2 Chainz
Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz occupies the rare intersection between street attitude and mainstream accessibility, rising to the top of the charts without having to water down his smooth-yet-dangerous style. After being active in music for years as part of Playaz Circle, 2 Chainz went solo in 2010. His breakout year was 2012, when he landed on Kanye West's "Mercy" and Nicki Minaj's "Beez in the Trap" before dropping his official debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story, for Def Jam. With three platinum hits -- "No Lie" featuring Drake, "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West, and "I'm Different" -- the album hit number one on the Billboard 200, and easily reached platinum status. 2 Chainz continued to thrive throughout the next decade. He hit the Top Ten with albums like 2017's Pretty Girls Like Trap Music and 2019's Rap or Go to the League, and in the 2020s has expanded his impressive discography with So Help Me God and 2023's joint effort with Lil Wayne, Welcome to Collegrove.
2 Chainz was born Tauheed Epps in College Park, Georgia. After attending Alabama State University on a basketball scholarship, Epps returned to Georgia where he co-founded the Atlanta-based rap group Playaz Circle, performing under the stage name Tity Boi. Playaz Circle became affiliated with Ludacris and signed with Def Jam. Epps first went solo in 2007 with the mixtape Me Against the World. The 2Pac references continued with his 2009 mixtapes Trap-A-Velli and All Ice on Me, but 2010's Me Against the World 2: Codeine Withdrawal hit his style on the nose with the last bit of its title, and when DJ Teknikz and DJ Frank White collected his best street tracks in 2011, the hard and hazy set of cuts was dubbed the Codeine Cowboy mixtape. That same year he was featured on David Banner's "Yao Ming" and Big K.R.I.T.'s "Money on the Floor." By this point, he had dropped the Tity Boi moniker, opting for the more family-friendly 2 Chainz.
In 2012 he was featured on Kanye West's "Mercy" and Nicki Minaj's "Beez in the Trap," then released his official debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story, for Def Jam. The album featured three hits ("No Lie" featuring Drake, "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West, and "I'm Different") and hit number one on the album charts, reaching platinum status. Other guests included Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Mike Posner, while production was handled by the likes of the-Dream and Drumma Boy. Following later announcements that 2 Chainz had been working on new material with Pharrell Williams and Drake, a sequel, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, arrived in September 2013. The album featured the hits "Feds Watching" and "Where U Been." 2 Chainz was also heard on singles from B.o.B ("Headband"), Major Lazer ("Bubble Butt"), and Juicy J ("Bandz a Make Her Dance") that year. In 2016, after additional featured appearances, he released "Feel Like Cappin'" along with the album ColleGrove, a collaboration with Lil Wayne, although only 2 Chainz was credited due to label issues. By the end of the busy year, he had dropped a handful of additional mixtapes and debuted the Drake-assisted single "Big Amount." Led by the hit "Good Drank," featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, his fourth proper album for Def Jam, arrived in 2017. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the R&B and Hip-Hop charts. 2 Chainz followed with appearances on tracks by Steve Aoki ("Without U"), Jeezy ("Floor Seats"), Eminem ("Chloraseptic [Remix]"), and Migos ("Too Playa"). In early 2018, he issued his fourth EP, The Play Don't Care Who Makes It (Def Jam), featuring appearances by YG and Offset. The EP proved to be a sleeper, entering the Billboard charts two years later. Early 2019 saw 2 Chainz team up with Ariana Grande for the single "Rule the World," which appeared on the full-length Rap or Go to the League, which arrived later that March.
In 2020, 2 Chainz presented No Face No Case, a showcase for his label/collective T.R.U. The mixtape included both individual performances and collaborations between 2 Chainz and the core artists on the label. Before 2020 was up, he'd released his sixth studio album So Help Me God, preceded by lead single "Money Maker" in August of 2020 -- its projected September release date was delayed by sample clearance issues. So Help Me God was ultimately released in November of 2020, entering the Billboard 200 at number 15 with a plethora of big-name guests including Lil Wayne, Kevin Gates, Kanye West, Rick Ross, and Lil Uzi Vert. Several non-album tracks followed 2021, and in February 2022, he offered his seventh proper album, Dope Don't Sell Itself. Declared his last trap full-length, it peaked at number 23 with help from preview singles featuring 42 Dugg and Moneybagg Yo. Later that year he contributed the cut "2 Step" to the House Party 2 soundtrack. Next, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne reunited for Welcome to Collegrove, a sequel to 2016's Collegrove. The album was released in November of 2023 on Def Jam and included a guest feature from Benny the Butcher.
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Discography
132 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Jun. 16, 2017
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Presha
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Oct. 20, 2023
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Million Dollars Worth of Game
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Jan. 7, 2022
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Fuck The World (Summer In London) Remix
Soul - Released by Lost Kids on Jul. 24, 2020
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Long Story Short
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Nov. 10, 2023
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Welcome 2 Collegrove
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Nov. 17, 2023
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Welcome 2 Collegrove
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Nov. 17, 2023
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Dope Don't Sell Itself
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Feb. 4, 2022
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Rap Or Go To The League
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gamebread, LLC - Def Jam Recordings on Mar. 1, 2019
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So Help Me God!
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gamebread, LLC - Def Jam Recordings on Nov. 13, 2020
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The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Feb. 8, 2018
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ColleGrove
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Def Jam Recordings on Mar. 3, 2016
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No Face No Case
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by T.R.U. - Atlantic Records on Feb. 7, 2020
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Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Jun. 16, 2017
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Rap Or Go To The League
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gamebread, LLC - Def Jam Recordings on Mar. 1, 2019
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COLLEGROVE
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Def Jam Recordings on Mar. 3, 2016
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Dead Man Walking
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Jan. 17, 2020
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Dope Don't Sell Itself
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Feb. 4, 2022
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2 Step (From the new “House Party” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gamebread - Def Jam Recordings on Oct. 14, 2022
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NO TV
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Gamebread, LLC - Def Jam Recordings on Feb. 28, 2020
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Long Story Short
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2Chainz PS - Def Jam on Nov. 10, 2023
Available in24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo