Tauheed K. Epps (born: September 12, 1977), better known professionally as 2 Chainz or Tity Boi, is an American rapper known for his music.
Life[]
Epps was born on September 12, 1977, in College Park, Georgia, United States.
Career[]
College basketball[]
After he attended North Clayton High School, he later attended Alabama State University, and played on its basketball team from 1995 to 1997.
When asked about rumors that he had graduated from Alabama State with a 4.0 GPA, which had been widely reported on many sources and websites including Wikipedia, Epps said: "Don't believe anything on Wack-ipedia. There's a lot of false stuff on there, to the point that every time I try to fix one thing, something else comes out. I got into some trouble, went somewhere else, and came back. But I graduated, and that's that. That was then."
Music[]
Epps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word "Playaz" being a bacronym for "Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z") in in his hometown in 1997, with his high school friend Earl Conyers, known as Dolla Boy, while Epps adopted "Tity Boi" as his name.
Following the release of an independent album titled United We Stand, United We Fall in 2002, the duo was introduced to fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris when he moved into their apartment complex while he was acting as a DJ. After taking interest in Playaz Circle, Ludacris began to record several songs with the group, playing some of them on his radio station.
The duo's debut album Supply & Demand, was released in 2007. The lead single and the duo's debut single, "Duffle Bag Boy", featuring Lil Wayne, became an urban hit single. The duo released its second studio album Flight 360: The Takeoff, in 2009.
Epps has sometimes faced criticism of sexism for his original pseudonym "Tity Boi", although he has repeatedly denied those accusations. In 2011, he changed his stage name to "2 Chainz," as he perceived it to be more "family friendly." Following the name change, Epps released a mixtape titled T.R.U. REALigion, which became his first mixtape to appear on the music charts, peaking at number 58 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Channel[]
Epps created his channel on January 13, 2009, and he uploaded his first video on August 23, 2010. He uploads music videos, audio, lyric videos, and occasional vlogs or "podcast-like" videos on his channel.
