In the third and fourth videos of their Genius series, rappers 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne discuss their project Collegrove, a collaborative effort, as well as getting extremely honest about a variety of subject matter. Amongst the topics discussed were CeeLo Green and his early days in the hip-hop group Goodie Mob. They also spoke highly of rapper OutKast and his lyrical flow.
For more serious subject matter, 2 Chainz talked out his own lyrics to Genius, exposing the meaning behind the Collegrove EP song “Section,” where he has rap lines about selling his mother drugs.
“It’s something that I still cannot even really comfortably talk about,” 2 Chainz said.
Warning: Below videos contains strong language
“I’m gonna give you a scenario,” he further said, requesting that those listening in think of a neighborhood rife with drugs where residents can simply walk up the street to cop.
“Imagine you’re staying in this neighborhood and you’re dealing with somebody in your family that you love very much having a habit that you or them can’t control,” he said on the show.
He further said, “It’s stuff that n**gas will never understand or for me smiling every day releases those little pain enzymes that I’ve been through coming up in section 8 and dealing with what I had to deal with. I’m still not comfortable talking about this sh*t because it’s some f*cked up sh*t that a ton of you n**gas wouldn’t even understand.”
2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have been working together for some time and the release of Collegrove is the biggest project that they have yet to collaborate on. But on this one, 2 Chainz took the lead rhyme wise and the two decided to release some of their show to TIDAL, where Wayne has upwards of 3 million users. In support of Collegrove, the two also did a few shows together, including a debut of “Rolls Royce Weather” on Jimmy Fallon.
