Lil' Flip
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Wesley Eric Weston, Jr. (born March 3, 1981), better known as Lil' Flip, is an African American rapper known for his freestyle ability, and for becoming one of the first Houston rap artists to become mainstream and nationally known. Lil' Flip was given the title of "Freestyle King" by the late DJ Screw. He is also a member of the Screwed Up Click.
Biography
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Lil' Flip was discovered by DJ Screw, Screw influenced Lil Flip to rap at freestyle battles in order to gain respect in his Cloverland neighborhood [1]. At the age of 16 he was signed to Sucka Free Records, a local label founded by Daune "Humpty Hump" Hobbs and Lil' Flip himself. He was a part of the rap group H.S.E. (Hustlaz Stackin' Endz) and the group released an album that introduced Lil' Flip to the world.
Lil' Flip's career was launched when he released his first album The Leprechaun. The album quickly gained national attention and spawned the hit single "I Can Do That". The album sold over 100,000 copies regionally and gained attention from Def Jam South, A & R, and well-known Houston rapper Scarface. He was briefly signed to Def Jam, but abruptly left the label a few days later after concerns about his financial earnings. He soon signed to Loud Records and began recording his first national debut album.
At the age of 21, Lil' Flip released his sophomore album Undaground Legend, his first nationally released album, which included the hit single "The Way We Ball" and a remix to his hit "I Can Do That". On March 27, 2002 while leaving a recording studio, Lil Flip was shot in the chest, puncturing his lung, he would soon recover. The album reached platinum status even though it didn't get much promotion from Loud Records.
Lil' Flip recorded his third album U Gotta Feel Me on Sony Records. This album was more commercial and featured Ludacris, Three 6 Mafia, and others. The album debuted at Number #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number #3 on the Hip-Hop/R & B charts. It quickly became a crossover success with the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 single "Game Over". The single used the Namco Pac-Man beat and the video showed Lil' Flip getting a tattoo while rapping to the single. Lil Flip was later sued for using the Pac-Man beat. The single reached Number #1 on the hip-hop charts and became an instant success for Lil' Flip. His follow-up single, the lover's anthem "Sunshine" featuring newcomer Lea, it became the second single on Lil' Flip's album and went to Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It gained numerous requests on MTV 2 and BET. The album was certified double platinum.
Lil' Flip is known for his unique style of freestyling and for frequently releasing double disc CDs whenever he releases an album. Lil' Flip is the first person to release a chopped and screwed album and credits his success to the late DJ Screw. DJ Screw also helped Lil Flip's career by naming him the "Freestyle King", doing so because Lil' Flip's freestyle record was 150-0. Lil Flip has also been credited for his lyrics by Three 6 Mafia, Chamillionaire, David Banner, Fam-Lay, Young Buck, UGK, Ludacris, among others. Contrary to popular belief, he has NOT proclaimed himself as the "King of The South", but rather made the argument that Scarface was the "King of the South" and not T.I.
He was featured in Pepsi's Yahoo! "Houston Mic Pass" with Chamillionaire, Trae, Chingo Bling, Bun B, Short Dawg, H.A.W.K, Magno and Mike D.[2] He also recently was featured on Underground Chicano Rapper Mr. Capone-E's track "Drop Top Chevy which also features fellow band label member Mr. Criminal.
As of July 14, 2006 his album "I Need Mine" was leaked onto the internet after he left Sony Records. He has recently signed with Asylum Records and plans to re-release "I Need Mine". Flip has comfirmed, on a recent interview on 106th & Park, that he will be re-releasing the album, March 2007.
Lil' Flip will feature T.I., Ludacris, Nelly, The Game, Pharrell, Slim Thug, Akon, Mike Jones, Chamillionaire, Crime Boss, Young Buck, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Scrappy, Jim Jones, Nas, Jay-Z, Baby and Lil Wayne in the remix of "3, 2, 1 Go!". The track will be featured in the new I Need Mine album coming in March. The remix explains that hip hop is back and that hip hop is being tooking over by the future legends. In one verse, Nas explains that hip hop is dead, because of these weak rappers. One verse stated by Game says, "Me and lil flip stated our name/ this is how we earned the respect towards the game/ the money, and the fame, stuck to us bitch/ your weak ass trying to be hood rich/ but face it, all you did was make hip hop bad shit". The song is rumored to have a video to it, it is also rumored to be the third video from the album. The songs duration time is about 23 minutes long.
The official third single, which will reportedly have a video to it, is entitled "The Damn Show".
New Prophet Camp
Lil Flip has been in talks with the Leader of the New Prophet Camp, Nicky Scarfo (Rapper). He has been in many of their underground mixtapes. He has recently joined the New Prophet Camp.
Discography
Albums
{{Infobox Album | Name = The Leprechaun | Cover = The_Leprechaun.jpg | Released = July 18, 2000 | Last RIAA Certification = Gold | Label = Sucka Free Records
- 2002: Undaground Legend [Platinum]
- 2004: U Gotta Feel Me [2xPlatinum]
- 2005: Kings Of The South (with Z-Ro)
- 2006: Connected (with Mr. Capone-E)
- 2007: I Need Mine
Mixtapes
- The Takeover
- A New Beginning: The Mixtape
- Da Bottom, Pt. 6
- Flip Side of Lil Flip
- Texas Mafias
- Envy Me
- Blowin and Bangin
- Blowin and Bangin, Vol. 2
- A New Beginning, Vol. 3
- Court Sessions, Vol. 1
- Down South Mudd Reloaded
- Presents Clover G's
- Lil Flip vs TJ Music
- Court Session, Vol. 2
- Roofback
- I'm A Balla Mixtape [CD/DVD]
- Envy Me, Pt. 2
- Southern Lean, Vol. 2 [Chopped & Screwed]
- Crown Me
Freestyle Kings
- The Freestyle Kings, Vol. 1
- The Freestyle Kings, Vol. 2
- The Freestyle Kings, Vol. 3
- The Freestyle Kings, Vol. 4
- The Freestyle Kings, Vol. 3.5
- Freestyle Kings, Vol. 5: One for the Money
- Freestyle Kings, Vol. 6: Keep It Gangsta
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | |||
| 2000 | "I Can Do Dat" | - | - | The Leprechaun |
| 2002 | "U See It" (feat. Chamillionaire) | - | - | Undaground Legend |
| 2002 | "The Way We Ball" | - | #69 | Undaground Legend |
| 2002 | "I Can Do Dat [Remix]" (feat. Juvenile, & Skip) | - | - | Undaground Legend |
| 2004 | "Game Over (Flip)" | #15 | #8 | U Gotta Feel Me |
| 2004 | "Sunshine" (feat. Lea) | #2 | #2 | U Gotta Feel Me |
| 2005 | "Turn It Up" (Chamillionaire feat. Lil' Flip) | #41 | #21 | The Sound of Revenge |
| 2005 | "What It Do" (feat. Mannie Fresh) | - | #71 | I Need Mine |
| 2005 | "Draped Up Remix" (Bun B Feat. Lil' Keke, Aztek, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Lil' Flip & Z-Ro) | - | #45 | Trill |
| 2007 | "Ghetto Mindstate" ( feat. Lyfe Jennings) | - | #77 | I Need Mine |
| 2007 | "Fly Boy" | TBR | TBR | I Need Mine |
| 2007 | "The Damn Show" | TBR | TBR | |
Trivia
- Lil' Flip has his own individual Liqour Beverage called "Lucky Nites".
- Lil' Flip also appears in the game Def Jam: Fight for NY, as a playable character.