2 Chainz has finally shared his reaction to being mentioned by Kendrick Lamar on his record-breaking Drake diss, “Not Like Us.”
On the third verse of the Mustard-produced cut, Dot raps, “2 Chainz said you good, but he lied.”
While visiting The Breakfast Club this week to promote his new album with The Alchemist and Larry June, Life Is Beautiful, Tity Boi revealed that he wasn’t bothered by it at all, and that despite how others perceived it, he didn’t see it as a diss.
“I just think it was kinda some wordplay because Drake and I got a song called ‘No Lie,’” he told Charlamagne Tha God. “But I didn’t take it as no kind of way. I don’t think he was taking a shot at me. I’ve heard all type of instances where somebody want me to say something back. I just think it was a moment where it was about Atlanta artists.”
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He continued: “I was okay with it. Some people didn’t want they name in it, some people was like why didn’t he say my name? And it’s just – it wasn’t nothing.”
In other 2 Chainz news, the Atlanta native recently compared himself to the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant after ending his deal with Def Jam Records.
He announced his departure from the storied rap label back in October after more than a decade on its roster.
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His post was accompanied by a video of him playing basketball in Abu Dhabi, where reigning NBA champions, the Boston Celtics, recently faced off against previous champs, the Denver Nuggets, in two preseason games.
“I wanna make a huge announcement. Starting last week, I am now an independent artist,” Tity Boi said while dribbling a basketball inside an empty arena.
“That’s right, I’m not re-signing with Def Jam. So think of it like KD or like LeBron — the biggest free agent in the game.”
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The 6-foot-5 spitter capped off the clip by swishing a corner three-point shot.
2 Chainz’s departure from Def Jam ends one of rap’s most successful partnerships.
He joined the label back in 2012 and released his debut album Based on a T.R.U. Story, which topped the Billboard 200 and spawned hits such as “Birthday Song” featuring Kanye West, the Drake-assisted “No Lie” and “I’m Different.”
The Drench God would go on to release five more solo albums, as well as two joint projects with Lil Wayne, on the Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons-founded label.
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Prior to joining Def Jam, he was signed to Ludacris‘ Disturbing Tha Peace imprint as one-half of the duo Playaz Circle, back when he went by the name Tity Boi.
