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Shante Anthony Franklin, better known by his stage name Curren$y , is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.

As a teenager, he was signed to Master P's No Limit Records until 2005,^[1] when he signed with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, where he remained until late 2007. The Album Music 2 Fly 2 never released under Young Money. While still at Young Money, Curren$y created Fly Society with skateboarder Terry Kennedy, first as a clothing company, then expanding to release music.^[2] After releasing a series of mixtapes, he released his debut solo album, This Ain't No Mixtape^[3], through Amalgam Digital, in 2009. Amalgam has all of the mixtapes that led up to the release of This Ain't No Mixtape, listed on their site for free^[4].

Curren$y continues to release music through Amalgam Digital. Curren$y's latest album release is entitled Jet Files^[5].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

• 2006: "Where Da Cash At (feat. Lil Wayne and Remy Ma)
• 2009: "Elevator Musik"
• 2009: "16 Switches Spitter"

[edit] Mixtapes

• 2007: "Life At 30,000 Feet"
• 2008: "Independence Day"
• 2008: "Higher Than 30,000 Feet"
• 2008: "Welcome To The Winner's Circle"
• 2008: "Fear And Loathing In New Orleans"
• 2008: "Super Tecmo Bowl"
• 2008: "Fast Times At Ridgemont Fly"
• 2008: "Fin..."
• 2009: "Smokey Robinson"
• 2009: "Muscle Car Chronicles"

[edit] Colaborations

• 2006: "G-Series Vol. 1" With Mack Maine
• 2009: "How Fly" With Wiz Khalifa

[edit] Curren$y

[edit] Albums

• 2009: This Ain't No Mixtape^[6]
• 2009: Jet Files (Serves As A Prelude To The Grand Scheme Of Things)^[7]
• 2010: This Ain't No Mixtape: Championship Edition
• 2010: The Grand Scheme Of Things^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Curren$y at MySpace
• Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa "How Fly" blog

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