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During his recentDrink Champs interview, 2 Chainz recounted agreeing to pay Luda $100,000 for each of his solo albums released to break his deal with DTP.

2 Chainz Recalls Leaving Ludacris' Label Prior To Solo Stardom Published on:Mar 21, 2022, 4:57 PM by 1 Prior to 2 Chainzsbreakout as a solo star in 2012 under Def Jam Records tutelage, Tity Boi was running with Ludacris while signed to his Disturbing Tha Peace label. During his recent Drink Champs interview, the Drench God recounted agreeing to pay Luda $100,000 on each of his first three solo albums released to break his deal with DTP. I just started growing as an artist, I started growing as an individual. It was amicable, he admitted around the 2:44:00 mark. I woke up and called and said, I dont want to be on the label anymore. Then they said, You cant do that. You cant just get off a label like that.' He went on to explain DTP believed 2 Chainz was plotting on joining the Cash Money empire through his relationship with Lil Wayne , but that wasnt the case. I been around , I been around Wayne, and then Im learning I can really do this on my own, 2 Chainz continued. I paid to get out, they get a point on my first three albums. I paid Luda the 100 grand and I gave him a point on each of the three albums. I just dropped my seventh album. Im on my eighth album that Im about to drop now and the $100,000, I mean very humbly, I got it on me now. Read more