By Cedric Thornton
DJ Khaled has shared snippets of Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz’s collaborative project ColleGrove.
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Khaled shares the bites via Snapchat, of course, all while getting a haircut, sitting in the barber’s chair.
XXL was gracious enough to capture the Snapchats. Check out the snippets below.
By Amanda Wicks
It’s only one more day until Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz release their ColleGrove project, and the rappers shared another track from the project today that gives a strong indication of what’s to come.
Related: DJ Khaled Previews Lil Wayne’s and 2 Chainz’s ‘ColleGrove’
Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz premiered the track “Gotta Love” on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show.
From start to finish, the song has a slick feel. It begins with a soft beat and the sounds of a lighter being flicked three times, before a synth reminiscent of a classic 1980s horror movie quickly takes over. Both 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne are heavily auto-tuned throughout the track, even on their verses.
The pair previously premiered “Rolls Royce Weather Everyday” from the project on The Tonight Show back in mid-February.
ColleGrove will drop tomorrow, March 4th.
Hear “Gotta Love” below:
We are loving all this new music coming out this week! Lil Wayne and 2 Chaniz didn’t want to miss out on all the fun — they just dropped their colab album together called, “Collegegrove”! The joint project has 12 tracks, which features previously released songs, “Gotta Lotta” and “Rolls Royce Weather Every Day”.
Check out the album stream below!
By Jonathan Hailey
Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz made an appearance on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore to explain why Ben Carson is ending his bid for the Presidency reasoning in a segment called 2 Chainz Explainz.
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2 Chainz broke down why the candidate suspended his presidential run with a straight, no chaser attitude. The rhymer said, “Suspending your campaign is all bout the money, Larry. If you suspend instead of quit, you can still raise money from suckas that don’t know you dropped out of the game. Then the federal government will give you matching dollars for those same funds. You can stack your money, stack your money and stack your money until you need a ladder and then your campaign is out of debt.”
Check out the video below.
By Jonathan Hailey
Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has had many of scene-stealing performances on some of your favorite rapper’s songs. Although stealing the show is normal for 2 Chainz, he said he really had to put in work with Lil Wayne when they recorded their collaborative album Collegrove. 2 Chainz even told Rolling Stone they developed a friendly competition during recording to see who could outrap the other.
Related: The Best ‘Collegrove’ Faces of Instagram
In the interview, the dreadlocked rhymer explains how he and Weezy got into the spirit of competition while making the song “Bounce.” “Neither one of us writes. So our process of recording music is very similar, yet very different. He has a skate ramp in the booth so he goes skating — I don’t know he’s skatin’ or f—– thinking of the verse…. I go in there and do the [chorus],” Chainz explained. “I come out the booth and this motherf—– goes back in and raps again! My chef, is just like, ‘Ohhhhhh, whatcha going to do now?’ So I had to go back in. This process was probably one of the best rap processes that I’ve ever been a part of. Straight up.”
2 Chainz is currently working on new solo material that he plans to drop sometime this year. He says it will be his most personal album ever.
By Robyn Collins
Chance The Rapper has teamed up with the NAACP to encourage fans to vote in the upcoming election. Fans will have the opportunity to fill out voter registration forms on Chance’s tour, which kicks off in his hometown of Chicago on September 24.
The rapper made the announcement on Twitter and tagged it with #staywokeandvote, which is the NAACP’s official hashtag to try to encourage African-Americans to vote.
Related: Puff Daddy Surprises Chicago Crowd with Hometown Hero Chance the Rapper
NAACP president Cornell William Brooks said, “Chance the Rapper is an artist whose music praises and lifts up our common humanity, and whose call for action speaks to the yearning of this moment. This year, more than it has in a generation, we must use the power of our voices and our votes and exercise our sacred right to vote.”
Statistics show that only 10 percent of voters in the U.S. primary elections were African-Americans under the age of 45, which is down from 2008. In that same period, the number of African-American voters over 45 increased from 12 percent to 16 percent.
Proud to announce I'll be teaming with @NAACP for #magnificentcoloringworldtour to bring Voters Registration to the show #staywokeandvote
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Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) September 14, 2016Chance resorted to a different type of politics — railing against record labels — when he brought his music to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The rapper was joined by Lil Wayne, who is currently having record label issues, and 2 Chainz for a performance of “No Problem” from his Coloring Book mixtape. During their performance, the trio and back-up dancers destroyed a mock record label office.
Following the performance, Chance sat down to chat with the dancing talk show host. The two talked about his decision not to sign with a record label and the time they met at the White House. Then Ellen made some merch suggestions.
By Amanda Wicks
It sounds like Lil Wayne has a new target in his crosshairs. In addition to going after Cash Money Records, which he’s been doing with increasing regularity of late, Weezy took aim at Ryan Lochte when he performed with Chance the Rapper and 2 Chainz on Ellen today (September 15).
