Suga Free

Suga Free
Birth name Dejuan Walker
Also known as Suga Free
Born January 17, 1970
Origin Pomona, California, U.S.
Genres West Coast hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1997–present
Labels Bungalo Records
Island Records
Associated acts DJ Quik, Mac Dre, Snoop Dogg

Dejuan Walker (born January 17, 1970), better known by his stage name Suga Free, is an American rapper from Pomona, California.

Biography

Suga Free was born in Oakland and raised in Compton,[1] later becoming based in Pomona, California.

He began his professional rapping career working with DJ Quik, with Quik serving as the producer on his debut album, Street Gospel, released in 1997, which reached number 37 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.[2][3][4]

He made guest appearances on Xzibit's Restless and Snoop Dogg's Tha Last Meal in 2000, and released a second album in 2004, The New Testament, which peaked at number 23 on the R&B albums chart and number 72 on the Billboard 200.[3][4] Just Add Water followed in 2006, described by Allmusic: "Just Add Water may not be the complete handbook to being a pimp, but it certainly is a kind of missive on the life of Suga Free."[5] The album saw Suga described as "charismatic and funny, with a rapid- fire-yet-conversational style" by the Chicago Tribune.[6]

Discography

Studio albums
Year Title Chart positions
US US R&B
1997 Street Gospel — 37
2004 The New Testament (The Truth) 72 23
2006 Just Add Water — —
2007 Sunday School — —
2008 Smell My Finger — —
2009 Hi Power Pimpin — —
2015 The Resurrection — —
Compilations
with Mausberg
with Pomona Pimpin’ Young

Guest appearances

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005) The "Billboard" Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-hop Hits, Billboard Books, ISBN 978-0-8230-8283-4, p. 550
  2. ↑ Stanley, Leo "Street Gospel Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-29
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Birchmeier, Jason "Suga Free Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-29
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Suga Free Charts & Awards", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-29
  5. ↑ Brown, Marisa "Just Add Water Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-29
  6. ↑ Drake, David (2006) "Suga Free ; Just Add Water", Chicago Tribune, July 7, 2006, p. 18