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Key facts
- Born
- Tauheed Epps , ( 1977-09-12 ) September 12, 1977 (age 48) , College Park, Georgia , U.S.
- Other names
- Tity Boi Drenchgod
- Alma mater
- Virginia State University ( BS )
- Occupations
- Rapper songwriter actor
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Spouse
- Kesha Ward ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2018 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- Southern hip-hop trap
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Works
- 2 Chainz discography
- Labels
- Gamebread T.R.U. Empire Def Jam Disturbing Tha Peace
- Formerly of
- Playaz Circle DTP
- Website
- 2chainz .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- College Park
- Occupation
- activist
- Educated at
- Virginia State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- hardcore hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Def Jam Recordings
- Discography
- 2 Chainz discography
- Sport
- basketball
- Official website
- www.2chainz.com
- Image
- 2 Chainz 2013.JPG
- Number of children
- 3
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- birth name
- Tauheed Epps
- date of birth
- 1977-09-12
- Commons category
- 2 Chainz
- topic's main category
- Category:2 Chainz
- nominated for
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- pseudonym
- Drench God
- topic has template
- Template:2 Chainz
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- social media followers
- 4220000
- member of
- Playaz Circle
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Encyclopedic overview
Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip-hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside hometown rapper Earl "Dolla Boy" Conyers. The duo signed with fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label and became best known for their 2007 debut single "Duffle Bag Boy" (featuring Lil Wayne).
In February 2012, Epps signed a solo recording contract with Def Jam Recordings, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In April of that year, his guest performance on Kanye West's single, "Mercy" marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo act, peaking at number 13. His debut studio album, Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012), was preceded by the double platinum-certified singles "No Lie" (featuring Drake) and "Birthday Song" (featuring Kanye West), peaked atop the Billboard 200, and spawned the top 40 single "I'm Different", although critical reception was mixed. His second album, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013), was led by the single "Feds Watching" (featuring Pharrell Williams) and saw improved critical reception despite a slight commercial decline. His subsequent albums— ColleGrove (2016), Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2017), Rap or Go to the League (2019), So Help Me God! (2020), and Dope Don't Sell Itself (2022)—were released to moderate commercial success. After the release of his collaborative album with Lil Wayne, Welcome 2 Collegrove (2023), he parted ways with Def Jam in 2024.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2 Chainz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.