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kay, let’ s it to bo state the obvio th tender,” er him as an a us. Jackie Cha in curiosity rti admits Chain. st. “A lot of ti is half-white .” “But wh an m e n I star es when I walk d half-Korean A milit t rappin . ary bra g and se in [to do a sh That didn’t bo t an 8th ow] peo ther him e the re grader. born in Hunts ple th a c as a ti on on p v B artists: eople’s ink I’m the D child, so don 8Ball & y then, his tra ille, AL, Chain ’t faces, th J, vels and MJG, U bounce at’s wh soundman or expect GK and d e at I lov bar“I won Three 6 xposure to So around from e . I T u my first feed off thern h Mafia. e Daddy). talent sh ip-hop xas to German the had him y money “After that I ju ow in 8th gra wantin as a child befo de,” rem for them st starte g r to e retu become em d , it beca an abom rning to Ala me a hu putting out ta bers the rapp bam ination A two y pes for stle.” of his fa a as ear pris my hom er, who at the vorite man an o time w ies to rid d artist n stint put Ch a s callin e aroun that he ain’s hu g himse d to . But wh is today stle on en peop lf KMD (Kore pause, b . “From an re le starte ut it wa d wanti Mack where ading and talk s his tim I le ng to giv in e inside was a m arned that th g to people in e me th at made e music il there, th h im business lion-dollar industr th a t’ e s y ,” who ad says Chain, o new rap pted his fellow p name from r jokingly isoners who Bruce L called him e Chan d e and Jackie u battles. ring freestyle After w in tough p ning over a r Chain w ison crowd, that he as convinced c on the ould make mo ou v offering tside. His first es w a s h is Wax Wax Off On feature mixtape whic d appea h rances Bun B, fro Webbie and Ha m ystak. “My mu sic got accepte quickly d b ping ab ecause I’m no out any t thing I rapor anyth ain he says, ing I ain’t nev ’t got er did,” noting “World that his w song one on ide” reached n Huntsv ille’s W umber 103.1. “ E M for itse y background UP lf. I don speaks ’t leys; I g ot an Im rap about Ben tpala on 24s.” Curren tly wor king ou Chain h to a from O s hit up every f Atlanta, akland ma to Nashvil Las Ve rket le preppin to Panama C gas to it g House la the release of y. He is h House P bel’s compilati is Pleasure on Plea impin’ fe sure single “ aturing S der (T.I nappin’” produ the lead .’ c That”). s “What You K ed by Wonnow Ab out Words and Ph oto: Ma urice G . Garlan d
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