So Help Me God! is a self-described “time capsule of quarantine,” but it mostly strays from any mention of the pandemic. And given that the one song with this theme is the goofy “Quarantine Thick”, that’s a good thing. The first half of the album is a mixed-bag: the “young enough to f*ck yo’ auntie” shit-talk of “Grey Area” or the Hall & Oates-sampling (huh?) “Can’t Go For That” are fairly unimpressive.
But Deuce is a skilled curator, and “Save Me” and “Money Maker” are really nice songs. On the former, co-produced by Mike Will and Chainz himself, BJ the Chicago Kid sings a lovely intro and Louisiana’s YoungBoy provides a verse and chorus with emotional heft. First single “Money Maker” takes a marching band cover of Guy’s “Piece of My Love” and throws Lil Wayne into the mix with fun results. 2 Chainz told Apple Music that the track “is an articulation of the Black experience, the HBCU experience, band culture, halftime, all of those things rolled into one.” The HBCU shoutouts at the end of the track in particular are a nice touch into what promised to be a college anthem, if only college parties and packed football stadiums were a reality in 2020.
| A1 | Lambo Wrist |
| A2 | Grey Area |
| A3 | Save Me |
| A4 | Money Maker |
| A5 | Can't Go For That |
| A6 | Feel A Way |
| A7 | Quarantine Thick |
| A8 | Ziploc |
| B1 | Free Lighter |
| B2 | Toni |
| B3 | Southside Hov |
| B4 | Vampire |
| B5 | YRB |
| B6 | Wait For You To Die |
| B7 | 55 Times |
