Lil Ru
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| Lil' Ru | |
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| Birth name | Sylvester Samuels |
| Origin | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Def Jam Recordings, Head Hunter Records |
| Website | www.reverbnation.com/lilru803, www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Ru/191771220522 |
Sylvester Samuels better known by his stage name Lil Ru, is an American rapper from Columbia, South Carolina currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. His debut album, 21 & Up was released on August 25, 2009. The Ridgeway native was 16 when he made his professional foray into the music business. Inspired by New Orleans’ innovative Cash Money Crew, Ru began making a name for himself on his local music scene, doing live shows and pressing up his own CDs. His hard-hitting lyrics and entrepreneurial spirit caught the attention of fellow South Carolinian Angie Stone. Shortly after the neo-soul songstress helped him secure a deal with Elektra Records, Ru found himself unsigned again, among the artists lost in the shuffle after the label merged with Atlantic Records. Music fans first got a taste of Ru’s wrath on his 2001 debut single “Will Destroy.” The buzz on the promising new lyricist continued with the release of his 2002 follow up, “Shawty What You Doin’.” Both songs reached the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts and helped land him at his next label home, Capitol Records.
In 2007 Capitol released the Don’t I Look Good, which included hit song I’m Spinnin’ It. Both singles flooded the South with much praise. After a brief time touring and promoting the album, in
March 2009, Lil Ru finally got the break he deserved when he was offered a spot on hip-hop’s most historic label, Def Jam. Ru’s seductive street single, “Nasty Song” was all it took for him to step into the spotlight. In 2011 Ru still with Def Jam Records returned to his home label Head Hunter Records to once again wreck havoc in the south.
[edit] Charts
| Album | Chart | Peak position |
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| 21 & Up | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 36[1] |
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