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Virtual Vibes: 2 Chainz To Perform As Part of TIDAL X Facebook’s Oculus Livestream Series

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty We can’t physically be at concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Tidal and Facebook have found a way virtually for us to enjoy some tunes performed live by 2 Chainz. Monday (Apr.12), global music and entertainment streaming platform TIDAL and Facebook’s virtual reality platform Oculus announced the “I’m Different” crafter will be the fourth artist to perform as part of the ongoing six-show Livestream series. The concert will take place on 4/20, so roll up a joint and grab your Oculus headsets if you got one because the concert will be live-streamed in VR in the Venues app, available on Oculus Quest.  Now, if you don’t have an Oculus Quest VR headset, don’t worry. The concert will also be streamed n 2D Video ...

VH1’s Black Ink Crew Dropping 5 New Specials Before Black Ink Crew: New York Returns In April

Source: VH1 / VH1 VH1 reality series Black Ink Crew has long become a bonafide franchise. Today (March 5), the network announced it will be airing five new specials that will get fans ready for the return of Black Ink Crew: New York in April. Touting the return with the hashtag #blackinbusiness, the specials get set off with Black Ink Crew: Secrets Unlocked on Monday, March 15 at 9PM ET/PT and then two weeks later Black Ink Crew: Confessions will premiere on Monday, March 29 at 9PM ET/PT. Black Ink Crew: Secrets Unlocked is a 2-episode special (the second airs March 22) that will celebrate all three Black Ink Crew series (New York, Chicago and Compton). Hosted by Eva Marcille, it will feature Ceaser, Charmaine, Danielle, Don, KP, Lemeir, Miss Kitty, Phor, Puma, Ryan, Tatti, Teddy, You...

Pampered Boi: 2 Chainz Smashes His Tiny Desk (Home) Concert While Getting A Pedicure [Video]

Source: Prince Williams/ATLPics.net / ATLPics.Net One of Rap’s most flamboyant personalities showed that he can back up all the drip talk with microphone mastery. 2 Chainz’ recent online performance proved he is a one of one MC. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Atlanta trapper turned rapper put on a memorable live concert for his installment of the Tiny Desk series. With Covid-19 still being a real threat he delivered his bars from the comfort of his own Pamper Nail Studio. True to his moniker the man born Tauheed Epps gave fans a real treat as he brought some of his most beloved songs to life all while getting a champagne pedicure. He opened up the set list with some of the standout selections from his newest effort So Help Me God (“Southside Hov”, “Vampire”). He then switches ...

2 Chainz Blessing Black Entrepreneurs With New “Money Maker” Contest

Source: Prince Williams / Getty 2 Chainz is giving back in a big way for the holiday season with the announcement of his new contest for Black entrepreneurs. On Monday (Dec 14), 2 Chainz took to Instagram to announce his latest partnership with YouTube for a new series as part of their #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund initiative, giving Black entrepreneurs a chance to win money for their business. The Money Maker Fund consists of five episodes airing from Monday (December 14) through Friday (December 18) and features HBCU students and alumni pitching their business ideas to 2 Chainz, who will invest up to $55,000 into the best ones. In the video announcing the launch, the “Grey Area” rapper explained why the initiative was important to him noting that the pandemic has made it difficult for all of ...

HHW Gaming: ‘NBA 2K21’ Allowing Players To Hear 5 Songs Off 2 Chainz’s New Album For 24 Hours

Source: Visual Concepts / NBA 2K21 2 Chainz is set to drop his latest album, So Help Me God, and he is taking a very unconventional route that makes total sense to preview it to fans. Announced today (Nov.9), Visual Concepts announced its unique partnership with 2 Chainz to allow NBA 2K21 current-gen and next-gen players to listen to 5 songs off Dos Necklaces’ new album 24 hours from 12:01 a.m. ET – 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12, ahead of its November 13 release date. The songs will live within the 2K Beats in-game playlist and will have you bopping your head as you navigate the game’s menus. Speaking on the partnership, 2 Chainz said in a statement: “I’m always looking at new ways to drop new music and connect with my fans. Premiering my music in NBA 2K21 is an incredible, e...

2 Chainz Campaigns For Joe Biden & Kamala Harris In Atlanta

Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN It’s election day! With the future of the country’s democracy hanging in the balance and rappers like Lil Wayne, Lil Pump and 50 Cent already having endorsed the current Racist-In-Chief’s re-election campaign, 2 Chainz has decided to get on the right side of history and threw his support behind the Biden/Harris democratic ticket. Yesterday the artist formerly known as Titi Boi stomped for the Biden campaign during their pit stop in his hometown of Atlanta and riled up the crowd in hopes of getting as many voters to the ballots as possible. Hyping up the good people of the A while leaning into his hit “I’m Different,” Chainz explained why he was supporting the Biden/Harris ticket saying “I think this next administration that I support, which is Biden-Harris, they ...

