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\n\nTauheed Epps was f ifteen when he was arrested\, hustling to survive while holding a basketba ll scholarship. Something kept pulling him toward a different life. This c onversation is about what that something was and what it cost him to trust it.
\nEpps\, known as 2 Chainz\, earned a basketba ll scholarship to Alabama State University and built a two-decade rap care er that includes two Grammy Awards\, a string of platinum singles\, and a catalog that helped define the sound of Atlanta trap globally. He built a business portfolio spanning restaurants\, real estate\, cannabis\, fashion \, film\, television\, and an ownership stake in the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA's G League\, the neighborhood team in the city where he starte d. \; \;
\nIn conversation with DJ Quicksilva\, host of The Quicksilva Morning Show and a fixture in DC's hip-hop and R&\;B community\, 2 Chainz discusses how he traces every decision that mattered back to a specific kind of attention\, including:
\nThis is a chance to hear 2 Chainz say what t he pages could not hold.
\nRegistered attendees will have a n opportunity to purchase a signed copy of \;THE VOICE IN MY HEAD IS G OD \;from our bookstore partner\, MahoganyBooks.
\nBefore he was the two-time Grammy Award-winning rappe r\, actor\, and entrepreneur 2 Chainz\, he was Tauheed Epps&mdash\;an only child growing up in College Park\, Georgia\, raised by a single mother wh ile his father served time in prison. Though he excelled in school and ear ned a basketball scholarship\, the streets were never far behind\, and by fifteen\, he had been arrested and was hustling to survive. He faced doubt and self-destruction\, but even then\, something told him there had to be more. In THE VOICE IN MY HEAD IS GOD\, 2 Chainz tells the story of how he walked away from trap and found his purpose: not by fame or fear \, but by faith. With his unmistakable voice and unflinching honesty\, he reflects on the most challenging moments of his life and the quiet revelat ions that shaped him. From the spiritual alarms he could not ignore to the mentors who showed up at the right time\, he explores how his music and v erses poured out when he finally listened to the voice that had been there all along.
\n\nFrom hanging with Lil Wayne to getting early help from Ludacris\, THE VOICE IN MY HEAD IS GOD brings us into the defini ng moments of 2 Chainz&rsquo\;s life and career while delivering a powerfu l message about discipline\, divine timing\, and self-belief. Along the wa y\, 2 Chainz offers more than a memoir. He shares a way of thinking\, of t rusting yourself\, and of listening to the voice that never steers you wro ng.
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2 CHAINZ is a Grammy Award&ndash\;
winning artist whose number-one albums and multiplatinum singles have defi
ned the sound of a generation. Widely recognized as one of hip-hop&rsquo\;
s most influential power players\, he helped carry Atlanta trap into the g
lobal mainstream while building a business portfolio spanning film\, telev
ision\, real estate\, cannabis\, food\, fashion\, and sports. Follow him o
n X and IG @2Chainz.
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With honors from the Baltimore Business Journal\, the City of Baltimore\, and D.C.&rsquo\;s Ben&rsquo\;s Chili Bowl\, plus multiple Global Spin Awards and top rankings in Source Magazine&rsquo\;s Power 30\, Quicksilva continues to set the standard for DJs nationwide.
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