2 Chainz

**Tauheed Epps** (born September 12, 1977), professionally known as **2 Chainz** (formerly **Tity Boi**) is an American rapper from Atlanta.

He initially gained recognition as a member of the rap duo Playaz Circle with fellow rapper Early "Dollar Boy" Conyers. In 2012 he signed a solo deal with Def Jam Recordings and that year released debut solo album *Based on a T.R.U. Story* charting at number one on the Billboard 200. He has since released *B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time* (2013), *ColleGrove* (2016) and *Pretty Girls Like Trap Music* (2017) all charting within the top three on the Billboard 200.

## Career

In 1997 2 Chainz founded the rap duo Playaz Circle with high school friend Earl Conyers and adopted Tity Boi as his stage name. They released the album *United We Stand, United We Fall* in 2002 and were introduced to Atlanta rapper Ludacris. Ludacris signed 2 Chainz to his label Disturbing Tha Peace. The duo's debut album to a label *Supply & Demand* made them famous in the US rap scene. They also released another album *Flight 360: The Takeoff* in 2009. Shortly after 2 Chainz left Disturbing Tha Peace.

In 2011 he changed his stage name from Tity Boi to 2 Chainz due to accusations his name was derogatory to women. His first mixtape after the name change *T.R.U. REALigion* charted at number 58. In 2012 he released his debut studio album *Based on a T.R.U. Story* which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. In 2013 he released his second album *B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time* which charted at number 3. In 2016 2 Chainz released a collaborative album with Lil Wayne titled *ColleGrove* (although due to Lil Wayne's dispute with Cash Money Records, 2 Chainz was credited as the primary artist).

After the release of a few mixtapes, 2 Chainz released his fourth album *Pretty Girls Like Trap Music* in 2017, charting at number 2. In 2018 he released an EP *The Play Don't Care Who Makes It* and announced his fifth album *Rap Or Go To The League* will be released in late-2018.

## Discography

### Mixtapes

 *Me Against the World* | * Released: 2007 (US)
* Label: Duffle Bag Boyz
* Formats: Digital download
 *All Ice on Me* | * Released: August 3, 2009 (US)
* Label: Disturbing tha Peace
* Formats: Digital download
 *Trap-A-Velli* | * Released: November 24, 2009 (US)
* Label: B Black
* Formats: Digital download
 *Me Against the World 2: Codeine*
Withdrawal
* Label: Disturbing tha Peace
* Formats: Digital download
 *Trap-A-Velli 2: (The Residue)* | * Released: August 13, 2010 (US)
* Label: Duffle Bag Boyz
* Formats: CD, digital download
 *Codeine Cowboy (A 2 Chainz*
Collective)
* Label: DTP
* Formats: Digital download
 *T.R.U. REALigion* | * Released: November 1, 2011 (US)
* Label: Howie McDuffie Music Group
* Formats: Digital download
 *T.R.U. Jack City* (with The Real University)
* Formats: Digital download
 *Trap-A-Velli Tre* | * Released: August 13, 2015
* Formats: Digital download
 *Daniel Son; Necklace Don* | * Released: August 5, 2016
* Formats: Digital download

### EPs

 *Freebase* | * Released: May 5, 2014 (US)
* Labels: The Real University
* Formats: Digital download
 *Felt Like Cappin* | * Released: January 27, 2016
* Formats: Digital download
 *Hibachi for Lunch* | * Released: October 28, 2016
* Label: Def Jam
* Formats: Digital download
 *The Play Don't Care Who Makes It* | * Released: February 9, 2018
* Label: Def Jam
* Formats: Digital download