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  • Born: October 06, 1982, Memphis, TN
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Instrument: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "Phinally Phamous", "The Bad Influence", "Doubt Me Now

Biography

When the quick-rapping, crunk to the core Lil Wyte first came to the attention of the Three 6 Mafia it was with an all-white group of which Wyte was a member. The group fell apart but the Memphis-based Wyte was too skilled to be stopped. Three 6 Mafia members Juicy J and DJ Paul signed the under-21 rapper immediately after the group's disbanding and soon were working on his debut. Doubt Me Now appeared in 2003 and became a word-of-mouth hit among crunk and Southern rap's hardcore fans. Wyte's "Smoking Song" started to appear on numerous street-level mixtapes and Internet message boards were filled with Wyte talk. The Warner Bros. label took notice and approached the rapper about becoming a flagship artist for the relaunch of Warner's Asylum imprint. He signed, and brought Juicy J and DJ Paul along with him. The trio's work made Wyte's 2004 release, Phinally Phamous, one of the most "real" and "street" releases to appear on a major label under the crunk banner. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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Lil Wyte

Lil Wyte performing at the Beale Street Music Festival in May 2007.
Background information
Birth name Patrick Lanshaw
Born October 6, 1982 (age 27)
Origin Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Genres Southern rap
Occupations Rapper
Years active 2000–present
Labels Asylum Records, Hypnotize Minds
Associated acts Three 6 Mafia, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Project Pat
Website lil-wyte.netwytemusic.com

Patrick "Pat" Lanshaw (born October 6, 1982)[1], better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds.

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Early life

At the age of eight Lanshaw discovered his rapping talent as he could rap Sir Mix-a-Lot's entire song "Baby Got Back" without missing a word. He started participating in freestyle battles at high school when he was in ninth grade. Lanshaw rapped with his friend "Lil Black", who inspired him to use a pseudonym Lil Wyte and write songs instead of freestyling.[2]

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Music career

Wyte was a member of an all-white hip hop group, Shelby Forest Click, when he first came to the attention of Three 6 Mafia. Juicy J and DJ Paul signed the rapper after the group's disbanding and worked later with his debut album.[4]

Lil Wyte's debut album Doubt Me Now was released in 2003 and it became an underground hit among fans, selling over 135,000 copies without any promotion.[2][5] Lil Wyte signed a record deal with Asylum Records and recorded second album Phinally Phamous. It was released in October 2004 and sold nearly 200,000 copies.[5]

His style was described as quick-rapping,[4] "machine gun-like delivery".[1] Lil Wyte described his style: "I've always felt like I was a pretty complex rapper to be from the South - I feel like I put a lot into my music."[5]

After three years of touring, promoting and recording his third studio album The One and Only was released in 2007.[5]

Lil Wyte's fourth album "The Bad Influence" debuted at number 104 on the U.S. Billboard 200

Lil Wyte's single "Fucked Up" appears in Season 1, Episode 4 of Eastbound & Down.[1]

Discography

References

  1. ^ a b Rasmussen, Timo (November 30, 2004). "Lil Wyte CD falls short of step up". Redandblack.com. http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2004/11/30/Variety/Lil-Wyte.Cd.Falls.Short.Of.Step.Up-2573355.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  2. ^ a b "Lil Wyte". Ozone Magazine. October 2004. http://www.ozonemag.com/oct2004/600/A-pg23.jpg. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  3. ^ Whitney, Kelly (March 28, 2005). "Online Exclusive: Getting to Know Lil Wyte". Vibe. http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2005/03/online_exclusive_getting_know_lil_wyte/. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  4. ^ a b Jeffries, David (2008). "Lil Wyte: Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3cfyxqr0ldke~T1. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  5. ^ a b c d "Lil Wyte To Be One And Only On June 5th". Hiphopreaction.com. May 21, 2007. http://www.hiphopreaction.com/news/Lil-Wyte-To-Be-One-And-Only-On-June-5th. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 

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