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2 Chainz Releases Dope Don’t Sell Itself, Seventh Studio Album

Multi-platinum, Grammy Award®-winning rapper 2 Chainz releases his hotly anticipated seventh studio album, DOPE DON’T SELL ITSELF available everywhere today. 2 Chainz launches the album with an emotionally charged performance of “Lost Kings” featuring Sleepy Rose and Lil Durk on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  The album’s release was followed by the release of a new video for his track “Neighbors Know My Name.”

The track was preceded by the release of “Million Dollars Worth Of Game” featuring 42 Dugg  and “Pop Music” featuring Moneybagg Yo & Beatking released in January.

Exclusive DOPE DON’T SELL ITSELF merch, customizable lithographs and limited edition autographed CDs are now available in the 2 Chainz official shop, https://shop.2chainz.com/, with all items shipping upon album release.

2 Chainz is set to join fellow hip-hop royalty Rick Ross, Lil Kim, Jeezy and Gucci Mane on the Legendz of The Streets tour – which kicked off on February 3rd in Columbus, GA at the Columbus Civic Center. The 9 day tour wraps up in Detroit, MI at The Little Caesar’s Arena on Feb 21st. Tickets available at Ticketmaster. Over the course of his legendary career, 2 Chainz has sold more than 8.7 million albums globally and amassed over 11.5 billion streams.

TRACK LIST

  1. Bet It Back
  2. Pop Music feat. Moneybagg Yo & Beatking
  3. Kingpen Ghostwriter feat. Lil Baby
  4. Outstanding feat. Roddy Ricch
  5. Neighbors Know My Name
  6. Million Dollars Worth of Game ft. 42 Dugg
  7. Free B.G.
  8. 10 Bracelets feat. NBA YoungBoy
  9. Lost Kings feat. Lil Durk & Sleepy Rose
  10. Caymans feat. Swae Lee
  11. Vlad TV feat. Stove God Cooks, Symba & Major Myjah
  12. If You Want Me To feat. Jacquees

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LEGENDZ OF THE STREETS TOUR DATESFEB 3             COLUMBUS, GA COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTERFEB 4             NEW ORLEANS, LA SMOOTHIE KING CENTERFEB 5             BIRMINGHAM, AL LEGACY ARENA AT THE BJCCFEB 6             MEMPHIS, TN FEDEX FORUMFEB 10           NORTH CHARLESTON, SC NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUMFEB 11           TAMPA, FL AMALIE ARENAFEB 12           SUNRISE, FL FLA LIVE ARENAFEB 19           PORTLAND, OR MODA CENTERFEB 21           DETROIT, MI LITTLE CAESARS ARENA

2 CHAINZ LAUNCHES ALBUM WITH PERFOMANCE ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT

Production Credits

Executive Producer: Tauheed Epps
A&R: Tuo Clark

(P) 2022 Gamebread, LLC under exclusive license to Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. © 2022 Def Jam Recordings, 1755 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. Distributed by UMG Commercial Service.   All rights reserved.

Logo(s):      Def Jam    T.R.U. (The Real University)

Website(s):   www.defjam.com      www.2chainz.com

Bet It Back

(Tauheed Epps, Lamar Womack, Corey Swimmer)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//WomaticTracks Music (BMI)//Corey Swimmer (BMI)

Produced by Womatictracks & Corey Swimmer

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Additional Vocals: Ché Tolbert and Kevin Pitts

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Pop Music feat. Moneybagg Yo & Beatking

(Tauheed Epps, Justin Riley, Demario White, Johnny McGowan, Nathaniel Orange)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//Beatking Made This Publishing (ASCAP)//B Nless/Sony/ATV Publishing//Bridgeport Music/Alvert Music (BMI)/Downtown DMP Songs/Shakin Baker Music Inc. (BMI)/Concord Copyrights/Bravo and Encore Music (BMI)/DM Records/QuadraSound Music (BMI).

Produced by Beatking

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Moneybagg Yo appears courtesy of N-Less Entertainment/Interscope Records

Contains samples from “Whoot There It Is” (J. McGowan, N. Orange) performed by 95 South.  Licensed courtesy of Phase One Network, Inc.  Published by Bridgeport Music/Alvert Music (BMI)/Downtown DMP Songs/Shakin Baker Music Inc. (BMI)/Concord Copyrights/Bravo and Encore Music (BMI)/DM Records/QuadraSound Music (BMI).  Used by permission.  All rights reserved.

