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The album was met with mixed reviews, earning a score of 55 on Metacritic. As of 23 September , the album has sold , copies in the United States. After the release of Based on a T. Story , 2 Chainz was brought to a great prominence. He facilitated his first worldwide tour, selling out most dates, earned The Source magazine's "Man of the Year", released a collaborative endeavor with Adidas and later Beats by Dre, and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album.

In late , Epps stated once he completed the B. In November , he revealed he had already recorded three songs for his second studio album. The album's estimated release date was April He also appeared as himself in the second season episode 16 of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls , where he travels on the same private planes as the two main characters.

On 23 May , he announced that his second studio album would be released on 10 September The song features Pharrell Williams and was recorded on the night of the Grammy Awards.

On 15 June, Epps announced the title of his second album would be B. II: Me Time. The album was released through Def Jam Recordings on 10 September Upon the album's release, it was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. On 23 October , Epps revealed that he had begun working on his third studio album immediately following the release of B. He also stated that he had the first single from his third album ready for release.

Due to Lil Wayne's ongoing lawsuit with his label Cash Money Records , only 2 Chainz was credited as the primary artist when the album was released on 4 March In May , 2 Chainz appeared on The View , where he said fans should expect "growth and maturation" on the album.

The album's initial release date was 7 April , but it was revealed on 29 March that the album had been pushed back. It was eventually released on 16 June to widespread acclaim from critics. It debuted at 2 on the Billboard with , album-equivalent units, of which 57, were pure album sales.

On February 19, , Epps announced his new album, Rap or Go to the League , was set to be released later that year, but it was pushed back and finally released in Epps has two daughters: Heaven and Harmony. His third child, a boy named Halo, was born on October 14, On August 18, , Epps married his longtime girlfriend and mother of his three children, Kesha Ward.

He was cited and released. On June 11, , Epps was arrested while onboard a departing flight at LAX airport for possession of a controlled substance after TSA agents found that his checked bag contained marijuana and promethazine. He was booked and charged with felony narcotics possession. He was due back in court on June 21, Two days previous, he was reportedly robbed at gunpoint outside a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco.

Just before midnight on August 21, , Epps' tour bus was pulled over in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma because the passenger side taillights were out. The arresting officer reported that he smelled marijuana and saw smoke through the open door of the bus after he had stopped and pulled over the bus. The driver of the bus shut the door and told officers he was not authorized to allow them on the bus.

The officer said the marijuana smell gave him probable cause to search, but the driver refused to open the door. After many attempts to enter, the bus was towed with the men still aboard to the police training center in Oklahoma City.

Officers obtained a search warrant and the 10 men, including Epps, got off the bus. Police discovered two semi-automatic pistols and a gauge pump shotgun, along with some prescription painkillers and marijuana residue, on the tour bus according to papers filed by the Oklahoma County District Court.

Story , for Def Jam. With three platinum hits -- "No Lie" featuring Drake , "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West , and "I'm Different" -- the album hit number one on the Billboard , and easily reached platinum status. The year was major for 2 Chainz. The album featured three hits "No Lie" featuring Drake , "Birthday Song" featuring Kanye West , and "I'm Different" and hit number one on the album charts, reaching platinum status.

Following later announcements that 2 Chainz had been working on new material with Pharrell Williams and Drake , a sequel, B. II: Me Time , arrived in September In , after additional featured appearances, he released "Feel Like Cappin'" along with the album ColleGrove , a collaboration with Lil Wayne , although only 2 Chainz was credited due to label issues.

By the end of the busy year, he had dropped a handful of additional mixtapes and debuted the Drake -assisted single "Big Amount. The EP proved to be a sleeper, entering the Billboard charts two years later.

Early saw 2 Chainz team up with Ariana Grande for the single "Rule the World", which appeared on the full-length Rap or Go to the League , which arrived later that March. The mixtape included both individual performances and collaborations between 2 Chainz and the core artists on the label.

Before was up, he released his sixth studio album So Help Me God , preceded by lead single "Money Maker" in August of -- its projected September release date was delayed by sample clearance issues. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy.