Lil' Scrappy

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Lil' Scrappy (born January 20, 1984) is an African-American rapper born Darryl Richards II. He was discovered by producer and performer Lil' Jon while performing at a school concert in his hometown of Atlanta. Along with labelmates Trillville, Lil' Scrappy was one of the first signings to Lil' Jon's BME Recordings.

Lil' Scrappy built a strong reputation and eager following throughout the southeast through mixtapes and the street anthem of 2003 "Head Bussa." During this time, Lil' Jon inked a deal to bring his BME Recordings to Warner Bros. Records as a joint venture partnership. With Lil' Jon's signature production, "Head Bussa" made a strong statement within the radio community, reaching #73 on the Billboard r&b and hip hop chart.

Lil' Scrappy released a dual EP with labelmates Trillville entitled The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Lil' Scrappy and Trillville in February 2004. The album featured production by Lil' Jon. Lil' Scrappy and Trillville had ten tracks each appear on this album.

Lil' Scrappy's second single and most commercially successful single to date, "No Problem," reached the top 30 of the Billboard 100 and was top 10 on the R&B and rap charts. Thanks to the success of "No Problem" and Trillville's hits "Some Cut" and "Neva Eva," the joint album reached #3 on the r&b chart and #12 on the Billboard 200 in 2004.

Lil' Jon invited Lil' Scrappy to participate on the track "What U Gonna Do" appearing on Lil' Jon's 2004 album Crunk Juice. "What U Gonna Do" was released as a single reaching #20 in the US in late December 2004 and reaching #30 in the UK in February 2005.

Lil' Scrappy is currently working on an album "Born To Die, Bred To Live" which will be released in 2006 on BME Recordings/Reprise Records. He is recording several tracks on a studio tour bus during the Anger Management tour, of which he is a featured guest performer.

After months of rumours of Lil' Scrappy going to G-Unit Records and leaving BME is false. BME Recordings recently agreed to a deal with G-Unit where both will cross-promote selected BME and G-Unit artists, with the first being Lil' Scrappy. Thus he has appeared on many DJ Whoo Kid mixtapes such as "The Wire" in 2005 on a track called Big Scooby and Lil' Scrappy with Snoop Dogg and on "G-Unit Radio pt.15"'s G-Unit Click (Stack That Paper) the same year.

It was also rumored about Lil' Scrappy's family where it was told that his father was half Iranian and half African American. Lil' Scrappy has confirmed this, although he does not talk about it on his tracks.

Contents

1 Discography

1.1 Albums
1.2 Singles

2 Music Videography
3 Video Cameo Appearances
4 External Links

Discography

Albums

' #12 US (2004) (with Trillville) [Certified: Gold]'''
Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live (2006)

Singles

(2004) Head Bussa (featuring Lil' Jon)
(2004) No Problem US #29
(2004) What U Gon' Do (Lil Jon featuring Lil' Scrappy) US #20
(2005) I'm A King (P$C featuring T.I. and Lil' Scrappy) US #67
(2006) Gangsta Gangsta (featuring Lil Jon)
(2006) Money In The Bank (featuring Young Buck)

Music Videography

(2004) "Head Bussa" (feat. Lil Jon)
(2004) "No Problem"
(2004) "Neva Eva" (feat. Trillville)
(2004) "What U Gon' Do" (Lil Jon featuring Lil' Scrappy)
(2005) "I'm A King" (P$C featuring T.I.)
(2006) "Gangsta Gangsta" (featuring Lil Jon)
(2006) "Money In The Bank" (featuring Young Buck)
(2006) "You're Done" (featuring Xzibit) (Snoop Dogg Diss)

Video Cameo Appearances

"1,2 Step" (Ciara)
"Get Low" (Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz)
"And Then What" (Young Jeezy feat. Mannie Fresh)
"Tell Me When To Go" (E-40 feat. Keak Da Sneak)
"Twist It" (Olivia feat. Lloyd Banks)
"Candy Shop" (50 Cent feat. Oliva)
"Let Me In" (Young Buck)

External Links

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