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There may be nothing that defines Atlanta more than its iconic hip hop sound. Laid-back but confident, a polite arrogance with an extra twang baked in by the Southern heat. And there are few that embody that style than College Park native 2 Chainz.

“The environment here, it’s nature versus nurture,” he says. “I went to school here, played in the streets here. Learned the majority of my music knowledge here."

"It’s just been a seed that’s been planted to help me grow.”

From Outkast and Ludacris to more recent phenomena like Migos and Future, 2 Chainz stands as tall as any of them.