Omillio Sparks
{{Short description|American rapper}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Omillio Sparks
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Kenneth Johnson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|17}}
| alias =
| birth_place = West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- actor
}}
| years_active = 1998-present
| associated_acts = Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Young Gunz, Peedi Peedi, Oschino, Noreaga, Cam'ron, DJ Clue, Rell, Memphis Bleek, Amil (rapper), Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Loon (rapper), Mariah Carey, M.O.P., Ol' Dirty Bastard
| past_member_of = State Property
| label = {{flatlist|
- Roc-A-Fella
- Def Jam (1998–2009)
}}
}}
Kenneth Johnson (born October 17, 1977), better known by his stage name Omillio Sparks, is an American rapper and actor from West Philadelphia. He is best known for his uncredited guest appearance on Jay-Z's 2000 single "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)," which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year, he formed the group State Property with fellow Philadelphia-based rappers including Beanie Sigel and Freeway, with whom he has released two studio albums under Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records.
In his acting career, he portrayed the character Baby Boy in the group's 2002 namesake film, as well as its 2005 sequel.
Discography
Sparks started his career off as a member of State Property and signed a recording contract with Roc-a-Fella Records along with Beanie Sigel and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sparks+%282%29 |title=Sparks (2) Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2012-03-30}} Sparks and the group also starred in films such as the self-titled State Property and State Property 2. He was also in the soundtrack to the film and on later group albums. Sparks appeared on many albums as a guest before releasing his debut in 2007 entitled The Inauguration, and his second solo album, which charted on the US Billboard R&B albums chart, entering in at number 80 and staying for six weeks.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=omillio sparks|chart=all}} The Payback by Sparks, charted at 80th on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/omillio-sparks/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/536584|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109000240/https://www.billboard.com/music/omillio-sparks/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/536584|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2018|title=Omillio Sparks The Payback Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-11-08}}
Filmography
- State Property (2002)
- State Property 2 (2005)
- Soulful (2007)
- What We Do (2008)
- Streets (2011)
Murder City Angels (2016)
- 215 Miladelphia (2018)
References
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External links
- [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p577418|pure_url=yes}} allmusic.com]
- {{IMDb name|1091326}}
- [http://popolitickin.mypodcast.com/2010/04/Ep_71_The_Omillio_Sparks-305346.html Omillo Sparks Interview]
{{State Property}}
{{Roc-A-Fella Records}}
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Category:African-American male rappers
Category:20th-century American male rappers
Category:Rappers from Philadelphia
Category:Roc-A-Fella Records artists
Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:21st-century American male musicians