2 Chainz buys minority stake in Hawks' G League affiliate

Rapper 2 Chainz - real name Tauheed Epps - is now a minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks' G League team, the College Park Skyhawks.

The team announced the news Friday.

"All I can think about is some of the job opportunities I can offer to the community by just being on the ground and being accessible," Epps told Billboard's Jewel Wicker.

Epps is a native of College Park and played college basketball at Alabama State.

"There's a lot of sports in Atlanta between the Falcons, Braves, United and (Georgia) Bulldogs, (Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets) and the Hawks," Hawks CEO Steve Koonin said. "One of the thoughts here is, 'How do you break through, and how do you talk to a specific audience?'

"It dawned on us that if we're going to represent in that area, wouldn't it be great to have a partner who is from there, who goes back to that area and who has become big time? To have a pro sports team come into College Park and to have College Park's son be a part of that, I think it's a big deal for him, and it certainly is for us."