Kingpen Ghostwriter feat. Lil Baby

(Tauheed Epps, Tyron Buddah Douglas, Sr., Dominique Armani Jones)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//Tyron Buddah Douglas Sr. (BMI)// Four Entertainment Music/Wolf Pack Global Music Publishing/Quality Control QC Pro/Universal Music Corporation Administered by Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Produced by Buddah Bless for BU Entertainment

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Lil Baby appears courtesy of Quality Control Music and Motown Records

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Outstanding feat. Roddy Ricch

(Tauheed Epps, Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., Chauncey Hollis, Dustin James Corbett, Ryan Martinez)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr. (BMI)//Hit-Boy Music/U Can’t Teach Bein The Shhh/Songs of Universal (BMI)//New Black Light Music Publishing (ASCAP)//Ryan Martinez (BMI)

Produced by Hit-Boy for Hits Since ‘87, Corbett & G Ry

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios,

Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Roddy Ricch appears courtesy of Birdvision Entertainment/Atlantic Recording Corporation

Neighbors Know My Name

(Tauheed Epps, Trocon Markous Roberts Jr, Nolan Presley, Dennis Butler, Adrian Parks, Cory Way, Broderick Thompson-Smith, Larry Johnson, Michael Johnson, Richard Sims, Lefabian Williams)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)/EMI Blackwood Music/Smash Digital (BMI)//Shed Life Publishing (BMI)//Universal Music-MGB Songs/Black Eye B Music/Stoney Man Music (ASCAP)/Songtrust Ave./Stoney Man Music (ASCAP)/Born Immaculate Music/Songtrust Blvd. (BMI)/Broad Game Music/Songtrust Blvd. (ASCAP)/Sony ATV Music Publishing/Boston International Music Co./Colgems EMI Music Inc./Maurice Starr Music (ASCAP)/Phase One Network Inc. ARL Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Tunecore Publishing/30318 Underground Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Songtrust Ave. (ASCAP)/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Artist Publishing Group West (ASCAP).

Produced by FKi 1st & Nolan Presley

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Additional Vocals: Ché Tolbert, Kevin Pitts and Shawnna

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Contains sample of “Laffy Taffy” performed by D4L. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp., by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.  Written by D. Butler, A. Parks, C. Way, B. Thompson-Smith, L. Johnson, M. Johnson, R. Sims and L. Williams.  Published by Universal Music-MGB Songs/Black Eye B Music/Stoney Man Music (ASCAP)/Songtrust Ave./Stoney Man Music (ASCAP)/Born Immaculate Music/Songtrust Blvd. (BMI)/Broad Game Music/Songtrust Blvd. (ASCAP)/Sony ATV Music Publishing/Boston International Music Co./Colgems EMI Music Inc./Maurice Starr Music (ASCAP)/Phase One Network Inc.ARL Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Tunecore Publishing/30318 Underground Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Songtrust Ave. (ASCAP)/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Artist Publishing Group West (ASCAP).  Used by permission.  All rights reserved.

Million Dollars Worth of Game ft. 42 Dugg

(Tauheed Epps, Julian Mason, Dion Marquis Hayes, Onkar Nayyar, Majrooh Sultanpuri)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//LilJu Music/Sony ATV Sonsgs (BMI)//CMG/Warner Chappell (ASCAP)//The Royalty Network/Saregama Music United States (BMI)

Produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

42 Dugg appears courtesy of 4PF/CMG/Interscope

Contains samples from “Neele Aasmani” performed by Geeta Dutt.  Licensed courtesy of Saregama Music Inc.  Written by O. Nayyar/M. Sultanpuri) and published by The Royalty Network/Saregama Music United States (BMI).  Used by permission.  All rights reserved.

Free B.G.

