Fam-Lay

Fam-Lay

Fam-Lay (born Nathaniel Johnson.) is a rapper from Norfolk, Virginia. Signed to The Neptunes' Star Trak imprint, he first gained notoriety through several guest appearances he made on various Neptunes-related projects, including the Clipse's debut album Lord Willin' in 2002. He also later appeared on The Neptunes' compilation The Neptunes Present... Clones in 2003, which featured his song "Rock 'N Roll." Then in 2004 he had the single and video Rock N Roll (Remix)featuring Lil Flip. It gained heavy rotation on MTV Jams.

He planned to release his debut album, titled Traintogo, in March of 2004, through a joint venture between Star Trak and Def Jam Recordings. Unlike most Neptunes helmed projects, where Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo handle almost all of the production duties, Traintogo was unique in that it was to feature production from outside producers, including Lil' Jon and David Banner. Unfortunately, after suffering several delays, Traintogo failed to meet its scheduled release date. To further complicate matters, Fam-Lay's deal with Def Jam fell through, and he was dropped from the label in July of 2004. Three years later, Traintogo still has yet to be released.

He is currently wrapping up on the second iteration of Traintogo, re-e seen titled Dat Missile. The time has allowed him to re-tweak Dat Missile into a well crafted and solid effort. With 70% of the production done by The Neptunes, additional beats by DJ Toomp and guest spots from Three 6 Mafia, David Banner and the Clipse. Dat Missle was set to hit stores on October 25 via Star Trak/Interscope Records, but as yet to been released. Its first single is "Da Beeper Song," produced by The Neptunes and the video was shot by Hype Williams.

Fam-Lay can be seen in a cameo shot in 2005's Can I Have It Like That video with Pharrell. Also he can be seen sitting in front of a car in the Clipse's music video 'Mr. Me Too'. In 2005 Fam-Lay cut off his signature cornrows now sporting a low cut. Da Beeper Record Video shot by Hype Williams. The second single is called No Time 4 No's with Pharrell and Clipse which is actually from Fam-Lay's unreleased album Traintogo.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Unreleased: Traintogo
• 2008: Dat Missile

Mixtape

• 2007: The Beeper Mixtape
• 2005: Grand Theft Ghetto (Shark City) (Hosted by DJ Noe Dout)
• 2004: Star Trak Presents: Fam-Lay (Hosted by DJ Cipha Sounds)

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Singles

(Chart positions from Billboard magazine)

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop	UK Singles
"Git Busy"	-	-	-	Traintogo
"Da Beeper Record"	-	-	-	Dat Missile
"No Time 4 No's (features Pharrell & The Clipse)"	-	-	-	TBA

Guest Appearances

(All songs feature Fam-Lay unless otherwise noted)

Year	Artist	Title	Album
2002	Clipse	"Fam-Lay Freestyle"	Lord Willin'
2003	The Neptunes	"Rock 'N Roll"	The Neptunes Present... Clones
2003	The Neptunes	"Rock 'N Roll" (Remix) (features Lil' Flip)	The Neptunes Present... Clones
?	Philly's Most Wanted	"Cocoa Leaf (No Relief)" (features Clipse and Rosco P. Coldchain)	—
2007	David Banner	"Toes Down" (features B.G)	The Best Thing Smokin' Vol. 2

Trivia

• Fam-Lay appears in the 2004 fighting game Def Jam: Fight for NY.
• Has a cousin who is a Captain in the United States Army.
• Da Beeper Record is sampled in Sinden & The Count of Monte Cristal's 2007 track Beeper.

References

External links

• Fam-Lay's MySpace