2 Chainz Opens up About Bankroll Fresh's Legacy

“[He was an] authentic Atlanta trap rapper [who] touched many lives and lit up every room he went into.”

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Wendy Williams recently invited 2 Chainz to stop by her show to talk about his recently-released joint album with Lil Wayne, ColleGrove. During his segment, Tity Boi talked about the murder of his friend and artist Bankroll Fresh, who was tragically shot on Saturday outside of the Street Execs studio in Atlanta. Chainz shares that Fresh was an “authentic Atlanta trap rapper” who “touched many lives and lit up every room he went into.” He labels the situation as “super unfortunate, super unnecessary, super senseless, and it just made me want to step up and use my platform for some more positivity.” Watch the interview above.

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