Birth name Lawrence Franks, Jr. Occupation(s) Rapper Also known as Baby Huey Genres Hip hop music | Name Lawrence Franks Role Rapper Years active 2006–present | |
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Born September 12, 1986 (age 38) Kinloch, Missouri, United States ( 1986-09-12 ) Associated acts T-Pain, Bow Wow, Dorrough, Lloyd, Yo Gotti Albums Notebook Paper, Redemption, Strickly Business Record labels JIVE Records, 1017 Records, EMI Records Nominations BET Hip Hop Award for Best Dance Similar People T‑Pain, Bow Wow, Bobby V, Asia Cruise, Glasses Malone Profiles | ||
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Christian Jimelle Huey (born March 19,1989), better known by his stage name Jimelle Huey, is an American rapper from Minden, Louisiana. He is signed to Jive Records and is best known for his 2016 debut single, "If it ain't love ( tell me what it is".
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- Huey ft apaconem finesse kawal official video prod nasahitz
- Hue hef aka huey tonight official
- Early life
- Music beginnings
- 2006 07 Notebook Paper
- 2010 Redemption
- 2013 present TBA
- References
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Early life
Huey was born and raised in Kinloch, Missouri. He moved to Walnut Park neighborhood of St. Louis when he was five and returned to St. Louis County as a teenager. In an interview, he remembered his community as having "a lot of drugs going on and, of course, a little bit of violence" and said that his experiences growing up in a tough area inspired his rap lyrics.
Music beginnings
At age 15, Jimelle began creating hip hop beats. His older brother referred Franks to producer Angela Richardson, who was creating a rap group. Franks began performing as Huey, and his songs "Oh" and "Pop, Lock & Drop It" became local favorites among DJs and promoters. Huey was featured on a series of mixtapes, one of which, Unsigned Hype, sold out of its run of 8,000 copies and was noticed by producer TJ Chapman, who introduced the rapper to Vice President of A&R at Jive Records, Mickey "MeMpHiTz" Wright, in 2006.
2006-07: Notebook Paper
Huey's debut album for the label, Notebook Paper, was released in mid-2007, described by Allmusic as sounding like a mixture of Nelly, Chingy, and Ludacris. The album reached #26 on the Billboard 200 chart and #10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. "Pop, Lock & Drop It", its lead single, peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his biggest hit to date. Nelly's refusal to work with Huey on his debut album prompted 2 diss tracks "Down, Down, Baby" featuring Tha Camp Boyz and "Back at Cha'". Notebook Paper's next single is "When I Hustle" featuring singer Lloyd.
2010: Redemption
Huey's second album, Redemption, was released on September 14, 2010 after many delays. The first official single from the album was "Smile and Wave", which features Dorrough and was released on June 15, 2010. In "Smile and Wave", Huey criticizes his critics.
2013-present: TBA
In 2013 Huey announced that he had officially signed with Waka Flocka Flame's label Brick Squad Monopoly & is currently working on his third album. On May 14, 2014 Huey released his mixtape entitled Project H.