2 Chainz Reveals How He Dodged Birdman’s $100K Fee For Lil Wayne Hook

2 Chainz said Birdman once demanded $100,000 just to connect him with Lil Wayne for a feature, but a pair of red Gucci sneakers and a beat CD ended up doing the job for free.

The Atlanta rapper shared the story on the latest “Club Shay Shay” episode, revealing how Birdman operated as a middleman with a steep price tag.

“Wayne was so hot,” 2 Chainz said. “If anybody wanted Wayne, [Birdman] would be like, ‘I need 100 too,’ and people would obviously do it.”

The six-figure fee wasn’t for the verse itself but more of a gatekeeping toll.

Instead of getting to Lil Wayne through Birdman, 2 Chainz took a different route. After gifting Wayne a pair of red Gucci shoes and handing him a CD of beats, something unexpected happened.

“We go from the airport to the mall because he is trying to I guess show his appreciation for me buying him shoes,” 2 Chainz said. “Then out the blue, he says, ‘What you thought about the hook I did for you?’”

Caught off guard, 2 Chainz had no idea what Wayne was talking about. It turns out that Wayne had sent the track to the wrong email address.

They went straight to the studio so 2 Chainz could hear it. He recalled, “I said, ‘Man, you did that for me?’ He like, ‘Yeah boy.’”

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That song ended up being “Duffle Bag Boy,” the 2007 debut single from Playaz Circle, which became a breakout hit.

Even after the song was done, Birdman still demanded his cut.

“When Wayne did that, he didn’t charge me,” 2 Chainz said. “Baby still wanted his 100.

Eventually, Birdman let it slide. “Don’t worry about it,” he told him.

Meanwhile, earlier this year, 2 Chainz also mentioned that if it weren’t for a $900 weed debt, he might never have met Lil Wayne in the first place.

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