Frayser Boy
Frayser Boy | |
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| Birth name | Cedric Kelvin Coleman[1] |
| Born | February 21, 1976 North Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | twitter |
Cedric Kelvin Coleman, professionally known by his stage name Frayser Boy, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly signed to Hypnotize Minds, the record label run by Three 6 Mafia founders DJ Paul and Juicy J, and had released three studio albums under the label: Gone on That Bay (2003), Me Being Me (2005), and Da Key (2008).[2] At the 78th Academy Awards, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" along with Three 6 Mafia members Juicy J, Crunchy Black, and DJ Paul.[3]
In 2014, Coleman released B.A.R. (Bay Area Representatives), a ten years in the making collaborative project with fellow rapper Lil Wyte, and his fourth solo studio album titled Not No Moe, both through Phixieous Entertainment. Same year, he was featured in the documentary film Take Me to the River along with Terrence Howard, Snoop Dogg, Yo Gotti and Al Kapone among others.[4][5] In 2018, he starred in Muck Sticky-directed drama film Dig That, Zeebo Newton.[6] He is currently working on his fifth solo effort, Gone on That Bay 2, a sequel to his debut full-length.
Discography
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | ||
| Gone on That Bay |
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178 | 23 | — |
| Me Being Me |
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124 | 24 | 15 |
| Da Key |
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— | 22 | 8 |
| B.A.R. (Bay Area Representatives)
(with Lil Wyte) |
|
— | 46 | 23 |
| Not No Moe |
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— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "DUMB ON DOWN". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Frayser Boy | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Rappers Three 6 Mafia Make Oscar History". Fox News. March 25, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Take Me to the River, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved October 1, 2018
- ^ "The Rappers – TMTTR". takemetotheriver.org. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Dig That, Zeebo Newton, IMDb, retrieved October 1, 2018
- ^ "Frayser Boy Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Frayser Boy Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lil Wyte / Frayser Boy Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Frayser Boy Chart History". Top Rap Albums. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lil Wyte / Frayser Boy Chart History". Top Rap Albums. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links
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- Living people
- African-American crunk musicians
- American crunk musicians
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- Asylum Records artists
- Best Original Song Academy Award–winning songwriters
- Gangsta rappers
- Rappers from Memphis, Tennessee
- Southern hip hop musicians
- Underground rappers
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
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