Statik Selektah Teases Joint Album With 2 Chainz: ‘It is ‘About Time’

2 Chainz doesn’t plan on leaving the underground indie scene anytime quickly. After capturing over to the West Coast to workforce up with Larry June and The Alchemist for the stellar Existence Is Gorgeous mission, he’s making plans on freeing a joint album with East Coast manufacturer Statik Selektah.

Over the weekend, Statik posted a screenshot of the NFR Podcast saying the impending album’s “recognized options,” which incorporated the likes of Lil Wayne, Westside Gunn, Larry June, Mary J. Blige and CeeLo Inexperienced. And in line with him, there are “far more options” and it’s “about time” that the album in spite of everything sees the sunshine of day.

Again in 2023, whilst sitting down with Sizzling 97’s Ebro within the Morning, Statik gave the mission heavy reward through likening it to Jay-Z‘s debut album Cheap Doubt. “Our album is [done]. It’s in my telephone proper right here,” he stated. “We introduced it to heights which might be like ridiculous. That is his Cheap Doubt. I simply can’t look ahead to other people to listen to it. It’s coming.”

In October of 2024, whilst in Abu Dhabi, 2 Chainz introduced that he wasn’t resigning with Def Jam and as a substitute opting for to turn into a loose agent. “I wanna make an enormous announcement,” he stated whilst taking a destroy from capturing hoops. “Beginning remaining week, I’m now an unbiased artist. That’s proper, I’m no longer re-signing with Def Jam. So, recall to mind it like KD or like LeBron — the most important loose agent within the sport.”

He added, “Higher come on, those other people speaking about oil cash down right here. You higher come along with your bag, Jack.”

Chainz and Statik return to 2016, once they launched the loosie “Smoke Wreck,” and feature collaborated on a handful of songs since then.