About Tauheed Epps
"I wanna be a better person, I wanna be a better man, a better friend, all of the above. So to do that you’ve gotta do better things, you’ve gotta surround yourself with better people."
- Born Tauheed Epps Sept. 12, 1977, in College Park, Georgia.
- 2 Chainz' 2012 album, Based On A T.R.U. Story, landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th GRAMMY Awards.
- 2 Chainz won his first career GRAMMY at the 59th GRAMMYs for Best Rap Performance for his contribution to Chance The Rapper's "No Problem."
- 2 Chainz got his start as member of Atlanta-based rap duo Playaz Circle with his high school friend Dolla Boy after rapper Ludacris — still early on in his own career at that point — moved into their apartment complex and took an interest in their sound.
- In 2012 2 Chainz helped launch the TRU Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting balanced, respectful and enriched relationships and to create life-changing moments and help build a positive outcome for younger generations.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations:
Tauheed Epps
| Year | Category | Artists | Title | All Nominees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best Rap Performance | Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps | No Problem | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Rap Song | Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Rachel Cato, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cameron Osteen, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Peter Wilkins, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods | No Problem | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Rap Song | Tauheed Epps, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers, Noah "40" Shebib | F***in' Problems | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Rap Song | Big Sean, Mike Dean, Tauheed Epps, Willie Hansbro, Malik Yusef Jones, Anthony Khan, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton, Herbert Turner, Kanye West | Mercy | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Rap Performance | Kanye West, Big Sean, Terrence Thornton, Tauheed Epps | Mercy | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Rap Album | Tauheed Epps | Based On A T.R.U. Story | All Nominees |
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