Musical career 1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha PeaceĮpps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word 'Playaz' being a bacronym for 'Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z') in College Park, Georgia in 1997, with his high school friend Earl Conyers (known as Dolla Boy), while Epps adopted 'Tity Boi' as his moniker. 'I got into some trouble, went somewhere else, and came back. There's a lot of false stuff on there, to the point that every time I try to fix one thing, something else comes out.' In fact, he transferred to Virginia State University due to circumstances he was reluctant to speak about. When asked by Rolling Stone about longstanding rumors that he had graduated from Alabama State with a 4.0 GPA, which had been widely reported on many sources including Wikipedia, 2 Chainz said: 'Don't believe anything on Wack-ipedia. He later attended Alabama State University on a scholarship, and played on its basketball team from 1995 to 1997. While in high school, he dealt marijuana and was arrested for felony cocaine possession when he was 15 years old. He attended North Clayton High School, where he played basketball and graduated second in his class. 3.5 2020–present: So Help Me God and Dope Don't Sell ItselfĢ Chainz was born Tauheed Epps in College Park, Georgia.3.4 2016–2019: Pretty Girls Like Trap Music and Rap or Go to the League.3.2 2011–12: Name change and Based on a T.R.U.3.1 1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha Peace.Epps began working with TV network Viceland on a show called Most Expensivest, which debuted on November 15, 2017, and aired for three seasons. II: Me Time was released on Septemsupported by the lead single ' Feds Watching' (featuring Pharrell Williams). The album spawned three successful singles: ' No Lie' (featuring Drake), ' Birthday Song' (featuring Kanye West), and ' I'm Different', all of which charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and were certified Gold or higher by the RIAA, along with the album being certified Gold. Story on August 14, 2012, to commercial success despite mixed reviews. The following August, he released his debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Recordings, an imprint of Universal Music Group. The duo was signed to fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, and are best known for their debut single ' Duffle Bag Boy' (featuring Lil Wayne).

Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition for being one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime friend and fellow rapper Earl 'Dolla Boy' Conyers. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz, is an American rapper.

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