Currency (rapper)

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Curren$y

Background information
Birth name Shante Franklin
Also known as Tha Hot Spitta
Born New Orleans, Louisiana,
United States
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana,
United States
Genre(s) Hip hop, Southern hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2005- present
Label(s) Fly Society
Associated acts Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Birdman, Fly Society, Top Gunz

Curren$y (born Shante Franklin) is a rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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[edit] Biography

Currency (frequently written as Curren$y) or The Hot Spitta or Spitta the first act signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment label through Cash Money Records. Hailing from the suburbs of New Orleans, Da Hot Spitta is a brash young lyricist following in the footsteps of his brother and former 504 No limit member, Mr. Marcelo. Through Marcelo’s affiliation with No Limit Records, Currency befriended C-Murder and eventually signed to his TRU Records imprint and Master P's the 504 Boyz, appearing on a limited amount of material with the group (though he was often credited as "504 Boyz featuring Currency", making his membership in the group appear minor at best).But due to C’s constant run-ins with the law, which culminated in a 25-to-life prison sentence for murder, Currency gave up on hip-hop, shifting his focus to skateboarding and fashion design. A chance meeting with Lil Wayne at a New Orleans Hornets basketball game in 2005 would steer him back to rap. The two actually attended elementary school together and Wayne was shocked to hear his former classmate had quit rappin’. Familiar with Currency’s work with No Limit, Birdman Jr. suggested he reconsider retirement. Soon they were recording music together and Wayne offered Currency a deal. Since then, he’s built a modest buzz through appearances on Wayne’s mixtapes, including Dedication 2, which spawned the regional hit,[citation needed] "Where da Cash At". His industry stock rose even further after his guest spot on “Grown Man” off Wayne’s Tha Carter II.[1] He is included in the song "Motha Fuck You" which is found on Soulja Slim's album Years Later. He was planned to be the first artist released on Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment label. Currency left Cash Money Records in December 2007 due to no recognition and promotion.[citation needed] He is now the ceo of his own company Fly Society and the co ceo Fly Society West alongside his friend Terry Kennedy Fly Society.[2] He has since put out the mixtape Independence Day. He plans on releasing his debut album Music to Fly To in June 2008.

Currency has come out with an underground hit song called "Where Da Cash At", which can be heard on several of Lil' Wayne's mixtapes, including Dedication 2.

[edit] Debut album

  • Music 2 Fly 2

[edit] Mixtapes

  • Life At 30,000 Feet
  • Independence Day
  • Higher Than 30,000 Feet
  • Welcome To The Winner's Circle
  • Fear and Loathing in New Orleans

[edit] Featured mixtapes

  • G Series Vol 1
  • Young Money The Mixtape Vol 1
  • Lil Weezy Ana

[edit] References

  1. ^ Curren$y: The Future Of Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment - TBOHipHop.net - Mixtapes - Videos - News
  2. ^ New Orleans Rapper Curren$y Leaves Lil Wayne's Young Money Label | BallerStatus.com | NEWS

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