With his sludgy, Southern hip-hop beats and comical, cartoonish rhymes, 2 Chainz
became one of the hottest independent rap stars and the rightful successor to
Georgia artists like Ying Yang Twins, B.o.B., and Lil Jon. An Atlanta school
friend of R&B star Monica, 2 Chainz (born Tauheed Epps on September 12, 1977)
completed a basketball scholarship at Alabama State University before forming
duo Playaz Circle with Dolla Boy and signing to Ludacris's label Disturbing Tha
Peace. The group collaborated with Lil Wayne on the huge underground hit "Duffle
Bag Boy" in 2007 before Epps chan...