2 Chainz preps the release of his upcoming Def Jam debut.

2 Chainz has revealed the release date for his upcoming Def Jam Records debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story.

Breaking the news on Twitter, Tity Boi announced that his first solo LP will arrive on August 14, 2012. “8-14-12,” he wrote.

2C, who will be featured on Drake’s “Club Paradise Tour” alongside J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame and more, recently explained why he decided to part ways with Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace label and sign with Def Jam.

“I wanted to be my own boss,” he said. “To me, I wasn’t going anywhere. It had a glass ceiling. So, I just wanted to get on my own, start over, from the ground up with the hustle.”