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Lil Scrappy
OriginAtlanta, Georgia
Years active2003–present
WebsiteOfficial Website

Lil' Scrappy (born Darryl Kevin Richardson II on January 19, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an african american rapper signed to BME Recordings.

Biography

He was discovered by producer and performer Lil' Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta. Along with labelmates Trillville, Lil' Scrappy was one of the first signings to Lil' Jon's [[BME Recordings And G - unit Records 50 cent .

Lil' Scrappy built a strong reputation and eager following throughout the southeast through mixtapes *and the street anthem of 2003 "Head Bussa," which was used as the theme for the 2004 Atlanta Braves. During this time, Lil' Jon inked a deal to bring his BME Recordings to Warner Bros. Records as a joint venture partnership.

Lil' Scrappy has released a dual EP with labelmates Trillville entitled The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Lil' Scrappy and Trillville in February 2004. The album featured production by Lil' Jon. Lil' Scrappy and Trillville had ten tracks each appear on this album.

Lil' Scrappy's second single and most commercially successful single to date, "No Problem," reached the top 30 of the Billboard 100 and was top 10 on the R & B and rap charts. Thanks to the success of "No Problem" and Trillville's hits "Some Cut" and "Neva Eva," the joint album reached #3 on the r&b chart and #12 on the Billboard 200 in 2004.

Lil' Jon invited Lil' Scrappy to participate on the track "What U Gonna Do" appearing on Lil' Jon's 2004 album Crunk Juice. "What U Gon' Do" was released as a single reaching #20 in the US in late December 2004 and reaching #30 in the UK in February 2005.

Lil' Scrappy is currently working on an album "Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live" which will be released in 2006 on BME Recordings/Reprise Records. The album features appearences by Yung Joc, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Eminem, Young Buck, 50 Cent, Kandi Girl, Yung Dro, and Bohagon.

He has recently been kicked out of G-Unit due to him taking Young Buck off Money In The Bank on the retail.

Trivia

  • In support of the new album (Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live), Lil' Scrappy has produced a 12 episode TV show entitled, G's Up TV that begins airing this November 2006.
  • Rumors of Lil' Scrappy working with G-Unit are true, but those of him leaving BME are false. Thus he has appeared on many DJ Whoo Kid mixtapes such as "The Wire" in 2005 on a track called Big Scooby and Lil' Scrappy with Snoop Dogg and on "G-Unit Radio Pt.15"'s G-Unit Click (Stack That Paper) the same year.
  • "Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live" is excecutive produced by both Lil' Jon and 50 Cent, although Lil' Scrappy is not signed to G-Unit as an artist. Lil Jon and 50 Cent both contributed to 'Bred 2 Die' in the studio, but it`s unclear for now how many acts the G-Unit and BME branding partnership will span. Warner Bros. stresses that the project is not a joint venture ("He`s still on BME through Warner Bros.," says Denise Williams, the label`s senior director of creative and visual content. "And that it is looking to keep Lil' Scrappy`s branding in-house." [citation needed]
  • Lil' Scrappy appears on WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2007 in game music with Money In The Bank, featuring Young Buck.
  • It was also rumored that Lil' Scrappy's father was half-Iranian and half-African American. Lil' Scrappy has confirmed this, although he does not talk about it on his tracks.


Music Videography

Video Cameo Appearances

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