Playaz Circle is an American hip hop duo signed to the

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record label, composed of rappers

2 Chainz Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, al ...

and Dolla Boy.

History

1997–2010: Beginnings and debut album

The duo was formed in 1997 by childhood friends Tity Boi (later known as

) and Dolla Boy in College Park, Georgia. The duo put all their money together to release their independent album ''United We Stand, United We Fall''. The album included features from Lil Fate,

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and others from the

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family. They were introduced to

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by Lil Fate and soon became good friends. Shortly after, Dolla Boy was incarcerated and Tity Boi was shot. As a result, no material was released from the duo until 2007. In January 2010, Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta.

2012–present: Upcoming project

In late 2012 or early 2013, their two studio albums were removed from

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, most likely because of a copyright claim on the duo's name. In December 2013, 2 Chainz confirmed that he had been recently working with Dolla Boy and that the duo was planning to release another project together.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Playaz Circle
on MocoSpace
Playaz Circle
French Biography {{Authority control American hip hop groups Southern hip hop groups Def Jam Recordings artists Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state) Hip hop duos American musical duos Musical groups established in 1997 2 Chainz