2 Chainz as soon as handed on a life-changing assembly with Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri as a result of he could not deliver a pal with him.
Throughout a dialog with Shannon Sharpe on a brand new episode of Membership Shay Shay, Chainz recalled when Dupri gave him a hoop to have a gathering with him and Jay in 2011.
Dupri informed a model of this story in 2023, saying that he and Jay wished to signal 2 Chainz to a file deal, however the Atlanta native turned them down, saying the music trade is “a younger man’s recreation.”
In response to 2 Chainz, he by no means truly stated the “younger man’s recreation” line. In his telling, the explanation the assembly did not occur was that he wished to deliver his trusted pal and DJ, however wasn’t allowed.
“I get the decision round, possibly 2011, from JD. I used to be saying, ‘Do you thoughts if I deliver my accomplice?’ And he [was] like, ‘Nah, you do not want no person with you.’ […]They had been sending me a jet, however I did not get on the jet as a result of they would not let me deliver my dawg.”
The Grammy-nominated rapper added that he nonetheless thinks about what may have been if he took that assembly.
“I at all times marvel what would occur,” stated 2 Chainz. “I positively wished to get on the flight, however I at all times wished to be loyal.”
Dupri spoke about his reminiscence of the scenario throughout his look on the I Am Athlete podcast, explaining that what he remembered as 2 Chainz’s response took him unexpectedly.
“It is loopy as a result of I used to be in Jay-Z’s workplace at some point,” stated Dupri. “I name 2 Chainz, I am like ‘Yo, me and Hov wanna signal you.’ He stated, ‘OG, respectfully, it is a younger man’s recreation.’ And I stated… ‘You do know who you are speaking to, proper?'”
He added, “So when anyone say that to me, I am looking for out the place they bought that from. As a result of the one two profitable teenage ni**as to ever come out in hip-hop got here from me. Bow Wow got here ten years after Kris Kross, and he was the identical age. He was 12. After I put them out, they was 11 and 12.”