2 Chainz will reflect on decades of personal and professional lessons in his debut memoir The Voice in Your Head Is God. Set for release on March 3 via Atria Books imprint Black Privilege Publishing, the book will traverse the rapper’s earliest memories from growing up in Georgia as he set out on a path that would lead to both success and spiritual breakthroughs in his life and career.
“I feel this is my best close and most personal work,” the artist born Tauheed Epps said in a statement. “I want to share the spiritual journey behind my success in a raw, uncut, and motivational way.”
The Voice in Your Head Is God places an emphasis on the series of decisions that brought 2 Chainz away from his tumultuous relationship with hustling and introduced him to the healthier creative medium of music. According to a synopsis of the release, artists like Lil Wayne and Ludacris played a pivotal role in his journey.
“2 Chainz’s story is a story of perseverance,” Black Privilege Publishing founder Charlamagne Tha God said. “A story of reinvention. This book will remind you that when GOD tells you to do something, it must be done, even if you have to reinvent yourself a few times to do it.”
In sharing his story, 2 Chainz hopes “to help anyone with a dream and a vision [who] struggles, or doubts their intuition,” adding, “I wouldn’t be here now without that voice.”
Earlier this year, 2 Chainz shared a similar message in the short film Red Clay, co-written with Omar Epps. “I tell stories through my music, always hoping people feel empowered to overcome anything,” he told Variety at the time. “Red Clay is an extension of that.” The film followed a teen facing a difficult upbringing as his mother deals with drug addiction. It wasn’t autobiographical, but the rapper drew on the resilience of communities in Georgia, where he was raised by a single mother while his father was incarcerated.
With The Voice in Your Head Is God, 2 Chainz will immortalize these stories in writing for the first time. “2 Chainz tells the story of how he walked away from the trap and found his purpose: not by fame or fear, but by faith,” the synopsis reads.