Related: Chance the Rapper to Offer Voter Registration Forms on U.S. Tour
The three rapped their track “No Problems” off Chance’s mixtape Coloring Book. When Lil Wayne joined Chance on set toward the end, he changed one key lyric and called attention to Lochte’s 2016 Rio Olympic scandal. Instead of the original line he delivers, “And if that label try to stop me/ There gon’ be some crazy Weezy fans waitin’ in the lobby,” he changed it to “And if Cash Money try to stop me, Imma let ’em rob me/ Yeah right, like Ryan Lochte.” Chance’s reaction says everything. He loves the freestyle.
After performing at the Olympics, Lochte claimed he and his swimming teammates were robbed one evening, allegations that later turned out to be false.
It’s the latest dig Lil Wayne has taken at Cash Money and Birdman. On Monday (September 12), he appeared on Undisputed and said he would never work with the producer/rapper again.
By Hayden Wright
Rapper 2 Chainz is bringing a holiday favorite back this season: his “Dabbin’ Santa” ugly Christmas sweater. Last year, his apparel for the fashion-challenged helped lift spirits at holiday parties across the country, and now it’s returning for a good cause. Proceeds will benefit Chainz’s T.R.U. Foundation, which provides help to families in need through the holiday season.
Related: 2 Chainz Releases Stylish ‘Countin’ Video
“Bout to change some lives,” the rapper announced on Instagram. “If you have a situation or know a family who’s in a bad place… you can submit stories on my website 2chainzshop.com. I’m looking for families to help. Each sweater SOLD is going to help a family.”
On the 2 Chainz website, he broke down this year’s mission in more detail.
“This year, the mission is simple – to help as many people as we possibly can. I want you, my fans, to submit stories about people you know that are in need. Whether it’s a neighbor, friend or a complete stranger, if you know they are need, please tell us their story. From there, we’ll select a few stories to donate our energy and proceeds from the new 2016 Dabbin Santa collection to. The new collection will act as our vehicle to bringing real assistance to people and families that are looking for a little boost this holiday season. Join our movement. Let’s aspire to inspire and bring cheer this holiday season.”
You can buy your own “Dabbin’ Santa” sweater here for $40.
By Jon Wiederhorn
In 2016, Justin Bieber branched out beyond a traditional pop performer by collaborating with such unconventional acts as Major Lazer, DJ Snake and Post Malone. And while it doesn’t look like he’ll be working with Aphex Twin any time soon, Bieber seems likely to continue to branch out as an artist and one of the first projects might just be with 2 Chainz.
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The Atlanta rapper took to Instagram yesterday to post a photo of himself standing next Bieber and he captioned it, “New music on the way ??? Take JB to the trap ???”
There’s no further evidence of the artists working together, but 2 Chainz’s 3 million followers seemed to like the idea. And it makes sense; the rapper is certainly hot right now. In October, he released the seven-track mixtape Hibachi For Lunch, just one of four projects he tackled during the year, including CollecGrove with Lil Wayne, and the mixtapes Felt Like Cappin’ and Daniel Son; Necklace Don. In addition, 2 Chainz appears on Cashmere Cat’s “Throw Myself a Party,” which came out December 29.
Bieber was on the road for much of last year.
By Amanda Wicks
Migos blend past and present in their new video for “Deadz” featuring 2 Chainz. They bury the past under stacks of cash and proclaim their rightful place in the present throughout the artistically constructed video.
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Although shot in the present, the video harkens back to the Civil War and the lingering history surrounding Atlanta. An orchestra plays outside in a town square while the smoky remnants of an explosion blow past. It feels as if a canon has just been fired rather than some more modern weapon.
Elsewhere in the video, the trio brings a literal meaning to “dead presidents” when they rap in a room displaying the bodies of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson (among others) laying in coffins. Armed with stacks of cash, Migos make it rain over their bodies in a societal role reversal that took more than a century to accomplish.
“Deadz” appears on Migos’ most recent album C U L T U R E. Watch the explicit video on Radio.com.
By Amanda Wicks
Mike WiLL Made-It has produced some of the hottest hip-hop and R&B tracks to grace the airwaves in recent years, including Rae Sremmurd’s big single “Black Beatles,” and he returns at the end of the month with his next album Ransom 2.
Related: Rae Sremmurd Preview Song featuring Kendrick Lamar & Gucci Mane
Ransom 2 is stacked to the brim with big name features. Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Future and more appear throughout the 17 tracks. Rae Sremmurd team up with the producer once again. The brothers appear on “Perfect Pint” alongside Lamar and Gucci Mane, and Swae Lee has his own feature on ‘Bars of Soap.”
Ransom 2 marks the follow-up to Mike’s 2014 release Ransom; the album drops on March 24th.
By Radio.com Staff
Young Thug, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa and PnB Rock have teamed for the latest song from The Fate of the Furious soundtrack titled “Gang Up.”
The new track finds the A-level rappers trading verses seamlessly.
Related: Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo & Travis Scott ‘Go Off’ for ‘Fate of the Furious’
‘Gang Up’ follows three previously released singles from the soundtrack; “Good Life” from G-Eazy and Kehlani, “Hey Ma” from Pitbull, J Balvin and Camila Cabello, and “Go Off” from Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo and Travis Scott.
