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Harvard professor Tom Lehrer was asked at the age of 84 by rapper 2 Chainz if he could sample his 60-year old song. Lehrer replied, "I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"
At 84 years old, Harvard Professor Tom Lehrer was asked by 2 Chainz for permission to sample a song Lehrer wrote at 24. He responded: "I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"
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2 Chainz asked permission to sample Lehrer's "The Old Dope Peddler". Lehrer responded, "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"
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In 2012 when Tom Lehrer gave 2Chainz permission to use his song, the 85 year old stated "As sole copyright owner of 'The Old Dope Peddler', I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2?"
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2 Chainz graduated from Alabama State University with a 4.0 GPA.
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Before Ludacris's 2nd verse in his song Coming 2 America, there is a rapper complaining that Ludacris isn't letting him into the rap scene. That complaining rapper is 2 Chainz.
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2 Chainz's former rapper name was Titty Boi and he named his younger son Halo
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2 Chainz has a youtube channel called The Most Expensivest Shit!...and its amazing
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2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi) has a degree in Psychology.
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Nancy Grace debates 2 Chainz on marijuana legalization and quotes Lil Wayne's lyrics, not his own.
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2 Chainz's had never smoked a bong, and his first hit was out of a $10,000 one.
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In a successful bit of rebranding, rapper 2 Chainz changed his name from "Tity Boi" to be more family friendly.
2 Chainz is 6'5" and went to Alabama State University on a basketball scholarship - source
2 Chainz graduated Alabama State with a 4.0 GPA.
