Stat Quo
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| Stat Quo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Stanley Benton | |
| Also known as | Stat Quo | |
| Born | July 24, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper | |
| Years active | 2002 – present | |
| Label(s) | Shady / Aftermath/Interscope | |
| Website | www.statquo.com | |
Stanley Benton (born July 24, 1979), known as Stat Quo, is an Atlanta-based African-American rapper 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. Benton attended University of Florida, where he majored in economics, before pursuing a musical career.
His debut album Statlanta was expected to be released in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 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". This 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]
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[edit] History
Benton 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
- 2005: Big Business (with Chamillionaire)
- 2007: Statlanta
[edit] Singles
- "Like Dat" (off the NBA Live 2006 soundtrack)
- "Problems"
- "Rock da Party" (off the Madden '06 Soundtrack)
- "The Best" (off the NBA Live 2005 Soundtrack)
- "Billion Bucks" (Bonus track off Eminem Presents: The Re-Up)
- "Get Low" (Also On Eminem Presents: The Re-Up)
- "Wanna Fight?" (On the Statlanta album and include on the Fight Night 2004 game for Playstation 2.
[edit] Appearances
- "Walk With Me" Young Buck feat. Stat Quo
- "Spend Some Time" Eminem feat. Obie Trice, Stat Quo, 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" Tommy Tee 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$his, Stat Quo
- "Came Up" Stat Quo feat. 50 Cent, Obie Trice
- "Top Back A Lil' Bit More" T.I. feat. Stat Quo
- "Let Me See Ya" Slim Thug feat. Stat Quo
- "I Ain't Playin'" Grafh feat. Stat Quo
- "Summer Love (Remix)" Justin Timberlake feat. Stat Quo
Releases:
- Get Low (12") Shady Records 2006
Appears On:
- 1st Infantry (CD) Stop The Show Koch Records 2004
- Encore (2xCD) Spend Some Time Interscope Records 2004
- Encore (CD) Spend Some Time Universal Music (Australia) 2004
- Encore (2xLP) Spend Some Time Aftermath Entertainment 2004
- Encore (CD) Spend Some Time Aftermath Entertainment 2004
- Encore (Shady Collectors Edition) (2xCD) Spend Some Time Interscope Records 2004
- Encore (Shady Collectors Edition) (2xCD) Spend Some Time Aftermath Entertainment 2004
- Straight Outta Ca$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 appeared 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
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Benton, Stanley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stat Quo |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
