Juvenile (rapper)
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.jpg) Juvenile performing at the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA on March 21, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terius Gray |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Bounce, New Orleans Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Label(s) | Warlock Records (1994-1995); Cash Money/Universal Records (1996-2002), (2003); UTP/Atlantic (2006 - present) |
| Associated acts | Paul Wall, UTP, B.G., Soulja Slim,Donald XL Robertson, Young Buck, Mannie Fresh, Skip, Wacko, Lil' Wayne, Lil' Flip |
| Website | www.juvenilerealitycheck.com |
Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper. At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1994.[1] The album gave name to the southern rap style known as "bounce".[2] The album was followed by Solja Rags in 1997; its underground popularity led to the major-label release of 400 Degreez in 1998. He was also a member of the group Hot Boys[1] After releasing Tha G-Code in 1999 and Project English in 2001, Juvenile left Cash Money Records.
In 2003, he returned to Cash Money to record Juve the Great, spawning the number-one hit "Slow Motion". In 2006, he was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing his latest album Reality Check under that label.[1]
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[edit] Music career
In 1999, capitalizing off Juvenile's popularity off 400 Degreez, a remixed version of Being Myself and reissue of Solja Rags were released.[1] Three more albums under Cash Money were released 400 Degreez in 1998, Tha G-Code in 1999 and Project English in 2001. Juvenile left Cash Money Records in 2002 to form his label, UTP Records.[1]
Juvenile returned to Cash Money in 2003 to release Juve the Great. It contained the number-one hit "Slow Motion" featuring Soulja Slim, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of August 7, 2004[3], being the first number-one hit for both Juvenile and Slim[4], who died in November 2003.[5]
In 2005, Juvenile and his UTP crew went on to create the hit song "Nolia Clap" produced by Donald "XL" Robertson, and Juvenile was able to use this as leverage in getting a new deal for himself and UTP at Atlantic Records.[1] In June of that year, he performed his song "Booty Language" from the soundtrack to the film Hustle and Flow at a party in West Hollywood, California.[6] However, Juvenile's Slidell, Louisiana home was damaged but not destroyed in Hurricane Katrina near the end of the summer.[1] In the aftermath of the hurricane, he worked with fellow New Orleans rapper Master P and other hip hop artists to raise funds and supplies for the victims of the hurricane.[7] Thus, he moved to Atlanta to live until the spring of 2006, when he moved back to New Orleans.[8]
Reality Check, Juvenile's 2006 album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, being his first number-one album.[9] Production began in May 2005, most of it being done at a Holiday Inn hotel room in New Orleans.[10] Its first single was "Animal", followed by "Rodeo", "Get Ya Hustle On" produced by Donald "XL" Robertson, "What's Happenin'", and "Way I Be Leanin'" featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Skip, and Wacko.[4] A portion of the album was recorded with engineer, Stewart Cararas at his studio Paradigm Park Studios in New Orleans. Within one month, the studio suffered the wrath off Hurricane Katrina. Stewart now lives and operates in Los Angeles. On signing to Atlantic, Juvenile criticized his former label Cash Money for not giving him enough creative freedoms as well as Federal Emergency Management Agency over his perceptions over their handling of Hurricane Katrina. Shaheem Reid noted "Get Ya Hustle On" as a criticism of the George W. Bush administration.[11]
[edit] Personal life
Juvenile had a daughter, Jelani, with Joy Deleston. On 29 February 2008, Juvenile's 4-year-old daughter Jelani was shot and killed in her home, along with mother Deleston and older half sister. It was reported that Deleston's oldest child, 17-year-old son Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr., returned to the home after police arrived and implicated himself in the murder of his mother and siblings. Terrell was charged with three counts of murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Due to his age, he cannot be held to the death penalty in Georgia, and has since been held in the DeKalb County jail. Though Juvenile received some criticism for not attending the funeral for his daughter and her mother, several statements were released that the rapper was "shocked and devastated" by the event, and also "was extremely saddened to hear the reports. As a private matter he has no further comment". [12] The rapper stated that he made the decision to not appear at the funeral to prevent subsequent media attention, and was concerned that it would divert attention away from the ceremony. [13][14]
[edit] Filmography
- Baller Blockin' (2000)
- Juvenile: Uncovered (2001)
- UTP Live In St. Louis (2002)
- Hood Angels (2003)
- Juvenile: Street Heat (2005)
[edit] Discography
- 1995: Being Myself
- 1997: Solja Rags
- 1998: 400 Degreez
- 1999: Tha G-Code
- 2000: Playaz of Da Game
- 2001: Project English
- 2003: Juve the Great
- 2006: Reality Check
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Ankeny, Jason (2006). "Juvenile - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfpxqq5ldhe~T1. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Farley, Keith. ""Being Myself" - Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfoxq8hldje. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Bozell, L. Brent III (2004-08-09). "Summer's Pop Music Meltdown". MediaResearch.org. Creators Syndicate. http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2004/col20040809.asp. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b "Juvenile - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. 2006. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfpxqq5ldhe~T51. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason (2003). "Soulja Slim - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3jfuxqehldhe~T1. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Scorca, Shari (2005-06-28). "Lil Jon, T.I., Paul Wall Bring the Dirty South to the Sunset Strip". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504898/20050628/juvenile.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ Moss, Corey (2005-09-07). "Juvenile, 3 Doors Down Among Those Affected By Disaster". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509095/20050907/juvenile.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Takahashi, Corey (2006-05-06). "Rapper Juvenile Returns to New Orleans". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5388518. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Harris, Chris (2006-03-15). "Juvenile's New 'Reality' Scores 'Billboard' #1". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526148/20060315/juvenile.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Crosley, Hillary (2005-05-17). "Juvenile Gets Busy at a Holiday Inn - Making an Album". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502469/20050517/juvenile.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2006-03-08). "Juvenile Tears Into Cash Money, Lil Wayne — And FEMA". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525684/20060308/juvenile.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Rapper Juvenile's Daughter Murdered". TMZ.com. 2008-02-29. http://www.tmz.com/2008/02/29/rapper-juveniles-daughter-murdered/. Retrieved on 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Juvenile A No Show At Daughters' Funeral". TMZ.com. 2008-03-10. http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/10/juvenile-a-no-show-at-daughters-funeral/. Retrieved on 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Juvenile Skips Daughters' Funeral". Vibe magazine. 2008-03-10. http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2008/03/juvenile_daughter_funeral/. Retrieved on 2008-08-16.
[edit] External links
- Juvenile at MySpace
- Juvenile at the Internet Movie Database
- Maxim.com Rap Public Service Announcement featuring Juvenile
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