Stat Quo

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Stat Quo
Stat Quo
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Years active	2003-present (solo)
Genres	Rap
Labels	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Stat Quo (born Stanley Benton July 24, 1979) is an Atlanta-based artist signed to Eminem's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. He has been generating mixtape buzz since 2002.^{[citation needed]} He is also a part of Grown Man Music, a record label he founded with LT Moe. Stat Quo attended University of Florida, where he majored in economics, before pursuing a rap career.

His debut album Statlanta was expected to be released in 2006, but has inexplicably been repeatedly pushed back. Stat Quo is also featured on Young Buck's Straight Outta Cashville, Eminem's Eminem Presents The Re-Up" and on the track "Spend Some Time" on Eminem's Encore. Stat has appeared on tracks with artists such as Jermaine Dupri,The Alchemist, The Game, Disturbing Tha Peace and Chamillionaire.

Stat Quo recently shot a video for his club banger entitled "Like Dat." The video was shot in Atlanta's Zone 3 near the Thomasville Heights projects where Stat Quo once resided.

The Atlanta bred rapper was featured on the summer 2005 Anger Management Tour which also featured Eminem, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Obie Trice, D12, and others. The Aftermath/Shady debut album Statlanta is still in the works.

On July 13, 2005, the tour bus carrying Eminem's entourage (including newly appointed DJ Alchemist) for the summer's Anger Management tour swerved off the road and turned over. Stat Quo, who was listed on the accident report by his real name, Stanley Benton, was taken to Independence Regional Health Center in Independence, Missouri, where he was treated and released. ^[1]

Stat Quo has said that his "number one goal is to bring a respect, and bring a voice to this whole southern movement around the world."^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Appearances 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Stanley is a University of Florida Fisher School of Accounting Graduate where he maintained a 3.45 GPA. He deferred going to Law School to pursue a career in music.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Statlanta (2007) (Shady/Aftermath Records)

[edit] Singles

• "Like Dat"
• "Problems"
• "Rock Da Party" (off the Madden '06 Soundtrack)
• "The Best" (off the NBA Live 2005 Soundtrack)
• "Billion Bucks"
• "Get Low" (Also On Eminem Presents: The Re-Up)

[edit] Appearances

• "Walk With Me" Young Buck feat. Stat Quo
• "Spend Some Time" Eminem feat. Obie Trice, Stat Quo, and 50 Cent
• "War Drum" feat. Buddy Boi & Nitro
• "Opportunity"
• "Stay Bout It" feat. Obie Trice
• "You Ain't Know" feat. Bun B
• "Bottom Line" feat. The Game
• "Across The Coast" The Game feat. Erick Sermon, Stat Quo, Yukmouth & Fatal
• "I'm Sprung (Remix)" T-Pain feat. Stat Quo
• "Be Without You (Remix)" Mary J. Blige feat. Stat Quo
• "Ooh Drama" Kanye West
• "Back On Up" feat. Lil' Jon & Nitro
• "The Future" feat. Dr. Dre
• "Call Some Hoes" feat. Kanye West & Chamillionaire
• "Stop The Show" The Alchemist feat. M.O.P. & Stat Quo
• "Come See Me" Smoke of Field Mob
• "Gimme Dat" feat. Young Zee & Rah Digga
• "Whatcha Call Dat" Tito 6 feat. Stat Quo
• "Happy Juice" Keri Hilson feat. Stat Quo & Snoop Dogg
• "Cry Now (Remix)' Obie Trice feat. Kuniva, Bobby Creekwater, Ca$his & Stat Quo
• "Came Up" Stat Quo feat. 50 Cent & Obie Trice
• "Top Back A Lil' Bit More" T.I. feat. Stat Quo
• "Let Me See Ya" Slim Thug feat. Stat Quo
• "I Ain't Playin'" Grafh feat. Stat Quo

Releases:

• Get Low (12") Shady Records 2006

Appears On:

• 1st Infantry (CD) Stop The Show Koch Records 2004
• Encore (2xCD) Spend Some Time Interscope Records 2004
• Encore (CD) Spend Some Time Universal Music (Australia) 2004
• Encore (2xLP) Spend Some Time Aftermath Entertainment 2004
• Encore (CD) Spend Some Time Aftermath Entertainment 2004
• Encore (Shady Collectors Edition) (2xCD) Spend Some Time Interscope Records 2004
• Encore (Shady Collectors Edition) (2xCD) Spend Some Time Aftermath Entertainment 2004
• Straight Outta Ca$hville (CD) Walk With Me Interscope Records 2004
• Straight Outta Ca$hville (CD, Ltd + DVD) Walk With Me Interscope Records 2004
• 5 Star General (CD) Kiss Of Death (Remix) Shady Records 2005
• Juice CD Volume 53 (CD) I Ain't Playin' Juice Magazine 2005
• Ludacris Presents ... Disturbing Tha Peace (CD) Come See Me Island Def Jam Music *Group 2005
• Straight Outta Ca$hville (CD) Walk With Me Universal Music (Russia) 2005
• Be Without You (Remixes) (12") Be Without Me (Shady &... Mary J. Blige (White) 2006
• You Don't Know / Billion Bucks (12") Shady Records 2006

Tracks Appear On:

• Countdown To Armageddon Part 2: Back To The Lab (CD) We Shootin (Green Mix)... Shady Records
• eHop Volume One (CD) Problems (3 Bad Brotha... Live Wire Entertainment 2004
• 5 Star General (CD) Ashes Shady Records 2005
• All About Crime (12") All My Soldiers AV8 2005
• Anger Management 3 (CD) South Coast, Stay Bout... Not On Label 2005
• Tale #8 (CDr) Sirius Bizness www.hiphopvinyl.de 2005
• And1 Mixtape-Tour Volume 2 (CD) Stay Bout It Not On Label 2006

Unofficial Releases:

• Shade 45 Sirius Bizness (CD) Sirius Bizness, Grown ... Shady Records 2004

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Aftermath Entertainment
• Shady Records
• AftermathMusic Fan Site

Persondata
NAME	Stat Quo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Benton, Stanley
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	1979-07-24
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH