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Rapper 2 Chainz is Serious About Running for Mayor

2 Chainz made headlines this month in debating HLN host Nancy Grace on marijuana legalization. (Youtube screengrab)
Maya Rhodan, TIME Magazine
(TIME.com)—2 chainz: rapper, fierce debater, champion for felon voting rights, and, now perhaps, mayor?
Rapper Tauheed Epps, better known by his stage name 2 chainz, is apparently mulling a run for mayor of his hometown, College Park, Ga. In an interview with theAtlanta Journal Constitution, Epps—whose hits include “I Luv Dem Strippers” and “No Lie”—Epps said that he was seriously considering a run.
“I am looking forward to running at the end of this year or next year. [I’m] waiting to see if I meet all of the qualifications!” the Grammy-nominated artist told the paper.
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