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Lil' Flip
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| Lil' Flip | |
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| Birth name | Wesley Eric Weston, Jr. |
| Born | March 3, 1981 |
| Origin | Cloverland, Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, executive producer, record producer, actor |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Labels | Clover G, Asylum, Warner Bros. Records, Suckafree, Columbia, Loud, Deep Records, Real Talk Ent., Hi Power Entertainment |
| Website | www.lilflipmusic.net |
Wesley Eric Weston, Jr.12 (born March 3, 1981),1 better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper.
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Music career
The Leprechaun
The Leprechaun is the first album released independently from Houston rapper Lil' Flip. The album spawned the single "I Can Do That".
U Gotta Feel Me
U Gotta Feel Me was his most successful album to date. Lil' Flip signed to Sony Urban Music and released his first single, "Game Over". He released his second single, "Sunshine" featuring Lea. This album sold 198,000 units in its first week and later went on to sell over 1,000,000 copies to be certified Platinum.
I Need Mine
Lil' Flip's album I Need Mine was released March 27, 2007. It was set to be released earlier but due to differences with his record label Sony Urban Music and the album been leaked by Sony Urban Music among other things album having to buy out his contract decided to take it back to the studio and record more songs. The first single was a track entitled "What It Do" but after album redid the album his new single became "Ghetto Mindstate" with received numerous radio play and video spins on 106 And Park. The album ended up being a double disk and had 39 tracks (20 on the first disk & 19 on the second disk). After the "I Need Mine Tour", Flip announced his new group Dream Team.
Respect Me
Lil' Flip's album Respect Me is slated to be released September 29, 20093. This album is going to be released on Clover G/Hi Power Entertainment/E1 Entertainment.4 There were no singles or videos released from the album. Lil Flip calls it the "album-before-the-album"5, he's talking about this album being released before Ahead of My Time.
Ahead of My Time
Lil' Flip's album Ahead of My Time is slated to be released sometime in 2009. The album is going to be released on Clover G/Hi Power Entertainment/Asylum/Warner Bros.. The first single off the album is called "Kim Kardashian." The video for the song "Deep in the South", which will also to be featured on the album, premiered on WorldStarHiphop6 on August 30, 2009.
Discography
- 2000: The Leprechaun
- 2002: Undaground Legend
- 2004: U Gotta Feel Me
- 2007: I Need Mine
- 2009: Respect Me78
- TBA: Ahead of My Time
References
- ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "Lil' Flip: Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wzfqxqykldse~T1. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ Proctor, Becky (April 18, 2002). "Lil' Flip OK after shooting, still plans to release album" (Fee required). Houston, Texas: University Wire. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-52408290.html. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
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External links
- Official website
- Lil' Flip at the Internet Movie Database
- Lil' Flip at MySpace
- Clover G's Official YouTube channel
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