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Hot Dollar

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Guerilla Black
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap

Biography

Although he calls both Compton and Mississippi home, West Coast gangsta rapper Hot Dollar was actually born in Chicago, IL. He and his older brother, fellow California rapper Guerilla Black, moved around constantly to various parts of the country before settling in Hattiesburg, MS. When Hot Dollar was eight, they relocated to Compton; however, at 14, he moved back to Hattiesburg and then returned to Compton at age 20. The incessant moving reflected the ups and downs from his early life, entering in and out of homeless shelters and juvenile detention facilities. His big brother first encouraged him to commit his rhymes to ink and helped bring him up to par in the rap game. When Hot Dollar offered his first mixtape, Rags to Riches, it was evident that his decidedly West Coast gangsta flair was informed by his growing up in the South, with his steady, syrupy enunciations. After another mixtape and some local hits on L.A. radio, Hot Dollar became a hot commodity. Jermaine Dupri, who had just took up the post as head of urban music at Island Def Jam, acquired Hot Dollar as one of his first signees to the label in early 2007. Now with major-label backing, Hot Dollar issued the 2Pac-invoking street single "Two Steppin' (Streets on Lock)," which became the first for his debut album, My Dreams... A Day in the Life (2007). ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music Guide
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Hot Dollar
Birth name Leon Gray
Also known as Hot Dolla
Origin Chicago, USA
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper
Years active 2006-present
Labels Dolla Figga/Island/Def Jam, So So Def
Associated acts Guerilla Black
Website Official Site @ Def Jam Records

Hot Dollar (born Leon Gray) is a rapper from Compton, California. He is known for his hit single "Streetz on Lock",[citation needed] which samples Tupac's "All Eyes On Me". Rick Ross and Gucci Mane appear on the remix of "Streetz on Lock".

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Biography

Born in Chicago, Gray and his older brother, rapper Guerilla Black, moved several times before settling in Hattiesburg, then relocating to Compton on a permanent basis when he was twenty.[1] Hot Dollar was signed to Island Def Jam by new head of urban music Jermaine Dupri in early 2007, and the single "Two Steppin' (Streets on Lock)" was released, followed by his debut album for the label, My Dreams... A Day in the Life.[1][2]

Hot Dollar was working on a new album for early 2009, which featured the hit, "Switch Ya Swag Up," now in regular rotation on LA's Power 106. He was managed by Jeremy Rosen of LA-based, Roxwell Management, Inc.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • Crack Head Mixtape (2006) (mixtape)
  • Money Power And Techs (2007) (mixtape)
  • 100 Laws Of Porn (2007) (mixtape)
  • My Dreams...A day in the life (2008) Island
  • The Crackhead Mixtape Volume 2 (2008) (mixtape)

Singles

  • 2007: "Streetz On Lock"
  • 2007: "Sidekick"
  • 2008: "Upside Down" (Official 2nd Single)
  • 2008: "Get Naked Boy"
  • 2009: "Switch Ya Swag Up (feat. Lil Wayne)"
  • 2009: "In The Building (feat. Mucho Dinero)"

Guest appearances

  • Recorded guest vocals on the Ditch (Ditch420) song "Por Vida" 2008
  • Recorded vocals on "On The Westside" by Hectic

References

  1. ^ a b Cordor, Cyril "Hot Dollar Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Signs Hot Dollar, First Artist On New Island Def Jam Urban Label", RapBasement, 2007
  3. ^ Hot Dollar in "Hip Hop Goes Electronic"

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