(Tauheed Epps, Armond Dewayne Kendrick, Byron Otto Thomas)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//Still Paid Publishing (BMI)//Byron Thomas Publishing (BMI)

Produced by Mondo and Mannie Fresh

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios,

Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

10 Bracelets feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again

(Tauheed Epps, Kentrell DeShawn Gaulden, Tyron Douglas)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//38 Baby Publishing/Artist Publishing West/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)//Tyron Buddah Douglas Sr. (BMI)

Produced by BuddahBless for BU Entertainment

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Additional Vocals: Ché Tolbert and Kevin Pitts

YoungBoy Never Broke Again appears courtesy of Never Broke Again, LLC/Atlantic Recording Corporation

Lost Kings feat. Lil Durk & Sleepy Rose

(Tauheed Epps, Joshua Samuel, Samuel David Jimenez, Jauquez Lowe, Daniel Stodghill, Durk Banks)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//Joshua Samuel Publishing Designee//Smash David Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane (BMI)//Jauquez Lowe Publishing (BMI)//TS4U Publishing (ASCAP)//Durk Banks (ASCAP)

Produced by Turn Me Up Josh, Smash David & London Jae

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Lil Durk appears courtesy of Only The Family/Alamo/Geffen Records

Sleepy Rose appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Caymans feat. Swae Lee

(Tauheed Epps, Papa Abdou Fall, Khalif Brown, Michael Hepburn Jr.)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//The Real U Music (BMI)//Eardrummers Music Publishing, LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)//Monkzart Publishing (BMI)

Produced by Big Papito and Krispy Hendrixx

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Swae Lee appears courtesy of Eardruma Records/Interscope Records

Vlad TV feat. Stove God Cooks, Symba & Major Myjah

(Tauheed Epps, Caston Grigsby, Aaron Scott, Demario Driver, Myjah Veira, Jeffrey Nuamah, Curtis Eugene Washington II, Donald Meadows, Avery Earls, Douglas Ingle)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//Caston Grigsby Music for Global Hits Publishing/Kobalt (BMI)//Aaron Scott Publishing Designee//Symba, all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/The Starr Island Group//Major MyjahBirth of a Legend Publishing Company/(BMI)//Jeffrey Nuamah (SOCAN)//Curtis Eugene Washington II (BMI)//Donald Meadows Publishing//Avery Earls Publishing (ASCAP)// Warner Chappell Music Inc./Cotillion Music Inc./Greene Knights Music/Iron Butterfly Music/Sound Harmonics/Ten-East Music (BMI).

Produced by Caston Grigsby & Lord Quest

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY’ White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Symba appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Major Myjah appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Contain samples from “Fly Butterfly” performed by Camel Sopworth.  Licensed courtesy of Sony Music Italy.  Written by D. Ingle and published by Warner Chappell Music Inc./Cotillion Music Inc./Greene Knights Music/Iron Butterfly Music/Sound Harmonics/Ten-East Music (BMI).  Used by permission.  All rights reserved.

If You Want Me To feat. Jacquees

(Tauheed Epps, Darwin Quinn, Luke S. Crowder, Kitwan McCoy, Jacquees Broadnax)

Ty Epps Music administered by Reservoir Media (ASCAP)//See Me Now/Kobalt (BMI)//Luke Crowder (BMI)//Kitwan McCoy (ASCAP)//Jacquees Publishing, LLC/Money Mack Music/Universal Music Publishing (BMI)

Produced by Lil’C ‘C GuTTa’, Luke Crowder, Kitwan McCoy

Recorded by Nolan Presley

Mixed by Finis “KY” White for KY Recordings, LLC at Bass Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA

Guitar: Kitwan McCoy

Keyboard: Luke S. Crowder

Additional Vocals: Kevin Pitts and Ché Tolbert

Mastered by Glenn Schick at Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Jacquees appears courtesy of Cash Money Records

Executive Producer: Tauheed Epps

A&R: Tuo Clark

A&R Administration: Mario Lyte

A&R Operations: Liza Corsey, Jason Peerless

A&R Coordination: Monteaka Norwood

Management: $ir Tek and Allen Parks for Street Execs Management

Mastered by Glenn Schick Mastering, Atlanta, GA

Marketing: Charlene Thomas

Marketing Coordinator: Jessica Mannarino

Digital Zach Shefrin

Publicity: Lauren Ceradini & Renata Muniz

Photography: Wynton Harvey

Package Production: Paul Lane

Sample Clearances: Danny Zook & Ron Cabiltes for Alien Music

Legal Counsel: Theo Sedlmayr, Lisa Donini and Sophia Schechner for Sedlmayr & Associates, P.C.

Business Affairs: Lynn Gonzalez, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen, Stephanie Joseph, Donna Fetchko, Jenna McPhail, Vol S. Davis II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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