Fam-Lay

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Fam-Lay
Also known as	Fam
Born	(1974-05-28) May 28, 1974
Origin	Norfolk, Virginia
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Arista Records / Star Trak (2002–2004) Def Jam Recordings (2003–2004) Interscope Records / Star Trak (2004–present)
Associated acts	Clipse, The Neptunes, NER*D, Pharrell Williams, Nana Rogues
Website	Official Website

Nathaniel Johnson, also known as Fam-Lay (born May 28, 1974)^{[citation needed]} is an American rapper from Norfolk, Virginia.^[1] Signed to The Neptunes' Star Trak imprint, he first gained notoriety through several 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 2004,^[2] through a joint venture between Star Trak and Def Jam Recordings. Unlike most Neptunes-helmed projects, where Pharrell 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. 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 2004. Traintogo still has yet to be released.^[1]

He is currently wrapping up on the second iteration of Traintogo, re-e seen titled Dat Missile. The time has allowed him to re-tweak Dat Missile into a well crafted and solid effort, with 70% of the production done by The Neptunes, additional beats by DJ Toomp and guest spots from Three 6 Mafia, David Banner and the Clipse. Dat Missile was set to hit stores on October 25 via Star Trak/Interscope Records, but has yet to be released. Its first single is "Da Beeper Song", produced by The Neptunes and the video was shot by Hype Williams.

Fam-Lay can be seen in a cameo shot in 2005's "Can I Have It Like That" video with Pharrell. Also he can be seen sitting in front of a car in the Clipse's music video "Mr. Me Too", as well as briefly standing in front of Pusha T on the video of the remix to N*E*R*D's "Everyone Nose" (also featuring Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco). In 2005 Fam-Lay cut off his signature cornrows, now sporting a low cut. Da Beeper Record Video shot by Hype Williams. The second single is called "No Time 4 No's" with Pharrell and Clipse which is actually from Fam-Lay's unreleased album Traintogo.

In 2011 Fam-lay started his comeback by releasing 'Whats my name' & 'Look into my eyes' both produced by new up & coming London born producer Nana Rogues

Fam-Lay released an official single called "Clap Clap" in January 2012. this single is produced by Nana Rogues

Discography

Studio Albums

Unreleased: Traintogo
2008: Dat Missile Unreleased

Mixtape

2004: Star Trak Presents: Fam-Lay (Hosted by DJ Cipha Sounds)
2005: Grand Theft Ghetto (Shark City) (Hosted by DJ Noe Dout)
2008: DirtyWay - Never released

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
2006	"Da Beeper Record"	-	-	-	Dat Missile
2007	"No Time 4 No's" (features Pharrell & The Clipse)	-	-	-	Traintogo
2012	"Clap Clap"	-	-	-	-

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
	The Neptunes	"Rock 'N Roll" (Remix) (features Lil' Flip)	The Neptunes Present... Clones
	Philly's Most Wanted	"Cocoa Leaf (No Relief)" (features Clipse and Rosco P. Coldchain)	—
2007	David Banner	"Toes Down" (features B.G)	The Best Thing Smokin' Vol. 2

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Fennessey, Sean (2007) "Fam-Lay: Virginia's New Old Hope", Vibe, September 2007, p. 119, retrieved 2011-01-25
↑ "Fam-Lay To "Git Busy," Prepares Debut Album" (Online news article). AllHipHop.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2006.

External links

Def Jam Recordings

Founders

Artists

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Subsidiaries

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Name	Fam Lay
Alternative names
Short description	American rapper
Date of birth	May 28, 1974
Place of birth
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