has undeniably caught up to his hard work, and all we can hope now is that the latter doesn’t suffer because of the former.
  6. Pitchfork
    Jun 22, 2017
    80
    This is the culmination of an eight-year second-wind. It’s also the most complete 2 Chainz album to date, and places him where he belongs: in the upper echelon of rappers from this era.
  7. Spin
    Jun 22, 2017
    80
    Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, his third solo full-length, feels like a cousin to Migos’ Culture, another highlight of 2017—a bit more sinewy but still overflowing with seven-figure absurdism.
  8. AllMusic
    Jun 22, 2017
    80
    Inconspicuousness notwithstanding, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is among Epps' most significant and enjoyable work.
  9. Exclaim
    Jun 22, 2017
    80
    If Pretty Girls Like Trap Music doesn't make the rapper an immediate king of the South, it undoubtedly puts him in line for the title.
  10. The A.V. Club
    Jun 22, 2017
    75
    There’s no galactic change to his style here, just a further refinement of it.
  11. Clash Music
    Jun 22, 2017
    70
    While it doesn’t quite have the same urgency as ‘Based on a T.R.U. Story’ or ’T.R.U. REALigion', Pretty Girls Like Trap Music is perfectly positioned to be a 2017 favourite catering to both fans of this generation’s trap music and those that were knee deep in trap during its late ‘90s/early ‘00s inception.

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 61
  3. Negative: 5 out of 61
  1. WellDun01
    Nov 21, 2020
    8
    Absolute tunes. Man's got bangers for days on this, and there are a few **** but the ones that hit, hit.
  2. CORNROWKENNY
    May 13, 2018
    8
    A really good and underrated hip hop album. The production is fantastic throughout, there are plenty of enjoyable features, and 2 Chainz holdsA really good and underrated hip hop album. The production is fantastic throughout, there are plenty of enjoyable features, and 2 Chainz holds his own, rhyming and flowing better than never and bringing a lot of humour, but also some serious topics to the table.… Full Review »
  3. Music_Observer
    Aug 15, 2017
    5
    Aside from the strong beats and some interesting texture changes, this was quite an underwhelming work, with 2 Chainz’s lethargic pacing andAside from the strong beats and some interesting texture changes, this was quite an underwhelming work, with 2 Chainz’s lethargic pacing and lack of rhythmic intrigue sounding void of substantial talent. My Score: 96/180 (Deficient) = 5.3/10… Full Review »
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