2 Chainz Drops "A Week in Paris" Single
The track, produced with Statik Selektah, arrives ahead of his upcoming album Playaz Only Live Once.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Hip-Hop and Rap
Rapper 2 Chainz released the single "A Week in Paris" with producer Statik Selektah on October 30, 2026, accompanied by a music video. The song is a preview of Playaz Only Live Once, his first solo project since leaving Def Jam.
Why it matters
The single signals the rollout of a project that marks 2 Chainz's first solo release outside Def Jam, with all 18 tracks produced by Statik Selektah. It arrives as the rapper's memoir The Voice in My Head Is God reached No. 1 on the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list.
The Playaz Only Live Once album contains 18 tracks, all produced by Statik Selektah, while his separate album Expensive Taste contains 21 songs. Guest spots from Lil Wayne, Cee-Lo Green, Mary J. Blige, and Westside Gunn have been teased, but the album's sales and streaming results are not yet available.
The players
2 Chainz
Atlanta rapper whose memoir The Voice in My Head Is God reached No. 1 on the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list in 2026.
Statik Selektah
Producer and recording artist who produced all 18 tracks on Playaz Only Live Once and released his own album Expensive Taste on November 6, 2026.
The details
The song follows 2 Chainz on a luxury trip to Paris, and its second verse references Ye's "Can't Tell Me Nothing." 2 Chainz described the album as containing "some of my best work," and it will be distributed through Million Dollar Habits and EMPIRE.
Timeline
2025: Statik Selektah first said he and 2 Chainz were working together.
March 2026: The album title was first mentioned in a New York Times profile.
April 2026: 2 Chainz released the album Pops.
October 30, 2026: "A Week in Paris" and its music video were released.
December 4, 2026: Playaz Only Live Once is scheduled for release.
Season Trajectory
Playaz Only Live Once is 2 Chainz's first solo project since leaving Def Jam, placing it in a run of independent releases that includes Pops in April 2026 and the Young Nudy and Cash Cobain collaboration Reign in September 2026. The sequence reflects a rapper releasing music on his own schedule rather than through a major-label cycle.
The full Playaz Only Live Once album arrives December 4, 2026, distributed through Million Dollar Habits and EMPIRE, so listeners can stream the 18 tracks once it is released. Expensive Taste, Statik Selektah's separate album, is available digitally starting November 6, 2026.
The takeaway
Independent releases are becoming a routine path for established rappers, and 2 Chainz's run of projects outside a major label shows how that approach can unfold across a single year. Listeners can follow the December 4 album date to hear how the full project compares to the preview single.
What happens next
Playaz Only Live Once is scheduled for release on December 4, 2026, when the full 18-track project becomes available.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by WiLD 94.1.
