Cashis
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ramone Johnson |
| Also known as | Shady Capo |
| Born | Chicago, United States |
| Origin | Orange County, California |
| Genre(s) | West Coast Hip Hop, Midwest Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Shady Records/Interscope, Bogish Brand Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Eminem, Bobby Creekwater, BBG'Z |
| Website | http://www.cashisonline.com/ |
Ramone Johnson, better known by his stage name Cashis/Ca$his, is an American rapper, born and raised in Chicago, but relocated to Irvine, California in Orange County with his high school friend and producer Rikanatti to get away from the dangerous street life and to pursue his rap career. [1] Cashis' group "The Renegades" sent a demo tape to Eminem's Shady Records label hoping for a record deal. [2] Dart Parker, the label's A&R, was particularly impressed with Ca$his' performance on the demo and ended up signing the young rapper as a solo artist in 2004. [1]
Cashis was first showcased in mainstream rap when he was featured on Eminem's mixtape turned album, Eminem Presents the Re-Up.[citation needed] Although he featured on many of the tracks, his first solo release was the charting County Hound EP, on May 22, 2007. The County Hound reached #1 on Billboard's "Top Heatseekers" chart, #37 on the "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart and #106 on "The Billboard 200".[3]
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[edit] Early life
Cashis is an American rapper, born and raised in Chicago but relocated to Orange County, California. When Cashis' group "The Renegades" sent a demo tape to Eminem's Shady Records label, Eminem instead signed Cashis as a solo act. Cashis was first showcased in mainstream rap when he was featured on 60% of Eminem's mixtape turned album, "Eminem Presents the Re-Up". Including all the singles for the album. Cashis also performed live on MTV's TRL and BET's 106 & Park along side Eminem, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Although he was featured on many of the tracks, his first solo release was the limited edition County Hound EP, on May 22, 2007. Which is being re-released due to popular demand. The video for his first single off the County Hound EP "Lac Motion" was picked up by MTV and BET and was placed in MTV's regular rotation. Cashis is currently working on his debut album, The Art of Dying which is scheduled to be released in 2009. He is also building his own brand called Bogish Brand Entertainment.[4]
[edit] Controversy
[edit] The Game & Cam'ron
Cashis released two songs "Hit 'Em Up" & "Wouldn't Get Far" both aimed at former G-Unit member The Game & Cam'ron stating that if they mention Eminem's name in one of their songs, he would take it personally as a diss towards himself.[citation needed] Since then there has not been any retaliation towards Cashis or Shady Records from The Game or Cam'ron.
[edit] Royce Da 5′9"
Cashis, recently leaked a public video to the interview where he physically threatens Royce Da 5'9" for making a negative comment towards Eminem. In the video, the West Coast rapper repeatedly warns the Detroit rapper that when they see each other in person, he will "beat the shit out of him" for calling Eminem a "white cracker." "You spoke on Eminem. You called my man a white cracker and you can’t take that back," Cashis said in the video. "So I’m not going to go line for line with you, even though I will burn your bitch ass. When I see you, I’m going to beat the shit out of you." During Cashis’ rant, he promised that his comments were for real, and were not to cause controversy, stating the only reason was in defense of a man who put him on. [5]
"To all my fans out there, and the people that aren’t my fans… I’m not starting a beef," he explained. "I’m really not trying to begin a hip-hop beef. This man called my boss, my brother, a person that saved my life that saved my children… a cracker."
However, Cashis and Royce did cease the tension, further collaborating on the track "Clear The Area" with Crooked I and Young De, after the incident was found to be a misunderstanding.
[edit] Discography
| Album | Year |
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| The County Hound EP | 2007 |
| Euthanasia LP | 2009 |
| The Art of Dying | 2009 |
| The County Hound 2 EP [6] | 2009 |
| With Mitchy Slick | Year |
| Gang Terms[7] | 2009 |
| With Freeway | Year |
| Unknown[8] | 2009 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lansner, Jon. "Cashis interview". Cashisonline.com. http://www.cashisoc.com/info/interview3.php. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ Roberts, Anthony. (April 26, 2007) Eminem's protege Ca$his warns the competition, "I can spit & I'll eat your asses up" sohh.com. Retrieved 14/03/08.
- ^ Cashis at Allmusic
- ^ http://www.dashadyspot.com/artists/cashis/
- ^ http://www.rapbasement.com/news/cashis/cashis-calls-out-royce-da-5-9.html
- ^ http://www.rapbasement.com/cashis/062709-shady-records-artists-cashis-talks-about-shady-records-and-his-new-projects.html
- ^ http://www.dashadyspot.com/news/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1240328855&archive=&start_from=&ucat=29&number=5&template=artistsite_headlines&category=29,11&news
- ^ http://www.rapbasement.com/cashis/062709-shady-records-artists-cashis-talks-about-shady-records-and-his-new-projects.html
[edit] Further reading
- Interview, XXLMag.com
- Interview, mostly about upcoming LP, DaShadySpot.com
- Interview, AftermathMusic.com
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Cashis website
- Cashis at MySpace
- Cashis' channel at YouTube
- German Cashis website
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