"'2 CHAIIIIIIIIIIIIINZ!"''
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz and formerly known as Tity Boi, is an American rapper and recording artist. Born in College Park, Georgia, he began to get recognition as being a half of Playaz Circle, a Southern hip hop duo. He was then signed to Ludacris' label Disturbing Tha Peace, best known for their single "Duffle Bag Boy".In 2012, 2 Chainz signed to Def Jam Recordings and released his debut album titled Based on a T.R.U. Story. From that album, "No Lie", "Birthday Song", and "I'm Different", all charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2014, he released an EP titled FreeBase that was downloaded over 200,000 times.
Separate from his rapping career, he hosted the Vice TV series Most Expensivest from 2017 to 2023.
Discography:
- Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012)
- B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013)
- ColleGrove (2016)
- Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2017)
- Rap or Go to the League (2019)
- So Help Me God (2020)
- Dope Don't Sell Itself (2022)
All I want for my birthday is a Big Booty Trope:
- A Wild Rapper Appears!: He has collaborated with Fall Out Boy (a pop-punk band) and Jessie J (an R&B-influenced pop singer).
- Boastful Rap: "I'm Different" is centered around how he (supposedly) stands out from other rappers.
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie: In "Birthday Song," he wants to be buried in SIX places when he dies.When I die, bury me inside the Gucci store
When I die, bury me inside the Louie store
When I die, bury me inside the jewelry store
When I die, bury me inside the Truey store
When I die, bury me next to two bitches
When I die, bury me inside the booty club - Catchphrase:
- In almost every song that he's featured in, he's known for yelling out his name before beginning to rap.
- His stove references can be considered this.
They say that I'm crazy. I used to TALK TO A STOVE.My stove deserves a shoutout. I'm like WHAT UP STOVE!Imma buy a crib, fill the rooms up with ALL STOVES! - Cloud Cuckoo Lander: If his outlandish lyrics is to given a consideration.
- Cluster F-Bomb: Well, he is a rapper, so not surprising that he overuses F-bombs in his songs.
- Drugs Are Good: Many songs reference his love for weed and lean.
- Fun with Acronyms: The first half of Playaz Circle, the hip hop duo he formed. P-L-A-Y-A-Z stands for "Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z".
- Southern Rap: One of the most prominent artists of the 2010s in the genre.
- Stealth Parody: Of both Trap Music and the Bling-era of rap in general.
