Half-A-Mill
Half-A-Mill (born January 25, 1973 in Brooklyn ; † October 24, 2003 there ; actually Jasun Ward ) was an American rapper. He also worked under the pseudonym Mill Gates .
Career
Half-A-Mill was an underground rapper in the mid-1990s. In 1997 he had his breakthrough in the USA with his feature on The Album , the album by the hip-hop crew The Firm , which consisted of rappers Nas , AZ , Nature and Foxy Brown .
In 2000 Mill's debut album Milion was released . As singles, the pieces were Some Niggaz , which in 1998 on the soundtrack to the film Belly was to find Thug Ones and Where BK At? decoupled. Milion sold 40,000 copies.
In 2002, Half-A-Mill's second album Da Hustle Don't Stop followed via Warlock Records .
On October 24, 2003, Ward was shot dead. His body was found in his apartment in Brooklyn, New York . At the time of his death, work was in progress on his third solo album.
Discography
Albums
- 1995: Half-A-Mill Demo Tape (not released)
- 2000: Milion
- 2002: Da Hustle Don't Stop
Singles
- Some niggaz
- Thug Ones (featuring Noreaga, Musalini and Kool G Rap, 1999)
- Where BK At?
- Quiet
- Soddom and Gomorrah
- Saprano style
Web links
- Half-A-Mill at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Death of Half A Mill on evi.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Half-A-Mill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ward, Jasun (real name); Gates, Mill (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 2003 |
| Place of death | Brooklyn , New York , USA |