The Fate of the Furious soundtrack hits stores April 14th, the same day the film opens in theaters.
Listen to “Gang Up” below.
The Fate of the Furious Album Tracklist:
1) Young Thug, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa & PnB Rock – Gang Up
2) Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo & Travis Scott – Go Off
3) G-Eazy & Kehlani – Good Life
4) PnB Rock, Kodak Black & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – Horses
5) Migos – Seize The Block
6) YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Murder (feat. 21 Savage) [Remix]
7) Bassnectar – Speakerbox (feat. Ohana Bam & Lafa Taylor) [F8 Remix]
8) Post Malone – Candy Paint
9) Kevin Gates – 911
10) Lil Yachty – Mamacita (feat. Rico Nasty)
11) Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign & Sage The Gemini – Don’t Get Much Better
12) Pitbull & J Balvin – Hey Ma (feat. Camila Cabello) [Spanish Version]
13) Pinto “Wahin” & DJ Ricky Luna – La Habana (feat. El Taiger)
14) J Balvin & Pitbull – Hey Ma (feat. Camila Cabello)
By Hayden Wright
If the last year has preoccupied 50 Cent with financial difficulties, 2017 might set the stage for a comeback. The rapper shared an Instagram photo with 2 Chainz and promised that the duo have new music on the way.
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“I knocked out a joint with @hairweavekiller [2 Chainz] today we got some heat 
New Music coming soon!!!” he wrote.
50’s last album Animal Ambition debuted in 2014 and his last single (as a lead artist) dropped last May. He’s been teasing Street King Immortal since at least 2012 — an album that has had “release dates” in 2012, 2013 and 2016. Maybe this is the year to make it happen! 50 also has a mixtape project called Reloaded in the works — his last tape dropped two years ago.
All signs say 50’s back in business. See him with 2 Chainz here:
By Hayden Wright
Steve Aoki’s latest EDM creation “Without U” features vocals from 2 Chainz and support from the Canadian electronic duo DVBBS. Aoki has played the track on the festival circuit but now an official studio cut is available for fans to enjoy.
Related: Steve Aoki Talks New Material with Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui
“Without U” has been a long time in the making — Aoki and 2 Chainz discussed collaborating for years before recording a track called “Wouldn’t be Me Without You” last year. They shortened the title to “Without U” and debuted the track at this year’s Ultra Music Festival. It will be featured feature on Aoki’s upcoming album Kolony.
In addition to his track with former One Directioner Louis Tomlinson, Aoki has an upcoming collaboration with Fifth Harmony’s Laren Jauregui in the works.
Listen to “Without U” here:
By Hayden Wright
2 Chainz’ Pretty Girls Like Trap Music album drops June 16 and the rapper revealed the tracklist on Instagram. He also released the track “4 A.M.” featuring Travis Scott.
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In addition to Scott’s appearance and Drake’s guest spot on “Big Amount,” 2 Chainz will share the spotlight with Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla Sign, Trey Songz, Migos, Pharrell, Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd and Monica.
Listen to “4 A.M.” and check out the full tracklisting below.
1. “Saturday Night”
2. “Riverdale Rd.”
3. “4 A.M.” feat. Travis Scott
4. “Door Swang In”
5. “Realize” feat. Nicki Minaj
6. “Poor Fool” feat. Swae Lee
7. “Big Amount” feat. Drake
8. “It’s a Vibe” feat. Ty Dolla Sign, Trey Songz & Jhene Aiko
9. “Rolls Royce Bitch”
10. “Sleep When U Die”
11. “Trap Check”
12. “Blue Cheese” feat. Migos
13. “OG Kush Diet”
14. “Bailan” feat. Pharrell
15. “Burglar Bars” feat. Monica
By Abby Hassler
2 Chainz announced a 35-date tour this summer to celebrate his new record Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, which will arrive June 16.
Related: Steve Aoki and 2 Chainz Team up on ‘Without U’
The tour kicks off June 25 in Los Angeles to close out the BET Experience Weekend. Pre-sale tickets are available beginning June 8 at 10:00 a.m. local time, while general ticket sales start June 9 at the same time.
Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Tour dates below.
6/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
8/01 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
8/03 – New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theatre
8/04 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
8/05 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
8/06 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
8/09 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
8/11 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
8/12 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
8/13 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
8/14 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
8/16 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
8/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
8/19 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/20 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
8/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
8/23 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
8/25 – Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
8/26 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
8/27 – Kansas City, MI @ Midland Theatre
8/29 – St. Louis, MI @ The Pageant
8/31 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
9/04 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
9/05 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
9/06 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
9/08 – Cincinnati, OH @ Ubahn Festival
9/09 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
9/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
9/12 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
9/13 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
9/15 – Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
9/16 – Orlando, FL @ Venue 578
9/17 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore Miami Beach
9/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Life is Beautiful Festival
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