In a new Instagram post today, 2 Chainz told the story of how he ended up on the legendary 2011 BET Awards Cypher. The performance was part of a trio of cyphers put on as a part of the award show which featured some major names. The night opened with Big K.R.I.T., Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, and B.O.B. pulling off a cypher together. At the end of the night Eminem, Yelawolf, and Slaughterhouse all came together to close the entire show off.
In between there was a second cypher that featured Reek Da Villain, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, and of course 2 Chainz. "I remember this day like it was yesterday .. I was riding with my pops and gotta call from @ludacris to do the cypher … THAT DAY … I was like how? he said we bout to hop on jet and go shoot it," 2 Chainz explained in an IG post. He further elaborated on how he ended up there performing. "my pop took me home I grabbed polo jacket , tru religion pants and Louis V shoes , and met them at clear-port ,,, I didn’t even know what beat i was rapping to until I landed."
2 Chainz Reminiscences On 2011 BET Cypher