Lil Scrappy
{{short description|American rapper (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lil Scrappy
| image = Lil Scrappy and Xbox 360 Special Edition Halo 3 Console 2007-09-15 photo by Konsole Kingz.jpg
| caption = Lil Scrappy in 2007
| birth_name = Darryl Raynard Richardson III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|19}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = {{hlist|Interscope|Geffen|G'$ Up|X-Ray|Babygrande|Cleopatra|Bonzi|S-Line|Real Talk|Fontana|E1|Def Jam|Disturbing tha Peace|BME|G-Unit South|Reprise|Warner Bros.}}
| spouse = Adiz "Bambi" Benson (m. 2017: div. 2023)
}}
Darryl Raynard Richardson III{{cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |title=Lil Scrappy – Biography |work=AllMusic |publisher=Miller Freeman, Inc. |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p577711 |pure_url=yes}}|access-date=December 5, 2008}} (born January 19, 1984), professionally known as Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.
Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar in their respective hometown of Atlanta. Along with labelmates Trillville, Lil Scrappy was one of the first signings to Lil Jon's BME Recordings. Richardson has built a strong reputation and eager following throughout the Atlanta hip hop scene and throughout the Southeastern United States through various mixtape releases.
Career
=2004–2006: ''The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy''=
Lil Scrappy's first album, The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy (2004), was a split-release, with Trillville songs representing one "side" of the disk and Lil Scrappy songs representing the other. The album was produced by Lil Jon and reached #12 on the Billboard 200.{{cite web |title=Chart History: Lil Scrappy |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-scrappy/chart-history/tlp/ |website=Billboard.com}}
=2006–2008: ''Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live – G-Unit Venture''=
Lil Scrappy's debut album Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live was released on December 5, 2006 on Reprise Records. East Coast rapper 50 Cent offered him a [https://www.talkofthetown411.com/2024/11/that-time-lil-scrappy-signed-to-g-unit.html joint deal] with G-Unit around that time.{{cite web |title=Lil' Scrappy Joins G-Unit: "50 Cent saved my life" |url=https://www.talkofthetown411.com/2024/11/that-time-lil-scrappy-signed-to-g-unit.html |website=TalkoftheTown411.com}}
The album was produced by Lil Jon and features appearances by 50 Cent, Bohagon, Lil Jon, Olivia, Three 6 Mafia, Young Buck, Young Dro, and Yung Joc.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bred-2-die-born-2-live-mw0000569432|title=Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live – Lil Scrappy {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=August 14, 2017}}
The first single "Money in the Bank" features Young Buck and became Lil Scrappy's second Top 30 single. Money in the Bank peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming his biggest solo hit and most commercially successful single to date in the U.S.{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=LIL'+SCRAPPY&ti=MONEY+IN+THE+BANK|title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA|work=RIAA|access-date=August 14, 2017|language=en-US}} as it surpassed the peak position of "No Problem" by one position. The second single from the album is called "Gangsta Gangsta" and features Lil Jon. "Oh Yeah (Work)" is the third single from Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live and features E-40 and Sean P (formerly Sean Paul) of YoungbloodZ.
=2008–2009: ''Prince of the South''=
Lil Scrappy's second album, Prince of the South, was released on May 13, 2008, through Real Talk Entertainment.
=2009–2012: ''Tha Grustle''=
Lil Scrappy joined the Disturbing tha Peace label in April 2009. Though still filming the motion picture Just Another Day, he was expected to tour that summer to promote his fourth studio album, Tha Grustle, after filming was complete.{{cite web |author=Tai Saint Louis and scrappy |url=http://allhiphop.com/2009/04/06/lil-scrappy-joins-ludas-disturbing-tha-peace/ |title=Lil Scrappy Join's Luda's Disturbing Tha Peace |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=April 6, 2009 |access-date=March 30, 2012}} In November 2011, with the album still unreleased, he announced he'd left Disturbing the Peace and that the album would be released by Bonzi Records in 2012.{{cite web |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2011/11/lil_scrappy_cant_disturb_tha_peace_parts.html |title=Lil Scrappy Won't Disturb Tha Peace Anymore, Parts Ways W/ Ludacris |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=November 2, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230845/http://www.sohh.com/2011/11/lil_scrappy_cant_disturb_tha_peace_parts.html |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}
Lil Scrappy's second independent album, Prince of the South 2, was released on October 19, 2010, through Real Talk Entertainment just like his first independent album. On September 8, 2009, Lil Scrappy released the first single from the album entitled "Addicted to Money" but it failed to reach the Billboard charts so it was dubbed as a promo single. Then on September 28, 2010, Lil Scrappy released the first single from the album "Bad (That's Her)" which featured Stuey Rock, but it also failed to reach the Billboard charts, so it was dubbed as a promo single.
=2012–present: ''Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta''=
Since 2012, Lil Scrappy has appeared on eleven seasons of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.{{Cite web|url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-salaries-157828/|title=Love and Hip Hop Atlanta Salaries: Find out How Much the Stars Make!|website=Intouchweekly.com|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2020}}
Early life
Richardson has described a hard childhood, with his mother selling drugs and working as a pimp of prostitutes.
When he was a young boy, Richardson began writing lyrics and entertaining neighborhood crowds with his standout rapping skills. By his early teens, he sold homemade CDs and mixtapes on the streets and marketed them to flea markets and eventually to strip clubs.
In the early 2000's he was performing his signature hit "Head Bussa" around Atlanta.
By 2003, rapper Lil Jon collaborated with Scrappy to recreate "Head Bussa" and work on a new album with Trillville.
Discography
{{Main|Lil Scrappy discography}}
;Studio albums
- Bred 2 Die · Born 2 Live (2006)
- Prince of the South (2008)
- Prince of the South 2 (2010)
- Tha Grustle (2012)
- Confident (2018)
;Collaboration albums
- The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy (with Trillville) (2004)
- Silence & Secrecy: Black Rag Gang (with G'$ Up Click) (2009)
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012–present | Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta | Himself |
| | 2016–2018 | Leave It To Stevie | Himself | |
| | 2018 | Love & Hip Hop: Miami | Himself |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Lil Scrappy}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311044810/http://www.justrhymes.com/lilscrappy Official Lil Scrappy Profile] at justRHYMES
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060208032657/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lil_scrappy/artist.jhtml Lil Scrappy] at MTV
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p577711|label=Lil Scrappy}}
- {{IMDb name|id=1967293|name=Lil Scrappy}}
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