A + (musician)

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
All I see
  US 66 08/03/1996 (14 weeks)
Enjoy yourself
  DE 30th 11/16/1998 (15 weeks)
  AT 25th 12/27/1998 (7 weeks)
  CH 19th December 6, 1998 (15 weeks)
  UK 5 02/13/1999 (11 weeks)
  US 63 11/14/1998 (3 weeks)

A + (born August 29, 1982 in Hempstead , Long Island , New York ; actually André Levins ) is an American rapper .

biography

Levin's career began in 1995 when he won a rap competition run by the Def Jam music label at the age of 12 . The event was Kedar Massenburg , manager of D'Angelo , + aware of A and took it as the first artist for his new label Kedar Entertainment under contract .

A + released his first album The Latch-Key Child in 1996 at the age of 13.

In 1999 the album Hempstead High followed . It also features the song Enjoy Yourself , in which A + builds a rap on A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy , which is an adaptation of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Symphony . With this title he reached the international charts .

Discography

Albums

  • 1996: The Latch-Key Child
  • 1998: Hempstead High
  • 2005: Back 2 Business (A Legend in the Making) (with DJ Don Demarco)

Singles

  • 1996: All I See
  • 1996: Party Joint
  • 1996: A + Z
  • 1997: She Don't Love You
  • 1998: Enjoy Yourself
  • 1999: Bet She Don't Love You (feat.Joe)
  • 1999: It's On You

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

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personal data
SURNAME A +
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Levins, André (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Hempstead , New York