It's 2 Chainz Birthday!
He first hit the scene as part of the hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside Dolla Boy, and the two were signed to Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, and released their debut single "Duffle Bag Boy" (featuring Lil Wayne).
In 2012, Chainz signed with Def Jam Recordings, and released his debut album "Based on a T.R.U. Story" to commercial success, spawning "No Lie" (featuring Drake), "Birthday Song" (featuring Kanye West), and "I'm Different", all of which charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, as the singles were certified Gold along with the album.
His second album "B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time" was released in 2013; supported by the single "Feds Watching" (featuring Pharrell Williams).
After a few releases Chainz would drop his "FreeBase" for free digital download and earned over 200,000 downloads promoted by the single titled "I'm a Dog." Several EP's and Mixtapes would lead to his fourth album "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music", which featured Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Swae Lee, Migos, Jhene Aiko, and Pharrell Williams. The album was supported by "Good Drank", "It's a Vibe," and "4 AM"and received critical acclaim, as his best album.