2 Chainz

2 Chainz

From Artist Friendly with Joel Madden by Alternative Press

March 18, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

Joel Madden interviews 2 Chainz about his career, personal life, and new book.

On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by 2 Chainz. 2 Chainz first came up in the Atlanta hip-hop scene as part of Playaz Circle in the 2000s, though he landed a solo record deal on the strength of his T.R.U. REALigion mixtape in 2011 — as well as verses on Kanye West’s “Mercy” and Nicki Minaj’s “Beez in the Trap” the following year. From there, the rapper broadened his circle, appearing in the video for Fall Out Boy’s “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up),” guesting on the remix, and bringing the band out during his Coachella performance in 2013. Stopping by the Artist Friendly studio, 2 Chainz joins Madden for a thoughtful conversation about therapy, fatherhood, and writing his first book, The Voice in My Head Is God. ------- Listen to their Artist Friendly conversation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠ ------- Follow Artist Friendly! IG: @artist.friendly TikTok: @artist.friendly YouTube: youtube.com/@artist.friendly ------- Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray Music/Theme…

People in this episode

Host: Joel Madden

Guest: 2 Chainz

Topics covered

  • hip-hop
  • therapy
  • fatherhood
  • music industry
  • book writing

Keywords

  • 2 Chainz
  • Joel Madden
  • hip-hop
  • therapy
  • fatherhood
  • music
  • book

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alternative Press

Books & works: T.R.U. REALigion, Mercy, Beez in the Trap, My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up), The Voice in My Head Is God

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