| Blak Jak | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Decatur, Georgia  |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Label(s) | Universal Records |
| Website | blakjakmusic.com |
Blak Jak is an American rapper from Decatur, Georgia. For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. His major label debut, Place Your Bets, was released in October 2006.
Biography
Blak Jak grew up in Decatur, Georgia, and learned about hip-hop from his cousins, who had formed a group called the Ward Boys. For the south-western Georgia County, see Decatur County Georgia. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. [1] In 2006, he released his first album independently, which included production by Shawty Redd (who had previously won recognition producing for Young Jeezy); the first single from the album, "Ride & Swerve", featured guest rapper Project Pat and became an underground hit in the Southern US. Shawty Redd (born Demetrius Stewart is an Atlanta-based record producer rapper and songwriter Jay Jenkins (born October 12 1977 better known by his Stage name Young Jeezy, is an American Rapper. Patrick Stephen Houston (better known as Project Pat) is an American rapper originating from Memphis Tennessee. [2][3] Blak Jak continued to win fans after he released a mixtape with DJ Smallz, Roll da Dice, in the summer of 2006. A mixtape or mixed tape is a compilation of Songs recorded in a specific order traditionally onto a Compact audio cassette. DJ Smallz, is a Hip-hop DJ known for his Southern Smoke mixtapes as well as his weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio and DISH Network Southern Smoke [2] On the strength of the single, Universal Records offered Blak Jak a record deal, and the independent album was re-released in October of 2006 under the title Place Your Bets. The single "Bobbin' My Head" scored radio airplay toward the end of 2006,[4] as did his collaboration with T-Pain, "Ball Out ($500)", in March of 2007. Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida) better known by his Stage name T-Pain, is an [5] In the summer of 2007, Los Angeles Dodger infielder Tony Abreu began using "Bobbin' My Head" as his entrance music. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Etanislao Toni "Tony" Abreu (born November 13, 1984 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball [6]
References
- ^ Surfacing. Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2006. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed (Subscription access required. ) Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ a b Biography, Allmusic. com
- ^ Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, Week of May 6, 2006. Billboard Magazine. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ Place Your Bets with Blak Jak on December 19, 2006. Iced Media, December 9, 2006. Accessed September 18, 2007
- ^ Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, Week of March 10 2007. Billboard Magazine. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ Player Songs, MLB.com. Accessed September 18, 2007.
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