Mr. Chainz told XXL magazine of his intentions: “I am looking forward to running at the end of this year or next year. [I’m] waiting to see if I meet all of the qualifications!”
“I’m supposed to be running for mayor in College Park. I got everybody wishing,” he told the site.
2 Chainz, legally known as Tauheed Epps, earned high marks as a student at Alabama State University, which he attended on a basketball scholarship.
But the 37-year-old also has a few arrests for narcotics possession on his resume. His quest for mayoral supremacy would pit him against Jack Longino, who has served as College Park’s mayor since 1996.
2 chainz wouldn’t be the first rapper to dabble in local politics. In 2011, Luther Campbell, formerly known by his rap name “Uncle Luke” of the 2 Live Crew ran for mayor of Miami-Dade County in South Florida. Campbell lost.
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