∙ He founded his own label, Jet Life, in 2009, and went on to release records by Young Roddy, Fiend, and Smoke DZA, as well as many of his own works. ∙ After releasing a dozen mixtapes, he made his official solo debut with 2009’s This Ain’t No Mixtape, featuring guest contributions from Young Chris, Bun B, and Mickey Factz. ∙ In 2002, he signed with No Limit Records, which led to a brief recording stint with the 504 Boyz, as well as appearances on records by Master P, C-Murder, and Soulja Slim. Watch “Superstar,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, below.Curren$y is the stage name of Shante Scott Franklin, a prolific New Orleans rapper, songwriter, and producer who has released more than 90 mixtapes, EPs, and solo and collaborative albums. UPDATE: Curren$y just dropped a new video, the fourth from Canal Street Confidential. Note: I respect the hell out of Spitta and the massive underground following of “Lifers” and I welcome any and all hate in the comment section for songs I most assuredly missed. We tried to make this list of 25 as eclectic as possible, while taking account of career highs like the Pilot Talk albums, which figure heavily but don’t dominate this chronological, unranked list. Shouts to his legendary rap on Lil Wayne’s version of “Dis is How We Do,” back when they were both within Cash Money Records, too.Īll this is to say, the man has made a lot of music. We also dismissed his early work as a 504 Boyz member for No Limit Records. 1” with ScHoolBoy Q and Dom Kennedy and “ So High” with French Montana. With such a massive discography and history, we felt it right to highlight the prolific rapper’s career, selecting our 25 favorite songs by Spitta.Īlthough we only stuck to Curren$y-released projects when selecting this list (meaning we didn’t include/consider any of his features on other people’s tracks), it’s worth mentioning he has a song with Kendrick Lamar and Talib Kweli that you need to listen to. Tomorrow marks the release of #46: Canal Street Confidential (buy here), his first studio album through Atlantic Records.
Since 2004, New Orleans rapper Curren$y has released 45 projects.
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