Hot Dollar
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| Hot Dollar | |
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| Birth name | Leon Gray |
| Also known as | Hot Dolla |
| Origin | Chicago, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Label(s) | Dolla Figga/Island/Def Jam, So So Def |
| Associated acts | Guerilla Black |
| Website | Official Site @ Def Jam Records |
Hot Dollar (born Leon Gray) is a rapper from Compton, California. He is known for his hit single "Streetz on Lock",[citation needed] which samples Tupac's "All Eyes On Me". Rick Ross and Gucci Mane appear on the remix of "Streetz on Lock".
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[edit] Biography
Born in Chicago, Gray and his older brother, rapper Guerilla Black, moved several times before settling in Hattiesburg, then relocating to Compton on a permanent basis when he was twenty.[1] Hot Dollar was signed to Island Def Jam by new head of urban music Jermaine Dupri in early 2007, and the single "Two Steppin' (Streets on Lock)" was released, followed by his debut album for the label, My Dreams... A Day in the Life.[1][2]
Hot Dollar was working on a new album for early 2009, which featured the hit, "Switch Ya Swag Up," now in regular rotation on LA's Power 106. He was managed by Jeremy Rosen of LA-based, Roxwell Management, Inc.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Crack Head Mixtape (2006) (mixtape)
- Money Power And Techs (2007) (mixtape)
- 100 Laws Of Porn (2007) (mixtape)
- My Dreams...A day in the life (2008) Island
- The Crackhead Mixtape Volume 2 (2008) (mixtape)
[edit] Singles
- 2007: "Streetz On Lock"
- 2007: "Sidekick"
- 2008: "Upside Down" (Official 2nd Single)
- 2008: "Get Naked Boy"
- 2009: "Switch Ya Swag Up (feat. Lil Wayne)"
- 2009: "In The Building (feat. Mucho Dinero)
- 2009: "All Night Long (feat. Pitbull, Yung Berg and K Young)(Produced by Mynority)"
[edit] Guest appearances
- Recorded guest vocals on the Ditch (Ditch420) song "Por Vida" 2008
- Recorded vocals on "On The Westside" by Hectic
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cordor, Cyril "Hot Dollar Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ "Jermaine Dupri Signs Hot Dollar, First Artist On New Island Def Jam Urban Label", RapBasement, 2007
- ^ Hot Dollar in "Hip Hop Goes Electronic"
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Hot Dollar interview, DJBooth.net
- Reid, Nateiri (2007) "Hot Dollar: Streets On Lock", Baller Status
- http://www.undergroundgirlsofhiphop.com
