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Lil Scrappy
Lil Scrappy, September 15, 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Darryl Kevin Richardson Jr.
Born	July 19,1984
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Genres	crunk southern hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2000–present
Labels	DTP/Def Jam/G'$ Up
Website	www.LilScrappy.com

Darryl Kevin Richards Jr.,^[1] better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.

Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Along with labelmates Trillville, Lil Scrappy was one of the first signings to Lil Jon's BME Recordings.

Lil Scrappy built a strong reputation and eager following throughout the Southeastern United States through mixtapes and his 2003 song "Head Bussa", which was used as the theme for the 2004 Atlanta Braves. During this time, Lil' Jon inked a deal to bring his BME Recordings to Warner Bros. Records as a joint venture partnership.

[edit] Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live

Lil Scrappy released his debut album Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live on December 5, 2006 on BME Recordings/Reprise Records/G-Unit Records. The album features appearances by Yung Joc, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Young Buck, 50 Cent, Olivia, Young Dro, and Bohagon. It was produced by Lil Jon and 50 Cent. The first single Money in the Bank features Young Buck and became Lil Scrappy's second Top 30 single. Money in the Bank peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory, becoming his biggest solo hit and most commercially successful single to date in the U.S. as it surpassed the peak position of "No Problem" by one position. The second single from the album is called Gangsta, Gangsta and features Lil Jon. "Oh Yeah (Work)" is the third single from Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live and features E-40 and Sean P (formerly Sean Paul) of Youngbloodz. J-Bo, Lil Jon, & Too Short made cameo appearances in the video, which premiered January 25, 2007 on BET's 106 & Park as a New Joint. The song also received significant air play on various urban stations.

[edit] Prince of the South

Real Talk Ent. released Lil Scrappy's second studio album entitled Prince of the South on May 13 2008. One of the many highlights of Prince of the South is “The A”, It’s a tribute to Lil Scrappy's hometown of Atlanta. Prince of the South features Lil' Flip and J-Bo of the YoungBloodZ.

[edit] Tha Grustle

Lil Scrappy recently left BME Recordings and signed with Ludacris's label Disturbing tha Peace. He began work on his third studio album, Tha Grustle, and ended up releasing the album on December 15, 2009. The first single off the album was "Look Like This", which features Gucci Mane. The second single off the album was "Addicted to Money", which features Ludacris.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

• Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live (2006)
• Prince of the South (2008)
• Tha Grustle (2009)

[edit] Collaborations

• The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy (with Trillville) (2004)
• Silence & Secrecy: Black Rag Gang (with G'$ Up Click) (2009)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lil Scrappy

• Official Website
• Lil Scrappy at MySpace
• Lil Scrappy at the Internet Movie Database
• Lil Scrappy's channel at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)