If we talk about hip hop and Rap music, one of the first names which will pop up in mind is 2 Chainz. He is an immensely talented rapper from America, and along with that, he is also a Media personality, basketball player, and songwriter. He was a part of the popular duo Playaz Circle which helped him earn some popularity in the initial stage of his career. Earl ‘Dolla Boy’ Conyers was the other half of the duo, and they were signed to the Ludacris’ label; ‘Disturbing that Peace’. In 2012, he signed a deal with the Def Jam Recordings, which is a part of the Universal Music Group. He has also worked on a T.V. show called ‘Most expensive’, which aired on November 15, 2017, and has over three seasons.
Early life
Tauheed Eppsis2Chainz’s correct name. September 12, 1977, is his birth date. He was also known by the name of ‘Titi Boi’ in the initial stage of his career. He took birth in College Park, Georgia, and spend most of his childhood there. He started his higher education in North Clayton High School, where he completed his graduation and also used to play basketball. He was arrested for cocaine possession when he was 15 years old, and while being in High school, he also sold marijuana.
He was a talented basketball player, which got him a place in the team of Alabama State University, where he played from 1995 to 1997. Later, he was transferred to Virginia State University due to some serious reasons.
Career beginning
Tauheed’s career embarked when he formed a hip-hop duo with Dolla Boy and named it ‘Playaz Circle’ in the year 1997. He released an independent album, United We Stand, United We Fall, in 2002, where he met with Ludacris. Ludacris became a part of the Playaz Circle and started recording songs with it. He even played some of them on his radio station, which gave much-needed exposure to 2 Chainz. Soon, Ludacris became a huge name as he was the highest-selling rap artist in the Southern United States. He also started a record label, Disturbing Tha Peace, and asked the duo to join him. Epps signed the label and started producing tracks for it.
Epp’s faced a lot of issues because of his name ‘Tity Boi’ as some people considered it a bit sexist. So, he changed his name to 2 Chainz which was more stage friendly. After that, he released his debut mixtape,’ T.R.U REALigion, which ranked at the 58th position in the U.S. Billboard Hip-Hop albums chart. It skyrocketed his career, and he started to get several invitations to aperea in a track of bug artists such as Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, etc.
Recent Projects
2 Chainz released some movie that can be released with the title “Felt like Cappin” in 2016. After this one, 2 Chainz has been committed to the 12 singles album collection that can be titled “ColleGrove” For this album collection, 2 Chainz has been working along with the collides Lil Wayne, that can be reached in recent reviews. as follows to that, 2 Chainz has been released his fourth collection of the studio album that can be named as “Pretty Girls Like Trap Music,” as same as in this album collection 2 Chainz has been featured along with the other characteristics of Travis Scott, Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj. In which many of the time he has been supported by world level as well as nationwide concert tour academics. In that same year, 2 Chainz worked on many shows; he was in the traveling film titled most expensive, which features him traveling all around the place or location to gain experience with goods and services as their products. More than two seasons of this show have been running, in which the third season is coming up in 2019.
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Controversies about 2 Chainz
Most of the time, many celebrities have been stuck in a variety of rumors as well as controversies. In the same cases, 2 Chainz has also been struck with fame. At 15, 2 Chainz was arrested, his first controversy. The reason for his arrest is 2 Chainz has been smuggling such marijuana and cocaine when he was studying in school. Her headmaster has caught 2 Chainz and has also ceased in the case of smuggling.
Another record happened On June 11th, 2013, while he was boarding an LAX flight; officers suspected he had drugs in his possession. When the police got the suspect on him and checked his baggage, they found the suspected powder, such as marijuana, in her baggage. So that 2 Chainz has been caught in prison and charged in case of drug case.
Personal Life
2 Chainz’s personal life has been full of ups downs as he has faced several legal issues and has even spent some time in jail for cocaine possession. Epps married his girlfriend, Kesha Ward, in 2018, and the couple has two daughters, Heaven and Harmony, and one son; halo.
Height and Weight of 2 Chainz
2 Chainz actual heights are 6 feet 4 inches, which can be expressed as in meters, about 1.94 m. More than that, it can be expressed in centimeters, about 194 cm, and then moving the weight of 2 Chainz is 88 kg, which can express in pounds as 194 lbs.
Appearances and Body Measurements
2 Chainz has short and blonder hair with the color black. 2 Chainz has good-looking eyes, which look dark brown. The body measurements of 2 Chainz cannot be determined because his details need to be updated on the celebrity site. But some of the measurements can be able to find. The body type of 2 Chainz is mesomorph. The body measurements of 2 Chainz are 43 inches in the chest, 34 inches in the hip, and 35 inches in the waist, so the overall measurements of the figure are about 43-34-35 inches. Then the biceps size of 2 Chainz is 14.5 US. Her shoe size 2 Chainz is 14 US, and her skin color is fair. 2 Chainz is a tattoo lover; one of her body is found in many of the tattoos due to his career field as a rapper.
Net Worth
2 Chainz is one of the top hip-hop artists, and his net worth is nearly $9 million.