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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. It is now a word to generally describe full-length albums released for free, which is the modern form of mixtape that was made a popular following by 50 Cent and his group G-Unit in the early 2000s, sometimes containing all original music, other times composed of freestyles and remixes of popular tracks.In 2007, 2 Chainz began releasing solo material, while he still was in the group Playaz Circle with Dolla Boy. In the hip hop scene, mix tape is often displayed as a single term mixtape. Also since the 1990s, it describes releases used to promote one or more new artists, or as a pre-release by more established artists to promote upcoming "official" albums. Blend tapes became increasingly popular by the mid-1990s, and fans increasingly looked for exclusive tracks and freestyles on the tapes. Ron G moved the mixtape forward in the early 1990s by blending R&B a cappellas with hip hop beats (known as "blends"). In the mid-1980s, DJs, such as Brucie B, began recording their live music and selling their own mixtapes, which was soon followed by other DJs such as Kid Capri and Doo Wop. (who later became known as Whiz Kid) and DJ Super V would create personalized House Tapes which would eventually circulate throughout New York City. In the late 70's into the early 80's DJs began recording mixtapes out of their homes, referring to them as House Tapes. As more tapes became available, they began to be collected and traded by fans. Hip hop mixtapes first appeared in the mid-1970s in New York City, featuring artists such as Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa. In hip hop's earliest days, the music only existed in live form, and the music was spread via tapes of parties and shows.