2 Chainz

2 Chainz is a glorious late bloomer, and that is the heart of why I rate him. Grinding away in Playaz Circle before breaking out solo, he proved that persistence beats early hype almost every time. The resume is almost comical in its range: rapper, songwriter, actor, former basketball player, businessman, with an Alabama State University degree somewhere in the mix. For a man born in 1977 to carry that much energy and stay culturally relevant is no small feat. His BET-winning gift for collaboration tells me he thrives alongside others, and his outsized personality is exactly the sort that survives in hip-hop for the long haul.

Name (English)

2 Chainz

Name (Japanese)

2チェインズ

Reading

2ちぇいんず

Born

September 12, 1977 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

College Park, Georgia, United States

Occupation

rapper / songwriter / actor / basketball player / businessperson

High school

North Clayton High School

University

Alabama State University

Awards & achievements

• 2013 BET Award for Best Collaboration

• Official sitehttps://www.2chainz.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/2chainz/
• Xhttps://x.com/2chainz
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2%20Chainz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129668

Tags

• Georgia
• rapper
• songwriter
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.