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3 | ->''"'''2 CHAIIIIIIIIIIIIINZ!"'' |
4 | 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". |
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6 | 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. |
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8 | In 2014, he released an EP titled ''[=FreeBase=]'' that was downloaded over 200,000 times. |
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10 | Separate from his rapping career, he hosted the Vice TV series ''Most Expensivest'' from 2017 to 2023. |
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12 | !!Discography: |
13 | * ''Based on a T.R.U. Story'' (2012) |
14 | * ''B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time'' (2013) |
15 | * ''[=ColleGrove=]'' (2016) |
16 | * ''Pretty Girls Like Trap Music'' (2017) |
17 | * ''Rap or Go to the League'' (2019) |
18 | * ''So Help Me God'' (2020) |
19 | * ''Dope Don't Sell Itself'' (2022) |
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21 | !!All I want for my birthday is a Big Booty Trope: |
22 | * AWildRapperAppears: He has collaborated with Music/FallOutBoy (a pop-punk band) and Music/JessieJ (an R&B-influenced pop singer). |
23 | * BoastfulRap: "I'm Different" is centered around how he (supposedly) stands out from other rappers. |
24 | * BuryMeNotOnTheLonePrairie: In "Birthday Song," he wants to be buried in SIX places when he dies. |
25 | -->''When I die, bury me inside the Gucci store\ |
26 | When I die, bury me inside the Louie store\ |
27 | When I die, bury me inside the jewelry store\ |
28 | When I die, bury me inside the Truey store\ |
29 | When I die, bury me next to two bitches\ |
30 | When I die, bury me inside the booty club'' |
31 | * CatchPhrase: |
32 | ** In almost every song that he's featured in, he's known for yelling out his name before beginning to rap. |
33 | ** His stove references can be considered this. |
34 | -->They say that I'm crazy. I used to [[SuddenlyShouting TALK TO A STOVE]]. |
35 | -->My stove deserves a shoutout. I'm like WHAT UP STOVE! |
36 | -->Imma buy a crib, fill the rooms up with ALL STOVES! |
37 | * CloudCuckooLander: If his outlandish lyrics is to given a consideration. |
38 | * ClusterFBomb: Well, he is a rapper, so not surprising that he overuses F-bombs in his songs. |
39 | * DrugsAreGood: Many songs reference his love for weed and lean. |
40 | * FunWithAcronyms: The first half of Playaz Circle, the hip hop duo he formed. P-L-A-Y-A-Z stands for "'''P'''reparing '''L'''egal '''A'''ssets for '''Y'''ears from '''A''' to '''Z'''". |
41 | * SouthernRap: One of the most prominent artists of the 2010s in the genre. |
42 | * StealthParody: Of both TrapMusic and the ''Bling-era'' of rap in general. |
43 | %% * TitleDrop: "No Lie", "I'm Different", "Watch Out", "El Chapo Jr." |
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