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Cassidy (* 7. July 1982 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , actually Barry Adrian Reese ) is an American rapper .
Life
Cassidy grew up enjoying hip hop , which his parents were “obsessed with”. His father even put out a single that was played on local radio. Cassidy made a name for himself early on in rap battles between the gangs in his hometown and was also featured on various locally circulating mixtapes (back then as "The Boy B"). He won a freestyle rap battle on a radio station in his hometown .
With his band Larsiny, which from him, at that time still “B. Cassidy ”, and his friends Shiz Lansky and Cal Akbar, he was under contract with the Ruff Ryders label . The rap producer Swizz Beatz signed him for his record label Full Surface in 2002 . In the same year, the first recordings for the compilation album G.HETTO Stories were made . Cassidy was also heard on songs by Snoop Dogg and Wyclef Jean . In 2003 he recorded his debut album under the title Split Personality . With the album, he went straight to number 2 on the US Billboard charts in April 2004 and the album achieved gold status.
His subsequent album I'm a Hustla reached number 5 on the Billboard charts in the US in 2005. The album was the first hip hop album to be released as a hybrid, a DualDisc . The excerpt I'm a Hustla, nigga ask about me from the single of the same name, which he recorded with Mary J. Blige , originally comes from a rap from the song Dirt off Your Shoulder (2003) by Jay-Z .
Cassidy hit the headlines in June 2005 when an arrest warrant was issued against him. He was charged with participating in the murder of a 22-year-old man on April 15, 2005. He was sentenced to eleven to 23 months in prison. However, the seven months he has already been imprisoned are credited to him. He was released on March 2, 2006.
Cassidy was seriously injured in a car accident in New Jersey on October 4, 2006. A truck that had skidded and slipped onto the opposite lane crashed into the side of the rapper's car. Cassidy fractured her skull and broke several bones on her face. The remaining four occupants who were in the rapper's SUV survived the accident unharmed.
In 2007 Cassidy released his third album called BARS , in which he talked about his life and past, such as: B. told about his arrest. The second single from the album, Innocent (Misunderstood) reached number 3 in the charts in the R & B / Rap category. His 2010 studio album CASH (Cass A Straight Hustla) was not a commercial success.
Cassidy has a son he calls "Lil 'Cassidy". He is not married to the child's mother.
style
Cassidy's style is comparable to that of the hip-hop -Legende Big L . He was previously compared to rapper Chingy , later to rapper Papoose . Cassidy's favorite rappers include Nas & The Notorious BIG
Cassidy often writes texts from different lyrical selves, which are also hostile to each other.
Discography
Albums
- 2004: Split Personality
- 2005: I'm a Hustla
- 2007: BARS
- 2010: CASH
Singles
- 2004: Bigger Business feat. Swizz Beatz , Birdman , Jadakiss , P. Diddy , Snoop Dogg , Ronald Isley and TQ
- 2004: Take It
- 2004: Hotel feat. R. Kelly
- 2004: Get No Better feat. Mashonda
- 2004: Make U Scream Pt.2 feat. Juvenile
- 2004: My Love Is Like… Woah (Remix) Mýa
- 2004: Down 2 Ride Shelley feat. Cassidy
- 2005: If There's Any Justice (Remix) Lemar
- 2005: Don't Care Who Knows feat. Keisha White
- 2005: Nahmeanuheard (Remix) NORE feat. Capone , Cam'ron , Fat Joe
- 2005: I'm a Hustla (US:
gold, additional award for mastertone ) - 2005: Rock Ya Body (Remix) feat. Fat Joe
- 2005: B-Boy Stance
- 2005: So Long (feat. Raekwon and Mashonda)
- 2006: Cassidy (The Anthem)
- 2006: It Is What It Is
- 2007: My Drink n My 2 Step
- 2010: All Day All Night (feat. The Game )
- 2010: Face to Face
Guest Posts
- 2002: The General (Salute Me) (Remix) on GHETTO Stories by Swizz Beatz with Nas and Fat Joe
- 2003: Celebrate on The Preacher's Son by Wyclef Jean with Pattie LaBelle
- 2004: Aim 4 the Head on The Redemption, Vol. 4 Ruff Ryders with Jin and J-Hood
- 2004: Gold Digger from 112
- 2004: Shawty on ATL's The ATL Project with Mario Winans
- 2004: One More Day in the Hood on The Dirtiest Thirstiest by Yung Wun
- 2005: Aim 4 the Head of The Game
- 2005: State Your Name from The Game with Lil 'Flip
- 2005: Monster Music (GHETTO) by Mos Def
- 2005: 18 on Turning Point by Mario
- 2006: Psycho (Get Hype) by Busta Rhymes with Papoose
- 2006: Philly Gettin 'Money by Shiz Lansky with Cal Akbar
- 2007: Cold as Ice by Jay-Z
- 2007: No One RMX by Alicia Keys
- 2013: My wardrobe on Eksodus by Eko Fresh with Pillath
swell
Web links
- Literature by and about Cassidy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Cassidy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cassidy on Myspace
- Cassidy at laut.de
- Cassidy at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cassidy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reese, Barry Adrian (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rap musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , USA |