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2 Chainz Discusses His Fetish & Name Change [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] Before getting arrested in a New York City airport, 2 Chainz visited “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” and talked to the team about a range of topics, including his shoe fetish and the perception that his name change from Tity Boi to 2 Chainz helped him to blow up. Find out how he picked up the non-radio-friendly moniker, and hear his reaction to being put under the backpack hip-hop umbrella. Plus, see 2 Chainz rocking the jewelry that led to his arrest in this exclusive interview. Get “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” In Your Inbox Tune in to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” weekdays from 6-10 am EST for more celebrity interviews!

RELATED: 2 Chainz On Airport Arrest: “They Tried To Assassinate My Swag” RELATED: 2 Chainz Writes The Sissy’s Summer Theme Song? RELATED: 2 Chainz Talks To Forbes About Hip-Hop Billionaires. 2 Chainz. In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Records, an imprint of Universal Music Group. The following August, he released his debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. Story, to mixed reviews.[2] The album spawned three successful singles: "No Lie", "Birthday Song", and "I'm Different"; all of which charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and were all certified Gold or higher by the RIAA, along with the album being certified Gold. His second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time was released on September 11, 2013.

It was supported by the singles "Feds Watching", "Where U Been? " Early life Musical career 1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha Peace Ludacris soon became one of the highest-selling rappers in the Southern United States.[6] After hearing of their situation, Ludacris requested of Epps that the duo join his newly formed record label Disturbing Tha Peace, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. 2011–2012: Name change and Based on a T.R.U. Based on a T.R.U. 2 Chainz - Riot (Explicit) 2 Chainz - No Lie (Explicit) ft. Drake. Birthday Song by 2 Chainz on Spotify.