Mann (rapper)
Mann | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dijon Thames Shariff |
| Born | July 17, 1991 |
| Origin | West Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | West coast hip hop |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Beluga Heights Records Island Def Jam |
| Website | www |
Dijon Thames Shariff (born July 17, 1991), better known by his stage name Mann, is an American hip-hop artist and rapper from West Los Angeles, California, signed to J.R. Rotem's Beluga Heights Records.[1] Mann is noticeable for his short stature of 5 feet, 4 inches.
Background
Mann took an interest in rap at age 13 and at the age of 16 was known as "Metro". Mann put together a CD titled 'The Victim' which is now out of print. He soon became a member of the rap group 'Knights at the Round Table', it was then that he would become known as his third persona 'Madcidsadour'. Knights at the Round Table soon became Pathic, a nine member rap group. Two CDs where recorded with Pathic, "Consequences" which has not been released and "Opposition" which featured Esham and B-Legit and was released in June 2001. It was then re-released by Long Range Distribution as "Opposition v2."
0' July of 2004. Between the two editions, the album sold more than 15 thousand copies. With the street buzz and hard foot work the name Pathic stayed hot in the streets. The Pathic Boyz also co-founded the crew 'Detroit Connection'. Mann was also featured on the compilation 'Guilty Til Proven Innocent' which sold thousands of copies released by 2Real Records.
Discography
Studio albums
- Mann's World (2011)
Independent albums
- Hated (2009)
- West LA Diaries Vol. 3: Birthday Philosophy (2010)
Official mixtapes
- Tell A Friend (2011)
- The Re-Introduction (2012)
- FMOV: Freshmann On Varsity (2012)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
US Rap [4] |
AUS [5] |
IRE [6] |
SCO [7] |
UK [8] | |||||||
| "Ghetto Girl" (featuring Sean Kingston) |
2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Text" (featuring Jason Derülo) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mann's World | ||||
| "Buzzin' (Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent) |
61 | 70 | 13 | — | 20 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| "The Mack" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Iyaz) |
2011 | — | — | — | 68 | — | 36 | 28 | |||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured performer
| Title | Year | Peak positions US Pop |
Peak positions UK Singles Chart |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Music Sounds Better with U" (Big Time Rush featuring Mann) |
2011 | 26 | 61 | Elevate |
| "Dance With You" (Lucien featuring Mann) |
2012 | Released 22 April 2012 | Non-studio album | |
| "Get Money" (Timati featuring Mims & Mann) |
SWAGG | |||
References
- ^ Mann interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2011. Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Mann Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "Mann Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ Rap Songs. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 1st August 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ >> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>. Irma.ie (2011-07-21). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/22/2011-04-16
- ^ Archive Chart. Theofficialcharts.com (2011-04-16). Retrieved on 2011-07-29.