Hefe Wine
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Hefe Wine | |
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| Birth name | Maurice Williams |
| Also known as | Wine-O Black Jew NuWine |
| Born | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Hip Hop, R&B, Screwed & Chopped |
| Labels | Wine-O Records Grapetree Records[1][2][3] |
Maurice Williams (born August 25, 1972), known by his stage names Hefe Wine, NuWine,[4][5] and Wine-O, is an American rapper and producer from Houston, Texas. In 2006, his single "Pop My Trunk" appeared on the Billboard Top 100. He has worked with Mike Jones, Kiotti, Letoya Luckett, Daz Dillinger, Lil Wayne, and Paul Wall.[6]
In 2014, he received media attention following the release of a sex tape featuring Williams and his former girlfriend Iggy Azalea.[7]
Early life
[edit]Maurice Williams was raised in Houston. At the age of 15, after a troubled childhood in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father, he started stealing cars.[8]
Music career
[edit]In 1996, he released his debut album, Bloody 5th. He has since released 17 albums, and secured record label deals with EMI and Universal Records.[9]
Beyoncé featured his track "Pop My Trunk" on her 2016 Formation tour.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grapetree Records: On the Vine Since 1989".
- ^ "The Holy Hip Hop DataBASE - the ultimate online Christian Hiphop resource".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140627125945/http://thachronic.com/nuwine-da-bloody-5th/ [bare URL]
- ^ Brandon Caldwell (18 November 2014). "Just Who Is Jefe Wine, a.k.a. Iggy Azalea's Nemesis?". Houston Press.
- ^ Ashley Williams (12 September 2014). "Meet Hefe Wine: Iggy Azalea's Alleged Sex Tape Buddy". HipHollywood.
- ^ "Rapper Hefe Wine is Iggy Azalea's Partner in Sex Tape! (bio, wiki, photos)". DailyEntertainmentNews.com. 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Iggy Azalea Sex Tape -- Guy in the Video Says It's Legit ... And Iggy Was Legal". 12 September 2014.
- ^ "The African American Lectionary". theafricanamericanlectionary.org. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Houston Rapper Jefe Wine AKA Wine-O Is Back With A New Controversial Single "Black Jew"". PRWeb. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Hefe Wine Premieres "Pop My Trunk" Video, Thanks To Beyoncé". PRWeb. 26 May 2016.
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