It was on the NFL, it was on TNT, it was on Good Morning America, it’s on ESPN. “I had a numerous amount of celebrities helping with the shirt. “We made close to $2 million in revenue,” he revealed. To spread the word about the sweater, which retails for $40, 2 Chainz seeded sweaters to his famous friends… and media exposure helped as well. So with dabbing coming out of Atlanta, it just began to grow legs and start moving on its own.” We have been the backbone of hip-hop for the past couple years. There’s the whole dab thing, and Atlanta’s always been somewhere that actually moves the culture a little bit. “We’ve been trying with a bunch of designs for a couple years now. “I don’t want people to think this was an overnight success,” 2 Chainz told Forbes.
It’s like a trap that I’m redoing the insides.2 Chainz was busy with a slew of videos and his Trapavelli Tre mixtape, but he made a killing during the holiday season.Īccording to Forbes, the Atlanta rapper cashed in on the dabbing trend with a line of “Dabbin’ Santa” Ugly Christmas sweaters, grossing a whopping $2 million. "After the drugs and everything, it’s a different feel. will be like After the Dope Game," he says. He promises classic Tity Boi on these albums. (After the Dope Game) and a collaborative tape with Lil Wayne called Colligrove.
He also spoke on his upcoming projects set to be releasing soon. They needed to be proven in Atlanta because New York is a place where you kinda have to prove yourself, which is good.” “For me, it’s a blessing cause it connected as soon as I put it out in my backyard and that’s what matters,” he says. Later on in the interview, Chainz talked about the success of “Watch Out” from Trapavelli Tre, which gained momentum in his hometown before picking up elsewhere.
I don’t believe in vacations, I believe in paycations.” As soon as they went to sleep, I went to the studio. I brought my family to Paris and then I had a studio session with ‘Ye. I still haven’t been on vacation even when we went to Paris. “I never took a vacation yet since all that. Like Future, who is promising more projects and sequels to his aforementioned tapes, Chainz never stopped grinding during that time in his career. “And for me, I can’t say I wasn’t able to enjoy it," he adds, before going into a story about missing his daughter being born because he was booked for so many shows. It’s literally feeling like God put his hand on you,” Chainz said earlier this week on the Rap Radar Podcast. After a string of successful mixtapes ( Beast Mode, Monster, 56 Nights) and albums (Dirty Sprite 2, What a Time To Be Alive with Drake), Future fans can't wait to get more music from him. Some critics have compared Chainz’ dominance to Future’s in 2015. II: Me Time-that had bangers like “No Lie,” “Birthday,” “I’m Different” and “Feds Watching.” His solo work, along with his multiple guest appearances on other people’s songs, was a winning combo for his takeover in rap. In a span of one year, the Atlanta rapper released two albums- Based on a T.R.U. 2 Chainz’ 2012-2013 run coming off his breakout mixtape T.R.U.