Grammy Award-winning rapper 2 Chainz recently sat down with Sports Illustrated's Melissa Amrita on behalf of Amazon Music Live to discuss his love for Atlanta sports. Amazon Music Live's first episode will be on September 21st with Ed Sheeran.
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00:00 Melissa and Rita here with 2 Chainz joining us on behalf of Amazon Music. 2 Chainz, so let's get
00:06 right into it. You're an Atlanta Hawks fan if I'm not mistaken. There are rumblings that Trae Young
00:12 may not be happy in Atlanta. Do you think the Hawks are doing right by him right now?
00:16 I don't think it's my place to speak on that. You know, I'm a Trae Young fan. I'm a Hawks fan
00:23 and whatever, if anything is going on, I hope it's figured out because we enjoy seeing him
00:29 play each and every night. And yeah, we need that. We need that energy. We need that score
00:37 and we need those assists. You know, we need that. Alright, do you think the Falcons hit
00:43 their over the season? They're at eight and a half wins in most sportsbooks.
00:51 They might win nine. Yeah, yeah. I like that. I was going to say what my cousin was telling me,
01:00 say man, they're going to win nine or ten games. And I was like, okay. So it's funny that I had
01:07 this. I had this conversation already where we talked about them maybe winning nine or ten games.
01:13 So I'll go for the over. Terrell Owen says when he's working out, he has to have your music come
01:18 through his headphones. So how does that, how do you feel about that comment? That's a high praise.
01:24 Yeah, I mean, that's one of my buddies from, you know, that old 49ers team. I always thought
01:33 T.O. was a phenomenal athlete. He obviously takes care of himself, you know, inside and out. Great
01:41 dude. I was able to catch up with him. Where did I just go? At the Espies. I actually saw him at
01:48 the Espies. So that's news to me. But I'm appreciative, very appreciative. Shout out to T.O.
01:56 Big number 81. We know Damien Lillard. He's usually the poster child for an athlete that
02:02 can rap, at least recently. What are some other athletes you think have a couple of bars?
02:07 I know for a fact Kevin Durant can spit. KD can spit. We just saw,
02:16 I just saw a video of Shaq and a video going hard. I know Steven Jackson has bars who used to play,
02:25 but I know currently it's actually a couple guys in the league that actually
02:31 have a hobby of recording. And the couple that I have heard sound pretty good.
02:40 So tell us more about your collaboration with Amazon Music.
02:45 I'm with Amazon Music Live. We have a great relationship together. We've been dating for
02:51 a couple of years now. Dating? Yeah, we have a great, I would like to call it dating,
02:56 like a relationship because we see eye to eye on a lot of things. And they've been very
03:03 instrumental in supporting me and my endeavors on and off the grid. You know, my music, you know,
03:12 other businesses that I'm tied into. And so last year was my first time. Well, this was the,
03:17 last year was the first time that this was even brought to light and to fruition. So I was happy
03:24 to be someone that was a part of the introduction. Now, you know, moving on to the second year,
03:29 I consider myself the go-to, someone who's going to bring, you know, the energy, the entertainment,
03:38 the impact, the influence. We having a great lineup of performers, of performers this year,
03:46 right after Thursday Night Football. And so just that transition and that merging of sports
03:52 and music is very exciting for me because I'm an avid sports fan. And so just being in the mix
03:59 and a part of all that just, you know, gives me great comfort and just the alliance that I have
04:04 with Amazon. It just, it just feels, it feels natural. All right. Thank you so much for joining
04:09 us 2 Chainz. It has been an absolute pleasure. All right. Thank you for having me.