2 Chainz Explains 'Brass Knuckles' Arrest Rapper tells MTV News police 'misconstrued' his four-finger ring as a weapon
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It's no secret 2 Chainz loves his jewelry, and while the Atlanta rapper is known to start a riot or two with his raps, he never thought his expensive trinkets would cause such a ruckus.
Earlier Tuesday (May 22), 2 Chainz was arrested In New York's LaGuardia Airport after officials found what they described as "brass knuckles" in his luggage, but it was nothing more than a four-finger ring, the rapper said.
"They tried to assassinate my character, they tried to assassinate my swag," 2 Chainz told MTV News in an exclusive telephone interview. "It was just a negative dilemma earlier where someone misconstrued a piece of jewelry for a weapon and stuff."
Police took Chainz into custody around 1:45 p.m. ET and charged him with misdemeanor possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. "The knuckles were in his personal bag and sounded the alarm," an officer told MTV News on Tuesday.
"I do exclusive pieces. My pieces are actual conversation pieces, like, literally. When you see my gold, when you see my stuff, it's something to conversate about," Deuce explained. "People weren't doing four-finger rings and all that. I just like to set myself apart, so I definitely wasn't trying to beat nobody up on the airplane or nothing."
The rapper was on his way to perform at a North Carolina concert, and when he phoned MTV from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, he estimated that he spent approximately eight to nine hours behind bars. 2 Chainz eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser, unspecified charge but never got his jewels back. "Yeah, they took it from me, they took the Louis [Vuitton] case that I actually keep the jewelry in, they took that. I couldn't believe it," he said. "Me just trying to explain it was getting too frustrating, me just trying to explain my occupation and then when they finally got to the jail and everybody knew who I was, then they started calling their kids and putting me on the phone with their kids. It was like a weird experience."
Though he was upset about the situation, 2 Chainz chose to focus on the positive. His debut album, Based on a T.R.U. Story, is set to drop August 14, he is currently on tour with Drake, and he's involved with Respect My Vote, an initiative that encourages young people to participate in the voting process.
Now, 2 Chainz hopes to be able to put the arrest behind him. "I don't find that intriguing. You're supposed to make your mistakes during adolescence and use these times right here to kinda fix some of the things you did in the past, so with me I'm doing Respect My Vote, I'm doing all kind of things to try to have some positive news."
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Comment by AFGun KinG on May 23, 2012 at 1:34pm -
like i said..
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Comment by NotoriousRambo on May 23, 2012 at 1:16pm -
WHEN I VISITIED CANADA LAST SUMMER THEY HELD MY DOUBLE RING TILL I WAS LEAVING THEY SAID IT WAS CONSIDERED A WEAPON IN CANADA
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Comment by Lee Davis on May 23, 2012 at 10:58am -
WTF is a four fingered ring? Dude those are brass knuckles with a twist. Be real about it. They still shouldn't have taken it. TSA/police, ratchet as hell. Take him to jail and then put him on the phone with their kids. LOL.
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Comment by Plennymoney on May 23, 2012 at 9:52am
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You let the police rob you of your property now you going out to tell people to vote? Vote for the same administration that yo a** got robbed under? That is some straight south African b*******. N****, two chainz u dont even know your rights and u got the keys to def jam's office with they lawyers and s***. back in my day when a rapper got robbed & didnt do nothing about it we called him a sucka n****. You a** shouldnt be telling nobody to vote, yo a** should be telling folks to FedEx they property to they destination before TSA take it. You was in New York City & made it through the city without getting stopped and frisked, that was until u got to the airport. N**** know Kanye West but he dont know a lawyer to get his 10,000 Louis V. case and the thousands of dollars in jewelry back?! You just gon let them have it? The streets is watching. Two Chump sit down & shut yo a** up about that vote s***, u dont even know ur rights outside of an election.
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Comment by True2HipHop on May 23, 2012 at 7:54am -
This dude is still a lame artist & has no real talent talking about materialistic fashion crap. Stop divulging in this crap this is why hip hop sucks so much these because too many rappers sold their soul for fame, women, money, cars, big homes, & crap instead of actually caring about the artistry. An why so many record companies are run by white people rather owned by blacks because they just don't care enough to try to own it for themselves so instead they get pimped out by these white corporate lames who are destroying the music so many of us love. 2 lames is a wack & a waist on a good beat. Glad he got out though cause cops are nothing but arrogant devils.
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Comment by BlackEskimo on May 23, 2012 at 6:42am -
2 chains probably had his four finger ring constructed like brass knuckles just in case he has to knock a n**** out. They found it and took it.
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Comment by HoE KillA 253 on May 23, 2012 at 1:57am -
f*** 2 chainz! but good that he ain't in jail i hate when cops f*** with n*****... but f*** this f***** though
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Comment by Lucas on May 23, 2012 at 1:46am -
lol, I work at the largest airport here in Brazil, which also has the biggest movement of passengers in the country and, although I know this would never happen here, I've also lived in america and travelled through american airports and I BELIEVE 2 CHAINZ 100%. don't get me wrong, but after 9/11 americans in general got pretty paranoid. i mean, if this guy was planning any s***, he would at least try to pass with a gun or explosives, NOT BRASS KNUCKLES. give me a break, mayn
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Comment by 1THUG aka PROJECK KEEM!! on May 23, 2012 at 12:39am -
he shoulda started a RIOT!! (no puns)
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Comment by C-Jewel on May 23, 2012 at 12:05am -
Cosign Edgar they did because they could.
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