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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Songs: "Pop, Lock & Drop It"

Biography

St. Louis rapper Huey (aka Baby Huey) started dropping beats with a friend on his neighborhood block of Arlington Ave. during his mid-teens, taking inspiration from fellow Dirty South stars like Chingy, Nelly, and Ludacris. Writing songs was something fun to do, but when Huey's older brother brought in music veteran Angela Richardson, Huey's ambitions became more serious. Richardson was cultivating a rap group at the time, and it wasn't long until Huey's sharp-witted rhymes became front and center. Songs such as "Oh" and "Pop, Lock & Drop It" became local favorites among DJs and promoters, further pushing Huey's mixtapes into college campuses and other surrounding mediums. One of these mixes, Unsigned Hype, which sold out of its 8,000 copies, caught the ear of producer TJ Chapman. Chapman later introduced the budding rapper to Mickey "MeMpHiTz" Wright, Vice President of A&R at Jive Records, in early 2006. The Notebook Paper, Huey's Jive debut album, appeared in mid-2007. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
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Huey
Birth name Lawrence Franks, Jr.
Also known as Baby Huey
Born September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12) (age 21)
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper
Years active 2005–present
Labels Jive Records, Hitz Committee
Website HueyMusic.com

Lawrence Franks, Jr. (born September 12, 1988), better known by his stage name Huey is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] He is currently signed to Jive Records. "Pop, Lock & Drop It" is his debut single from the album Notebook Paper.

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Biography

Huey has been making music since his baby years.[3] He was introduced to music veteran Angela Richardson by his brother, and when Richardson set up a new rap group, Huey featured prominently, with songs such as "Oh" and "zip, take out & suck it. It" becoming local favorites among DJs and promoters.[3] Huey 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.[3]

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.[3][4] The album reached number 26 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 29,000 copies in its first week of release.[5] 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'".[6].

Albums

Year Title Chart positions Sales and certifications
US US R&B US Rap
2007 Notebook Paper 26 3 3 U.S. Sales: 300,000

Singles

Year Single US US R&B US Rap Album
2006 "Pop, Lock & Drop It" 6 6 2 Notebook Paper
2007 "When I Hustle" (featuring Lloyd) - 80 -

References

  1. ^ Jones, Steve (2007) "Huey: Someone new from 'the Lou'", USA Today
  2. ^ Juon, Steve "Huey :: Notebook Paper :: Jive/Zomba Recordings" (review), RapReviews
  3. ^ a b c d Wilson, MacKenzie "Huey Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  4. ^ Jeffries, David "Notebook Paper Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  5. ^ Notebook Paper, Billboard
  6. ^ Starbury, Allen (2007) "Beef In St. Louis: Rising Rapper Huey Takes On Nelly", Baller Status

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