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Phillip Mlynar of HipHopDX affirmed 2 Chainz' enthusiasm but disliked his lyrics, stating "throughout the album, Chainz kicks a series of amazingly flimsy rhymes" and concluded "2 Chainz has revealed himself as the weakest guest on his own album." In a very negative review, Jesal Padania of panned 2 Chainz' lyrics with the lowest possible score 1 out of 10 points, commenting "Can 2 Chainz rap? Yes, of course. David Jeffries of AllMusic praised the high-powered production on the lead track "Yuck" and felt that overall 2 Chainz "almost delivers on his official debut." Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone felt 2 Chainz has "irrepressible enthusiasm" and also praised the guest artists and producers. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Story received mixed reviews from music critics.
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Critical reception Professional ratings Review scoresīased on a T.R.U. On April 24, 2013, the music video for "Like Me" was released. On April 15, 2013, the music video for "Yuck!" featuring Lil Wayne, was released. On March 17, 2013, the music video for "Crack" was released. On August 12, 2012, the music video for "I Luv Dem Strippers" featuring Nicki Minaj, was released. The music video for "I'm Different" premiered Decemon MTV Jams.

The album's third single, " I'm Different" was released on November 8, 2012. It officially impacted urban radio on August 7, 2012. The album's second single, "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West, was released on July 24, 2012. The music video (directed by Director X) was released June 21, 2012. It was sent to urban radio on May 15, 2012. The song features guest vocals from Canadian recording artist Drake, while it was produced by Mike WiLL Made It. The album's lead single, " No Lie" premiered on May 1, 2012, and was released to iTunes on May 8, 2012. On February 12, 2013, the album's chopnotslop version by OG Ron C was released on iTunes. On July 24, 2 Chainz announced he would embark on a tour following the album's release, which would begin August 30 in Norfolk, Virginia at The Norva and concludes on September 27 in Austin, Texas at La Zona Rosa. Designed by Kanye West's creative agency DONDA, the album cover was ranked the second best of 2012 by Complex Magazine. On July 17, 2012, the album's deluxe edition cover art was unveiled. On March 24, 2 Chainz announced, via his Twitter feed, the album would be released on August 14, 2012. Instead, during an interview with FUSE, the former member of Playaz Circle announced a new title for his LP: "I recently changed the album and the new title of my album is Based on a T.R.U. On March 15, 2012, it was revealed, while in Austin, Texas for SXSW, 2 Chainz announced his Def Jam debut, which would no longer be titled T.R.U. 2 My REALigion, as he revealed to AllHipHop at his sold-out show in New York City's live music venue SOB's, on January 30, 2012. The album was originally set to be titled T.R.U. He has also made guest appearances on songs by recording artists since the name change, including the singles " Mercy" by Kanye West and " Beez in the Trap" by Nicki Minaj. REALigion (2011), which became his first solo full-length project to appear on a music chart, peaking at number 58 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Following his name change, 2 Chainz released a mixtape titled T.R.U. In 2011, he changed his moniker to 2 Chainz, as he perceived it to be more "family friendly", before his career began to take off.

During the year, he released a mixtape titled Me Against the World!, while he still was under his former stage name Tity Boi. Track listing No Face No Case track listing No.In 2007, 2 Chainz began releasing solo material, while he still was in the group Playaz Circle with Dolla Boy.

The album debuted at number 182 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It features guest appearances from Bear1boss, NLE Choppa, NoCap, Quando Rondo and Quavo. Production was handled by several record producers, including Cubeatz, Hitmaka, June the Genius and Tay Keith. It was released on Februvia Atlantic Records. (The Real University, which comprises Sleepy Rose, Worl, Skooly and Hott LockedN). No Face No Case is a collaborative studio album by 2 Chainz and T.R.U.
