Darryl Kevin Richardson II, better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy is an American
rapper.
Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar,
when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.
Along with labelmates Trillville, Lil Scrappy was one of the first signings to Lil Jon's
BME Recordings.He has built a strong reputation and eager following throughout the Atlanta
hip hop scene and throughout the Southeastern United States through various mixtape releases.
Career 2006–2008: Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live
Lil Scrappy released his debut album Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live on December 5, 2006 on BME
Recordings/Reprise Records/G-Unit Records South now Cashville Records.
The album features appearances by Yung Joc, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Young Buck, 50 Cent,
Olivia, Young Dro, and Bohagon.
It was produced by Lil Jon and 50 Cent.
The first single Money in the Bank features Young Buck and became Lil Scrappy's second
Top 30 single.
Money in the Bank peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory, becoming
his biggest solo hit and most commercially successful single to date in the U.S. as it
surpassed the peak position of "No Problem" by one position.
The second single from the album is called Gangsta Gangsta and features Lil Jon.
"Oh Yeah" is the third single from Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live and features E-40 and Sean
P of YoungbloodZ J-Bo, Lil Jon, & Too Short made cameo appearances
in the video, which premiered January 25, 2007 on BET's 106 & Park as a New Joint.
The song also received significant air play on various urban stations.
In late 2008 Lil Scrappy announced that his second studio album would not be released
under G-Unit Records or other former label BME Records.
Lil Scrappy's first independent album, Prince of the South, was released on May 13, 2008
through Real Talk Entertainment.
2009–2012: Tha GruStle In early 2009 Lil Scrappy's announced the
title of for his second studio album, Tha Grustle & that he had signed with Ludacris
label DTP & it would be distributed through Def Jam.
Also in 2009 Lil Scrappy appeared in the motion picuture Just Another Day the tale of the
brutal realities of rap music, Scrappy plays a character named Jay.
Lil Scrappy's second independent album, Prince of the South 2, was released on October 19,
2010 through Real Talk Entertainment just like his first independent album.
On On September 8, 2009 Lil Scrappy released the first single from the album entitled "Addicted
To Money" but it failed to reach the Billboard charts so it was dubbed as a promo single.
Then on September 28, 2010 Lil Scrappy released the first single from the album "Bad" which
featured Stuey Rock but it also failed to reach the billboard charts so it was dubbed
as promo single.
On November 2, 2011 after the album never saw an official release, Lil Scrappy announced
that the album would be released in early 2012.
Lil Scrappy also announced that he and DTP had parted ways and that his G's Up imprint
has partnered with S-Line, a company owned by Lil Scappy's manager Kevin Clark.
G's Up/S-Line has embarked in a joint venture with Bonzi Records, a label owned by platinum
producer J. Wells & will be distributed by Fontana/Universal.
The official first single from the album will be "Helicopter" that features 2 Chainz & Twista.
The music video premiered on MTV Jams, and was directed by Edgar Esteves.
Lil Scrappy appears on VH1 Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.
After a long awaited release Tha Grustle was finally released on June 26, 2012.
The second single from the album is entitled "No Love" featuring upcoming singer Toccara
the official music video for it has already gained 100,000 views on YouTube of its first
week.
Discography
Studio albums Bred 2 Die · Born 2 Live
Tha Gru$tle Reparations
Independent albums Prince of the South
Prince of the South 2 Collaboration albums
The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy
Silence & Secrecy: Black Rag Gang TBA (2014
References
External links Official Website
Official Lil Scrappy Profile at justRHYMES.com Lil Scrappy on Myspace
Lil Scrappy at Twitter Lil Scrappy at MTV
Lil Scrappy at AllMusic Lil Scrappy at the Internet Movie Database
Lil Scrappy's's channel on YouTube