7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony 2 Chainz Talks Getting Cursed Out by Melo, His Best One Liners, the Hit Song He Passed On & More
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Mar 30, 2026 
2 Chainz, Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, minority owner of the College Park Skyhawks and author, recalls getting cursed out by Melo during a run. He talks competitiveness on the court and how he crafts his best one-liners. He explains passing on a hit song and how intuition guided his music, business, and new book The Voice In My Head Is God.
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Intuition As A Career Cheat Sheet
- 2 Chainz defines the book's core idea as intuition: an inner voice guiding decisions across music, business, and life.
- He frames that voice as conscience/God and says listening to it felt like a cheat sheet for many successful choices.
When 2 Chainz Made Melo Lose His Cool
- 2 Chainz recounts getting loudly cursed out by Carmelo Anthony during an open run in Drew Hanlon's gym after Chainz hit shots and didn't pass.
- The story happened around 2017–2018 in California and surprised Chainz because Melo rarely shows that level of visible anger.
Gut Instincts Behind Big Song Decisions
- 2 Chainz describes how intuition led him to standout musical moments: hearing the Duffel Bag Boy beat in a bathroom and deciding not to play a crude birthday song for Kanye.
- He used instincts to choose which tracks to push and which artists to present songs to, trusting gut over assumptions about others' tastes.
