2 Chainz’ headlining performance at The FADER FORT Presented By Converse was tragically cut off by thunderstorms this past Friday. But ahead of his scheduled set, he got to hang out backstage with fellow FADER cover alum Kehlani. They shared a joint of kush and compared sneakers—serendipitously, he was wearing one red and one blue, and hers had matching red and blue heel loops. Then they talked, about stick and poke tattoos, the pressure of putting out an album dropping a hit mixtape, tooting your own horn, and why 2 Chainz sleeps in his watch.
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