Listen to Tyga Feat. 2 Chainz and Rick Ross, “Baller Alert”

The greatest rap stars tend to have a bit of a revisionist streak. As catastrophic as "Takeover" was at the time, dismissing It Was Written as "ehhhhh" is a giant critical leap. The ability to frame as yourself as the center around which the world spins helps keep you relevant, and it makes your albums and singles capital-E events when they drop. So it's in that tradition that Tyga declares himself "the baller of the year" on "Baller Alert," his new 2 Chainz- and Rick Ross-featuring single. While it's been an up-and-down 12 months for the "Rack City" star--legal fees must be through the roof--Tyga does reap the benefits of a popular clothing line, a guaranteed spot in tabloid headlines and an ever-anxious rap-listening public. Ross, who just dropped his eighth album, Black Market, turns in a solid verse, but it's 2 Chainz who steals the show like 2012 never ended.

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