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'''Jason Lewis''' (born September 29, 1970 in [[New York City, New York|New York, New York]]) better known by his [[stage name]] '''AMG''', is a [[rapper]] from [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. He later moved to the [[Los Angeles]] suburb of [[Inglewood, California]]. He is known for his sexually explicit lyrics, and most notably for songs like "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and "Jiggable Pie". The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[electronica]] group [[Hardknox]] later sampled "Bitch Betta Have My Money" on their most famous single, "Who's Money?", which was originally sampled by AMG from [[Big Daddy Kane]]'s song "[[Pimpin' Ain't Easy (Big Daddy Kane song)|Pimpin' Ain't Easy]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Direct Sample of Vocals / Lyrics|work=Whosampled.com|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/28047/}}</ref> In early 2007, AMG was in the process of recording an album with help from [[DJ Quik]] under the name "[[The Fixxers]]". |
'''Jason Lewis''' (born September 29, 1970 in [[New York City, New York|New York, New York]]) better known by his [[stage name]] '''AMG''', is a [[rapper]] from [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. He later moved to the [[Los Angeles]] suburb of [[Inglewood, California]]. He is known for his sexually explicit lyrics, and most notably for songs like "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and "Jiggable Pie". The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[electronica]] group [[Hardknox]] later sampled "Bitch Betta Have My Money" on their most famous single, "Who's Money?", which was originally sampled by AMG from [[Big Daddy Kane]]'s song "[[Pimpin' Ain't Easy (Big Daddy Kane song)|Pimpin' Ain't Easy]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Direct Sample of Vocals / Lyrics|work=Whosampled.com|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/28047/}}</ref> In early 2007, AMG was in the process of recording an album with help from [[DJ Quik]] under the name "[[The Fixxers]]". |
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They released a single through [[Interscope Records]] titled "Can U Werk Wit Dat".<ref>[http://www.hhnlive.com/news/more/1013 HHNLive.com - News - DJ Quik and AMG AKA The Fixxers Sign With Interscope<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The album was to be called ''Midnite Life'' and was scheduled to release mid to late 2007. However, in December 2007, a business partner involved in the project tried to illegally sell bootlegs of the album over the internet, causing it to leak out to the general public, therefore the project was scrapped. DJ Quik confirmed the reports in an interview and was disappointed because he thought it would be AMG's time to shine in the spotlight again. As of 2008, The Fixxers no longer exist and have moved on to other projects. |
They released a single through [[Interscope Records]] titled "Can U Werk Wit Dat".<ref>[http://www.hhnlive.com/news/more/1013 HHNLive.com - News - DJ Quik and AMG AKA The Fixxers Sign With Interscope<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback|url=http://www.hhnlive.com/news/more/1013 |date=20070317045959 }}</ref> The album was to be called ''Midnite Life'' and was scheduled to release mid to late 2007. However, in December 2007, a business partner involved in the project tried to illegally sell bootlegs of the album over the internet, causing it to leak out to the general public, therefore the project was scrapped. DJ Quik confirmed the reports in an interview and was disappointed because he thought it would be AMG's time to shine in the spotlight again. As of 2008, The Fixxers no longer exist and have moved on to other projects. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.hhnlive.com/news/more/1013 The Fixxers sign with Interscope] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070317045959/http://www.hhnlive.com/news/more/1013 The Fixxers sign with Interscope] |
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*[http://www.hiphop-rapture.com/Rap-artists/A/AMG Article from Hiphop-Rapture] |
*[http://www.hiphop-rapture.com/Rap-artists/A/AMG Article from Hiphop-Rapture] |
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*[http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=327511 Article and discography from Musicmatch] |
*[http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=327511 Article and discography from Musicmatch] |
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AMG | |
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| Birth name | Jason Lewis |
| Born | September 29, 1970 |
| Origin | Inglewood, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Getti Records |
| Website | www.myspace.com/gettirecords |
Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970 in New York, New York) better known by his stage name AMG, is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. He later moved to the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. He is known for his sexually explicit lyrics, and most notably for songs like "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and "Jiggable Pie". The British electronica group Hardknox later sampled "Bitch Betta Have My Money" on their most famous single, "Who's Money?", which was originally sampled by AMG from Big Daddy Kane's song "Pimpin' Ain't Easy".[1] In early 2007, AMG was in the process of recording an album with help from DJ Quik under the name "The Fixxers".
They released a single through Interscope Records titled "Can U Werk Wit Dat".[2] The album was to be called Midnite Life and was scheduled to release mid to late 2007. However, in December 2007, a business partner involved in the project tried to illegally sell bootlegs of the album over the internet, causing it to leak out to the general public, therefore the project was scrapped. DJ Quik confirmed the reports in an interview and was disappointed because he thought it would be AMG's time to shine in the spotlight again. As of 2008, The Fixxers no longer exist and have moved on to other projects.
Discography
Albums
- 1991: Give A Dog A Bone
- 1991: Bitch Betta Have My Money
- 1995: Ballin' Outta Control
- 2000: Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001
- 2002: Greatest Humps
- 2008: Rum & Coke
Singles
- 1991: "Jiggable Pie"
- 1994: "Butt Booty Naked"
- 1995: "Around the World"
- 1997: "Pimp's Anthem"
References
- ^ "Direct Sample of Vocals / Lyrics". Whosampled.com.
- ^ HHNLive.com - News - DJ Quik and AMG AKA The Fixxers Sign With Interscope Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The Fixxers sign with Interscope
- Article from Hiphop-Rapture
- Article and discography from Musicmatch
- Article and lyrics from Rapreviews
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