Everything That Happened At The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards

Source: BET / BET Following the virtual presentation of the BET Awards, the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards went down last night (Oct. 27)  in the same manner with the main show, hosted by the 85 South Show’s Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean.  Cordae kicked off the show with a powerful freestyle about the importance of voting while Lil Baby and his artist 42 Dugg opened up with the first performance with “We Paid.” The City Girls played in water in catsuits singing anthems “Kitty Talk” and “Jobs” in their first televised performance since JT’s release last year. Mulatto and Gucci Mane took over Magic City in a performance that left you wanting lemon pepper wings while Quavo shook the room for the Woo in a special tribute to Pop Smoke. Hip-Hop legend Master P was honored by Sno...

Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz Added to Run the Jewels’ Holy Calamavote Lineup

Run the Jewels’ Holy Calamavote is less than two weeks away. And now, they’ve announced additional guests for the nights’ voter-encouragement event, adding Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz, Greg Nice, Gangsta Boo, DJ Cutmaster Swiff, Cochemea and Gastelum. Zack De La Rocha, Mavis Staples and Josh Homme were previously announced as part of the telecast. It will also be the premiere performance of Run the Jewels’ RTJ4. Despite a rescheduled date due to a health scare, the event will air on Oct. 17 at 12:01am ET/9:01pm PT on Adult Swim’s website and HBO Max. Following the live broadcast, the show will also be available on Adult Swim’s YouTube channel, where fans can also donate to the ACLU. Watch the trailer for the show below. [embedded content] You can find out more about the show and ...

Big Boi and 2 Chainz Battle on Celebrity Family Feud

Legendary Atlanta rappers Big Boi and 2 Chainz went head to head on last night’s (Sept. 24) Celebrity Family Feud. The pair battled over questions including “my wife’s like a bloodhound, she can smell WHAT on me a mile away.” 2 Chainz’s team was victorious. The prize of $25,000 was donated to the TRU Foundation, an organization that focuses on bringing positive experiences to young people. Check a few clips from the action below. [embedded content] [embedded content] [embedded content] 2 Chainz recently dropped a video for “Money Maker,” which featured Lil Wayne. In June, Outkast alum Big Boi shared his latest single “Can’t Sleep” with Sleepy Brown. His most recent studio album was 2017’s Boomiverse. Earlier in the week, Weezer and Fall Out Boy went head-to-head on...

2 Chainz, 6lack & Quality Control Team Up To Combat COVID-19 In Atlanta

Source: Vxsionary / @the.vxsionary No matter whats goes down Atlanta stays in good hands largely because of how the city’s rappers always come together to put on for their city. The impact of COVID-19 on minority communities is disproportionately high but Atlanta has been hit particularly hard. Source: Feed Your City / press handout In response, Atlanta natives 2 Chainz, 6lack, and the biggest label in Hip-Hop right now, Quality Control Music Group, are coming together to do the Feed Your City Challenge, a nationwide campaign helps donate resources such as boxes of fresh groceries, PPE items, and voter registration stations to 4,500 local residents via non-contact drive-thru lanes. Also joining the effort are the campaign’s founders in Suave House Records founder Tony Draper and NBA vetera...

Run the Jewels’ ‘Out of Sight’ Video Stars 2 Chainz and Get Duked! Cast

The one thing you can expect at this point from Run the Jewels is that their videos will be absolutely terrific. Their latest for “Out of Sight” is no different. Starring the cast of British comedy movie Get Duked!, the clip sees the actors break into a dimly lit house to steal the jewels — literally. Things don’t go according to plan and takes a surreal twist from there. The song (and video) also features Killer Mike and El-P’s pal 2 Chainz. Check it out below. [embedded content] Run the Jewels’ RTJ4 was released in June. They also launched a cannabis line recently as well. Read our review of the album here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful p...

2 Chainz Announces New Album So Help Me God

2 Chainz has rarely needed anyone’s help since dropping his 2012 debut album. But this time, at least according to his latest album’s title, he might. On Monday, 2 Chainz announced his upcoming sixth studio album, So Help Me God, with a release date of Sept. 25. The Georgia emcee’s latest release comes a year after his 2019 album Rap or Go to the League, which featured collaborations with Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne and others. And, as far as we know, Wayne will be back again for 2 Chainz’s latest. The album announcement follows the rapper’s latest single, “Money Maker,” which features Wayne along with some captivating animated visuals. Fans were hoping the pair would drop their ColleGrove 2 project soon, but it appears Tity Boi’s sixth studio album will find its way on s...