OT Genasis
OT Genasis (born June 18, 1987 in Atlanta , Georgia ; real name Odis Oliver Flores ) is an American rapper. He was best known for the two singles CoCo and Cut It , which achieved high chart positions in the United States and are part of the urban repertoire of many disco DJs worldwide . He is under contract with The Conglomerate des rapper Busta Rhymes .
life and career
Flores was born in Atlanta , the capital of the US state Georgia . He grew up with his Belize parents in Long Beach , California . His musical role models include 50 Cent , 2Pac and Ludacris .
50 Cent recorded him in 2011 on his G-Unit Records label , through which Genasis released his first mixtape Black Belt in 2012 . However, he landed a flop, which is why he left the contract a short time later and instead signed with Busta Rhymes ' The Conglomerate in order to then work with Busta Rhymes and J-Doe on the album Catastrophic 2 , which was released in 2014. In 2015, in addition to his best-known single CoCo , which reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 , another album entitled Rhythm & Bricks was released .
Discography
Mix tapes
- 2012: Black Belt ( G-Unit Records )
- 2014: Catastrophic 2 (The Conglomerate)
- 2015: Rhythm & Bricks (The Conglomerate)
- 2016: Coke N Butter (The Conglomerate)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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CH | US | |||
2015 | CoCo |
CH64 (2 weeks) CH |
US20th
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
|
2016 | Cut it |
- |
US35 × 2
(20 weeks)US |
feat. Young Dolph
|
More singles
- 2014: touchdown
- 2014: Touchdown Remix ( feat.Busta Rhymes and J-Doe)
- 2015: The Flyest
- 2015: Ricky
- 2015: OV (It's Over)
- 2015: Do It
- 2016: Push It (US:gold)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Profile of OT Genasis , hotnewhiphop.com, accessed on August 30, 2016. (English)
- ↑ a b Chart data: US .
- ↑ Andy Kellman: Biography at Allmusic , allmusic.com, accessed on August 30, 2016. (English)
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Genasis, OT |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flores, Odis (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia |