In early 2013, he was arrested in Maryland for marijuana possession. At the age of 15, he was convicted of felony cocaine possession. That wasn't the first time the rapper got arrested for drug possession. Later that day, he was released after posting $10,000 bond. He was then charged with felony narcotics possession.
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Amid his studio sessions, 2 Chainz made some TV appearances, including in an episode on NBC's " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and on CBS' " 2 Broke Girls".Ģ Chainz was arrested while on board a departing flight at LAX for possession of a controlled substance after TSA agents found that his bag contained marijuana and promethazine on June 11, 2013. In late 2012, 2 Chainz stated that once he wrapped up his "B.O.A.T.S." tour, he would hit the studio again to work on new album. Its lead single "No Lie" featuring Drake debuted at No. He landed on Kanye West's "Mercy" and Nicki Minaj's "Beez in the Trap" before releasing his debut album " Based on a T.R.U. He also continued being featured guests on other artists' tracks.Ģ Chainz kicked his solo career into high gear in 2012. 58 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Under the new moniker, the rapper released a mixtape, " T.R.U. Thus, he left Disturbing Tha Peace and changed his stage name to 2 Chainz. In 2010, 2 Chainz felt the need to move on in his career. Playaz Circle started with mixtapes before releasing two studio albums under the label. However, Ludacris remained to have faith in the duo, signing them to his Disturbing Tha Peace label. There came a time when Playaz Circle was dormant because 2 Chainz was shot and Dolla was in jail. Luda was a disc jockey at that time, making it possible for him to play their collaborative tracks on his radio station. Together, 2 Chainz and Dolla Boy recorded indie releases until they met Ludacris. Playaz Circle was officially formed in College Park, Georgia in 1997. 2 Chainz was known as Tity Boy at the time, a reference to how he's the only child his mother breastfed.
He met Earl Conyers, who would later be known as Dolla Boy or Dillon Saks, in high school and formed a hip-hop duo with him called Playaz Circle, an acronym for Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z. My pops used to tell me things from prison and as soon as he hung up my mom would say, 'don't listen to him,' " the rapper said in an interview. And they'd have differences of opinions all the time. He didn't know a woman could raise a man. "The fact that my mom raised me, used to bother my pop. His father was in and out of prison many times in his childhood, so his mother practically raised him alone. In 2012, he changed it all with his first solo album.īorn on Septemas Tauheed Epps, 2 Chainz was the only child. For years, 2 Chainz had been either one half of Playaz Circle or merely a featured guest. was in prison and Young Jeezy and Ludacris were too busy hitting the studio. 2 Chainz saw an opportunity to rise up as a solo artist when T.I.
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