A farkon aikinsa na rap, ɗan wasan hip-hop na Amurka ya kasance sananne ga mutane da yawa a ƙarƙashin laƙabin Tity Boi. Rapper ya sami irin wannan suna mai sauƙi daga iyayensa tun yana yaro, saboda shi kadai ne yaro a cikin iyali kuma an dauke shi mafi lalacewa.
Yarantaka da kuruciyar Tauhidi Epps
An haifi Tawheed Epps a cikin dangin Amurka na yau da kullun a ranar 12 ga Satumba, 1977 a Virginia (Amurka). A makarantarsa da matasa ya kasance mai sha'awar ƙwallon kwando kuma ya sami nasara.
Duk da cewa tun yana dan shekara 15 'yan sanda sun tsare shi da laifin mallakar kwayoyi, ya kammala karatunsa da kyau a Jami'ar Virginia.
Yana da shekaru 22, tare da abokinsa na makaranta Earl Conyer (Dolla Boi), ya kafa duo Playaz Circle.
Abokan haɗin gwiwa sun fitar da kundi mai suna United We Stand, United We Fall, godiya ga wanda masu yin wasan kwaikwayon suka yi fice sosai a cikin birninsu kuma magoya baya sun bayyana.
Wannan al'amari ba zai iya lura da sanannen DJ Ludacris ba, wanda daga baya ya ɗauki duo zuwa lakabinsa kuma ya yi aiki tare da su shekaru da yawa.
A cikin wadannan shekarun ne mawakin ya gamu da karama a harkar hip-hop, tare da shekaru da yawa na rashin aikin yi.
Farkon shaharar mai zane
A cikin kaka na 2007, duo sun saki rikodin lakabin su na farko, Supply & Buƙata, wanda ke nuna bugu ɗaya na Duffle Bag Boy, wanda aka yi tare da sanannen Lil Wayne.
Waƙar nan take ta sami farin jini a wurin masu sauraro. Duo daga baya sun yi waƙoƙin tare da Lil Wayne a lambar yabo ta Bet Hip Hop.
Bayan ƴan shekaru, ƙungiyar Playaz Circle ta fitar da tari na gaba, Flight 360: Takeoff, wanda bai yi nasara ba fiye da na farko.
Mai wasan kwaikwayo da kansa ya zargi lakabin don "rashin nasara" na kundin, wanda bai ba da izinin buga wani talla mai zaman kansa daga duet ba. Ta haka rage damar manyan tallace-tallace daga kundin.
Bayan "rashin nasara" na rikodin, mai rapper ya yanke shawarar ɗaukar aikinsa a hannunsa kuma ya nuna wa kowa abin da zai iya. A cikin 2010, bayan jinkiri da yawa na Ludacris, mawakin ya bar lakabin kuma ya fara aikin solo.
Ya kuma canza sunansa zuwa 2 Chainz, mai ba da izini tare da canjin Ingilishi - canji, saboda yawan hare-haren masu sukar da suka yi la'akari da sunan da ya gabata ya zama mummunan ga jima'i.
Yana da matsala da doka kuma 'yan sanda sun tsare shi sau da yawa don mallaka da kuma amfani da tabar wiwi. A yayin wani rangadi don nuna goyon bayan faifan bidiyo na biyu, an tsare bas ɗin yawon shakatawa na mawaƙin saboda mallakar makamai ba bisa ƙa'ida ba, takardun magani na magunguna da kuma ragowar marijuana.
Rayuwa mai zaman kanta Sarkoki Biyu
Bayan da ya canza ba kawai sunansa ba, har ma da rayuwarsa ta kiɗa, mawaƙin ya fito da wani nau'i na 7-track TRU REALigion, wanda aka yi jayayya a lamba 58 akan taswirar Billboard.
Bayan nasarar guduwa, mawakin ya fara hada kai da shi Kanye West и Nicki Minaj, bayan haka ya zama abin shahara.
Sakin kundi na farko
Kundi na farko mai zaman kansa da solo Basedona TRU Labari ya tafi kai tsaye zuwa manyan wuraren Billboard. Irin wadannan alkaluma da kuma karramawar da aka yi a Twitter daga Kanye West sun haifar da ce-ce-ku-ce a Intanet, wanda ya kara wa Chains Biyu karin tallace-tallace da shahara.
Don kundin sa na farko, an zaɓi Epps don 13 BET Hip Hop Awards, da yawa daga cikinsu ya ɗauka tare da shi.
An karɓi matsayin "Mutum na Shekara" daga Mujallar Source, haɗin gwiwa tare da Adidas, Beatsby Dr. An zabi Dre don Mafi kyawun Album ta Grammy Awards.
Bayan yawon shakatawa ya ƙare, Epps ya koma ɗakin studio don fara aiki akan rikodin banger na biyu. Ya ajiye ɗakin studio tare da abokin aikinsa Dolla.
A lokaci guda tare da aiki a kan rikodin, rapper ya shiga cikin yin fim na irin wannan shahararren talabijin jerin Amurka kamar Law & Order, Two Broke Girls.
2 Chainz da Pharrell Williams
A cikin watan Yuni 2013, an fito da promo guda Feds Watching, wanda mawaƙin yayi aiki tare da shi Pharrell Williams ne adam wata. Kuma a ranar 10 ga Satumba na wannan shekarar, an fitar da album ɗin sa na solo na gaba BOATS II: Me Time.
Rikodin ya yi muhawara nan da nan a lamba 3 akan ginshiƙi na Billboard godiya ga haɗin gwiwa tare da shahararrun mawaƙa kamar Fergie, Pusha T, Drake, Lil Wayne da sauransu.
Wata daya bayan fitowar rikodin na biyu, mawaƙin ya fara aiki a kan kundi na uku. A cikin Mayu 2014, ƙaramin Album ɗin Kyauta na mawaƙin ya bayyana akan dandamali na dijital, akwai don saurare da saukewa kyauta. A faifan, kuna iya jin aiki daga Asap Rocky, Rick Ross da sauransu.
A wannan shekarar, a wata hira da aka yi da shi a gidan rediyo, mawakin ya yarda cewa bai rubuta kalmomin waƙar ba, amma ya ajiye ta a cikin kansa. Gaskiyar ita ce, yana da rubutun hannu wanda ba na kira ba, a mafi yawan lokuta bai fahimci abin da aka rubuta ba.
A cikin 2017, an fitar da abun da ke ciki Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. Kundin ya sami karbuwa sosai daga masu suka, suna kwatanta shi a matsayin "babban aiki". Shahararrun masu fasaha sun yi aiki tare da Epps akan wasu waƙoƙi: Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Swae Lee, Migos, Pharrell Williams da sauransu.
2 Chainz a yau
A yau, Sarkar Biyu na ci gaba da faranta wa "magoya baya" tare da aikinsa. A cikin 2019, ya fito da kundi na Rapor Goto the League, wanda aka yi muhawara a lamba hudu akan Billboard 200. Kundin ya kuma sami kyakkyawan bita daga masu sukar kiɗan.
Bugu da kari, mawakin ya tsunduma cikin aiki a nasa studio The Real University (samar da hoodies da sweaters na nasa iri Dabbing Sweaters), kuma halartar wasanni na LA Lakers kwando tawagar da kuma renon yara uku.
A cikin Fabrairu 2022, mai zanen rap ya gabatar da sabon tarko LP Dope Kada Ya Siyar da Kanta. Wanda ya fito: Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Roddy Ricch, NBA Youngboy, 42 Dugg, Moneybagg Yo da Swae Lee. Tarin yana saman waƙoƙi 11 masu sanyi.
