Chomp 2

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The follow-up to 2020’s <i>CHOMP</i>, <i>CHOMP 2</i>, arrived just a year later, marking Russ’ first independent LP since parting ways with Columbia Record. For the project, Russ comes harder, assembling a team of superstar MCs to help guide the ship. With guest features from Ransom, Papoose, Westside Gunn, Snoop Dogg, Jay Electronica, Joey Bada$$, and more, the album threatens to buckle under the weight of its guest feature. But Russ brought in these stars to amplify his own power, which he shows off throughout the record. On opener “Sheep,” Russ unloads a single-verse track, rapping over a head-nodding, golden age-leaning beat from producer Jake One. Here, the MC reminisces on the days when talking smack was cool. He rap, “I'm from the generation where it isn't cool to be haters/You see, social media made everyone think they're celebrities/But what have y'all done that's worth celebrating?/And everybody got the same personality and identitie.” His half-sung flow recalls one of his heroe, Drake, who also laces his menacing barbs with sweet melodie. Every faux influencer is offensive to Ru, who spent over a decade grinding to get to the top of the rap heap. Overnight success comes and goe, but the longevity of hard work is forever. .

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