2 Chainz

When he opened for Nicki Minaj back at the end of July, at Verizon Theatre, Atlanta's 2 Chainz put on a ferocious set, including doubled-down tracks from his new album, Based on a T.R.U. Story. And then he left the stage on a Segway. That's just the sort of anti-baller...

By Audra Schroeder

September 20, 2012

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When he opened for Nicki Minaj back at the end of July, at Verizon Theatre, Atlanta's 2 Chainz put on a ferocious set, including doubled-down tracks from his new album, Based on a T.R.U. Story. And then he left the stage on a Segway. That's just the sort of anti-baller behavior we've come to expect from the rapper and former basketball player known as Tauheed Epps, even if he tells us otherwise in his raps. Like, maybe his Lamborghini Gallardo was in the shop? During that same set, he claimed he wished there were more female millionaires, which pairs nicely with his song, "I Love Dem Strippers."

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