2 Chainz is headed to a scripted series on network television. The Atlanta rapper has been tapped to appear on the CBS comedy, 2 Broke Girls, next month.
The show, based around two aspiring entrepreneurs living in New York City, will find the girls going on a trip to the Grammys, where they will meet T*ty 2 Necklace.
He will play himself in the episode.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
2 Chainz has been tapped to cameo as himself on the sophomore comedy from Michael Patrick King, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
During the episode, Max (Kat Dennings) meets a guy who works for a record label who becomes so smitten with her that he offers to fly her — and Caroline (Beth Behrs) — to Los Angeles for the Grammys on a private plane.
The also includes a Bucket List item for Max as she’ll celebrate her first time on a plane when her dream gets even better when the one passenger left waiting to bard is rapper 2 Chainz.
The episode will coincidentally air the night after CBS broadcasts the annual Grammy Awards. The casting comes days after 2 Chainz was honored at Sunday’s Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball, where he accepted the Street Soldier Award.
After releasing a No. 1 album last summer, 2 Chainz earned himself a few Grammy nominations. His 2 Broke Girls episode airs Feb. 11.
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