In a latest dialog with Shannon Sharpe on Membership Shay Shay, 2 Chainz opened up a few stunning expertise he had with Birdman and Lil Wayne throughout Wayne’s prime.
In response to Chainz, Birdman had a behavior of charging artists $100,000 simply to get them involved with Wayne. It was a expensive charge, however one which many had been keen to pay in hopes of securing a collaboration with the legendary rapper.
2 Chainz, nevertheless, discovered a extra inventive approach to bypass the costly charge. Whereas procuring at a Gucci retailer, he purchased a pair of pink Gucci sneakers for Wayne, symbolizing Wayne’s “pink staff” affiliation. He then took the sneakers to Wayne on the studio, together with a beat CD. “He don’t know I’m about to take it to him,” 2 Chainz defined. Upon receiving the reward, Wayne was impressed, saying, “Rattling, these tougher than a b*tch.”
The 2 shortly received into the studio, however there was a difficulty with the e-mail containing the tune, which Wayne had despatched. After sorting it out, they listened to the monitor, and a couple of Chainz instantly acknowledged its potential. “Man, you probably did that for me?” he requested Wayne. Wayne responded with a easy, “Yeah boy.”
Regardless of Weezy’s generosity, Child nonetheless anticipated his $100,000 for the connection. However as 2 Chainz aka “Tony” quipped, “it’s solely going to be simply 100, not 200.” That tune, “Duffle Bag Boy” by Playaz Circle, would go on to grow to be a serious hit, cementing its place in Hip-Hop historical past.