Shortly afterwards, Epps left Disturbing tha Peace, a move he claimed was taken in order to advance his career.

In January 2010, Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single 'Big Dawg' featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta. The duo released their second studio album Flight 360: The Takeoff, on September 29, 2009. The song features Lil Wayne, and was performed by the duo at the BET Hip Hop Awards. The lead single and their debut single, 'Duffle Bag Boy', became an urban hit single. Their debut album Supply & Demand, was released on October 30, 2007. Epps agreed to sign, although Conyers did not officially join the label until his mother regained her health, a year after the initial signing. After hearing of their situation, Ludacris requested of Epps that the duo join his newly formed record label Disturbing Tha Peace, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. Ludacris soon became one of the highest-selling rappers in the Southern United States. After taking interest in Playaz Circle, Ludacris began to record several songs with the group, playing some of them on his radio station. Following the release of an independent album titled United We Stand, United We Fall (2002), the duo were introduced to fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris, when he moved into their College Park apartment complex, whilst he was acting as a DJ. 1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha PeaceĮpps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word 'Playaz' being a bacronym for 'Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z') in College Park, Georgia in 1997, with his high school friend Earl Conyers (known as Dolla Boy), while Epps adopted 'Tity Boi' as his moniker. 'I got into some trouble, went somewhere else, and came back. There's a lot of false stuff on there, to the point that every time I try to fix one thing, something else comes out.' In fact, he transferred to Virginia State University due to circumstances he was reluctant to speak about. When asked by Rolling Stone about longstanding rumors that he had graduated from Alabama State with a 4.0 GPA, which had been widely reported on many sources including Wikipedia, 2 Chainz said: 'Don't believe anything on Wack-ipedia. In 35 games, Epps averaged 2.8 points and 1.6 rebounds. He later attended Alabama State University on a scholarship, and played on its basketball team from 1995 to 1997.

While in high school, he dealt marijuana and was arrested for felony cocaine possession when he was 15 years old. He attended North Clayton High School, where he played basketball and graduated second in his class. 2 Chainz was born Tauheed Epps in College Park, Georgia.

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