FAM-LAY

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Fam-Lay
Origin	Norfolk, Virginia
Country	United States
Years active	2001–present
Genres	Hip-hop
Labels	Arista Records / Star Trak (2002–2004) Def Jam Recordings (2003–2004) Interscope Records / Star Trak (2004–present)
Website(s)	Official Website

Fam-Lay (born Vernon N. Johnson Jr.) is a rapper from Norfolk, Virginia. Signed to Pharrell Williams' Star Trak imprint, he first gained notoriety through a slew of guest appearances he made on various Neptunes-related projects, including the Clipse's debut album Lord Willin' in 2002. He also later appeared on The Neptunes' compilation The Neptunes Present... Clones in 2003, which featured his song "Rock 'N Roll." Then in 2004 he had the single and video Rock N Roll (Remix)featuring Lil Flip. It gained heavy rotation on MTV Jams.

He planned to release his debut album, titled Traintogo, in March of 2004,^[1] through a joint venture between Star Trak and Def Jam Recordings. Unlike most Neptunes helmed projects, where Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo handle almost all of the production duties, Traintogo was unique in that it was to feature production from outside producers, including Lil' Jon and David Banner. Unfortunately, after suffering several delays, Traintogo failed to meet its scheduled release date. To further complicate matters, Fam-Lay's deal with Def Jam fell through, and he was dropped from the label in July of 2004. Nearly two years later, Traintogo still has yet to be released.

He is currently working on the second iteration of Traintogo, re-e seen titled Dat Missile. Its first single is "Da Beeper Song," produced by The Neptunes. Fam-Lay can be seen in a cameo shot in 2005's Can I Have It Like That video with Pharrel. Also he can be seen sitting in front of a car in the Clipse's new music video 'Mr. Me Too'. In 2005 Fam-Lay cut off his signature cornrows now sporting a low cut.

1 Discography
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

Unreleased: Traintogo
2006: Dat Missile

[edit] Mixtapes

2005: Grand Theft Ghetto (Shark City) (Hosted by DJ Noe Dout)
2004: Star Trak Presents: Fam-Lay (Hosted by DJ Cipha Sounds)

[edit] Singles

(Chart positions from Billboard magazine)

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
Year	Title	US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop	UK Singles	Album
2003	"Git Busy"	—	—	—	Traintogo
2004	"Rock N Roll (Remix)"	—	—	—	—
2006	"Da Beeper Record"	—	—	—	Dat Missile

[edit] Guest Appearances

(All songs feature Fam-Lay unless otherwise noted)

Year	Artist	Title	Album
2002	Clipse	"Fam-Lay Freestyle"	Lord Willin'
2003	The Neptunes	"Rock 'N Roll"	The Neptunes Present... Clones
2003	The Neptunes	"Rock 'N Roll" (Remix) (also features Lil' Flip)	The Neptunes Present... Clones
?	Philly's Most Wanted	"Cocoa Leaf (No Relief)" (also features Clipse and Rosco P. Coldchain)	—