2 Chainz could be putting a pause on his rapping career to enter politics and run for mayor of his hometown of College Park, Georgia.

2 Chainz Considers Run For Mayor Of His Hometown College Park

2 Chainz, 37, has been floating the idea in various interviews this week, saying he’s just waiting to have “the qualifications.”

“I’m a musician, not a politician. I’m supposed to be running for mayor in College Park. I got everybody wishing. I’m really gonna do this little mayor thing in College Park. I’m just trying to make sure I have the right qualifications,” he told XXL.

The news comes after a clip of the rapper debating the legalization of marijuana with HLN’s Nancy Grace went viral.

While 2 Chainz appears to have unofficially kicked off a campaign for mayor, College Park’s current mayor Jack Longino, has dismissed any of 2 Chainz’s political aspirations. “I didn’t know who he was…I’m a country-western guy. I don’t listen to the rap,” Longino said of 2 Chainz.

Longino even went so far as to claim that the rapper doesn’t even live in College Park. According to The Daily Beast, 2 Chainz is registered to vote in the neighboring town of Palmetto.

“I truly and sincerely do not believe that he lives in College Park,” Longino said. “[If he] actually lives in College Park and wants to run and signs up, we’ll let the people decide.”

As for 2 Chainz’s actual political beliefs, the rapper has said he prefers not to identify with either party, but is an Obama supporter. “I just try to do what’s right whether it’s a Republican or a Democrat. But I definitely voted for Obama,” he told The Huffington Post in 2013.

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Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.