Hush (rapper)

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Hush is an American hip hop artist from Michigan. He is of Lebanese and Italian descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records to release his debut album.

1 Music career
2 Other activities
3 Discography
4 External link

[edit] Music career

In 1992, Hush was sentenced to a one year prison sentence for robbery. (<---- Why is this in the "music career" section?) After his release, he has being moving up the music ranks. He is credited on Eminem's famous The Slim Shady EP (1997) and performed alongside Eminem and others in concert long before any of the artist were well known.

He has freestyled at the well-known Detroit hip hop shop, that helped artists such as Eminem, Proof, J Dilla (Jay Dee) and Obie Trice gain recognition. He is a member of rap group Da Ruckus, with fellow MC Uncle Ill. Hush is a longtime collborator with Kid Rock protege Paradime and D12, and has also appeared on tracks with Slum Village and Royce Da 5'9".

In the spring of 2005, Hush released his debut single Hush Is Coming which featured Nate Dogg on the chorus and appearances by Eminem, Obie Trice and D12's Swifty Mcvay in the video.

Hush released his debut album Bulletproof off Geffen Records in the summer of 2005. It featured a list of star guest appearances including Eminem, D12, Obie Trice, Nate Dogg, Talib Kweli and Bizarre.

After the release he promoted the album by joining the Anger Management III Tour, with fellow rap musicians Eminem, Stat Quo, 50 Cent, D12, Bizarre, Obie Trice, G-Unit, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Bobby Creekwater, Ma$e, Mobb Deep, Pitbull and Olivia, among others.

[edit] Other activities

Hush attended Shady Records' star-studded Pre-Super Bowl show. In 2005, he also attended Proof's Searching for Jerry Garcia album release party along with Bizarre's Hannicap Circus album release party.

In 2005, Hush performed on NBC's season finale of The Contender. He also had songs on almost every episode of the show. He is featured on the XXX: State of the Union soundtrack, with a song called "The March."